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Despite setting their alarms for 6:30am and leaving the house by 7:23am, the average British worker does not feel fully awake until 9:40am on the average weekday, according to a new survey. Most Brits will be in work for a full 40 minutes before they feel able to function while the average worker cl

Alan Davis Alan Davis (51) has been appointed chairman of Henderson Loggie, the Scottish business services and accounting firm with offices in Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.

As the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill continues to pass through the Scottish Parliament, which includes calls for caps in ‘rent pressure zones’, the market continues to ease with the latest Citylets Quarterly Report showing that average rents have fallen again, now at £747 per mont

  Lucy Carroll

Scotland was the only part of the UK to experience a fall in both occupancy and revenue during October according to the latest report by accountants and business advisers, BDO. The firm’s monthly hotel survey found that year-on-year occupancy in Scotland fell 5.6 per cent to 81.0 per cent and reve

Frontline services for Edinburgh’s vulnerable, older and younger residents will be prioritised in the City of Edinburgh Council’s 2016/17 budget which was unveiled yesterday as the authority attempts to address a £126 million budget shortfall over the next four years. The £950m budget, the fir

Tony Barrell, Mike Jervis and Rob Hunt of PwC have been appointed as joint administrators of discount shoe retailer’s Brantano (UK) Limited. Brantano operates 140 stores and 60 concessions across the UK employing around 2,000 staff, 23 of the retailer’s outlets are in Scotland and employ just un

The number of domestic tourist visits to Scotland jumped nine per cent, to around 12.9 million, in the year to the end of September 2015. The Great Britain Tourism Survey published today also shows that expenditure on domestic tourism visits - visitors from Scotland, England and Wales staying for at

Wee Rabbie Burns famously said: “Some hae meat and canna eat, and some wad eat that want it”.

MSPs on the Delegated Powers and Law Reform committee have recommended that the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Bill should proceed as a consolidation bill, in a report published today. The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Bill is what is known as a consolidation bill and it is the first such bill to be referred to this

A North-east based financial services company has made a substantial investment in the local economy after securing new premises in Aberdeenshire. Phil Anderson Financial Services Ltd, which has offices in Aberdeen and Caithness, has invested a six-figure sum into new premises for its Ellon operatio

Michael Magnay Deloitte has bolstered its restructuring services offering in Scotland with the addition of Michael Magnay as a director to its team north of the border.

Gordon MacDonald New analysis released today by the independent Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) has shown that spending in Scotland on enterprise and economic development per head now stands at more than double the UK level.

Paul Brown Recycling, resources and renewable energy company Viridor has announced the appointment of Paul Brown as its new Scottish regional managing director.

PwC has moved to strengthen its fast-growing cyber security practice with the acquisition of Praxism, an Edinburgh-based consultancy specialising in identity and access management (IDaM). Praxism is renowned for solutions to effectively tackle staff, customer and consumer identity management problem