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TRAINING PROVIDERS BACK MINISTER’S CALL TO UNLOCK POTENTIAL IN YOUNG PEOPLE

Scotland’s training providers have backed a call by Scottish Government Minister Jamie Hepburn to unlock the potential of the nation’s young people and create a highly-skilled workforce to ensure a successful transition to net zero.   The Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB) and Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT) have both welcomed the minister’s enthusiasm for […]

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PANCAKE HOUSE COOKS UP THOUSANDS FOR CHILDREN’S CHARITY

Stack & Still, the UK’s largest chain of pancake houses, has dished up a £10,000 donation to children’s charity Cash for Kids after generous diners at its six participating Scottish branches added an extra £2 topping when paying their bills on Pancake Day. The Glasgow-based Pancake Pioneers, who serve over a million pancakes every year

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INNOVATION PASSPORT TAKES SCOTTISH COMPANY’S STROKE TREATMENT TO NEXT LEVEL

Aurum Biosciences, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company based in Scotland has been awarded an Innovation Passport for its breakthrough stroke technology.  A 2015 spinout company of InnoScot Health, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and the University of Glasgow, Aurum Biosciences develops therapeutics and diagnostics in areas of unmet clinical need.  Aurum Biosciences’ lead product ABL-101

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SOUTH WEST FIRMS SECURED HALF A BILLION IN FUNDING LAST YEAR

Venture capital investment into South West businesses is rising with innovative firms securing almost half a billion pounds last year. New data from financial services giant KPMG has shown companies in the region secured £455m across 124 deals in 2022. This represented a 9% rise from the £416m raised in 2021. KPMG said almost half

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PROFESSIONAL SAYS GLASGOW’S PROPERTY RENTAL MARKET REMAINS HEALTHY

The residential property letting market in Glasgow and its surrounds remains remarkably healthy, with continuing strong demand for accommodation, property professional Riccardo Giovanacci (pictured above) has revealed on an influential investment podcast. Despite fears of UK-wide recession and concerns over tax disparities in Scotland compared to England, confidence is high and the city is an

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AFBE-UK SCOTLAND OPENS APPLICATIONS FOR SENOIR LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME

Aberdeen-based diversity and inclusion organisation AFBE-UK Scotland is calling on black and minority ethnic (BME) leaders to join the next cohort of its Transcend programme.   Transcend is designed for BME professionals with more than 10 years’ experience in senior to lead engineering and technical roles to help them progress to high-level management and executive

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LANDMARK OFFICE UNVEILED BY DEVELOPERS

A landmark ‘planet positive’ office development is set to power up the second phase of development work at Newcastle’s key regeneration zone Stephenson Quarter. The Pioneer – a 100,000sqft building set over 10 storeys with indoor and outdoor workspace – has been unveiled by the joint venture leading the redevelopment of the area, having been

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LAND ESTATES MAKES MULTIPLE ACQUISITIONS ACROSS BUSINESS PARKS

Commercial property firm UK Land Estates has re-acquired significant chunks of three North East industrial estates in a major multimillion-pound deal. The landlord and developer, which now has about 600 tenants across its properties, has bought parts of North Tyneside’s New York Industrial Estate, Cramlington Nelson Park and Boldon Industrial Estate in an undisclosed deal.

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