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2 weeks ago | 
thenational.scot | Joe Sullivan
Nearly 1500 staff were overpaid in a five year period A SCOTTISH council has overpaid staff to the tune of £1.7m over what is believed to be five years. Councillors at City of Edinburgh Council have been asked to write off almost £140,000 in unrecovered overpayments and implement changes to reduce the burden of overpayments on staff.
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2 months ago | 
thenational.scot | Joe Sullivan
US president Donald Trump is expected to visit Scotland later this year (Image: PA) TWO Edinburgh councillors have filed motions calling on the council to oppose any visit by the “fascist” US president Donald Trump to the city. Green councillor Alex Staniforth, who is behind one of the motions, pointed to the US president’s history and his record when recommending that the city oppose a visit.
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2 months ago | 
thenational.scot | Joe Sullivan
TOILETS at Edinburgh Leisure and council-owned venues including the Edinburgh International Conference Centre could be opened to the public in a bid to tackle a lack of public facilities in the city. Green councillor Dan Heap put forward a motion to open toilets at Edinburgh Leisure facilities, the Edinburgh International Conference Centre and other council-owned companies to the public.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
thenational.scot | Joe Sullivan
Gillian Martin has said hydrogen is an industry where Scotland has a competitive advantage (Image: NQ staff) SCOTLAND'S new hydrogen export plan can help it become a world leader in producing the zero carbon fuel, according to the acting Energy Secretary. Gillian Martin told The National that producing and distributing hydrogen was "one of the big economic opportunities" Scotland has, and that the country has a natural advantage in the industry.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
thenational.scot | Joe Sullivan
KATE Forbes said Scotland's economy is "recovering steadily" as new figures showed the country's GDP grew by 0.3% between August and September. Meanwhile, the economy of the UK as a whole saw its GDP increase by 0.1% in the same period. The Scottish Government report the figures were drawn from said that "slightly higher levels of growth since March 2024 may indicate a change in trend".
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
thenational.scot | Joe Sullivan
Scottish airport named second worst in UK for flight cancellations ABERDEEN'S airport is the second worst in the UK for flight cancellations, according to new figures. Data from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) shows that 5.19% of flights leaving Aberdeen Airport – 124 in 2386 – were cancelled in September. It narrowly missed being the worst in the UK, which was Teesside International Airport with 5.22% of departures cancelled.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
glasgowtimes.co.uk | Joe Sullivan
Janey Godley's service will be on November 30 in Glasgow JANEY Godley will visit two Scottish cities for the final time as part of her funeral plans. The Glasgow comedian passed away on November 2 following a battle with cancer, which she and her family had documented on social media. Godley's hearse, accompanied by a 100-strong female choir and her best friend Shirley Doig, will make a "final tour" of Edinburgh on Friday.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
thenational.scot | Joe Sullivan
Janey Godley's service will be on November 30 in Glasgow JANEY Godley will visit two Scottish cities for the final time in advance of her funeral. The Glasgow comedian passed away on November 2 following a battle with cancer, which she and her family had documented on social media. Godley's hearse, accompanied by a 100-strong female choir and her best friend Shirley Doig will make a "final tour" of Edinburgh on Friday.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
thenational.scot | Joe Sullivan
Edinburgh Zoo visitors can now see Haggis (Image: Royal Zoological Society of Scotland) HAGGIS, Scotland's challenger to internet sensation Moo Deng, can now be visited. The baby pygmy hippo can be spotted in her habitat at Edinburgh Zoo, alongside her mum Gloria. Visitors to the zoo can watch Haggis become bolder as she spends more time each day exploring her environment.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
thenational.scot | Joe Sullivan
Follow us along with every twist and turn of the US presidential election (Image: NQ staff) THE National will be updating you on all the latest results from the 2024 US presidential election. Our graphics show which states have been called so far, which candidate is winning where, and much more. The first polls will close at midnight UK time, with the first race calls possible after that. To stay up to date, don't miss our live blog HERE.
