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The Roxburghe hotel and golf course, near Kelso in the Scottish Borders has been sold by Roxburghe Estates to Düsseldorf-based project developer and hotel operator 12.18. Investment Management GmbH, having been marketed for offers in excess of £3.25 million.

Sebastian Burnside Scotland has experienced the weakest volume of business in two years, according to New figures from the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Business Monitor, conducted by the Fraser of Allander Institute.

Scottish cryptocurrency, Scotcoin, has been offered to Holyrood in an attempt to make it the nation’s official digital currency.

Catrina McRobb Grant Thornton has appointed a new senior manager to its Aberdeen team as its growth strategy in the city picks up pace.

Ally Scott UK deal making has had an impressive start to the year as domestic and cross border activity accelerate, according to data released by EY today.

Martin Gill The economy is in a strong position as new data published today shows hiring intentions at record levels and business output at its highest in seven months, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisors BDO.

The statutory body established to safeguard the standard and reputation of Harris Tweed has been awarded £25,000 damages in court after a retail chain infringed its registered marks.

Dean Lockhart A scheme to provide free textbooks to schools on personal finance would boost education and help the economy further down the line, the Scottish Conservatives have said.

Stewart Taylor Edinburgh’s office market has experienced a challenging start to 2018 with over 115,000 sq ft of take-up, according to the latest research from commercial property consultancy CBRE Scotland.

Calum Paterson The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) has welcomed Calum Paterson, managing partner of Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), as its Chairman for 2018/19.

Leigh Pearce Community-led housing projects in Dumfries and Galloway and the Highlands are set to benefit from over £500,000 in funding from the Nationwide Foundation.

Ed Molyneux FreeAgent, the Edinburgh-based accounting software vendor which last month was revealed as the subject of a £53 million Royal Bank of Scotland acquisition, has reported full year results showing revenue up 22.5 per cent on last year to hit £9.8 million.

One in five Brits (20 per cent) – amounting to more than 10 million people – say they’ll work until they’re physically unable to, while one in 20 (6 per cent) – another three million people – say they expect to work until they die, according to new research from Scottish Widows.

Royal Bank of Scotland has set a date for the ring-fencing of its retail banking operations, a move it first outlined in September 2016.

Steve Dunlop Scottish Enterprise has today announced the appointment of Steve Dunlop as its new chief executive.