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Specialist business advisory firm FRP has announced the launch of its new Glasgow office at The Beacon, 176 St Vincent Street, in the heart of the city centre. The move follows FRP’s appointment of partners Michelle Elliot and Stuart Robb in 2021, and will see a 13-strong team now based in Gla

In the UK, growth momentum is expected to slow during the course of 2022 as the impact of the cost of living crisis is felt while overall growth in the UK for 2022 could reach 3.9%, before slowing to 1.1% in 2023, according to the latest KPMG Global Economic Outlook. Consumer spending is expected to

Employability services to help those most at risk of long-term unemployment will receive up to £113 million of funding from the Scottish Government.  To deliver the ambitions set out in the National Strategy for Economic Transformation and the Child Poverty Delivery Plan, tailored service

Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset has promoted Claire Dalrymple from director of corporate services to associate partner. This latest promotion follows less than a year after Ms Dalrymple’s promotion from senior audit manager to director of corporate services following her Audit Qualifi

Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP has signed a long-term lease at Glasgow’s 2 Atlantic Square. At the heart of the city’s business district, the Grade A, BREEAM “Excellent” building will provide the ideal base for BDO’s team of 130 with room for growth as i

AccelerateHER and Scottish Enterprise have teamed up to launch a new online training initiative designed to support the growing number of female business founders in Scotland. Using the Thinkific platform, AccelerateHER will now deliver its series of finance workshops as pre-recorded sessions so tha

Henderson Loggie Financial Planning has announced the appointment of industry expert Susan Pringle as managing director to lead the delivery of the firm’s Scotland-wide growth strategy. Ms Pringle takes up the role in April from her position as head of operations and executive director with th

Property continues to be a major income source for the Scottish Government, according to analysis of the latest data by property firm DJ Alexander Ltd. The firm has stated that Scotland’s residential property market accounted for £571.6 million in revenues last year with the final six mo

A flamingo that flew away from a Kansas zoo some 17 years ago and has been on the run has been spotted in Texas. Pink Floyd, as the bird is known, was seen on March 10 wading into Cox Bay near Port Lavaca, about 120 miles from Houston.

The Glasgow City Innovation District (GCID) will play host to its first Glasgow Tech Fest on Tuesday 26 April, aimed at supporting technology companies, entrepreneurs and the tech ecosystem in the city to flourish. Funded by the Scottish Government, through its Scottish Technology Ecosystem Review p

EQ Accountants has appointed Gordon Buist as a new partner in its Glenrothes office. Mr Buist joins the firm today, having previously worked at Dunfermline-based practice Condies as their director of tax.

The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has set out plans to invest £100 million in its properties over the next decade. The trust's new post-Covid strategy includes upgrades to the islands of Staffa and Canna to facilitate more visitors and the development of a new visitor centre at Corrieshall

Wealth manager Brewin Dolphin, which has offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee, is to be acquired by the Royal Bank of Cadena (RBC) in a deal worth £1.6 billion. Brewin Dolphin has recommended an offer to shareholders by subsidiary RBC Wealth Management.

A French pensioner has mistakenly taken an artwork home from the Picasso Museum. The pensioner noticed a blue overall hanging on a wall and assumed it had been forgotten by another visitor, she took it, tried it on, found that it was too big and asked her tailor to shorten it.

Future private investment in Scotland’s natural capital – such as peatlands and woodlands - will be subject to a set of principles to help ensure it delivers social, environmental and economic benefit. During COP26, the Scottish Government committed to develop a values-led and high-integ