Royal Bank of Scotland colleagues have launched a new tree nursery at the Gogarburn headquarters in Edinburgh, in partnership with The Conservation Volunteers, whose mission is to connect people to nature and to nurture green spaces for local communities. This tree nursery is part of the ‘NatWest Forest’ initiative, which invites colleagues across the business to take part in planting and nurturing trees across Scotland. Since autumn 2021 NatWest Forest has grown to encompass 150,000 trees...
RIVERSIDE, Ohio (WDTN) -- A portion of Spinning Road will be closed for three weeks to improve water mains. The Montgomery County Water Services Department will close Spinning Road between Burkhardt and Bayside Roads for three weeks. Construction starts on Monday, April 22, the City of Riverside shared in a social media post. Spinning Road []
US banks notified their regulator of 26 closures and only six openings in a week. TD Bank said it would shut 20 branches, scattered along the East Coast. Has your local branch closed recently? Write to
Anyone who moves to a different city finds themselves surprised by the quirks of day-to-day life in their new home. Only by living in a place can you get a true feel for what makes the people tick - and Edinburgh is no different. I moved to the Capital three months ago having visited the city on plenty of occasions but never stayed for a long period of time. Even coming from within Scotland, I can attest that there are aspects of life in Auld Reekie which have taken me by surprise for better or...
An Edinburgh city centre restaurant has closed for good after a ‘challenging’ start to the year. Tasty PLC, the restaurant firm behind Italian chain Wildwood, has shut 18 sites across the UK – including its branch on Lothian Road. A spokesperson for Tasty PLC said: “We understand the impact of these difficult decisions, but unfortunately, they represent the steps needed to navigate a path through the challenges which are prevalent in our industry specifically, and the economy in general. “We are...
The bank on Queen Street was one of three in Leeds - along with branches in Horsforth and Ilkley - and 114 HSBC offices across the UK to close last year and shut its doors for the final time on August 22. A new planning application submitted to Leeds City Council by Jennings Investments Ltd. outlines extensive plans for the now vacant space to be transformed into a commercial unit on the ground floor, as well as eight apartments on the ground and upper floors. The Grade II listed building, which...
An airline has announced it is doubling the number of flights this summer from Edinburgh to Turkey. Leisure airline SunExpress, jointly owned by Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, will offer 11 flights a week from the Scottish capital to Antalya (seven per week), Dalaman (two per week) and Izmir (two per week). SunExpress has flown between Germany and Turkey for more than 30 years but only entered the UK in summer 2022. However, it has expanded from operating 74 weekly flights from the UK last year...
Republic Bank's 32 branches will reopen as branches of Fulton Bank as early as Saturday. Republic First Bank depositors can access their funds via checks or ATMs as early as Friday night, the FDIC said.
Speed cameras at 24 sites across Edinburgh and the Lothians are to be turned off, due to “improved driver behaviour”. Safety Cameras Scotland (SCS), which operates within Police Scotland, said that a comprehensive national performance review found significant progress had been made in enhancing road safety. The review, in collaboration with 33 road authorities across Scotland, found that camera enforcement and engagement had led to improvements in driver behaviour and speed limit compliance over...
The Judo Bank is now forecasting the Reserve Bank will raise interest rates three times in 2024. This would see borrowers paying the highest rates in almost 16 years.
Judo Bank now predicts the Reserve Bank will raise interest rates three times in 2024 to levels not seen in 16 years - increasing the average mortgage repayment by $300 a month.The bank's chief economic adviser, Warren Hogan, forecast the key interest rate will rise to 5.1 percent by Christmas, from a 12-year high of 4.35 percent. Rate hikes in August, September and November this year would see the Reserve Bank of Australia's key interest rate reach levels last seen in December 2008 during the...
Due to the chance of bad weather, many schools throughout the area will have late starts or be closed on Monday.