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Drawing on a Scottish tidal beach runway, a man proposed to his girlfriend during a flight by scripting "Bridget will you marry me?" – large enough to be seen from the skies. The airborne act of romance took place on a Loganair route to the Isle of Barra for Stephen McCann's 50th bir

Big four firm EY has informed its UK staff of imminent reduced pay rises and smaller bonuses for this year, amidst slowing demand for consulting services.

Stuart Robb and Michelle Elliot, partners with FRP Advisory, have been appointed joint administrators to Barrhead-based construction firm Allma Construction Limited and its sister company Centre Plant Limited as the two firms have collapsed with the loss of 181 jobs.

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has revealed that businesses and communities supported by the agency in 2022/23 are set to create or retain more than 1,400 jobs across the region over the next three years, including 159 in fragile areas. HIE surpassed almost all of its set targets for the yea

Letting agency DJ Alexander Ltd has experienced a record number of viewing requests, totalling 39,400, for rental properties in Edinburgh and Glasgow during July. This demand surge is the highest in the company's 41-year history, emphasising the accelerating appetite for rental homes in Scotland, pa

Recent findings have revealed that a significant proportion of Generation Z in the UK holds misconceptions about the accountancy profession. The study, commissioned by Grant Thornton UK, which involved 2,000 respondents aged 16-25, suggests these misconceptions might be preventing many young individ

The iconic Hamilton Grand, a red sandstone landmark overlooking the Old Course's 18th green in St. Andrews, is witnessing its first resale since it was converted into luxury apartments. Savills has been tasked to broker flat 16, listing the asking price at £2.3 million. The flat is a unit cent

Techscaler, the start-up support programme run by CodeBase, embarks on a nationwide investor roadshow for Scottish startups next week, with the Unlocking Opportunities: VC Insights for Scottish Tech Founders series visiting Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, and Inverness between 21-25 August. Tech founder

An Asian food market in the North-East is on track to expand its offering to prepare freshly made main meals after the business owners accessed support and expert guidance from Business Gateway. Husband-and-wife team, Jiap and Ian McDonald, opened Jiap’s Thai Asian Foodmarket in late 2020 with

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has called for public spending restraint rather than tax increases to form the bulk of the action needed to plug the Scottish Government’s projected £1 billion spending gap next year. The gap in the devolved government’s finances is forecast to

S Hotels & Resorts, advised by Savills, has acquired the freehold of Mercure Glasgow City Hotel on Ingram Street from Alternative Income REIT for £7.5 million.

Scotland's financial health has seen improvements in the past year, with particular emphasis on the country's growing fiscal balance, revealed in the latest Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) figures)

In a recent response to the Department of Business and Trade's (DBT) survey on non-financial information, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) highlighted the significance of non-financial reporting for businesses.

EY has promptly rebuffed a recent proposition by American private equity firm TPG Capital to divide the firm into two distinct units.

Utopi, an environmental social governance (ESG) technology specialist, has relocated to EastWorks in Dalmarnock to further its expansion strategy. This move makes Utopi the first occupant of the restored Victorian-era gas purifier shed, a project driven by Clyde Gateway to encourage greater business