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The new measures introduced in Scotland to control the spread of coronavirus will have a negative impact on retailers in Scotland who are trying to 'claw their way back' to pre-crisis footfall levels, according to David Lonsdale, director of the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC). 

Fast-tracked funding of £3.5 million to help local communities drive their green recovery from the coronavirus pandemic has been announced by the Scottish Government. The Community Climate Asset Fund will provide grants of up to £100,000 for projects supporting community climate action i

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is urging members of the public who invested in the unauthorised land banking scheme operated by Synergy Land Group Limited, and who may be eligible to receive some of their money back, to get in contact with the FCA. Between late 2009 and May 2011, members of t

Cairn Gorm will benefit from more than £20.51 million of funding from the Scottish Government and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to make it a year-round attraction, generating significant economic benefits for the local area and Scotland’s tourism sector. Funded by the Scottish G

Employers in Scotland who may have wrongly claimed support from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) are being warned to act now to avoid significant penalties from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

Azets, the accountancy firm that was previously known as Campbell Dallas and Scott Moncrieff in Scotland, has appointed 31 graduate trainees and apprentices across Scotland.  Since 2013, 150 graduate trainees and apprentices have been recruited across Scotland by Azets and the former firms.&nbs

A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton named Stan has sold for £24.5 million at Christie's auction house in New York, breaking an all-time record.

Glasgow has raced out of the starting blocks in its bid to double the size of its city centre population over the next 15 years to 40,000. Civic leaders were last week handed a very welcome boost to their ambitions to deliver their City Centre Living Strategy (CCLS) when LGIM Real Assets (Legal &

The Scottish Government has announced a new £40 million fund to help businesses affected by temporary restrictions to slow the spread of coronavirus. The COVID-19 Restrictions Fund will provide one-off grants of up to £3,000, depending on rateable value, to bars, restaurants and oth

Organisers of the AccelerateHER Awards have launched their 2021 programme today which will be staged online including a virtual finals event celebrating the achievements of inspiring and ambitious female business founders.  The annual awards provide an opportunity for businesswomen who have fou

Dr Sheila O’Neill, a GP and clinical director of Glasgow Medical Rooms, discusses how employers can help address mental health issues in the workplace. On Saturday we marked World Mental Health Day, an annual event designated by the World Health Organisation. At a time when social distanc

The growth of business activity in Scotland's private sector lost momentum in September, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI. The Scottish private sector continued to recover from the impact of COVID-19 last month, however, momentum was lost as the latest increase in growth was only m

More than 350,000 families in Scotland have fallen behind on council tax payments during the coronavirus lockdown period. For the first six months of the financial year, local authorities in Scotland have missed out on £100 million of revenue.

UK banks may enlist debt collection firms to recover billions of pounds of state-supported COVID-19 loans.

Dundee-based metal fabrication firm METALtech has received a £100,000 loan from the Scottish Government's Digital Development Loan, making the firm the 100th recipient of the fund.  The loan will facilitate the purchase of a CNC Plasma Cutting Machine including an Intelligent Real Time In