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Luxury Edinburgh venue, Dundas Castle is launching a new offering for the staycation market, with the launch of three countryside retreats on the Estate. Nestled within the spectacular grounds of Dundas Castle, the three lodges are available for self-catering accommodation for the first time. Visitors can choose between the cosy one-bed North Lodge; two-bed White Lodge with its stunning views; ...

After what has been an unpredictable year, it was a very predictable result. It will come as no shock to many people that the SNP has secured an historic fourth term in government in the 2021 Scottish Parliament Election, albeit one seat short of a majority. One-third of the next intake of MSPs are new to the Scottish Parliament, and ...

Nine out of 10 people reported missing the company of their colleagues in a survey carried out by Scottish workplace experts, Space Solutions. Lockdown forced many companies to accelerate plans for flexible working out of necessity. Now, with widespread expectation of a return to a ‘new normal’, companies across Scotland are applying the lessons learnt from lockdown to their future ...

While foreign holidays remain uncertain this summer, the National Museum of Flight in East Fortune is getting ready to let visitors explore the wonders of the world without leaving the tarmac. From 26 April – 27 June, Brick Wonders will offer the unique chance to explore ancient, modern and natural wonders of the world made entirely out of LEGO® bricks. ...

At the first Leaders Debate of the Holyrood 2021 election campaign, all of Scotland’s political leaders were asked to commit to calling out online abuse from their supporters. Politicians being bullied or harassed certainly isn’t a new phenomenon. But, with most political discourse taking place online, this abuse now reaches politicians everywhere they are. There is no escape. Prominent politicians ...

Today, (2 March 2021) Compass Scotland has launched its first bespoke Modern Apprenticeship Programme, with a commitment to creating and developing 100 new Modern Apprenticeship opportunities in its first year. The apprenticeship programmes create a career progression roadmap for an individual to work toward, from a Foundation Apprenticeship, Modern Apprenticeship or a Graduate Apprenticeship, dependent on their current situation. Marking ...

Over the next 4-6 weeks with infection rates in Lanarkshire the second highest in Scotland [see note 1], local people are being urged to prepare, should COVID-19 hit their household. In the past fortnight, NHS Lanarkshire confirmed that while a number of clinically urgent and priority procedures will continue, it is temporarily postponing all non-urgent surgery - and some outpatient ...

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) will this year plant five new trees for every person living in Scotland. The 25 million new trees to be planted by FLS in 2021/22, will help to create the forests of the future and contribute to Scotland’s climate change targets. The massive tree planting effort will include native species such as birch, oak, aspen, ...

To celebrate Burns Night, we're sharing a guest blog from client Historic Environment Scotland. As we cannot gather in person to celebrate Burns Night this year, many have turned to online events as people across Scotland and beyond still want to celebrate Robert Burns’ life and work. But as we long for times when we can get back to celebrating ...