Stirling Old Town Jail reopens its doors on 15 July 2020 following a significant investment in upgrading the visitor experience and with a new self-guided audio tour. Offering a super safe (and secure!) insight into the history of crime and punishment in Stirling with some new intriguing exhibits and experiences, the Old Town Jail is one of the City’s top ...
24/06/2020
National Writing Day at Pagoda PR
Today marks National Writing Day, an annual celebration of the power of creative writing. At our PR and public affairs agency it is not surprising that we understand as much as anyone the importance of good copywriting. As seasoned communications professionals we jump at the opportunity to scope out and voice a good story. Working with stakeholders, politicians and media ...
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Two new protocols that set out practical expectations for private trusts and charities owning land in Scotland, are published today by the Scottish Land Commission. Designed to ensure that the way land is owned, managed and used, benefits everyone in Scotland, the protocols set out expectations on trustees and land managers to manage land in a way that:• Is fair and considers ...
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Fraser Technologies, a specialist supplier to the component cleaning market, is offering manufacturers an n-propyl bromide (nPB) replacement service ahead of the chemical’s sunset date on 4 July. nPB, or 1-bromopropane, has been registered as a ‘Substance of Very High Concern’ under REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals), which regulates the supply and use of chemicals in Europe. ...
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Research published last year in the journal, The Planner, showed that public trust in the planning system - and in developers - remains low. Several commentators quoted in the article, suggest that developers need to ‘up their game’ in terms of early and meaningful community engagement to restore public trust and confidence. These findings are hardly surprising. It isn’t ...
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Scotland’s reliance on the speculative private development model will not help to achieve the level of new homes needed or help build more affordable homes and the whole system requires fundamental reform, according to the Scottish Land Commission. Publishing a new Land Focus paper and a series of reports about land for housing, the Commission argues that land must be used more ...
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London, UK – June 9, 2020 – Element Materials Technology (Element) has invested in aerospace testing capabilities at its Montreal, Canada laboratory. Formerly known as Exova Pointe-Claire, the laboratory was traditionally used for transportation and industrials testing with a focus on rolling stock. Element recognized that the laboratory’s proximity to other key players in the Quebec aerospace industry and ...
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04/06/2020
COVID-19: where science and politics collide
Located deep underground in Switzerland lives the large hadron collider – a feat of modern science and engineering that hurtles particles towards each other faster than the speed of light. Scientists busily study data from these collisions in the hope of solving the mysteries of the universe. Whether those mysteries are ever solved time will tell, but the collider is ...
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Element Materials Technology (Element) is further strengthening its Executive team with the appointment of Ruth Prior as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In her previous role as CFO at William Hill Plc, Ruth led the finance, assurance, legal and procurement functions, as well as playing a critical role in driving company strategy and business transformation, which included the restructuring ...
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14/05/2020
Pagoda Five Years and Counting
Let me take you back to May 2015. It sounds like yesterday, but a lot has happened since then. In May 2015: Celtic won the Premiership; UK inflation recorded a negative for the first time since 1960; and scientists discovered the oldest and most distant galaxy, as well as the oldest prehistoric bird. And Pagoda acquired and merged with CM ...