Unions representing Royal Mail postal workers and rail staff said that “out of respect for Queen Elizabeth II service to the country and her family” they had chosen to cancel immediate strike action. Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Some shops have announced temporary
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Image by wallpaperaccess.com After Her Majesty The Queen’s death on 8 September at the age of 96, a carefully crafted farewell plan – Operation London Bridge – is now underway. Operation London bridge is the codename for a meticulously detailed set of plans that are to take place after the Queen’s death. These include preparations for
A community fund established by Banks Renewables has awarded more than a quarter of a million pounds to local organisations near its South Lanarkshire wind farm. A new annual report has shown that forty-nine grants totalling £267,047 have been awarded by the Kype Muir Community Panel (KMCP) from funds of £466,877 contributed by the wind
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Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, has died at the age of 96 after concerns for her health were reported earlier. In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and the Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London
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A selection of Scotland’s premium food and drink produce will be on display at one of the world’s biggest trade events which kicked off yesterday in Singapore. Scottish Development International (SDI), the international arm of Scottish Enterprise, will lead a delegation of 13 companies at Food & Hotel Asia (FHA), the continent’s largest food
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The benefit of international trade to Scotland’s economy has been underscored after new figures revealed exporters will provide a significant boost to the nation’s finances. Scottish Development International (SDI) results show support it provided to companies across Scotland in the past financial year will result in £1.44bn of planned international sales over the next three
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For the image from left to right: Peel Ports Clydeport Head of Sales Fraser Houston, Peel Ports Clydeport container controller David English, and Peel Ports Clydeport Business Unit manager Craig Collins, at the arrival of the container service The first-ever direct container service connecting China and Scotland has berthed at Greenock Ocean Terminal after its maiden
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Fife College has invested over £250,000 in state-of-the-art digital and audio-visual equipment to create a sector-leading ‘Media Production Hub. Part of a total investment of over £670,000 in the College’s digital offering across the last year, the hub is ready for use by new and returning media students at the start of the new 2022/23
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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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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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