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Chris Ramsey, from Bridge of Don, is planning to travel from the North to the South Pole by electric car this spring. The team’s route will take them 27,000km from the arctic through Canada, the USA, Central and South America to Antarctica in a Nissan Ariya e-4ORCE.

The vehicle’s modifications include ruggedised bodywork, upgraded wheels, tires and suspension. The temperatures on the trip are expected to range from -22F to 90F.

Chris and his wife Julie previously became the first people to finish the Mongol Rally in an electric vehicle, visiting 20 countries in 56 days. Chris also holds a World Record for the longest distance covered by an e-bike in 12 hours.

If you’re in the market for a charming feel-good night out, then check out The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel which comes to His Majesty’s from April 4-8. The story follows a group of retirees at a crumbling hotel in India and has a star-studded cast including Paul Nicolas, Belinda Lang and Tessa Peake-Jones.

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A North-east business is celebrating after being named as Scotland’s Independent Multiple Operator of the Year at the 26th Scottish Licensed Trade News (SLTN) Awards. The McGinty’s Group was first launched in 2009 with their first pub, McGinty’s Meal An’ Ale and has witnessed significant growth increasing their portfolio to 10 venues including the popular No.10 Bar & Restaurant, The Silver Darling and The Grill.

The SLTN awards, which were hosted by comedian Jason Manford at the Glasgow Hilton, celebrated and recognised the rich and diverse businesses in hospitality and the tourism sector from around Scotland, presenting more than 20 of their coveted corkscrew trophies in front of an audience of 650. Director of The McGinty’s Group, Allan Henderson, remarked, ‘It’s fair to say that we are over the moon to have received this prestigious award. After what has been such a challenging time for the whole industry, it is recognition for all the hard work that our amazing team does on a daily basis.’

EnerMech has acquired Stork Australia and New Zealand for an undisclosed sum as part of its strategic plan to add scale to its global integrity management business and further its diversification into new markets including defence, mining, chemicals, and energy industries.

EnerMech CEO Christian Brown commented, ‘The addition of Stork’s former Australian and New Zealand business to our portfolio not only increases the scalability of our core service lines, solutions and agility, it also brings a great legacy into the EnerMech family. The crux of our strengths lies in the integrated solutions our multi-disciplined workforce delivers, by combining our experts, equipment, IP, and technology our competence across the entire asset lifecycle continues to grow.’

EnerMech has been operating in Australia for thirteen years delivering on many landmark projects and servicing operating assets across alternative energy, infrastructure and mining sectors.