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Scottish biscuit manufacturer and brand Tunnock's has reported a £5 million rise in profits with turnover reaching £72m, in its latest accounts for the year ended 26 February 2022. The growth in profits show a healthy recovery from pandemic lows as pre-tax profits were £254,988 in

A plumber working in an Edinburgh flat was astonished to find a 135-year-old message in a bottle under the floorboards. Peter Allan cut a hole in the floor of a flat in Morningside when he discovered the whisky bottle complete with a rolled-up note.

Johnston Carmichael’s Wealth team has achieved two accolades after being named both the top financial adviser in the FTAdviser’s annual ranking of the top 100 financial advisors and placed within the top 100 of Citywire’s New Model Adviser (NMA) ranking. The industry recognition fo

Global corporation Marubeni Europower Limited has advanced its net zero collaboration in Scotland following the opening of its first office in Glasgow. The investment in new premises will allow the company to drive forward its work to support Scotland’s journey to net zero and follows a Memora

Investment into Scottish commercial real estate saw a significant slowdown in the third quarter of 2022, with just £200 million transacted according to Colliers, in its latest Scotland Snapshot.

A group of Scottish-based female company founders will be heading west to California later this month to attend a five-day, market-building trade mission. Supported by Scottish Government, the event takes place from 28 November to 2 December and is led by AccelerateHER, working in partnership with G

Senior leaders across Scotland’s private, public, academic and third sectors gathered at the University of Glasgow yesterday to discuss and commit to practical actions their sectors and organisations can take to contribute to sustainable, inclusive economic growth. Hosted by Deloitte and suppo

A new fund has been launched to support communities to register an early interest to be able to obtain first option to buy land or buildings being offered for sale. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), which already administers the Scottish Land Fund across the country on behalf of Scottish Gover

New figures published by HMRC have revealed that the Treasury raked in another £4.1 billion in inheritance tax receipts in the months between April and October 2022.

Scottish workplace design and management consultancy, Space Solutions, has achieved successful growth for the year ended 30 June 2022 with an increase in turnover of 42% to £43 million. The firm’s year end profit was also strengthened at £1.65m, against £0.38m in 2021. The st

UK pay-tech firm Dapio has launched its app turning Android smartphones into card readers without extra hardware for small businesses and sellers across the UK.

Perth-headquartered energy firm SSE has warned it will have to reconsider its renewables investments after the UK government's newly announced 45% windfall tax. The levy on low carbon electricity generators was unveiled in last week's Autumn Statement with the aim to raise £14 billion in

Jerba Campervans, a campervan conversion specialist, has received recognition for ethical tax conduct for the third year running. The firm remains the only automotive business to have been awarded the esteemed Fair Tax Mark accreditation – continuing to pave the way for others in its sector.

Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, has been given a prison sentence of more than 11 years for her role in what has been dubbed as one of the "most substantial" white collar crimes in US history. Ms Holmes had falsely claimed that the technology designed by her start-up company could diagnose

Aberdeen firm ASCO has secured four new contracts worth over £10 million for its NORM decontamination and disposal services. The multi-year contracts won by NORM Solutions, part of ASCO's environmental service division, are with four operators to provide safe management and decontamination of