April | 2015

Osborne promises a strong economy under a Conservative government

23rd April 2015 by Ross

Chancellor George Osborne promised a strong economy under a Conservative government during a visit to Scotland. Mr Osborne told voters they had the choice of electing a Government delivering prosperity for the UK or opt for a Labour-SNP coalition and face higher taxes and an increased national debt. And he said it was now a […]

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Party Leaders Debate

9th April 2015 by Ross

Political campaigning moved up a gear last night as leaders went head-to head. James Cook presented BBC Scotland’s debate between the leaders of the largest political parties in Scotland from Elphinstone Hall in Aberdeen. On the panel are Patrick Harvie, from the Scottish Greens, Scottish Conservative Ruth Davidson, Scottish Labour’s Jim Murphy, James Cook BBC, […]

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Duke of Kent leaves hospital

8th April 2015 by Ross

by Alan Shields… The Duke of Kent left hospital yesterday (TUE) after receiving treatment for a hip injury he sustained at the Queen’s Scottish holiday home. The monarch’s cousin was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after suffering what was believed to be a dislocated hip at Balmoral Estate in Royal Deeside. Buckingham Palace confirmed late […]

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Step Change in Safety

7th April 2015 by Ross

The new EBS (emergency breathing system) and the passenger size regulations has made 2014 a milestone year for Step Change in Safety. As it began the transition to an independent organisation, which tackled some potentially challenging issues, including handling it’s response to the UK’s CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) on how to improve overall helicopter safety.

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Seagulls prove to be costly nuisance

3rd April 2015 by Newsline

by Alan Shields A Scottish council has spent nearly 200,000 pounds in the last five years trying to combat pesky seagulls. Aberdeenshire Council has put tens of thousands of pounds towards the removal of the eggs and nests of the protected species as well as bringing in birds of preys every year in the hope […]

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Johnston Carmichael appoints Richard Britten

2nd April 2015 by Ross

Leading accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael appoints Richard Britten to enhance its integrated employment solutions offering. Richard, a seasoned tax and national insurance professional, has accumulated more than 20 years experience in international tax and employment taxation. Based in Aberdeen, Richard heads up the Employer Solutions team at Johnston Carmichael LLP, providing employment related tax and social security […]

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Peak Well Systems

1st April 2015 by Ross

Sarah at Peak Well Systems in Bayswater WA, Australia contacted us about photography of Peak’s new testing facilities in Aberdeen. They wanted to get high quality library images of the offices and new facilities for PR and Marketing purposes of infrastructure and people at the Aberdeen base. Newsline spent half a day at the Aberdeen facility creating a […]

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