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Laid-off oil worker uses his new business to help young people in Aberdeen back into employment © Supplied by Palm Safe Former oil worker, Marko Steiger, has set up his own hand sanitiser company during lockdown and has since sold thousands of bottles. He now hopes to be able to offer job opportunities to the citys young people. Picture supplied by Palm Safe. Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal...

Council secures hundreds of jobs for young people in Aberdeen © Shutterstock / fizkes Aberdeen City Council co-leader Jenny Laing Aberdeen City Council has secured more than 300 job opportunities for young people at risk of long-term unemployment through the Kickstart scheme. There have been 348 Kickstart posts across 68 public, private and third sector employers secured via the city council to date, with dozens more applications under consideration. This represents almost £2.5million of gran...

Updated: January 14, 2021, 6:43 pm © Supplied by Palm Safe Former oil worker, Marko Steiger, has set up his own hand sanitizer company during lockdown and has since sold thousands of bottles. Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up An Aberdeen engineer who lost his job in the oil and gas industry has used his talents to build...

Updated: January 2, 2021, 9:10 am © DCT Media / Heather Fowlie Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up It’s no secret that the festive holidays can be rough, but this January is expected to be particularly tough for some. For while the beginning of the new year signals a time of celebration, it could also signal the ringing...

Stakam: Arbroath chemical firm scales up production in Covid-19 response © SYSTEM Alistair Watson, founder and managing director of Stakam A collaboration between two north east firms has boosted manufacturing capacity of premium-grade hand sanitiser as demand continues to soar. Arbroath-based chemical manufacturer Stakam modified its production facility to manufacture NHS approved hand sanitisers at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The firm says it also become the first in Scotland with t...

North-east pupils raise £500 with Christmas shop © Supplied by Mhairi Cairns Mhairi Cairns and her class from Laurencekirk Primary School. A group of entrepreneurial school pupils have managed to make more than £500 with their very own Christmas shop. The primary one class at Laurencekirk Primary School decided to set up their own business as part of a project. The 23 youngsters and their teacher Mhairi Cairns opted to sell Christmas crafts and hand sanitiser they managed to buy from Aberdee...