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Diageo, maker of GUINNESS, has today announced a new global programme to support pubs and bars to welcome customers back and recover following the COVID-19 pandemic. “Raising the Bar” will be a two-year programme available from July 2020. Through “Raising the Bar”, Diageo will provide $100 million to support the recovery ...

The North British Distillery, which has sites in Edinburgh and Muirhall, and charity partners Big Hearts Community Trust and Team Jak Foundation, have come together to organise a virtual Q&A with Scottish footballer John Robertson, to raise valuable funds for both charities. During the online event John will be discussing his ...

Members of the public are being encouraged to call ahead and check if their local Revolve certified second hand store is open and able to accept donations of re-usable items in the weeks ahead. While second hand shops in England can reopen from the 15 June, all re-use and charity stores ...

 A pilot programme of online workshops to help SMEs and social enterprises adapt to a post-COVID working environment is to be rolled out by Viridor’s Community Benefits teams for Glasgow and Clyde Valley. Designed to support businesses in dealing with new ways of working, the free workshops will help participants manage ...

A Zero Waste Scotland campaign aimed at tackling the 427 million single-use period products disposed of nationally every year has been ‘overwhelmingly’ well received, with more than nine out of ten survey respondents switching to reusable products as a result. With funding from Scottish Government and the European Regional Development Fund, ...

The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC), producer of the finest sea loch fresh salmon, has launched an exclusive new product which has been designed specifically to meet demand from France. Having seen an increase in demand for vacuum packed fillets from the French wholesale market over the past three years, SSC has ...

 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 ...