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News & Blog
  • SERENADE YOUR SENSES AT LE PETIT BEEFBAR’S NEW SWINGING SUNDAY JAZZ LUNCH

    24th November 2023

    Guests will experience the best of British Jazz every Sunday, with the line up including Glaswegian sax player Konrad Wiszniewski who has previously serenaded the Queen and joined Labrinth on his UK tour and many more!   Settle into the model of steak restaurant sophistication at Le Petit Beefbar as it serves up its brand-new Sunday Jazz Lunch. Guests can enjoy plates oozing with slow roasted black…

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  • The beloved Christmas fairy tale unfolds at Duck & Waffle Edinburgh

    24th November 2023

    Duck & Waffle Edinburgh has brought ‘The Nutcracker’ to life with its festive makeover. The restaurant and bar located at St James Quarter turns a new page in the all time classic, transforming into a festive Christmas stage complete with charming Nutcracker displays and nostalgic seasonal fixtures. From giant Nutcrackers to dazzling trees featuring sugar plum…

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  • Business Gateway helps brand photographer develop her own picture-perfect business

    24th November 2023

    A Lanarkshire based photography business, is going from strength from strength following support from Business Gateway.    Branding by Zaria helps business owners enhance their brand and tell their story through the power of photography. Dubbing herself a ‘visual storyteller’, Zaria offers bespoke photography packages and branding clarity guidance to…

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  • Students Bussed It Bossed It at College and University Fresher’s Fayres.

    23rd November 2023

    Stagecoach attended ten fresher’s fayres across the East Scotland region as part of our Bussed it Bossed It Youth Campaign Students had the chance to win some great prizes and take away freebies One lucky student won our Student Survival Kit worth £200 Members of the Stagecoach team attended Fresher’s…

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  • Top ten tax takeaways from the UK 2023 autumn budget

    23rd November 2023

    The UK Autumn Statement has been delivered by Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt. So what does it mean for those of us who live and work in Scotland? Here, the tax team from Brodies LLP outline the ‘Top ten tax takeaways’. 1 – Capital Allowances Full Expensing, introduced in the Spring 2023…

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  • Autumn Statement Gives Hope To Business

    23rd November 2023

    Reacting to Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the BCC, said: “We are pleased the Chancellor has listened to our calls to help businesses deal with the current economic challenges. Our Chamber network called on Jeremy Hunt to offer ‘much needed solutions to Britain’s investment problem’. “Today’s statement…

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  • SCC respond to the Autumn Statement

    23rd November 2023

    Commenting on the Autumn Statement delivered by the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, Dr Liz Cameron CBE, Chief Executive, Scottish Chambers of Commerce, said: “While today’s Autumn Statement brings some welcome measures to incentivise investment and bring people back into work, it is under the shadow of the OBR significantly cutting its…

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    Autumn Statement 2023 – summary

    22nd November 2023

    The UK Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, today announced the UK Government’s Autumn Statement, their budget for the year ahead. Making the full expensing programme permanent, along with improvements to the National Grid and reforms to the planning system in England had been key asks of the British Chambers network, and are…

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  • Scotland eyes global start-ups through Heriot-Watt University DeepTech LaunchPad

    22nd November 2023

    Scottish entrepreneurs will be given access to groundbreaking discoveries and innovations that have the potential to reshape entire industries thanks to a pilot programme being launched at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh which is supported by the Barclays Eagle Labs Ecosystem Partnership Programme, funded by the Department for Science, Innovation and…

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  • Men’s Health Month – Prostate Cancer, It’s no joke

    22nd November 2023

    A study discovered that 86% of patients surveyed believed appropriate humour was important during their cancer journey, 79% of them stated it helped to relieve some of the anxiety associated with their cancer and 4% of them said it was the most important quality in their interactions with healthcare professionals1.…

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