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Lithium ion (li-ion) batteries may have been to blame for setting 300 tonnes of refuse on fire last month.   It took over 40 hours and, at its height, forty firefighters and six fire trucks to tackle the blaze in Dunbar on 22 January.   Whilst no one was injured and there was no ...

  Edinburgh Zoo kicks off Pass it on Week by asking local authorities, businesses and organisations to get involved in ‘The Big Declutter’, an initiative which is supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). This year’s national Pass it on Week, which takes place between 9 – 17 March, aims to ...

Scottish creatives, poets and academics feature in #TaeTheBard, a new podcast series exploring Robert Burns’ enduring legacy which launched this week to mark Burns Night.   Leading Burns expert, Dr Pauline Mackay, chats with creatives and expert guests on Burns’ influence on different strands of Scottish culture and how this remains relevant ...

The 2019 ETAG Conference takes place at McEwan Hall, Edinburgh, on Thursday 31 January, where a line-up of tourism’s leading experts will share their knowledge, expertise and insights with around 200 representatives from Edinburgh’s tourism sector. This year’s Conference will be the first opportunity for delegates to hear the highly anticipated ...

A new tribute to Robert Burns has today (14 January) been unveiled ahead of Burns Night 2019 to celebrate his legacy and continued impact on modern Scottish culture. The mural, created by Scottish lettering artist Craig Black, showcases one of Burns’ best-known works with a modern twist and is on display ...

The advice from the Poverty and Inequality Commission comes after the Scottish Government asked the independent body to consider the role of local authorities, social enterprise and the third sector in providing after school and holiday care and responding to school holiday food insecurity. Chair of the Poverty and Inequality ...

Baxters Food Group is investing in a significant advertising campaign this winter, which will see Scotland’s much-loved soup brand back on television screens for the first time in six years. Launched nationally on 4 November 2018, the “We Make Super” campaign will focus on the quality and heritage of Baxters soups ...

Scots are being urged to spread a little kindness this St Andrew’s Day in celebration of the nation’s shared values and inclusive view of the world. The #MakeSomeonesDay campaign marks the start of Scotland's Winter Festivals - backed by £550,000 from the Scottish Government – opening with St Andrew's Day on ...

A group of unemployed people from Glasgow have graduated from Diageo’s award-winning ‘Learning for Life’ training programme, with more than a third of the group already securing employment in the industry. 25 students from across the city and surrounding areas completed one of two six-week courses, which ran between July and ...

The global retail giant, in partnership with Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), are to host their first e-commerce seminar in Inverness on 31 October. Better delivery services and growing access to superfast broadband are opening up tremendous growth opportunities and export potential for rural SMEs and micro enterprises who want to ...