Month: September 2013

A pilot has been launched to encourage Edinburgh’s growing small to medium sized business sector to connect to superfast broadband.

The scheme is part of the UK Government’s £150 million super connected cities programme and is being delivered locally through Business Gateway.

Vouchers will be awarded to businesses to help cover the installation costs of connecting to superfast broadband services up to the value of £3,000. Businesses will pay the VAT costs and the ongoing subscription. The pilot is open until the end of September with the application process taking a couple of weeks to complete, therefore businesses need to move quickly to take advantage of the opportunity.

To qualify for a voucher, applicants should be small to medium sized or be a third sector organisation located in the City of Edinburgh Council area, have fewer than 250 employees and a turnover of less than £40m. Further information and the application form can be found at www.connectionvouchers.co.uk/edinburgh.

Sainsbury’s Blackhall have got their big bike ride under way. Last week a
spin bike arrived in store until Sunday. Colleagues will be taking turns
to cycle the distance from Nairn to Carlise in store whilst other
colleagues take to the road and cycle the route stopping in at
Sainsbury’s stores along the way to fundraise for Maggie’s.

Gail and Aidan cycling today in-store said ‘customers have been very generous and a lot of them have personal experience with Maggie’s’s.