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Two ambitious projects which will enhance key areas in West Dunbartonshire have received almost £100,000 in funding from the Scottish Government.  Balloch Station Square received £46,000 to improve the space in front of Balloch railway station and £50,000 was awarded to Dumbar

More people will be able to benefit from free debt advice following over £2.4 million of investment from the Scottish Government.

The culture and heritage sectors are to benefit from a £59 million funding package from the Scottish Government to protect jobs and help the industry weather the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.  A new £15m Culture Organisations and Venues Recovery Fund will provide critical sup

Community organisations can apply for grants of up to £10,000 to organise free, beginner-friendly cycling events in 2021 thanks to a new scheme from Cycling Scotland. 

A fifth (20%) of women in Scotland want to start their own business in the next five years, according to new research conducted by LifeSkills in collaboration with Barclays. 

The world's most expensive sheep sold in Scotland last week for a whopping £367,500.

Aberdeen-based SBP Accountants and Tax Advisers has appointed Phil Bellringer as senior manager and Sophie Hannah as manager of its Peterhead office.  The firm, which is headquartered in Aberdeen’s Queen’s Road, has been restructuring its Peterhead office to further enhance its serv

Five members of Deloitte's Scotland team have been included in the ICAS Top 100 Young Chartered Accountants list, which celebrates and recognises 100 inspiring individuals working in the world of accounting, finance, and business. This year’s list names eight young Deloitte professionals,

The Anderson Anderson & Brown Charitable Initiative (AABi), run by chartered accountants and business advisors Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB), has pledged over £5,600 to six charities across Scotland during the coronavirus pandemic.

Four Audit Scotland accountants have been named in this year's ICAS (the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland) Top 100 Young Chartered Accountants (CAs) list. Adam Haahr, Marta Kuźma, Sobhan Afzal and Wojciech Kuzma have all been named on the 2020 list as part of a global competition. The

The Scottish Dental Care Group is set to acquire two new practices by October as part of its ambitious growth plans, after securing a £1.75 million funding package from Bank of Scotland. Despite the recent pandemic forcing the temporary closure of each of its existing 11 practices, Scotti

FRP Advisory has posted a 16% rise in annual revenue and maiden dividend of 0.66p a share despite the economic uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic.  FRP is a spin-out of VANTIS, the former Aim-listed accountancy firm which went into administration in 2010.

Duncan Cockburn, the founder and CEO of Glasgow-based OneBanks, has been recognised in the ICAS Top 100 Young CAs 2020 Awards. Judged annually by the Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland, the awards recognise outstanding achievement by young CAs, aged under 35, based on three anchor pill

The St. James’s Place Academy has supported eight financial advisers to launch their own businesses in Scotland since the government’s lockdown measures were announced in March. With three located in Edinburgh, three in Glasgow and two in Aberdeen, the new SME owners collectively represe

Ayrshire Housing has received a loan of £8 million through a charitable bond arranged by Allia C&C. It is the third and the largest loan that the association has received under Allia C&C’s programme with Scottish Government.