Actor, presenter and comedy writer Sanjeev Kohli is one of Scotland’s best known faces, even if that face has often been artificially aged to allow him to play the role of shopkeeper Navid in smash-hit comedy Still Game. The iconic show returned in a live stage version this month, with an epic 21-performance run at […]
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The Fringe is back! If you’re a little bit confused by that statement then we should clarify – we’re not talking about Edinburgh Festival Fringe this time. The Stirling Fringe is back for its 2nd year and it has a fantastic programme lined up. As well as providing some great nights out, there’s also a
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The IT sector continues to be one of the areas in which Scotland offers a large and skilled workforce. We spoke to David Heffron, a Scottish IT consultant who has spent the last four years working in London. Having made the decision to return to Scotland, we found out more about how the two experiences of
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Over the past decade, social media has brought about a revolution in the way in which both companies and employees communicate. While this has brought many undoubted positives with it, it has also created potential problems which make it important for companies and organisations to have an effective social media policy in place. That sounds
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Photography is a passion that many of us wish we could turn into a career. The good news is that while it’s certainly hard work to pursue photography jobs, it’s not impossible. To get a snapshot (sorry, we couldn’t resist!) of the opportunities that are out there we spoke to full-time news photographer Wullie Marr
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Kenny Millar is a sports reporter with The Scottish Sun, getting to interview famous footballing figures and cover matches across Scotland and beyond. His writing hasn’t just been confined to newspapers though, he’s also the co-author of the book Football Manager Stole My Life. We managed to grab a word with him to find out
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Scotland’s oil industry is rarely out of the media glare but the referendum debate has turned the spotlight fully onto it. Scott McFarlane is based in Aberdeen, where he runs his own oilfield service business, but has also worked all across the globe in the industry. We spoke to him to find out more about
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With the Scottish Energy Careers Festival coming up, we’re focusing on the opportunities that Scotland offers in the oil, gas and energy industries. We spoke to David East, the communications manager for the INEOS facility at Grangemouth, to get an insight into employment opportunities at the plant. Most people know that Grangemouth operates as a
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Very few paths to the top are smooth and it’s unlikely that you’ll be lucky enough to get through your whole professional life without having a change forced on you at some point. The good news is that sometimes what seems like a setback can actually turn out to be an opportunity. That could mean
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Over the last 30 years, writer, producer and stand-up comedian Phil Differ has been involved in many of Scotland’s most iconic TV and radio programmes, perhaps most notably as the creator of ‘Only An Excuse?’. These days, as well as all of these media jobs, he’s also been able to add ‘playwright’ to his ever
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