New £27million recycling facility will give Aberdeen a clean sweep

Aberdeen’s new £27million recycling and resource facility has been officially opened. The event was marked by Aberdeen City Council co-leader Councillor Jenny Laing. The Altens East site, where mixed recyclables which are collected from homes and businesses are sorted before being sold as high-quality materials for re-processing, is Scotland’s most advanced – and newest –…

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VisitScotland welcomes massive rise in overseas visitors

Overseas visitors are playing a massive part in the Scottish economy, according to new figures from the UK Office of National Statistics. The quarterly International Passenger Survey (IPS) tourism statistics for April to June and the domestic tourism statistics derived from the Great Britain Tourism Survey shows the number of international visitors from January to…

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Planting new trees can protect £1 billion Scottish industry and 25,000 jobs

Planting new trees in Scotland could help secure the future of a £1 billion industry and 25,000 jobs, a leading industry figure has claimed. Stuart Goodall, chief executive of Confor, promoting forestry and wood, represents more than 600 forestry and wood-using businesses in Scotland, was speaking after the publication today of the stage one report on…

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£10 million investment plans to restore Musselburgh Links to its glory days

An ambitious £10million plan has been unveiled to breathe fresh life into a six-time Open Championship venue and the oldest continuously-played golf course in the world. The aim is to recapture the long-lost ‘heritage’ of Musselburgh Links, taking it back to its Victorian-era (circa 1896) set up, when its importance and significance to the game…

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