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Blackness Castle Welcomes Visitors to ‘Siege on the Forth’

Living history, science show and bird watching all play a part in this weekend’s annual event Visitors can this weekend experience the annual Siege on the Forth event as it storms Blackness Castle from 12pm – 4pm on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd September. One of Scotland’s most impressive strongholds,…

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Scottish Connectivity Specialist Expands into England and Lines up Third Office in Aberdeen

Clarus Networks Group, the connectivity and network specialist based in Bathgate, has launched a new Maritime & Energy Division and opened a new office in England. Although Clarus supports customers all over the world, this new office represents the first permanent Clarus office outside Scotland. The second office comes at…

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Burges Salmon Advises Communion to Support New Fintech App

The firm’s fintech team has advised Communion as it launches first-of-its-kind money saving app that rewards commitment and community Independent UK law firm Burges Salmon has advised London-based fintech Communion on its new money saving app, the first of its kind, seeking to tackle underlying and pervasive money anxiety. Burges…

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Brodies’ inaugural family law conference to take place in September

UK top 50 and leading Scottish firm, Brodies LLP, has announced that its inaugural Family Law Conference will be held in Edinburgh on Thursday 28 September 2023. The free, day-long conference, which will focus on the theme ‘Family law for a changing world:  Building a better future for families’, will…

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John Lewis & Waitrose Says Pants to the Tax

John Lewis and Waitrose to reduce the price of period knickers by 20% ​Move aims to reduce period poverty and make period products more affordable A pack of bestselling Love Luna period pants at John Lewis will reduce from £10 to £8.33 John Lewis and Waitrose have become the latest…

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Lord Provost reflects on twenty years of the One City Trust

The Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh, and President of the One City Trust (OCT), Robert Aldridge, looks back on two decades of the Trust and sets his sights on the future. I am immensely proud of the work that the OCT has undertaken in the last twenty years. Since…

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LOTHIAN WELCOMES NEW TEAM OF APPRENTICE ENGINEERS

Lothian is delighted to introduce a new group of first-year apprentice engineers to the company’s highly-regarded Engineering Apprentice training programme. The public transport operator welcomed eight new apprentice engineers onto their four-year training course, underpinning Lothian’s investment in bringing through and developing home-grown talent. Throughout their apprenticeship, the team of…

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Trio of female future tech leaders announced as keynotes for Scotland’s Leading Innovation Summit

Glasgow event in November helps businesses to navigate AI and emerging tech  Global experts including DowJones emerging technology director and a top New York based virtual AI fashion expert will join Scottish businesses at Scotland’s annual CAN DO Innovation Summit, on 7th November. Now in its fourth year and in-person…

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City Sports Provider Introduces New Basketball Coaching for Younger Players

Edinburgh Leisure, the largest provider of sport and leisure facilities across the city, is excited to announce the launch of a comprehensive basketball coaching programme tailored specifically for younger children. This initiative comes in response to valuable feedback received from a recent coaching customer survey involving parents and carers who…

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Construction to begin on 49 affordable new homes in Livingston

Housebuilder Cruden is set to start work on a mix of 49 affordable properties in Livingston, on behalf of Link Group Ltd. The £8.7m development will see energy-efficient new homes built on a previously disused 1.2 hectare, brownfield site in Craigshill. The modern development will provide a range of sustainable…

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