Tag: award
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Johnnie Walker Princes Street wins world travel award
JOHNNIE Walker Princes Street has been named the World’s Leading Spirit Experience by the World Travel Awards (WTA). The visitor experience for the world’s number one-selling Scotch whisky, which opened its doors in September 2021, is one of Scotland’s leading attractions for international and local visitors. It was created as part of Diageo’s £185m investment…
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Musselburgh Racecourse Gallops Off With Top Award
A SCOTS racecourse has been named as the Champion Racecourse at the 12th annual Racecourse Association (RCA) Showcase Awards. Musselburgh racecourse in East Lothian picked up three individual awards enroute to being named as the overall Champion for 2023 – the Racing Post Readers’ Award and the Marketing and Food & Beverage awards. The Racing…
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Scots researcher given “incredible” award for Parkinson’s research
A SCOTS professor has been awarded a prize for his research on Parkinson’s Disease. Dario Alessi was recently awarded the?Robert A. Pritzker Prize for his Leadership in Parkinson’s Research by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF). Professor Dario Alessi and Shalini Padmanabhan. (C) University of Dundee. The University of Dundee professor was…
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Scots landmark in £90k renovation project following grant award
A SCOTS landmark is undergoing significant renovation after receiving a hefty £90,000 grant from a public body. Historic Environment Scotland (HES) have awarded St Michael’s Parish Church in Linlithgow, West Lothian grant funding to renovate their iconic Crown of Thorns spire. HES has given the church funding to repair the internal timbers and replace the…
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City hotel celebrates 15 years of award winning green initiatives
Impressive sustainability ambitions recognised with gold award EDINBURGH’S largest independent hotel has been praised for its impressive sustainability initiatives, by maintaining the highest rated green accreditation for a record 15th consecutive year. Located in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town, Ten Hill Place Hotel was first awarded a Green Tourism Gold Award in 2008 in…
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Scottish distillery wins Trade Business of the Year award
SCOTTISH family-run Lochlea Distillery has won International Trade Business of the Year at the Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce Business Awards. Located in South Ayrshire, the independently-owned distillery is one of the very few farm-to-cask whisky distilleries in Scotland. The annual Ayrshire Business Awards are established as the leading awards ceremony for Ayrshire businesses, this year…
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Award winning new recruitment business grows with support from Business Gateway
A LANARKSHIRE recruitment business has recently won a string of awards after the business owner received specialist start-up and marketing advice from Business Gateway. MDH Recruitment specialises in recruitment across the Scottish industrial sector, with a particular focus on Warehousing and Logistics, Production, Manufacturing and Engineering. The business was launched in May 2022 by Gordon…
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Scots university’s research into contraception bolstered by $4.4 million funding award
A SCOTTISH university has had it’s research into contraception bolstered by $4.4 million funding award. Researchers at the University of Dundee’s Schools of Medicine and Life Sciences have received $4.4 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help discover potential contraceptives that work by affecting the sperm once they have entered the female reproductive system. Professor Chris…