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From the ashes – Port Ellen Distillery re-opens
The Ileach Port Ellen Distillery was originally established as a malt mill in 1825, before ...
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Proposed ‘Visitor Levy’ Will Have Little Benefit for Local Pentland Businesses
Paul Fisher Cockburn, C&B News Scottish Government plans to enable local councils to impose a ...
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Forging the Path: the rise of Black migrant women entrepreneurs in Scotland
The UK Government’s most recent laws on migration, such as the Illegal Immigration Act 2023 ...
By Ana Dutra Tagliati
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The Visitor Levy: How it works in other cities
The Scots love a holiday, with around 70 percent of Scotland’s population going on at ...
By Anna MacQueen, Scottish Beacon
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Inclusions and exclusions as Visitor Levy Bill passes stage 2
Which visitors to Orkney should be paying a locally administered tax for staying here and ...
By The Orkney News
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The visitor levy as leverage – views from Leith
The Edinburgh Reporter interviewed Edinburgh Council Leader Cllr Cammy Day last month as elected representatives ...
By Broughton Spurtle
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Wales inspired by Scottish free bus pass scheme – but how successful has it been?
Waiting in Glasgow’s Buchanan Bus Station a crowd of fellow young people are next to ...
By Anna MacQueen, Scottish Beacon
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Concerns over Edinburgh Council’s decision to stop childcare funding for families outside of the city
Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale constituency, has joined with seven other ...
By Luke Jackson, Midlothian View
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Students urged to check their loan statements to avoid unpleasant surprise
In some cases, former students have found the amount of money they owe to the ...
By Hans J Marter, Shetland News
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£1million boost for red squirrel conservation
Over £1m in new funding has been announced to aid red squirrel conservation efforts in ...
By The Lochside Press
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‘More than a shop’: taking a sustainable approach to childrenswear
The popularity of sustainable shopping has surged in recent years, with the second-hand clothing market ...
By Anna MacQueen, Greater Govanhill
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Scottish Water Promises Sewage Without Bits
Scottish Water plans to upgrade 51 combined sewage outfalls (CSOs) along the Water of Leith. ...
By Broughton Spurtle
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