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Record investment in Scotland’s salmon industry

on April 5, 2012 Total Views: 19 Daily Views: 0

Salmon Industry: Records record growth in 2011. Pic: © SSPO Scotland's salmon industry saw record levels of investment in 2011, according to new figures. A new report from the Scottish Salmon Producers' Organisation highlights a record £47.6m capital investment last year. The bumper year saw the creation of 272 new jobs and a 23% growth in total gross pay, according to the Scottish Salmon Farming - Industry Research Report. Scott Landsburgh, SSPO chief executive, said: "The new economic report shows that salmon farming continues...

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‘Europe’s oldest stringed instrument’ discovered on Scots island

on March 28, 2012 Total Views: 34 Daily Views: 0

Instrument: Ancient instrument discovered on Scottish island. Pic: © Historic Scotland The history of music in Britain may be 1000 years older than originally thought. Archaeologists have found what could be the remains of Europe's oldest stringed instrument. A small wooden fragment thought to be from a 2300-year-old lyre was found at an excavation site in High Pasture Cave on the isle of Skye. Music archaeologists Dr Graeme Lawson and Dr John Purser studied the piece and said the notches where strings would have been placed are easy to distinguish on the artefact, despite it being been burnt and broken. Dr Lawson, of Cambridge Music-archaeological Research, said: "For Scotland, and indeed all of us in these islands, this is very much a step-change. "It pushes the history of complex music back more than a thousand years into our darkest pre-history. And not only the ...

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Senior Ranger (Job Share)

on February 2, 2012 Total Views: 21 Daily Views: 0

Organisation: North Ayrshire Council Location: Kilwinning Salary/Hourly Rate: £12228 - £13396 Hours: 17.5 Full/Part Time: Job Share Published: 20 January 2012 Closing Date: 13 February 2012 Ref. No.: NAY002178 Job Summary   Grade:         Grade 8    £12,228 - £13,396 Hours:          17.5 hours per week Location:      Eglinton Country Park Centre Vetting by Disclosure Scotland This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred ...

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Norse invasion views challenged

on January 23, 2012 Total Views: 15 Daily Views: 0

23 January 2012 Last updated at 10:27 The book examines 20 years of archaeological research A new book challenges a traditional view that the Norse period on the Western Isles was marked by violence and slavery. From Machair to Mountains supports an idea that the Norse intermixed with islanders to a greater degree than has been previously accepted. Published by Historic Scotland, the book examines ancient settlements found preserved under ...

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How Scandinavian is Scotland?

on December 8, 2011 Total Views: 14 Daily Views: 0

8 December 2011 Last updated at 12:06   By Jon Kelly BBC News Magazine The Scottish government is exploring closer links with Nordic nations in the event of independence, reports have suggested. But just how similar is Scotland to its northern neighbours? They don't make bridies in Bergen or Tunnock's Tea Cakes in Torsby. Nor is Hakkebøf half as popular in Hamilton or Helensburgh as it is in Hvidovre. But the North Sea which separates Scotland from Scandinavia could become slightly less of a divide if political ...

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Temporary Teacher of CDT – Firrhill High School

on December 8, 2011 Total Views: 10 Daily Views: 0

Children and Families Temporary Teacher of CDT Firrhill High School, EH14. Salary: £21,438 – £34,200 Hours: 35 Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education. Firrhill High School is a six year comprehensive school situated in the south west of Edinburgh. The school occupies an attractive site overlooking the Pentland Hills and has a roll of approximately 1100 pupils and over 120 teaching and support staff. The school has benefited from alterations and improvements to the accommodation involving: a new state of the art games-complex, a new teaching block for Science, Maths and History and a refurbishment of the existing school. We are committed to providing a high quality educational experience for all our pupils delivered through ...

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