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The Scottish construction industry is experiencing a boom, according to the latest survey of the sector's small and medium-sized (SME) firms. The latest State of Trade Survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) found that Scottish SME construction companies are enjoying their fastest growth

An Edinburgh-based start-up responsible for a popular mobile shopping app has won major new funding from Royal Mail Group (RMG) and other investors. Mallzee, founded in 2013 to publish a flagship shopping app by the same name, has won a total of £2.5 million from RMG and some of its existing invest

Guarantor loans are potentially just as damaging as payday loans and are already saddling friends and relatives with "mountains of debt", Citizens Advice has warned. The charity said those put forward as a guarantor on behalf of a borrower were unknowingly signing up to guarantee expensive loan repa

Scot Young Scot Young, the Dundee-born property tycoon who was found last year impaled on railings outside his London penthouse cannot have his death ruled as a suicide, a coroner has decided.

Homecoming 2014 generated £136m for Scottish economy Scotland's Year of Homecoming in 2014 attracted 326,000 visitors and generated £136m for the economy, according to research.

P9374. (Image courtesy of Christie's). An RAF Spitfire which is the last of its kind after being painstakingly restored over five years has been sold at auction for a record £3.1 million.

The Scottish Government has dramatically revised down its estimates of how much revenue will be generated from North Sea oil and gas over the next four years. According to the 20 page oil and gas bulletin, Scottish North Sea oil revenues could drop to £500 million next year, a fraction of £7.8bn i

Chas Booth The City of Edinburgh Council has unanimously passed a motion to express concern about the effects of the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) on local services, jobs, suppliers and democracy.

Union Street masterplan revealed Union Street BDP has today published proposals of the 49 projects planned for the multi-million pound regeneration of Aberdeen city centre.

The City of Edinburgh Council has granted planning permission for the first part of the £850 million Edinburgh St James development site.

UK air travellers are being hit by some of the world’s highest taxes, which are penalising SMEs trying to expand overseas, disadvantaging remote regional cities, and chipping away at labour mobility, according to Scottish accountancy firm Campbell Dallas. A study by Campbell Dallas’ membership n

George Osborne The UK Government has confirmed that it will launch a Lloyds share sale to the public "in the next 12 months".

Dr Martin Wersing House prices in Aberdeen could hold the key to predicting the future price of oil, according to academics at the University of Aberdeen.

Members of the public are being invited to view the latest stage of development plans for the expansion of Aberdeen Harbour as fresh images of the expansion are revealed.

Bakery giant Finsbury Food Group has today announced the proposed acquisition of Glasgow-based Johnstone’s Just Desserts (Johnstone’s), from administrators FRP Advisory. The firm, which bought Fletchers Group of Bakeries last year, said that the purchase of Johnstone’s would escalate the compa