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The Scottish Government has voted to provide an additional £223 million to local authorities to support pay awards to staff as part of the 2023-24 Scottish Budget. Deputy First Minister John Swinney said an improving financial position enabled him to address some pressing asks. The extra money

Circularity Scotland has announced £22 million of cashflow support measures to help Scotland’s brewers, distillers, importers and drinks manufacturers prepare for the introduction of Scotland’s deposit return scheme (DRS).

BrewDog has formed a joint venture with Budweiser in China to ramp up its operations in the country.

DM Hall, chartered surveyors, has been instructed to acquire a 90-130 acres site in Scotland’s Central Belt on behalf of an international drinks firm. Jennifer Campbell, head of rural agency at Baird Lumsden, DM Hall’s rural property arm, said: "We have been instructed once more by a ret

Tidman Legal founder and intellectual property solicitor, Oliver Tidman, has been appointed to the advisory panel at the Institute of Directors (IoD). Currently the only legal advisor based in Scotland on the IoD panel, Mr Tidman said: “I am thrilled to be joining the Institute of Directo

Giant wicker corgis that cost Norfolk's Broadland District Council £3,000 each were sold off at a significant loss.

Burges Salmon has advised First Bus, a division of transport group FirstGroup plc, on the acquisition of Essex bus company Ensign Bus Company Limited (Ensignbus). Via its bus division, Aberdeen-headquartered FirstGroup is the second largest regional bus operator in the UK, serving two-thirds of the

Opulus Financial (Opulus) has partnered with Wylie & Bisset, to expand its offering throughout Scotland. SME Capital, the institution founded to provide bespoke funding for established SMEs, has provided a £10 million growth capital facility to support further expansion plans of the enlarg

An Aberdeenshire-based personal finance expert is celebrating after his podcast reached it’s 125th episode. Phil Anderson who is the managing director of Phil Anderson Financial Services has a weekly podcast titled The UK Personal Finance Show with Phil Anderson. Each week Mr Anderson and co-h

Scotland’s business resilience organisation, The Scottish Business Resilience Centre, has changed its name to reflect a rising national threat from cyber crime and fraud. The Scottish Business Resilience Centre, the not-for-profit dedicated to helping educate and support Scottish organisations

A group of leading individuals from Scotland’s tech scene have announced a new trip to showcase Scotland to the US East Coast ecosystem.

Scotland’s mid-market businesses attracted a record amount of private equity during 2022, despite investment dipping across the rest of the UK, according to new analysis by KPMG UK. Over the course of the year 51 deals involving Scottish firms were completed, worth £3.5bn, reflecting a y

Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) are increasingly feeling positive about their future, following a difficult second half of 2022, according to Barclays' SME Barometer data. Over two fifths (41%) report feeling optimistic about their own business prospects, the highest level in 9 months, sinc

A $42,000 (£35k) sculpture by US pop artist Jeff Koons was accidentally knocked to the ground and smashed into tiny shards by an art collector at the exclusive VIP-only opening night of Art Wynwood, a contemporary art fair in Miami. The sculpture was one of Mr Koons' iconic 'Dog Balloons' and

The total value of all contactless payments jumped 49.7% in 2022, as consumers embraced the £100 transaction limit and returned to high street shopping following the easing of all coronavirus restrictions, new data from Barclays has revealed.