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Adventurous Journeys (AJ) Capital Partners, the new owner of the Rusacks Hotel in St Andrews, has revealed new plans for a substantial upgrade programme which includes a large extension and new rooftop restaurant. AJ Capital Partners will close the hotel in order to renovate its 70 bedrooms.

Employment duo Ingrid McGhee and Steven Harte have joined law firm Weightmans to lead its employment, pensions and immigration department in Glasgow. Ms McGhee has a wealth of experience in the provision of legal services and was a partner at LexLeyton, responsible for establishing the fir

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is warning millions of Self Assessment customers to be aware of fraudsters in the run-up to the 31 January deadline. Over the last year, HMRC received nearly 900,000 reports from the public about suspicious HMRC contact - phone calls, texts or emails. More than 100,000

A lawsuit filed by Joseph A. Magnus & Co in Washington DC claims whisky distillers Highland Park does not have the right to use the mark "Magnus" on a Highland Park malt whisky it sells in the USA.

A number of community housing projects and charities are celebrating after successfully securing funding from Nationwide Building Society’s Community Grant Fund. Nationwide is supporting Scottish charities tackling the many issues associated with housing, and therefore made £500,000 avai

The North Sea has the potential to become a global showcase for the energy transition as a number of low carbon solutions grow in prominence, with partnership models becoming critical for the future of the basin, according to a new report from PwC and OGUK. Turning the Tide – the Transformatio

World-class leaders from LEGO and Harvard Kennedy School will join over 700 delegates from the Scottish SME community today at Scotland’s CAN DO Innovation Summit at Glasgow Science Centre. Part of the VentureFest Scotland festival of innovation, the summit will connect SMEs with innovators, a

Glasgow City Council has considered the progress made through the City Centre Strategy 2014-19, and the development for the strategy for 2020-25.

The next significant building phase at Glasgow’s Buchanan Wharf starts this week with ground-breaking for Legal & General’s 324-home build to rent (BTR) scheme. Drum Property Group, developers of Buchanan Wharf, agreed a deal with Legal & General earlier this year for the first i

Barclays has today unveiled its enhanced finger vein scanner which will help businesses access their banking facilities securely and simply in seconds. The Barclays Biometric Reader (BBR), developed in collaboration with Hitachi, uses infra-red technology to identify the user by scanning their uniqu

Bar and restaurant operator Mitchells & Butlers is gearing up to open new sites in Scotland during 2020, continuing its expansion into the Scottish market, advised by Savills. The business, which amongst other brands, operates All Bar One, Miller & Carter, Ember Inns and Premium Country Pubs

Spanish bank BBVA has told its employees that they should ignore emails outside of formal working hours.

Partners at EY are due to take a pay cut, despite the business making record revenues. The Times reports that the 702 partners at EY received an average of £679,000 in the year to the end of June, a decrease of 2% on the previous year's pay of £693,000.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have decided to ban and fine Stuart Malcolm Forsyth, the former CEO of Scottish Boatowners Mutual Insurance Association (SBMIA) £78,318 and £76,180 respectively. The regulators found that between February

Yesterday, Scottish Financial News reported on the Peebles Media Group fraud case outcome. Today, we publish the full case report which has now become available on our sister publication Scottish Legal News:  A publishing company which sued a former employee for more than £100,000 after s