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Over £1m boost for Glasgow charities tackling digital inequality

  More than £1.3 million has been awarded to 15 charities in Glasgow and the surrounding area through the Building Digital Skills Fund, a partnership between the HFD Charitable Foundation and Virgin Money Foundation. Launched in spring 2024, the fund supports efforts to build digital skills and confidence, improve access to affordable data and broadband, […]

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Holt Recruitment raises record breaking £10.5K for Home-Start Wessex in 24-Hour Boxing Marathon

Caroline Pope (left) and Darren Lewis (right) ofHome-Start Wessex with Stuart Holt (centre) of Holt Recruitment  Bournemouth-based Holt Recruitment took on an intense 24-hour boxing marathon this May, raising a record-breaking £10,500 for local families charity Home-Start Wessex. Home-Start Wessex offers friendship, practical support and emotional advice to parents in Dorset with at least one

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OCN celebrates 30 Years of Learning

  2025 is a milestone year for Northern Ireland’s leading technical and professional qualifications awarding body, Open College Network NI (OCN), as it celebrates 30 years of operation. Since its foundation in 1995 (May) OCN has evolved into the largest awarding body in Northern Ireland, impacting the educational landscape locally by offering flexible, inclusive qualifications

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Holmes Mackillop advises customers of supermarkets hit with cyberattacks to be on the alert to a spike in scams

  Holmes Mackillop Solicitors director and Head of Corporate Ralph Riddiough (pictured above) has advised customers of supermarkets hit with cyberattacks to be on the alert to a spike in scams. The recent targeting of retailers including Marks and Spencer and Co-op has led to empty shelves across UK stores as the companies’ slowed deliveries and

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Free workshops for West Yorkshire creative industry businesses and entrepreneurs set to launch

  Leeds Media Centre in Chapeltown will be the venue over the coming weeks for a series of free workshops to support businesses and entrepreneurs in the creative industries across West Yorkshire. Unity Enterprise (UE), in partnership with the Black Business Consortium West Yorkshire, is hosting events which focus on three areas: branding and marketing,

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Department for Education injects £8.2m funding to encourage female AI careers

  The Department for Education has invested £8.2 million in funding to encourage girls to study advanced maths and related subjects to drive progression into AI careers. The funding, under the government’s Plan for Change, will support 7,500 girls from 400 disadvantaged secondary schools through improved participation and teaching of advanced maths to equip them with

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Jet2 partners with SignLive to offer British Sign Language interpretation

  Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have announced a new partnership with SignLive, giving customers the option to have their telephone conversations with the airline and tour operator translated into British Sign Language (BSL) in real time. The free service means that customers who are deaf or hard of hearing can now have their telephone conversations with

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Wbg advises families to seek advice

  Wbg, one of Scotland’s leading independent specialist full-service accountancy firms, has advised families to seek professional advice as many of them are likely to be unaware their estate could be liable for Inheritance Tax (IHT) given the increasing complexity of the system. HMRC recently revealed that IHT receipts reached a record £8.2bn in the

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£157M Project Gigabit Deal Brings High Speed Broadband to Scotland’s Remote Corners

  Thousands of homes and businesses across Scotland’s most isolated communities are set to benefit from transformative broadband upgrades, as the UK Government rolls out the latest stage of its £5 billion Project Gigabit programme to combat digital exclusion. New plans announced today will see gigabit-capable broadband delivered to around 65,000 rural premises in the

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Digital Poverty Alliance expands Tech4Youth scheme on Walney Island to provide free laptops for children

  The Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) has expanded its Tech4Youth scheme to Walney Island in Cumbria, providing free laptops for children to keep in the area. The scheme aims to provide children in need of a laptop with a free device to support with digital learning, online job applications and access to essential digital services.

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