A pioneering clothes-making course designed for young parents has been adopted by a Dundee school to help boost engagement and aspiration amongst pupils. Kindred Clothing, run by Dundee charity Front Lounge, is delivered by a range of businesses within its Clothes Making Learning Partnership (CMLP). Kindred Clothing takes learners through the key stages of the garment
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A couple with 20,000 free-range hens have spoken about the efforts they are making to follow restrictions introduced to help fight bird flu. Jim and Anne Smillie run Corrie Mains Farm at Mauchline in East Ayrshire – which borders Dumfries and Galloway where outbreaks have been recorded. Their birds have had to be shut away
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Deacon Blue and Amy Macdonald have both postponed gigs in Scotland over concerns about the spread of the Omicron variant. Deacon Blue were due to play Aberdeen on Saturday and the Hydro in Glasgow on Sunday. They have now been postponed, as has Amy Macdonald’s sell-out show at the Hydro on Friday. Del Amitri have
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The man brought in to improve the fortunes of the nationalised Ferguson Marine shipyard is to leave next year, it has been announced. Tim Hair, who spent two years as turnaround director, will be replaced by a new chief executive in February. He was appointed after the shipyard went back into administration in 2019. The
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Solicitor Paolo Martone has re- joined Scullion LAW after previously working with the firm within the Court Team over 10 years ago. He is now working closely with Managing Director Nicholas Scullion, Solicitor Emma Wright, Paralegal Sarah Monaghan and legal secretary Amelia Fraser within the award-winning Private Client department – focusing on Estates. Describing his
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Hays Technology has formed a strategic partnership with FinTech Scotland, the cluster management organisation which enables collaborative innovation in the financial services sector. The move is aimed at ensuring a healthy pipeline of tech talent. New research shows that nine of the top 20 salary increases in Scotland for 2021 are related to the fintech
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Scotland’s favourite colour techniques have been revealed by Brian Leo McCallum, owner of Roar Hair and Beauty. He says: “When it comes to colour and knowing what you want, it can be overwhelming. “With social media, Instagram particularly, it can difficult to know what to ask for and what colour you want to go for.
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Dundee and Angus College is celebrating four prestigious awards in just two days. Sophy Mitchell was hailed the ‘College Colleague of the Year’ at the College Development Network (CDN) Awards which recognise the skills of staff and students throughout Scotland’s colleges. Sophy, who graduated with an HNC in Hospitality Management back in 2014 is now
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Businesses across Scotland will receive a share of £720,000 to support the decarbonisation of heavy duty vehicles. Successful projects include Alexander Dennis, and Logan Energy. Head of Low Carbon Transition for Scottish Enterprise Andy McDonald said: “The zero emission heavy duty vehicles projects will provide support for businesses to innovate in this transport space whilst
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Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has made a series of promotions across its residential and commercial operations in Scotland. To reflect recent growth and delivery on succession planning, the Partnership has promoted Stuart Dunne (Aberdeen) and Donal Henretty (Edinburgh) to the Management Board. Additionally, three new residential Partners have been appointed in St Andrews, David Marr, in Dundee
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