set
Scottish start-up set for £1m turnover in first 6 months
SCOTLAND’S first all-trades national emergency repairs company is on track to record a turnover of £1million in its first six months of trading. Emergency Repair has 2000 emergency engineers on call at all times from its base in Edinburgh. Covering the whole of the country, all UK postcodes have a guaranteed two-hour response time. Managing […]
GMG Energy set to operate in Scotland-wide construction sector
HIGHLAND timber specialists GMG Energy is set to play a bigger role in Scotland’s construction sector as it secures new stress test wood credentials. The Halladale-based business has seen three of its senior employees, including Director Malcolm Morrison, secure visual softwood structural grading credentials. This qualifies the company to supply builders and joinery businesses with […]
Edinburgh set to host first VisitBritain conference next year
EDINBURGH International Conference Centre (EICC) will be host to VisitBritain’s first Association Conference in February 2024. The conference will facilitate connections between association meeting planners, professional suppliers, and decision-makers from British cities and convention bureaus. Hosted in partnership with MeetEngland, Meet in Wales and VisitScotland Business Events, the event will focus on how conferences can […]
Brit man set to be taken to court after allegedly failing to pay measly £2.63 train fare
A BRIT man is set to be taken to court after allegedly slot online forgetting to pay a measly train fare of just £2.63. Michael Dunnett-Stone was travelling from Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria to Lancaster, Lancashire in June when he was approached by a seemingly furious conductor. Pictured: The letter. (C) Twitter/@OliviaUtley. The 31-year-old was allegedly informed […]
Young surfer set to compete at championships in Rio de Janeiro
SCOTLAND’S young surfing star Olivia McKay will compete at championships in Rio de Janeiro this month with support from two local businesses. Olivia, 16, is currently the girls under 18 Scottish National Champion, winning her title at Brim Ness earlier this year despite only starting surfing in 2020. Directors of GMG Energy and Melvich Bay Caravan Park have contributed […]
Scots charity’s Edinburgh office site set for housing redevelopment
SIGHT Scotland and S Harrison Developments have submitted an application to redevelop the site of the charity’s former headquarters. The joint planning application hopes to develop the site, on Gillespie Crescent in Edinburgh, into student housing. The funds released by the sale of the site will enable Sight Scotland, a charity dedicated to meeting the […]
Conference is set to explore how Scotland can improve towns for the future
DUNDEE is set to host a conference with a Scottish Government Minister and a council leader to focus on the future of Scottish communities. Scotland’s Towns Partnership (STP) is joining forces with Dundee City Council to host this major event which will see delegates from across the country will travel to the The Apex City […]
Renowned renewables firm set to bring batteries to Bathgate
A SOUTH Lanarkshire renewables firm is charged up having announced plans to build an ambitious battery storage project in West Lothian. Banks Renewables is expecting to invest over £100m into developing Pond Energy Park, which will see a section of an industrial park near Bathgate re-designed into a two-hectare battery site. Expected to be submitted […]
Hilarious video shows Newcastle supporters set up human slip and slide in Milan rain ahead of Champions League return
A HILARIOUS video shows Newcastle United supporters celebrating the club’s return to the top of European football after two decades – by enjoying a man-made slip and slide. Jack Boyd is one of several thousand Newcastle fans who have made the journey to Milan, Italy to watch the Magpies in action tonight. Supporters could have […]