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Eden Mill St Andrews has entered a new partnership arrangement with the Lawn Tennis Association, the National Governing Body of tennis for Great Britain. Under the four-year deal, the distiller will become the Official Spirit of British Tennis. The Queen’s Club Championships begin today, and t

Gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.3% in April 2022, after a decline of 0.1% in March 2022, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Eight new members have been appointed to an advisory group, with the aim of growing Scotland’s exports and delivering on the objectives of ‘A Trading Nation’ (ATN), the new group will meet for the first time today. The new members of the board are:

Only Fools and Horses character Del Boy is protected under copyright law as a "literary work", an English judge has ruled. The High Court in London was asked to rule in a dispute between the makers of the TV show and an "interactive theatrical dining experience" called Only Fools the (Cushty) Dining

Danu Robotics, a University of Edinburgh spin-out, has secured £75,000 in grant funding after taking honours at this year's Scottish Edge Awards. The company focusses on developing sustainable technological solutions for the benefit of the environment. The firm was founded by Xiaoyan Ma.

The Scottish Building Society has been crowned Building Society of the Year at the Scottish Mortgage Awards for the fourth consecutive year. The highly coveted accolade was presented at a ceremony at The Balmoral in Edinburgh on 9 June 2022, celebrating mortgage lenders and products across the count

The Cumberland Building Society is embarking on major investment as it promises to offer banking services that are "kinder to people and planet". The pledge comes in its annual report, published today, which underlines its position as the region's leading mortgage and savings provider.

A major insurance company has been ordered to pay £4 million ($5.2 million) to a woman who caught an STD after having unprotected sex in a man's insured car. A court in Missouri upheld the decision of an arbitrator requiring Geico to make the payment to the woman who they say contracted HPV, a

Having been named Surveyor of the Year at The Scottish Mortgage Awards for the last three years, Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has now won the award for an unprecedented fourth year in succession. Shepherd managing partner Ian Fergusson said: “We’re delighted to once again win this presti

Financial mutual Scottish Friendly has today warned the cost-of-living crisis is officially restricting UK households’ ability to save and invest. Latest ISA data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows declining ISA subscriptions in 2020/2021, a trend reflected in Scottish Friendl

Macdonald Henderson has appointed Michael Strain as a solicitor in the firm’s dispute resolution team. Mr Strain is an experienced litigator, regularly advising clients on a broad variety of commercial and personal disputes, including debt recovery, contractual disputes, intellectual property

SIPP and SSAS provider, Yorsipp, has become an official sponsor of the Cumbernauld Colts U14 Yellows, a girls football team in North Lanarkshire. Cumbernauld Colts Community Football Club deliver grassroots male and female pathways as well as a range of community focused outreach programmes that are

Datavita, data centre and multi-cloud services provider, has announced plans to open a new data centre within 177 Bothwell Street in Glasgow, the office building developed by HFD Group. The installation of the data centre represents £6 million of investment from the company and will be Datavit

Royal Bank of Scotland reports hiring activity has slowed notably amid steep decline in staff availability. May data signalled a further increase in recruitment activity across Scotland, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland report on jobs survey. However, the rate of expansion slowed notic

Up to 30,000 high-quality jobs will be created in the north east of Scotland under plans to transform the region into the ‘Net Zero Capital of Europe’.