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Food Standards Scotland’s healthy eating marketing campaign encourages people in Scotland to say ‘no’ to upsized food and drink offers Going from a small cheeseburger meal to a large cheeseburger meal with a regular side of onion rings, and a small latte to a large latte with chocolate brownie could mean ...

The ancient craft of creating oak casks has been part of Scotch whisky for centuries, but the industry yesterday celebrated a new first with the recruitment of two female coopering apprentices.   First-year coopering apprentices Angela Cochrane and Kirsty Olychick – recruited by leading Scotch distiller Diageo at its Cambus Cooperage in ...

Almost a third of IT graduates are dropping out of the sector and failing to convert their qualifications into jobs. An in-depth survey commissioned by Scotland’s number one independent IT recruitment company Be-IT, examined the trends in the industry’s talent pool over the past five years. The poll also examined the experience ...

I’m a Celeb star Nick Knowles and DIY SOS presenter will join the line-up of celebrity ambassadors for this year’s Ideal Home Show Scotland which returns to the SEC Glasgow from 24-27 May. Visitors will have the chance to hear first-hand advice from some of the best loved homes and interiors ...

  Run with the support of volunteers from across the sporting community, WIIGA works in partnership with local sports clubs throughout the Western Isles and provides invaluable support to athletes to enable them to compete in the international competition every two years.   The 2019 event will see the team of approximately 40 ...

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 ...