Rachel Watson
Contributor at East Fife Mail
Work in strategic communications. Former political editor.
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1 week ago |
scotsman.com | Rachel Watson
The Scottish events industry is set to celebrate its brightest talents and outstanding achievements with the Scottish Event Awards, taking place on Thursday, April 24 at Edinburgh Corn Exchange. Recognising excellence across a diverse range of categories, the rebranded Scottish Event Awards (formerly the E Awards) aim to shine a spotlight on the country’s most creative, innovative, and impactful events and the organisations and teams that bring them to life.
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1 week ago |
scotsman.com | Rachel Watson
Forever Edinburgh has launched a brand-new Edinburgh: Accessible Highlights Guide in partnership with award-winning Edinburgh-based disabled access charity, Euan’s Guide. The guide highlights Edinburgh’s leading attractions, experiences, and travel tips that provide facilities, products and services for people’s differing accessibility requirements. It supports Forever Edinburgh’s work to promote the city’s kaleidoscope of experiences and offerings as an ideal holiday location for everyone.
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2 weeks ago |
scotsman.com | Rachel Watson
The world-famous parade celebrating the USA’s links with Scotland will feature Fettes College’s pipe band for the first time in a generation. 28 members of the pipe band and their instructors will be performing in New York’s annual Tartan Day parade on April 5 along Sixth Avenue. Old Fettesians (OFs) living in the city have also been invited to join them, together with others from the Fettes community making the journey to New York.
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3 weeks ago |
scotsman.com | Rachel Watson
Forever Edinburgh is giving Edinburgh mums (and their children) the tools to create the perfect Mother's Day through fantastic rewards and a competition with unforgettable Mother's Day presents. Thanks to Resident Rewards Edinburgh, one lucky mum will win an Escape At One package for two people at the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa’s One Spa. This package includes access to the thermal suite, including the hydropool, crystal steam room, rock sauna and more.
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1 month ago |
scotsman.com | Rachel Watson
A Lanarkshire quality compliance expert has started her own quality assurance business after she received specialist start-up support from Business Gateway. After being made redundant from her role as a Director of Quality Compliance at Phillips, Alexis Williams decided to use her 30 years of experience in quality compliance to launch her own business. An expert in medical device compliance, Alexis set up Total Quality Improvement Ltd in October 2023.
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Ahead of tomorrow's Scottish budget I thought I'd share some thoughts on why it's time for the government to be brave and finally address the challenges facing our vital public services which are crying out not just for money, but for fundamental reforms.
With the latest Scottish budget on the horizon, associate partner @RachelWatson27 Watson writes in this week's View from the Street that addressing the sustainability challenges of Scotland's public services will require a longer-term funding strategy. https://t.co/OisMab3eYO
Back on the Sunday Show this morning chatting through today’s papers with @therachelamery and @sgmcginty. Lots of politics to get through - the Scottish Tory leadership race, a new Holyrood 2026 poll and Keir Starmer’s admission that “things will get worse before we get better” https://t.co/UGgEiI83Mn
RT @cstreetpartners: Keir Starmer has taken some heat for his intention to prioritise family time. But in this week's View from the Street,…
