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 Revolve certified bicycle stores across Scotland are calling for donations of bikes, to ensure they can continue to support key workers during lockdown. The stores have adapted operations during the coronavirus pandemic, adopting measures such as physical distancing, while still supplying those on the front line with much needed bikes ...

Award-winning employability programme, Diageo Learning for Life, has launched on a new Virtual Hospitality Academy, created and delivered by The Springboard Charity, to ensure its hospitality training can continue during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new Diageo Learning for Life: Virtual Academy is open to new applicants who are looking to develop ...

Diageo, the maker of Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, and Guinness, has today launched the ‘Virtual Good Host Guide’. With new research finding that half of Brits (47%) are planning on catching up with friends and family online this historic bank holiday weekend, the ‘Virtual Good Host Guide’ is designed to provide ...

Last Friday, the Scottish Government put out a paper considering options for an eventual relaxing of the nation’s lockdown restrictions.  At that day’s daily press conference, Nicola Sturgeon acknowledged what has become increasingly obvious, that without a vaccine or treatment for Covid-19, a return to normal life won’t happen anytime ...

Today, a new e-learning alcohol awareness programme ‘Smashed Online’ has launched for the first time, allowing students to continue their home Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) education, free of charge. The programme is delivered by Collingwood Learning and sponsored by Diageo. Secondary school students aged 11 to 14 in 5,500 ...

The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has become the first salmon producer in Europe to be recognised with a 4-star ‘Best Aquaculture Practices’ (BAP) certification. The prestigious certification is a reflection of SSC’s commitment to Scottish provenance and sustainability, using the very best practices at each stage of the supply chain to ...

The Scotch Whisky Action Fund (SWAF) has announced its ongoing support to four initiatives aimed at tackling alcohol misuse in Scotland. Bright Light’s Families in Recovery project and Waverley Care’s SX National Alcohol Harm Reduction initiatives have received their third year of funding. Addictions Counselling Inverness’ Family project and West Dunbartonshire Community ...

Diageo employees across Scotland will this week begin distribution of more than 55,000 bottles of free hand sanitiser to communities where the company has distilleries and operations. Working in partnership with local authorities and community organisations Diageo’s people across its network of sites across the country will distribute the hand sanitiser ...