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UK house prices increased by a further 1.1% in April, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index.

Social enterprise Bute Kitchen has secured £20,000 COVID recovery support from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) for a project to strengthen skills among the island’s hospitality workforce, explore local markets for food produced on the island and promote the Bute ‘brand&rsquo

Builders’ merchant MKM has further expanded its branch network in Scotland with the purchase of Woodrow Timber & Supplies.

Glasgow-founded convenience store chain McColl's is on the brink of failure, as it company revealed it was "increasingly likely" it would fall into administration unless talks concerning a rescue deal proved successful.

A £30 million transformation programme has been unveiled by Bruntwood SciTech after it acquired the ‘People Make Glasgow’ building from Osborne+Co for £16.2m. Bruntwood SciTech, a joint venture between investor and developer Bruntwood and Legal & General, is a property an

Satanists have demanded that their flag be raised over Boston city headquarters following a ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). The court this week ruled that the city violated the rights of a Christian group after snubbing its formal request for their flag to be flown outside

Royal Bank of Scotland-owner NatWest Group has signed agreements with TrueLayer, GoCardless and Crezco to offer Variable Recurring Payments (VRP) as a new payment option for businesses and consumers. The announcement means that NatWest Group will be the first UK bank to go beyond the requirement for

Phoenix Group has launched a new Innovation Forum that will look to use the latest FinTech innovation to build greater engagement and support the well-being of its customers, driving forward greater financial inclusion. In collaboration with TCS’ Co-Innovation Network (TCS COINTM) innovation e

Corporate insolvencies in Scotland remained steady in the first quarter of 2022, as a series of compounding crises – from inflation and supply chain disruption to the impact of the conflict in Ukraine and the COVID pandemic – continue to place pressure on businesses. Analysis of notices

The Bank of England (BoE) has raised interest rates from 0.75% to 1%, in an attempt to fight rising inflation. The bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) by a majority of 6-3 to increase the bank rate by 0.25 percentage points. Those members in the minority preferred to increase the rate by 0.5 perc

Scottish shopping centre footfall in the four weeks of April declined by 20%, signalling an improvement on the decline of 32.0% in March, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and Sensormatic IQ Footfall Monitor.

Annual house prices in Aberdeen city and its suburbs have risen by 1.4%, according to the latest Aberdeen Housing Market report from the Aberdeen Solicitors’ Property Centre Limited (ASPC) and the University of Aberdeen, Business School, Centre for Real Estate Research.

Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB), the tech-enabled business critical services group, today announced a merger with FPM, an all-Ireland independent accountancy and business advisory firm, building on its regional presence across the UK and creating a significant new hub across the island of Irelan

BCI Industrial Services, the quality and inspection services specialist, has relocated to the Energy Development Centre (EDC) on Moorfield Group’s Aberdeen Energy Park in Bridge of Don, in line with the company’s ambitious growth plans. BCI has agreed a five-year lease for Unit 8 of the

The Bank of England’s anticipated relaxation of lending rules this week risks a potential housing price crash, according to property firm DJ Alexander Ltd. The firm said that the banks’ predicted decision to ease the stress testing limits to allow increased borrowing for buyers will pote