Bin strikes across 13 of Scotland’s councils are continuing as deputy first minister John Swinney described the action in Edinburgh as “deeply concerning” for public health. Cleansing staff in Edinburgh have been on strike since 18 August with rubbish now piled throughout the city. Thirteen other council areas went on strike including East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, […]
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Investment bank Morgan Stanley is to provide career opportunities to more than 200 young people in Glasgow after launching its biggest ever graduate recruitment programme. Over the next few months, the US-listed banking giant will recruit 75 university graduates, 25 graduate apprentices and 104 university summer interns. Vida Rudkin, head of Morgan Stanley Glasgow said:
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The City of Edinburgh Council is set to launch plans for a new tram route that will stretch across a different section of the city. With works down on the Newhaven line extension still in progress, officials are set to put forward the proposals, which would see the tram operate on a north to south
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One of the UK’s leading travel groups, Barrhead Travel, has announced the return of its modern apprenticeship programme to offer young people the opportunity to grow a prosperous career in Scotland’s retail travel industry. The Glasgow-headquartered travel group is forming an exclusive partnership with Glasgow Clyde College to deliver Travel Services apprenticeships via its in-house
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Several practitioners at full-service law firm Thorntons have been recognised as some of the highest achievers in the industry through the STEP Excellence Awards scheme and ranking in the Chambers High Net Worth 2022 guide. Firstly, Executry Assistant Yana Lagatski from Edinburgh and Associate Rachel Anderson from St Andrews, both working in Thorntons private client
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Incentive Games, one of the fastest growing tech companies in the UK, has again turned to recruitment specialists Nine Twenty to turbo-charge its growth. The Edinburgh-based specialist gaming company is embarking on a major hiring spree as part of its plan to triple turnover over the next 18 months. To do so, Incentive Games plan to
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Seagreen, which is located about 27km (17 miles) off the Angus coast in the North Sea, has been in development for more than a decade. When fully operational, it will have 114 turbines and generate 1.1 gigawatts (GW) of electricity – enough to power about one million homes. Each will have a maximum tip height
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The Herald newspaper has appointed Catherine Salmond (pictured above) as the first female editor in its 239-year history. Ms Salmond joins from Scotland on Sunday where she has been editor since August last year and has held senior roles including live news editor at Scotland on Sunday’s sister titles The Scotsman and Edinburgh Evening News.
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The latest Quarterly Insights Survey from Hays, the leader in specialist recruitment and workforce solutions, has revealed that, whilst 68% of employers in Scotland are offering hybrid working, just 44% of those surveyed expect staff to be required to work more regularly in the office over the next 12 months. Nearly a quarter of workers
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The founders of a Kinross-based travel business have doubled their campervan rental fleet after securing financial support through the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme to help fulfil increased demand from international tourists. Stravaig Motorhome Rental was launched during lockdown by commercial airline pilots Sarah Fitzpatrick and William Findlay, and now has a fleet
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