Liftshare to victory in the Scottish Workplace Journey Challenge!
The Scottish Workplace Journey Challenge is entering its final days, aiming to get as many people as possible commuting to work by walking, cycling, public transport and liftsharing. If you work in Scotland, register now and start logging your journeys to be in with a chance to win prizes and compete with friends, family, and colleagues!
The Challenge aims…
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Heriot-Watt University has long promoted sustainability initiatives including liftsharing to and from campus, and last week, their community group Transition Heriot-Watt
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All Hallows Eve is almost upon us, and the country is getting more in the spooky spirit than ever – just look at Liftshare’s Halloween make-over! 2016 has a whole host of Halloween events up and down the country, and here’s our pick of the top 13 for you to visit.
1 Primevil, Norfolk
Set in the Dinosaur Adventure Park,…
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It’s not long until the final bank holiday of the summer, and we’ll all be skipping out of the office on the Friday for a glorious three-day weekend. There’s loads on across the country, so if you haven’t already, now’s the time to get planning for your final summer adventure. With drivers and passengers alike ready to share, get…
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Throughout August, Liftshare held a new award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe which was designed to get performers and their fans thinking about their impact on the environment while in the Scottish capital.
Congestion is a very real issue across Scotland and the broader UK, and as the Fringe is the world’s largest cultural event, it’s no secret that the…
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The Edinburgh Fringe is coming to a close on Monday, August 31st, and it’s been a typically busy year in the capital, which has played host to what is arguably the largest cultural event in the world. As you can imagine, the city streets get pretty busy each August and high traffic levels are common, which is why
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We’re just a day away from the close date of our first Liftshare Festival Fringe Award, and we’ve got another entry spotlight for you to check out.
The aim of this award was to invite comedians and performers at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to send in videos of themselves talking about their green views, what they do to reduce their…
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It’s the last week of our Liftshare Festival Fringe Award, but we still have some great entries from comedians and performers to share with you.
If you’ve only just encountered our award, it’s essentially a new accolade we’ve opened up to acts at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which invites them to send us a video of themselves sharing their…
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We’re firmly into week two of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and we’ve had a steady stream of acts submitting entries to our inaugural green comedy award.
The Liftshare Festival Fringe Award was started as a way for festival performers to send us videos of themselves talking about their green views, encouraging their fans to think green and of course -…
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This year, Liftshare has been running a brand new comedy award for acts participating in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. It’s not just about laughs, as we’re encouraging comedians and performers to say something green – be it their views on car sharing, why Edinburgh is a beautiful city, and why we need to be thinking about sustainability.
In short, we…
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Nick Revell’s show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is called “Feminist Porno Jihadi”. It’s an 18+ rated gig, so no kids allowed to listen to this Perrier Award nominated comedian’s satire.
You’ll be able to catch Nick Revell at the Festival this year at the Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, that’s Venue 319. Where is that? That’s down…
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This week, Liftshare launched a brand new comedy award for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which invites comedians from across the world to tell us their views about green and sustainability issues, or do something funny to get people thinking about environmental matters.
Why? Because last year Fringe acts sold over 2 million show tickets, and the Scottish capital…
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Train commuters travelling on the Edinburgh to Glasgow main line are set to experience six weeks of delays as a result of maintenance work due to be carried out on the route’s Winchburgh Tunnel.
The Edinburgh Evening News reports that the Winchburgh tunnel will close to allow major electrification works that will disrupt the line between Edinburgh and…
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According to new research released today, Edinburgh boasts the smartest drivers in all of the UK.
The Scotsman reports that the study – conducted by Xerox Urban Mobility – shows that nearly 90% of Edinburgh drivers use smart technology while driving, parking or if they’re a commuter, buying tickets.
Despite all of this modern tech, it’s claimed drivers in the capital…
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