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Law firm Thorntons has formally opened its new Inverness office, marking its first permanent base in the Highlands. Previously, the firm operated from serviced office space in the region since December 2023.

Scottish angel investment syndicate TRICAPITAL Angels has appointed Professor Lynne Cadenhead as its new chief operating officer. Ms Cadenhead, who joined TRICAPITAL in 2023 as women's advocate and investor relations director, has extensive experience in start-ups, equity investment, life sciences,

BTO Solicitors LLP has announced the appointment of a new managing partner and chair. The firm’s new management board, comprising Grant Hunter and Caroline Carr, as managing partner and chair respectively, together with partner Lesley Gordon and chief operating officer David Walker,

Four men are set to stand trial over the theft of a £4.8 million solid gold toilet.

Startup companies being supported by the Scottish Government’s Techscaler programme attracted investment of more than £52 million in 2023, according to the project’s first annual report.

RSM’s Aberdeen team has relocated to The Capitol – an award-winning office space in Aberdeen city centre. RSM has secured a nine-year lease in The Capitol building on Union Street, a major retail and commercial centre in the city.

Following unrevised 0.4% growth in December 2023, Scotland's onshore GDP grew by 0.6% in January 2024, according to the Chief Statistician.

Scottish healthcare manufacturer E & O Laboratories Limited has become the latest business to move to an Employee Ownership Trust. Founded in 1990 by Virginia Lucey, the company has become a brand recognised throughout the UK diagnostic sector and across 36 countries worldwide.

The EDC group of companies, comprising EDC Scotland, EDC North East, and EDC Air Compressors, has announced its transition to an employee ownership trust (EOT) model after over two decades in business. EDC supply, install and repair ABB variable speed drives and motors and conduct instrumentation ca

Scotland-headquartered garden centre chain Dobbies has appointed Jonathan Wass as chief financial officer. Joining Dobbies from his role as CFO of Cancer Research UK, Mr Wass brings more than 20 years’ experience from across some of the biggest names in UK retail. He is a formerCFO at Boo

Ember has announced that it has raised an £11 million Series A financing round, led by Inven Capital, 2150 and AENU. Existing investors Pale Blue Dot and SkyScanner co-founder Gareth Williams also participated in the oversubscribed round. The company will use the funding to accelerate the roll

Plans for a multi-million-pound transformation of The Caledonian Hotel have been revealed. Private real estate investment fund manager Henderson Park, together with its in-house hospitality operator and asset manager, Klarent Hospitality – which acquired the hotel, affectionately known as &lsq

A crypt near Marilyn Monroe and Hugh Hefner is set to go up for auction and is expected to sell for between $200,000 and $400,000 (around £158,000-£316,000).

Economic data in early 2024 is showing that the economy is likely to be recovering hesitantly, as expected, following the contractions in growth in the final part of 2023, according to the Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde. In the Deloitte-sponsored Economic Commentary, t

The first quarter has seen a significant downturn in cashflow and profits for Scottish businesses, with sizeable contractions recorded across four of the five sectors, according to the latest Scottish Chambers of Commerce quarterly economic indicator.