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The Herald Scotland
an hour ago
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
Hotel developer gets public contribution cut after mistake
The City of Edinburgh Council said payment recalculation of around £75,000 relates to the redevelopment of a former Debenhams on Princes Street. It is for the planned first Zedwell hotel, with 328 conventional rooms and 350 capsule pods, rooftop bar and retail space at ground level. A report to councillors showed they had "resolved to grant planning permission, subject to the conclusion of a legal agreement for developer contributions, including the net sum of £237,648 towards tram infrastructure". The report continued: "However, the correct net tram contribution sum is £162,111. This is due to previous errors in the figures for the existing and proposed tram contributions." The council report added policy "requires contributions to the provision of infrastructure to mitigate the impact of development". It added: "The Action Programme and Developer Contributions and Infrastructure Delivery Supplementary Guidance sets out contributions required towards the provision of infrastructure." The report continued: "Developer contributions towards tram infrastructure were originally based on a figure of £811,854 for 11731.87 square metres of existing retail." It pointed to: "There was also an error in the calculation for the proposed scheme - the figure of £1,049,50 based on 328 bedrooms and 719 square metres of dormitory style rooms. This figure should be £1,004,208." It added: 'An amended legal agreement is necessary to secure the correct total infrastructure contribution of £375,393. The previous total contribution calculated was £450,930.' Fashion giant opens first branded Teen store in Scotland A global fashion giant is today opening its first branded store in Scotland specifically directed at young people. Mango is launching its newest store, which will also bring new jobs to the country's largest city. The store brings Mango Teen to Scotland for the first time, "strengthening the brand's growing presence across the UK". Mango today opens Mango Teen store in Buchanan Galleries, Glasgow creating 10 new jobs. Around the Greens ⛳ Scotland's newest golf course opens for play today This article appears as part of Kristy Dorsey's Around the Greens series The driving force in the creation of what is widely regarded as Canada's top luxury golf destination, Ben Cowan-Dewar began his career as a golf tour operator and moved into resort development with the 2012 debut of Cabot Links on Cape Breton, a tiny island near Nova Scotia.
Glasgow Times
2 hours ago
- Business
- Glasgow Times
Mango Teen opened first store in Glasgow's Buchanan Galleries
Mango has opened the new store in Glasgow's Buchanan Galleries, creating 10 new jobs. The store, which is the third Mango Teen to open in the UK, offers a full range of clothing, footwear, accessories and sportswear for young people, with designs inspired by Mediterranean style. Fiona Cullen, international regional director for the UK and Ireland, said: 'Our new Teen store in Glasgow is a confident step forward for Mango, building on the strong progress we have made over the last year to broaden the appeal of Mango to even more customers across the UK. 'Buchanan Galleries is the perfect home to introduce our fresh, youthful and versatile Teen collection to the city's young people, in a store format that truly represents the Mediterranean soul of our brand.' (Image: Teen) READ NEXT: This supermarket is the first in Glasgow to pay staff at least £13 an hour The opening of the 3000 sq ft Glasgow store follows the UK launches in Carnaby Street and Westfield London. This store features Mango's signature New Med interior design, using natural materials, warm tones and sustainable elements. Mango Teen, launched in 2021, is currently expanding rapidly, aiming to double its number of stores to more than 40 by the end of 2024, alongside an online presence in 95 markets. The concept forms a key part of Mango's 2024–2026 4Es strategic plan, which focuses on broadening the brand's reach through global store expansion. Mango plans to open a further 500 new stores worldwide over the next three years, including 20 in the UK in 2025. Read more: Inside the plans for major Buchanan Galleries refurbishment Berta Moral, director of Mango Kids and Teen, said: 'We first launched Mango Teen after we noticed a gap in the market for fresh, contemporary fashion for young people. 'This latest standalone store opening for Mango Teen in the UK, and our first in Scotland, demonstrates that this appetite for youthful, vibrant designs hasn't gone away – far from it. 'We're focused on continuing to grow our offer for younger audiences and establishing the UK as a key market for Mango Teen.' Mango currently operates five stores in Glasgow and eight across Scotland. The company ended 2024 with more than 80 stores in the UK, in addition to its online platform and other digital marketplaces.
The Herald Scotland
5 hours ago
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
Fashion giant opens first branded Teen store in Scotland
The store brings Mango Teen to Scotland for the first time, "strengthening the brand's growing presence across the UK". Mango today opens Mango Teen store in Buchanan Galleries, Glasgow creating 10 new jobs. The firm said: "Situated in one of Glasgow's most iconic retail destinations, the new store offers the complete Mango Teen collection including clothing, footwear, accessories, and sportswear. "Combining timeless and versatile staples with contemporary pieces in eye-catching prints, Mango Teen offers quality fashion at reasonable prices with a fresh and youthful vibe." The new 3,000 square feet store also reflects Mango's New Med concept - "an interior design inspired by the brand's Mediterranean heritage and culture, with natural textures, warm tones and sustainable materials that create a bright and welcoming shopping space". READ MORE: Signage appears ahead of UNIQLO store opening in Scottish city The Buchanan Galleries opening is the third Teen store to open in the UK, following the launch of Mango Teen in the UK last year at Carnaby Street and Westfield London. The firm added: "This milestone reaffirms Mango's commitment to the UK, the first international market to host a standalone Teen store and one of the company's top 10 markets globally." First launched in 2021, Mango Teen is in the midst of an ambitious expansion plan doubling its number of stores in 2024 to over 40, as well as online presence in 95 markets. The firm said: "This growth of Mango Teen forms part of Mango's strategic plan, which aims to reinforce Mango's differentiated value proposition through driving sales and store expansion, including an ambitious roadmap to expand Mango's store portfolio across the UK." The brand aims to open a further 500 stores globally over the next three years, including 20 in the UK in 2025. Fiona Cullen, Mango international regional director for the UK & Ireland, said: 'Our new Teen store in Glasgow is a confident step forward for Mango, building on the strong progress we have made over the last year to broaden the appeal of Mango to even more customers across the UK. "Buchanan Galleries is the perfect home to introduce our fresh, youthful and versatile Teen collection to the city's young people, in a store format that truly represents the Mediterranean soul of our brand." Berta Moral, director of Mango Kids and Teen, said: "We first launched Mango Teen after we noticed a gap in the market for fresh, contemporary fashion for young people. "This latest standalone store opening for Mango Teen in the UK, and our first in Scotland, demonstrates that this appetite for youthful, vibrant designs hasn't gone away – far from it. We're focused on continuing to grow our offer for younger audiences and establishing the UK as a key market for Mango Teen. There are currently five Mango stores in Glasgow and eight in Scotland. At the end of 2024, Mango had over 80 stores in the United Kingdom, as well as and online presence in other marketplaces.
Miami Herald
13 hours ago
- Politics
- Miami Herald
At longtime South Beach club, new immigration rules force dancers off stage
On a recent Wednesday night, dancers in glittering sequined costumes spun across a bartop stage, gyrating to bachata hits under the neon rainbow lighting at Mango's Tropical Cafe. But one of the iconic South Beach club's beloved performers was missing from the lineup. A staple of dance performances at Mango's for the last two years, Eduardo was recently let go. Mango's owner David Wallack said Eduardo, a Cuban national who arrived in 2023 through a humanitarian parole program, is just one of many valuable employees the nightclub has lost because their work authorization was revoked. 'First we lost three, then it turned into four — suddenly I realized we've lost 10 people in the last two weeks,' Wallack said. 'That's a big percentage of staff for any small business. And a specialized person like a great dancer, an artist, that's extremely hard to replace.' Eduardo, who agreed to speak to the Herald using only his middle name because he fears being deported, recently became one of thousands of Cubans in South Florida who have lost the right to work because of the tightening of immigration policies under President Donald Trump. In March, the Department of Homeland Security announced it would terminate the humanitarian parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans. A lower court briefly blocked that change, but a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on May 30 overturned that order, clearing the way for DHS to cancel work permits tied to parole en masse. At the time, DHS called the ruling 'a victory for the American people,' adding that ending the parole programs, 'as well as the paroles of those who exploited it, will be a necessary return to common-sense policies, a return to public safety, and a return to America First.' Within days, immigrants in South Florida began receiving notices that their status had been terminated. 'We started getting phone calls from employees in tears saying they got letters from the Department of Homeland Security that their work authorization was revoked,' Mango's human resources director Natalie Corporan said. Employers using the federal E‑Verify system — including Mango's — began receiving automated alerts in June that workers' employment authorization had lapsed. There was no grace period. For businesses like Mango's, the change meant instant staffing losses. 'It's heart-wrenching to have to do this,' Corporan said of the calls she's had to make to employees like Eduardo, letting them know they can't continue working at Mango's. 'It's totally unfair what's happening.' One of those alerts flagged Eduardo. In 2023, he had boarded a flight from Havana to Miami, entering the United States legally through the humanitarian parole program President Joe Biden had created to stem the flow of unauthorized migrants at the southern border. Under the program, citizens of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela could instead legally enter the United States for two years if they had a sponsor in the country, passed a background check and bought a plane ticket. Eager to continue the career he'd begun in Cuba as a professional dancer, Eduardo, then 26, soon landed a spot among Mango's roster of performers, a job where he instantly felt at home. 'I loved everything about Mango's,' Eduardo said. 'There were always new shows, different dances and great vibes — I made new friends, started new relationships and met colleagues, other dancers.' Over the years, Mango's has drawn tourists looking for a quintessential South Beach experience, becoming famous for its entertainment and, in particular, its Cuban performers like the local legend Miguel Cruz. Wallack said he's always wanted Mango's to be the 'Tropicana of the U.S.,' referring to the renowned Havana cabaret club. Eduardo imagined years of choreographing dances and performing at the classic South Beach club. But that dream fell apart in recent months. 'When Trump won the elections, I was worried about what might happen,' Eduardo said. 'I felt a bit of anxiety and fear, but I still hoped everything would be OK.' Eduardo applied for permanent residency in 2023 shortly after arriving and didn't expect any issues with staying or working in the U.S. His parents and siblings, whom he lives with in Miami, were already permanent residents, having immigrated years prior. Wallack said losing Eduardo was particularly painful. 'I loved watching him perform — such unique moves, so acrobatic — and I thought, 'What if I just let him keep working?'' But when Wallack spoke to Corporan about it, she told him the risk was too great. Corporan said her job has become consumed by running weekly employment status checks and scrambling to find replacements for performers, bartenders and servers. 'It's become the top of my list to focus on, ensuring we're in compliance,' Corporan said, adding there's also 'extensive time training and doing rehearsals — we can't just hire anyone to replace employees with special talents.' 'It's a death sentence to our industry,' she added. 'Other businesses are going to face these same struggles with shortages of employees. We're all going to be struggling to do what we can to survive this.' Mango's has recently lost roughly 10% of its staff because of work authorization issues, according to Wallack and Corporan. 'This is really happening right now in Miami Beach. There's a lot of hospitality businesses and many positions filled by immigrants,' Wallack said. 'It's choking us — people who did everything right and got the proper papers, now all of a sudden the government is letting their authorization expire, forcing them to drop out of the workforce,' Wallack added. City commissioners in Miami Beach recently approved an official statement condemning 'the growing use of violent and dehumanizing rhetoric directed at immigrants — rhetoric that threatens the safety, dignity and well-being of thousands of families who call Miami Beach home.' Wallack dialed into the meeting to voice his support for the resolution and share how his business was being affected by the ongoing immigration crackdown. 'These are excellent staff, wonderful contributors to the community who generate tax funds for the city who have lost their ability to work,' Wallack told the commission. 'That resolution was so human. It was empathy, compassion — I felt it was very important to acknowledge that,' he later told the Herald. Mango's has been around for 34 years, and Wallack said that many of his employees have become citizens while working at the nightclub. 'We have employees who've been here for 20 years, who've made their lives at Mango's and supported their families through it. We've given scholarships to some of their children. It's a shame what's happening now. These people are being ostracized,' Wallack said. 'Our staff leans heavily Latin American. They're people who've come here to find a better life — wonderful, hardworking, industrious, hopeful people that have families.' Many of those families may now be facing serious struggles because of the sudden loss of income and employment, he said. Eduardo still hopes to be reauthorized to work and said he'd return to Mango's in a heartbeat. But for now, there's few options — there's no job Eduardo can legally work in the U.S. 'My Mango's salary was totally important to my family's finances,' he said. 'I feel awful because now I can't work or help my family, and I can't do what I love most in the world — which is to dance.'
Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Business
- Scottish Sun
McDonald's customers left divided over new menu item as some say it's ‘vile' but others ‘absolutely love' it
We reveal what other new menu items launched this week below HAPPY OR NOT? McDonald's customers left divided over new menu item as some say it's 'vile' but others 'absolutely love' it Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) MCDONALD'S customers have been left divided over a new item - with some branding it "vile" while others "absolutely love" it. The fast food giant has yet again shaken up its menu, adding a host of fresh options and bringing back some fan favourites. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 McDonald's' new Sprite Zero with Green Apple Syrup has left customers divided But it is one of the new items, Sprite Zero with Green Apple Syrup, that has garnered the most attention - and opinions are majorly split. Some are big fans and can't wait to give it another try. One, posting on X, said: "Just had the green apple sprite I loved it it tasted like apple sours." Meanwhile, a second piped up: "The green drink was my fav thing." A third added: "Absolutely love this one, sour taste." However, others have been quick to show their disapproval, with one branding it "vile". Another commented: "Sprite Green Apple not great." A third added: "The new drinks are disappointing, tasted like soda water with a hint of flavour." Customers looking to buy the new Apple Sprite flavour can get a medium-sized cup for £2.19. But you'll have to be quick as the drink is only on menus for the next six weeks. Axed McDonald's Breakfast Wrap What else is new on menus? McDonald's customers can now tuck into a never-before-seen Jaffa Cake McFlurry, with a regular tub costing £2.49. The flavour, inspired by the beloved British treat, combines dairy ice cream swirled with chocolate-covered shortcake pieces and topped with orange sauce and comes in at 331 calories. Customers can also pick up a cup of Sprite Zero with a pump of Mango & Passionfruit flavourings. The Mango and Passionfruit flavour costs £2.19, the same as the Apple flavour. Customers can opt out of either of the two syrup flavourings and pay £1.79 for a plain medium Sprite Zero. Spicy Chicken McNuggets have also made a welcome return, after first launching in 2019. A six-pack will set you back £4.89 and contain 254 calories. Elsewhere, the Fajita Chicken Big Flavour Wrap will also return to menus, alongside Chilli Cheese Bites. The new flavour will replace the Katsu Chicken wrap. You can check out the full list of menu items that have arrived in restaurants below: Sprite Zero with syrup - £2.19 (Medium) , six calories (Green Apple flavour) or five calories (Mango & Passionfruit flavour) , six calories (Green Apple flavour) or five calories (Mango & Passionfruit flavour) Jaffa Cakes McFlurry - £2.49, 331 calories - £2.49, 331 calories Chicken Big Mac - £5.19, 531 calories - £5.19, 531 calories Chilli Cheese Bites - £2.69, 936 calories - £2.69, 936 calories Steakhouse Stack - £6.49, 632 calories - £6.49, 632 calories Big Tasty - £7.19, 802 calories - £7.19, 802 calories Big Tasty with Bacon - £8.09, 849 calories - £8.09, 849 calories 6 Spicy Chicken McNuggets - £4.89, 254 calories - £4.89, 254 calories Big Arch - £7.99, 1,057 calories - £7.99, 1,057 calories The Fajita Chicken One - £3.69, 362 calories (grilled) or 490 calories (crispy) - £3.69, 362 calories (grilled) or 490 calories (crispy) Milky Way McFlurry - £2.49, 350 calories What goes on must come off though and the new menu items have replaced a number of others. The Cheesy McCrispy, Halloumi Fries, Katsu Wraps and Toffee Crisp McFlurry have all now vanished from menus. But, this is not uncommon at McDonald's as it regularly freshens up its menu. The Sun asked McDonald's to comment. How to save at McDonald's You could end up being charged more for a McDonald's meal based solely on the McDonald's restaurant you choose. Research by The Sun found a Big Mac meal can be up to 30% cheaper at restaurants just two miles apart from each other. You can pick up a Big Mac and fries for just £2.99 at any time by filling in a feedback survey found on McDonald's receipts. The receipt should come with a 12-digit code which you can enter into the Food for Thought website alongside your submitted survey. You'll then receive a five-digit code which is your voucher for the £2.99 offer. There are some deals and offers you can only get if you have the My McDonald's app, so it's worth signing up to get money off your meals. The MyMcDonald's app can be downloaded on iPhone and Android phones and is quick to set up. You can also bag freebies and discounts on your birthday if you're a My McDonald's app user. The chain has recently sent out reminders to app users to fill out their birthday details - otherwise they could miss out on birthday treats. Do you have a money problem that needs sorting? Get in touch by emailing money-sm@ Plus, you can join our Sun Money Chats and Tips Facebook group to share your tips and stories
