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The local authority watchdog has reported that East Ayrshire Council is continuing to improve against a backdrop of financial, social and economic challenges, the Accounts Commission has found.

Scottish-based investment management firm Brooks Macdonald is to sponsor the annual Brown Cup Scottish Schools Regatta and Race Training Weekend held on Loch Earn, taking place from Saturday 9 June until Monday 11 June 2018.

Andy Mitchell Glasgow-based independent recruitment consultancy, HRC Recruitment, has expanded its offering with the appointment of Andy Mitchell to lead a new specialist division in payroll and outsourced finance.

A £2.3 million package from Royal Bank of Scotland has provided the funding for a new crematorium, the Clyde Coast and Garnock Valley Crematorium, which has opened today in Largs.

McDonald's Gorgie Rd An Edinburgh franchise has renovated and doubled the capacity of its McDonald’s restaurant on Gorgie Road after securing a six-figure funding package from HSBC.

https://youtu.be/Ey9l9m7AuEw The SNP‘s long awaited growth commission report which has been published today and is expected to signal the first moves for the party in re-opening the independence debate in Scotland, has conceded that it is to be expected that a number of Scottish banks would move t

Antonio Horta-Osario Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds Banking Group faced a shareholder rebellion yesterday when more than a fifth of investors voted against the boardroom remuneration report at its AGM.

Mortgage approvals for house purchases saw a small pick-up in April but remain lacklustre, according to new data from UK Finance.

Alex Matthews, Lesley Fordyce, Mark Bell and Bill Kane of AAB Consulting Anderson Anderson & Brown Consulting Limited (AAB Consulting), the consulting arm of accountancy firm Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB), has announced three key senior leadership appointments within the specialist pub

Charlotte Barbour Chartered Accountants Ireland and ICAS, the professional body for accountants headquartered in Scotland, have today issued a joint call to the Irish and UK governments to introduce legislation to alleviate the VAT burden on importers after Brexit.

Demand for permanent IT professionals in Scotland rose by 7 per cent year-on-year to April 2018 according to research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

Mark Tighe More than 7 in 10 Scottish companies (73 per cent) can been classified as ‘innovative’, according to new research by Catax.

Paul Mason Paul Mason, head of corporate finance at Chiene + Tait, talks us through what he says is a resurgent investment climate for SMEs

Royal Bank of Scotland subsidiary Ulster Bank is to start producing the only sterling bank notes of upright orientation.

Scottish Borders Council (SBC) is expected to call on the South of Scotland Enterprise Agency to help tackle the region’s low productivity, wages and growth and for it to be granted many of the same powers as Highlands and Islands Enterprise.