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How Scotland Excel is saving councils millions of pounds

This has helped local authorities make savings of about £150million over that period. Procurement – the way councils buy goods and services – is a vital component that helps deliver essential public services. These range from providing healthy school meals and delivering the best possible social care to the salt supplies ...

Scotland's biggest dino-fan is the first to see Jurassic exhibition

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Following the roaring success of last year’s Jurassic Kingdom tour in Glasgow, which completely sold out, 30 full scale prehistoric creatures will be lurking throughout the stunning grounds of Lauriston Castle until 15 April 2018. Iggy, a pupil at local primary school Davidson's Mains, was invited to preview the event ...

Sense Scotland leads the way in encouraging re-use

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The Revolve quality kitemark, operated by Zero Waste Scotland, aims to increase re-use by improving professionalism, customer experience and visibility of re-use organisations. There are now 117 Revolve certified stores across Scotland. Every year, thousands of re-usable items needlessly end up in landfill in Scotland, including around 125,000 sofas and around ...

‘Snow Joke’ – Missing National Lottery Millionaire in the Highlands

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With just days to go before the missing winner’s chance to claim is up if they happen to have gone ‘off piste’ and lost or damaged their ticket, players in the Highland Council Area are being urged to search out their EuroMillions tickets and then check their unique Millionaire Maker ...

Pilot cleared for take-off with Aberdeen International Airport charity runway run

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Captain Ryan Broadhurst, who flies for CHC, and the airport team are turning Aberdeen Airport into a fun-runway later this year when around 300 participants take part in the new charity event which will begin at midnight on June 30. Runway runs have proved popular at other airports around the world ...

3x1 digital marketing news - 16 March 2018

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Digital marketing news highlights curated by the 3x1 team. [su_column size="1/4" center="no" class=""]SEO [su_column size="3/4" center="no" class=""]Google Confirms Algorithm Update Occurred Last Week Google has confirmed that a broad core algorithm update was released last week. This is the type of update that occurs several times per year, Google says, which could ...

Allied Surveyors Scotland bolster Dundee office with new senior appointment

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Gary Black joins the company, which is one of Scotland’s largest independent firms of chartered surveyors, to head up its Dundee office and will play a key role in its future success and growth. With more than 25 years’ experience in surveying and valuing residential properties in Dundee and Angus, ...

3x1 digital marketing news - 9 March 2018

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Digital marketing news highlights curated by the 3x1 team. [su_column size="1/4" center="no" class=""]Social Media [su_column size="3/4" center="no" class=""]Facebook gives more than 50 publishers access to ‘Breaking News’ Facebook is making another attempt to fine-tune the way its users consume news articles. Last November, the site gave a small group of local and ...

High praise for Scotch Whisky coppersmith apprentices

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The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work visited Diageo’s Abercrombie Works in Alloa in the heart of his Clackmannanshire and Dunblane constituency on Monday (5 March) to see first-hand how the apprentices are picking up the hammer and torch of the traditional craft of coppersmithing. Commenting on his visit, ...

Scots being asked to pass on the gift of music

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Acclaimed singer-songwriter Charlotte Brimner – also known as Be Charlotte - was in Glasgow today (Tuesday 6 March) to launch a Musical Instrument Amnesty as part of this year’s Pass it on Week (10 to 18 March 2018) organised by Zero Waste Scotland. The Dundee-born music star, who has picked up ...