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Deborah Freeman-Watt, Rachel Gwyon, Michael Stewart, James Withers and Amanda Young have been appointed as board members of Crown Estate Scotland (CES).

Data from the latest Barclays Business Prosperity Index shows a picture of cautious activity in Q3, particularly amongst small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) who are building savings buffers.

Scottish business Phlo, the digital healthtech provider headquartered in Glasgow, employing over 120 people across the UK, has been awarded the HealthTechX Growth Award 2025. The online pharmacy has been recognised for its seamless, patient-focused approach to healthcare and exceptional growth, inno

The Cyber and Fraud Hub today announced the publication of its latest resource, A Guide to Avoiding Cryptocurrency Scams, developed in collaboration with Police Scotland and Coinbase, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency platforms. As cryptocurrency becomes more widely used, awareness of

Scottish retail sales edged up for the fourth consecutive month in October, providing a modest but welcome start to the crucial pre-Christmas trading period.

At next week’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee (19 November 2025) Councillors will be asked to agree to defer further consideration of a possible Visitor Levy for Perth and Kinross until more details on national changes to the legislation are available. Earlier this year Councillors voted

A new wave of AI data centres across central Scotland, including a flagship project at Ravenscraig, could receive electricity discounts under measures announced yesterday by the UK Government’s AI Growth Zone team within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. DSIT highlighted S

The owners of Strathmore Golf Centre at Alyth are to reinstate previously approved plans for hotel, holiday and leisure facilities as they look to sell the 79.32ha site. Operated by business partners David Norman, together with Peter and Simon Howell, for the past 20 years, the centre has previously

A modest grant from Scottish Forestry has helped Aberdeenshire-based Highland Heritage Woodworks expand its sustainable, high-quality Scottish timber production, via a new drying kiln and grading machine. The funding is a contribution to the costs of a newly installed, state-of-the-art, biomass- pow

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has abandoned plans to raise income tax at the 26 November Budget, following improved economic forecasting from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). Ms Reeves had previously hinted at tax rises or "deep cuts" to public investment to fill a significant gap in her spend

A 150-year-old bottle of one of the world’s rarest beers has been opened for the first time since the 19th Century as part of a project to recreate the Victorian ale originally brewed to sustain Arctic explorers. The bottle of Allsopp’s Arctic Ale, produced in 1875 for Sir George Nares&r

A renewable energy start-up is preparing to capture opportunities in the fast-growing green hydrogen sector – projected to be worth $230 billion (c. £175bn) globally by 2032 – after receiving support from Business Gateway and through the East Renfrewshire Accelerator (ERA) Programm

Historic East Highland distillery Glencadam has officially opened a new multi-million-pound visitor centre in Brechin, marking a landmark moment in its bicentennial year.

Output in the UK construction sector grew by 0.2% in September and by 0.1% over the third quarter of 2025, new figures have revealed.

Barrhead-based contractor AC Whyte & Co Ltd has secured £550,000 in funding from UKSE, a subsidiary of Tata Steel, to support its ambitious expansion plans and recruitment drive as it diversifies into new areas. The funding will enable the family-run business, which employs 94 staff, to in