Housing provider strengthens Board with new Chair
Former Care Inspectorate Chair appointed to drive ambitious growth A LEADING Scottish housing provider has bolstered its Board with the appointment of a new Chair. Paul will play a pivotal role in guiding Bield’s new Corporate Strategy and Business Plan, steering the organisation towards its goal of meeting Scotland’s urgent housing needs, as well as […]
Scottish gift cards help communities through cost of living crisis
SCOTLAND Loves Local gift cards are being used by organisations across the country to support families, regional economies and local businesses. The action to provide financial support to people when they need it most is being championed by charities, social enterprises and local authorities. A 30-minute lunchtime webinar, ‘The Local Revolution: Connecting with Communities Using the […]
New partnership aims to decarbonise the tech industry
THE TECH for Good Alliance and GoCodeGreen have partnered to minimise carbon impact and promote sustainability across the tech industry. As products and services are rapidly digitised, the ICT sector’s carbon footprint is already producing 2.5% of global emissions – more than the aviation industry. The Tech for Good Alliance is the UK-wide skilled tech volunteering […]
Gilson Gray hires property duo to boost Dundee expansion
LEGAL firm Gilson Gray has appointed Ben Finnie and Charlotte Caird to its team, strengthening its property division in Dundee. The full-service firm is based in Lincoln and also has offices located in Edinburgh, Glasgow, East Lothian, Aberdeen and Dundee. Ben Finnie has been appointed as regional sales manager. He joins the firm from boutique […]
£1.5m boost for Dundee researcher
A UNIVERSITY of Dundee researcher has been awarded a prestigious fellowship worth £1.5m to fund her research for the next eight years. Dr Chiara Maniaci is a principal investigator based within the Medical Research Council Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (MRC-PPU). She has been awarded the highly esteemed University Research Fellowship from the UK’s Royal Society. These […]
Hilarious video shows comedian hunting down troll who torments him with bizarre phrase for a decade
A HILARIOUS video shows a comedian finally hunting down a troll who has tormented him with a bizarre phrase for a decade. Bobby Mair is a London-based Canadian comic who revealed that back in 2013 during a performance in Birmingham, West Midlands, he was heckled from the crowd by a stranger who shouted “chicken wire”. […]
Scots left baffled as video shows plane appearing to “glitch” in mid-air
SCOTS have been left baffled after a video shows a plane appearing to “glitch” and freeze in place in mid-air. Ruby Wilson was driving through Paisley, Renfrewshire on Saturday with her boyfriend and his sister when the trio suddenly spotted the strange anomaly. The 16-year-old had spotted an Emirates Airbus A380 plane overhead enroute from […]
Indian restaurant release hilarious parody of Titanic’s stars complete with performance of classic ballad
AN INDIAN restaurant has released a hilarious parody of Titanic characters Jack and Rose complete with their own twist on Celine Dion’s My Heart Will Go On. Urban Tandoor in Bristol produced their own take on the famous love story between the pair but reworked the film’s soundtrack with Indian food-themed puns. The hilarious clip […]
Former world champion boxer Paul Smith slams state of Liverpool streets
FORMER world champion boxer Paul Smith has slammed the state of the streets in Liverpool after filming a grim video shows discarded needles and rubbish littered around a car park. Smith recently became embroiled in an online spat with members of the public after they disagreed with Smith’s claims that the city centre was filled […]
Historic shop to close
Huge retirement sale announced at Berwick home furnishers Martin Fairbairn and Susan Shirreff A PROMINENT Northumberland business that has served thousands of customers over eight decades has announced that it will be closing its store in the near future. Fairbairns of Berwick is now gearing up for its largest-ever sale starting from 27 October in […]