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Continuing with the trend over the past few years, Highland has seen the highest ever direct spend recorded for filming in The Highland Council region. In 2024, figures surpassed previous years to reach over £3.5 million in direct spend.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a new 5-year strategy to deepen trust, rebalance risk, support growth and improve lives.  The FCA will focus on four priorities: 

The Scottish women-led angel investment group, Mint Ventures, has welcome seasoned entrepreneur and business leader, Jamie Landale, as a non-executive director. Mr Landale, from Crieff, is the founder of The Crieff Food Company and Wilde Thyme Ltd and drove both companies to industry acclaim before

Diageo's Cameronbridge Distillery, a major producer of grain whisky, Gordon's, Tanqueray, and Smirnoff, is set to embark on a multi-million-pound decarbonisation project to electrify its operations and drastically reduce its carbon emissions by more than 90%. Facilitated by SP Energy Networks (SPEN)

A Scottish third-generation egg producer has welcomed some aspects of Defra secretary Steve Reed’s so-called "new deal for farmers". However, managing director of Farmlay Iain Chapman, stopped short of giving his wholehearted support to the Secretary of State’s speech at last month's Oxf

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves spoke at Siemens Healthineers in Oxfordshire on 29 January 2025. Rachel Reeves stressed why economic growth matters, how to achieve it, and "what we are going to do further and faster to deliver it."

An Aberdeen robotics company is growing its team after record year which saw it double turnover to £2 million. High Performance Robotics (HPR) has been driving down the cost of subsea inspection, intervention and repair with its growing capability. Advances in miniaturised sensor and robotics

Legal & General (L&G) has acquired a prime purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Edinburgh's Fountainbridge area for more than £35 million. The PBSA, Lower Gilmore Place, has been acquired off market by L&G’s Managed Fund from Glencairn Properties. Knight Frank

David Ross, CEO of Glasgow Credit Union, discusses the importance of ethical and purpose-driven lending in addressing the national housing emergency. Scotland is currently facing a national housing emergency, with a record number of people currently in temporary accommodation. Housing pressures are

Forth Ports has announced a £50 million private investment in infrastructure at the Port of Leith having secured its largest ever offshore wind contract – the delivery of the 1.1 gigawatt (GW) Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm. This latest investment in infrastructure at the Port of Leith wil

A 7,000-home neighbourhood including two schools, a hotel and commercial, retail & community facilities to the western fringe of Edinburgh has been granted planning consent in principle.

Scotland’s first all-female business angel syndicate, Investing Women Angels (IWA), and its sister organisation AccelerateHER have launched a new initiative designed to attract more businesswomen into angel investing – an imperative in addressing the equity gap between male and female-le

Growth capital investment firm BGF has appointed Gregor Steedman and Michael Berger to its Edinburgh team following strong activity in the region and looks ahead to future deal growth. Mr Steedman joins as an investor, bringing with him a wealth of experience and unique insight. Prior to joining BGF

Company directors are being urged to avoid engaging rogue unlicensed insolvency advisors or risk severe financial penalties, being struck off as a director or at worst, a prison sentence, an accountancy firm has warned. "It is very concerning that some directors are engaging the services of unlicens

Law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn has reported seven per cent turnover growth to £71.4 million in the year to 30 April 2024. Net profits at the firm also saw a significant rise, up 12 per cent to £30.2 million. In recognition of the firm's performance, a bonus of five per cent of annual s