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Welcome to our Chamber News area, here we will publish important and relevant Press Releases, along with any other news we think our users may be interested in. We will also keep you up to date with all the latest business news in the Business News area.

30 August 2010  Super College

The Scottish Government has approved plans to merge three of Glasgow’s further education colleges into a new “Super College”.

The three colleges that will merge under  ...more...


28 August 2010  Caledonian McBrayne tagged as a candidate for privatisation

Caledonian McBrayne, which is state owned, has been tagged a candidate for privatisation.  It is estimated that the cost of new ships required over the next 12 years will total over  ...more...


26 August 2010  First Group step on board

World leading operator joins Biggart Baillie as Transport Summit sponsor

Glasgow Chamber of Commerce has announced First Group Plc as the new co-sponsor of the upcoming Tra  ...more...


17 August 2010  Glasgow City Centre Safety Perception

We all love Glasgow, and the good news is that it is becoming a safer place to be at night – or at least that is the perception of visitors to the city centre.

The Spr  ...more...


16 August 2010  Piping Live!

Piping Live! the Glasgow International Piping Festival, was a fantastic event for the city – culminating in record crowds at the World Pipe Band Championships on Glasgow Green at the wee  ...more...


11 August 2010  New MTV show debuts in Glasgow next month

Glasgow is gearing up to host the pilot show of ‘MTV Crashes...’ next month with an exclusive performance from global superstar rapper and multimillionaire music producer Sean Diddy Comb  ...more...


11 August 2010  Business urged to appeal rates bills

Businesses whose rates bills have increased following this year’s Non-Domestic Rates revaluation have been urged to lodge appeals before the deadline of 30 September.  Scottish Cham  ...more...


07 August 2010  Extra flights for Icelandair

Icelandair have announced that extra flights to Iceland will take off from Glasgow Airport this September.

This new service to Reykjavik, which will fly on a Tuesday,  ...more...


05 August 2010  Have we got news for you

More than 50 Glasgow Chamber members enjoyed an exclusive behind the scenes tour of the STV studios at their stunning location on the banks of the River Clyde.

During the breakfast network  ...more...


29 July 2010  Deadline draws near for Glasgow Business Awards 2010

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26 July 2010  Glasgow Business Awards 2010: Category Spotlight: Tourism Event of the Year

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20 July 2010  Funding for city pothole repairs increases after Chamber listens to members' concerns

A recurring issue flagged up by Chamber members this year has been the state of Glasgow’s roads – an issue also well documented in the Evening Times.

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15 July 2010  New Glasgow iPhone App has finger on pulse of City's Style Mile

Glasgow City Marketing Bureau (GCMB) has launched a bespoke, real-time app for the iPhone, iTouch and iPad, which gives information on more than 600 businesses on the style mile.
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15 July 2010  Boss Susan wins Euro job after city success

The woman behind the successful £150 million revamp of Glasgow’s St Enoch Centre has won a promotion that puts her in charge of shopping malls acros  ...more...


14 July 2010  Top financial adviser comes to Glasgow

Leading independent financial advisers Central Investment is to open a new office in Glasgow.

The Aberdeen-based firm, which has over £500m of assets under management,  ...more...


14 July 2010  Glasgow in top five UK destinations for foreign tourists

Glasgow is the third most popular UK destination for overseas visitors, with 312,000 foreign tourists coming to the city last year.

Only London with 15 million and Edi  ...more...


14 July 2010  Rise in take-up of Glasgow offices

Take up of Glasgow office space doubled in the second quarter of 2010, when surveyors Jones Lang Lasalle said the city had performed well.

City centre office take up increased to  ...more...


09 July 2010  Glasgow firms come out on top in UK stock market analysis

A recent analysis of stock market trends has shown Scots companies are outperforming their UK rivals in relation to the benchmark UK index. Thanks to continued growth in sectors like eng  ...more...


08 July 2010  Rates Revaluation Survey

A recent Glasgow Chamber of Commerce survey on the revaluation of business rates has revealed the impact it is having on businesses - with increases of as much as 60% cited.

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06 July 2010  New international air routes

Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Platinum Partner, Glasgow Airport BAA, is negotiating a range of new international air routes which will generate around £16million in business for the city.  ...more...


05 July 2010  Anti-Organised Crime Scheme

Scotland’s police forces are to develop a formal channel of communication to alert legitimate companies to the criminal histories of trading partners and contractors in a bid to tackle o  ...more...


01 July 2010  Glasgow Business Awards 2010

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29 June 2010  John Lewis appoints new Glasgow Managing Director

John Lewis department stores has appointed Kim Lowe as managing director of John Lewis Glasgow – succeeding Lesley Ballantyne, who recently took up the post of Director of Operational De  ...more...


23 June 2010  A Budget for Business? Definitely maybe!

The new coalition Government’s first Budget had one clear premise - that we needed to cut the structural deficit faster and further than had been proposed by its predecessor.

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21 June 2010  More detail in the retail for Argyle Street

The pedestrian stretch of Argyle Street is next in line to get the Style Mile treatment with a £500,000 plan to revamp the shopping area.

The aim is to create greater  ...more...


18 June 2010  Glasgow's position as top retail destination confirmed

An independent survey by leading research firm CACI has shown Glasgow has moved up the retail rankings to be crowned the second best shopping destination in the UK.

Th  ...more...


18 June 2010  BCC Chamber Awards 2010

The closing date for the BCC Chamber Awards is Friday 25 June 2010. For further information visit: www.chamberawards.co.uk  ...more...


16 June 2010  Revaluation of Business Rates - Member Views and Experiences

Following a number of enquiries regarding revaluation of business rates, we would like to seek your views and experiences of this year's revaluation in informing Glasgow Chamber's discus  ...more...


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Transport Summit 2010
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Positive Action Club - Awareness Session
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