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Scottish retail sales edged up for the fourth consecutive month in October, providing a modest but welcome start to the crucial pre-Christmas trading period.

At next week’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee (19 November 2025) Councillors will be asked to agree to defer further consideration of a possible Visitor Levy for Perth and Kinross until more details on national changes to the legislation are available. Earlier this year Councillors voted

A new wave of AI data centres across central Scotland, including a flagship project at Ravenscraig, could receive electricity discounts under measures announced yesterday by the UK Government’s AI Growth Zone team within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. DSIT highlighted S

The owners of Strathmore Golf Centre at Alyth are to reinstate previously approved plans for hotel, holiday and leisure facilities as they look to sell the 79.32ha site. Operated by business partners David Norman, together with Peter and Simon Howell, for the past 20 years, the centre has previously

A modest grant from Scottish Forestry has helped Aberdeenshire-based Highland Heritage Woodworks expand its sustainable, high-quality Scottish timber production, via a new drying kiln and grading machine. The funding is a contribution to the costs of a newly installed, state-of-the-art, biomass- pow

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has abandoned plans to raise income tax at the 26 November Budget, following improved economic forecasting from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). Ms Reeves had previously hinted at tax rises or "deep cuts" to public investment to fill a significant gap in her spend

A 150-year-old bottle of one of the world’s rarest beers has been opened for the first time since the 19th Century as part of a project to recreate the Victorian ale originally brewed to sustain Arctic explorers. The bottle of Allsopp’s Arctic Ale, produced in 1875 for Sir George Nares&r

A renewable energy start-up is preparing to capture opportunities in the fast-growing green hydrogen sector – projected to be worth $230 billion (c. £175bn) globally by 2032 – after receiving support from Business Gateway and through the East Renfrewshire Accelerator (ERA) Programm

Historic East Highland distillery Glencadam has officially opened a new multi-million-pound visitor centre in Brechin, marking a landmark moment in its bicentennial year.

Output in the UK construction sector grew by 0.2% in September and by 0.1% over the third quarter of 2025, new figures have revealed.

Barrhead-based contractor AC Whyte & Co Ltd has secured £550,000 in funding from UKSE, a subsidiary of Tata Steel, to support its ambitious expansion plans and recruitment drive as it diversifies into new areas. The funding will enable the family-run business, which employs 94 staff, to in

Cashflow is king and critical to the viability of an SME but small changes to policies and processes could make a major difference to financial performance, according to Azets. Nicola Campbell, partner and head of accountancy and business advisory services at Azets in Glasgow, has outlined five key

Nationwide has committed to keeping all 696 of its branches open until at least 2030, extending its existing "Branch Promise" by an additional two years. The guarantee includes all newly acquired Virgin Money locations, even those situated near existing Nationwide sites.

BR-DGE, the Edinburgh-based payment orchestration provider, has partnered with THG Ingenuity, a global e-commerce group, to deliver BR-DGE Vault, a PCI-compliant hybrid tokenisation solution. THG Ingenuity provides ecommerce solutions designed to accelerate brand growth. The company will implement B

A record 4,000 employers across Scotland are now accredited to pay the real Living Wage, providing a salary boost to 72,000 workers.