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Standards in public life have peppered the front pages over the last year. With a clear impetus for reform of how our elected representatives conduct themselves, it seems an appropriate time to reflect on other areas of political life that are also in need of revision. The imbalance of societal attitudes towards female elected representatives in comparison to their male ...

Forestry & Land Scotland’s (FLS) Newton Nursery marks its 90th anniversary this year and will double in size, boosting overall capacity within Scotland’s tree nursery sector which is essential to delivering Scotland’s Climate Emergency response. Newton nursery currently grows seven million of the 25 million trees that FLS plants in Scotland each year. By leasing a further 70 hectares of ...

Our team enjoyed a triple celebration this week, as an award winning PR agency in Scotland we secured three awards in the prestigious CIPR (Chartered Insitute of PR) PRide awards.  We were also proud to see the inauguration of a new Lifetime Achievement Award in honour of our late Chair, Ian Coldwell.  Won by veteran PR expert, Jane Cumming, who ...

Events creators, Boozy Events, which diversified following the onset of COVID-19, is celebrating having surpassed all predictions for its first year of business, bringing jobs and growth to its base in Aberdeen and securing business from across the globe. Formerly a mobile bar business, Boozy Events has become a global virtual drinks experience company. From its launch in March 2020, ...

With Scottish Venison Day (4th September) fast approaching, Forestry & Land Scotland is encouraging consumers to eat more wild venison. Land managers across the country are working hard to keep Scotland’s deer numbers to a sustainable level, so high quality venison is in plentiful supply. Speaking about Scottish Venison Day 2021, Ian Fergusson, FLS’ Head of Wildlife Management, said: “Wild ...

Significant reform is needed to the way land is brought forward for housing and development if Scotland is to build the houses it needs, the Scottish Land Commission said this week. Publishing a review and recommendations to Scottish Ministers about land for housing – the culmination of two years’ work on this topic – the Commission is proposing a new ...

As one of the leading public affairs agencies in Scotland, we know better than most how important it is to follow the Scottish Government guidelines.  As the country reached Level Zero this week, we have done a scoop up of our team’s ‘staycations’, to show that the unpredictability over travel guidelines and following the rules doesn’t mean holidays have been ...

Scotland is home to hundreds of species that need special protection whether they be beast, bird or bug. Some are easy to spot while others are well hidden, and many of them rely on human intervention to recreate an environment where wild things can once more survive and thrive. Fortunately Scotland has peatlands, coastal wetlands, alpine climates, lochs and mountains ...