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A snuff box and medals awarded to a man who served in the Napoleonic Wars under Wellington have been sold for £3,400 at auction.

In a bold step to further support underserved SMEs, challenger bank Alba Bank, founded in Glasgow in 2018 by entrepreneur Jim McColl, has partnered with Mambu’s cloud banking platform, aiming to better manage its lending services and both retail and business deposits. By adopting Mambu&rs

Researchers at the University of Dundee’s Schools of Medicine and Life Sciences have received $4.4 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help discover potential contraceptives that work by affecting the sperm once they have entered the female reproductive system.

Tech enabled business critical services group AAB has unveiled significant alterations to its Glasgow-based leadership team as it gears up for further integration and expansion across its operations. Graeme Finnie, formerly managing partner of French Duncan which was acquired by AAB in April 2023, h

Edinburgh-based Unbranded Finance, the UK based non-bank real estate lender, has recently closed a new revolving credit facility with Escapade Silverstone to assist with the completion of their flagship £90m development located in the heart of the Silverstone Circuit.

The directors of Tayport-based Foodmek Ltd have applied to the court to appoint insolvency specialist Shona Campbell of Henderson Loggie as liquidator.

Average house prices in Scotland have risen by over a quarter since the start of the pandemic according to DJ Alexander Ltd. The property firm said that average prices have increased by 27.4% since March 2020 when the pandemic began. The increase is in marked contrast to historic rises with the prev

A flashy car collection, including a Power-Rangers-style Lamborghini, is to be auctioned off after its YouTuber owner was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for a criminal scheme, including copyright infringements, wire fraud, and money laundering. This comes after Bill Omar

Nationwide Building Society has emerged as the top UK bank in terms of branch count amid ongoing closures at other banks. Research from Nationwide reveals around two thirds of people (63%) value their local branch, with face-to-face service given as the top reason. Nationwide recently renewed its br

A delegation of Scottish Parliament MSPs have made their way to India for the first time this week with the ambition of boosting fintech trade links. The group of MSPs, led by the convener of the Scottish Parliament Cross-Party Group on India, Pam Gosal, will visit the new Parliament of India buildi

Scottish accountancy firm EQ accountants has appointed Caroline McKenna as its new chief operating officer with immediate effect. Ms McKenna will lead the firm’s strategy for people, culture and operational excellence and will be a positive advocate for the company’s culture and strategi

Scotland’s space industry is primed to be a world leader, asserts innovation minister Richard Lochhead, who is set to showcase Scotland's prowess at the Space Economy Summit in Los Angeles.

Stirlingshire-based James Jones & Sons Ltd has completed the acquisition of bandsaw blade manufacturer and saw servicing provider Lancashire Saws Ltd.

MILL Architects has appointed two new directors to strengthen its existing management team. Jo Parry-Geddes, RIAS Advanced Accredited Conservation Architect, and Darren Albury, who heads up the technical team, have been with the firm five years and seven years respectively. They join the current dir

Holyrood Distillery has launched 'Arrival', its inaugural single malt whisky, marking one of the first productions of its kind in Edinburgh in the last century. Created in the heart of Edinburgh’s historic Old Town, in the shadow of Salisbury Crags, the whisky is distilled in a refurbished eng