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A cyclist who reported a motorist to police for allegedly using his phone behind the wheel is facing a £1,000 fine for his trouble. Bristol cyclist Tom Bosanquet, 42, submitted footage from his headcam to an online portal for reporting road traffic offences after spotting a motorist with a pho

People and businesses need urgent UK Government support to mitigate the rising cost of living, finance secretary Kate Forbes has said. In a letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak ahead of the Spring Statement, Ms Forbes called on UK Ministers to match the 6% uprate on social security

Almost £6 billion has been invested to support low income households across Scotland over the last three years. More than a third of that total, around £2.18 billion, has directly benefitted children as the Scottish Government prepares to publish its Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan

Innovatium, a Glasgow-based technology business focused on reducing the carbon impact of industrial processes, has secured over £900,000 of new investment to enhance its new liquid air battery technology. Led by the investment syndicate Kelvin Capital, alongside co-investment partners Scottish

Startup Grind Scotland has announced its 20-person cohort of Scottish entrepreneurs who will travel to Silicon Valley this April to take part in a programme of activities based around the Startup Grind Global Conference. From 178 applications from Scottish technology startups and scale-ups, an indep

A total of £3.9 million of Scottish Government funding will be made available to rural tourism to support visitor management. More than 200 seasonal countryside rangers and operations staff posts will be created to support sustainable and responsible rural tourism.

A total of 87% of UK SMEs are unaware of their business’s total carbon emissions, despite good intentions, with almost half (45%) of UK SMEs recognising it is important to lower their emissions in the near future, according to new research published by NatWest. These stark statistics follow Na

The serviced offices arm of HFD Group, a Scottish commercial property and investment company, has reported a positive start to 2022, with a series of new lettings at Strathclyde Business Park and Hamilton International Park. Around 32,000 sq. ft. of serviced office space has been let to a range of t

Gilson Gray has appointed Alastair Fiddes as its new chief financial officer, as the firm eyes further expansion. Mr Fiddes returns to Scotland from Zurich to take up the position later this month. A senior finance and operations executive, he has a track record in leadership and delivery spanning 2

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) is seeking early action from policymakers to entice shoppers back to city centres as most of the final remaining covid restrictions on shops and eateries are rescinded from today. It is almost exactly two years to the day since the first lockdown was introduced o

Accountancy firm Douglas Home & Co is urging smart Scottish businesses to take advantage of a Government “super-deduction” before it disappears. Douglas Home & Co says the potential 130% tax deduction is ideal for businesses considering a post-Covid workplace revamp, but have war

Scotcoin Project Community Interest Company (CIC), the organisation behind Scotcoin – Scotland’s first and only cryptocurrency – has achieved carbon neutral status, building on the cryptocurrency’s wider sustainability ambitions. CIC offset 100 tonnes of carbon dioxide equiva

AML Tax (UK) Limited, a firm owned by Scottish businessman Doug Barrowman, has been fined £150,000 for failing to provide HMRC with legally required information. The firm, which was part of Mr Barrowman's Isle of Man-based Knox Group, promoted tax avoidance schemes in the UK for years.

Pubs and restaurants in Australia could face a $220,00 fine if staff are caught pouring pints incorrectly. Undercover staff from the Australian Government department named the National Measurement Institute (NMI) will be placed in venues across Australia this week to monitor if staff are pouring the

CAM Ventures, a Scottish micro-investment firm established in the summer of 2021 has launched Angels Dare, a ready-to-drink cocktails brand.