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Children in Scotland’s Orkney Islands enjoy the best quality of life anywhere in Scotland, according to the 2016 Bank of Scotland’s Children’s Quality of Life Survey.

A new study funded by the Bank of Scotland shows that the Highlands and Islands are the best place in Great Britain to raise children. The 2015 Bank of Scotland Children’s Quality of Life Survey found that children in Orkney enjoy the best quality of life of any local area district (LAD), followed

Under the new plans outlined in yesterday’s Queen’s Speech, the Scottish Parliament is to receive new devolved powers to raise 40 per cent of taxes and decide about 60 per cent of public spending north of the border. The powers described in the proposed Scotland Bill, which was included in the s

iLivestock, the award-winning livestock management platform from Fife-based agri-tech company Duradiamond Software Ltd, is accelerating its commercial growth following a £750,000 loan from the British Business Bank’s Investment Fund for Scotland via appointed fund manager, The FSE Group.

Hundreds of buildings have been brought back into use and over £10 million has been raised for council services thanks to new tax-raising powers adopted by the City of Edinburgh Council.

Two Towns Down, Paisley's first brewery in over a century, has expanded its premises and boosted production thanks to support from Business Gateway. The business was started by Sandy McKelvie and specialises in flavoured distilled beers. It offers a wide range of products and flavours for purch

Nationwide Building Society members are being asked to approve a new pay deal for chief executive Debbie Crosbie, potentially tripling her maximum long-term bonus to £3.42 million. The proposal comes after Ms Crosbie's plan to acquire Virgin Money UK for £2.9 billion, significantly incre

The Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) has successfully graduated its 2024 cohort of 12 clean energy start-ups, continuing its mission to advance clean energy technologies. Having completed the 15-week programme, the companies collectively raised £860,000 in equity.

Tech-enabled business critical services group AAB has celebrated the success of the inaugural charity ball for its philanthropic arm, AABIE, raising £52,631.

The Scottish Parliament’s Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee has warned that it is seriously concerned by the challenges facing Scottish businesses in the new year regardless of whether a Brexit deal has been reached.

Staff at wealth manager Brewin Dolphin's Edinburgh office have raised £2,950 for two local charities by walking the equivalent, in miles, of the north coast of Scotland for their virtual 'north coast 500' challenge.  Brewin Dolphin's chosen charities are the Edinburgh Foodbank and Scottis

A crowdfunding campaign launched to save Edinburgh's Gorgie City Farm has raised over £57,000 since its initiation on Saturday.

(L-R) Laura Hughes, Scott & Jenny Hastings and Elaine McCann Former rugby star Scott Hastings got a record number of runners under starter’s orders in Edinburgh this week in a 5K race that brought property professionals from all over the UK together in the Scottish capital.

Euan Fraser Specialist consultancy services firm Alpha Financial Markets Consulting, which was previously owned by Edinburgh investment house Dunedin, has started trading on London's AIM market, raising £125.4 million through an initial public offering.

Dowdle and Swift (Image: GoFundMe) An American teenager who claims her parents cut her off from the money to pay for her university education because she had a black boyfriend has raised thousands of pounds through an appeal posted on an internet crowdfunding site.