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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For the Image: (L) Karen Somerville and (R) Tom Young MBE of Angels’ Share Glass Award-winning Stirling firm Angels’ Share Glass has secured a £500,000 order to supply its whisky-based gifts to duty free outlets across Asia. It is the largest order to date for the family firm which marks its tenth anniversary next year.
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An exciting initiative to help people live longer and happier is being unveiled in Buckie – with affordable access to electric cars just one of the perks on offer. The official launch of the £12.5 million Blackwood Peoplehood Project is being timed to coincide with the town’s annual Classic Car Show. Peoplehood aims to positively transform
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For the Image: (L) Samuel Milne, Operations Manager and (R) Eagle Courier Managing Director, Fiona Deas High-flying Samuel Milne has been put in charge of operations at one of the country’s largest courier firms at the age of only 21. Samuel has taken over as Operations Manager at Eagle Couriers after working his way up through the
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For the Image from Left to Right: Jim Hall Clyde Munro, Wendy Sands Dentsply Sirona, Fiona Wood Clyde Munro, Francois Loiseau Dentsply Sirona, Joanna Owoade Dentsply Sirona. Perth has taken a major step towards becoming Scotland’s smile city with the launch of a new state-of-the-art dental facility. Clyde Munro has now opened the doors on
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Journalists at a newspaper group have withdrawn plans to strike on two days in a dispute over compulsory redundancies. Staff at National World Scotsman Publications had been due to walk out on 26 August and 2 September. The group’s publications include The Scotsman, Edinburgh Evening News and Scotland on Sunday. The National Union of Journalists
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HR consulting and recruitment business, Hunter Adam is delighted to announce the appointment of Wendy Atkinson (pictured above) to head up its UK client relationships function. Wendy is well known among the Aberdeen business community, with a successful career in professional and financial services client relationship roles behind her. Sitting on the Hunter Adams leadership
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