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Scotland’s GDP is now estimated to have grown by 2.3% during the final quarter of 2020, according to statistics announced today by Scotland's Chief Statistician.

Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has announced the appointment of 19 members to its Advisory Panel with effect from May 1. The Advisory Panel is a group of appointed non-executive subject matter specialists, who are called on to provide expert advice and input across the breadth of the FRC’s

Heavy metal band Twisted Sister has won a payout of nearly €1 million after an Australian politician ripped off the lyrics to We're Not Gonna Take It for his election campaign.

Accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has assembled a new Tech Advisory Board including some of Scotland’s most senior figures in the sector, to help its clients access expert advice on achieving growth. The group, which includes seven external advisers, incorporates seaso

Wellhouse Housing Association has appointed Robert Murray as its new finance and corporate services manager. As a qualified Chartered Certified Accountant, Robert brings a wealth of experience to the progressive housing association where he will be lead officer for all finance functions as well as t

Independent financial advisory firm Phil Anderson Financial Services has recently appointed Jim Mortimer as a mortgage and protection adviser. Mr Mortimer will be based in the Ellon headquarters of the firm and will be supporting clients with mortgage and protection advice in and around Ab

Charlotte Wright, the chief executive of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), is to leave the organisation later this year. Ms Wright, who has led the development agency for the past five years, has announced she plans to step down in the summer for personal reasons.

TEFL Org, a provider of TEFL (teaching English as a foreign language) accreditations based in the Scottish Highlands, has become employee-owned. Launched from a garden shed in the middle of the 2008 financial crash by founders Joe Hallwood and Jennifer MacKenzie, the TEFL Org is established as a mar

Property lettings firm Bowman Rebecchi Letting has acquired Castle Estates, the largest independent residential lettings agency in Inverclyde, in a six-figure deal. Castle Estates manages a stock of nearly 350 properties across Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Ayrshire, and Inverclyde. Its four highly ex

Gillian MacLellan, an employment law specialist and partner at CMS, discusses how companies can report their ethnicity pay gap. Unlike gender pay gap reporting, it is not currently mandatory for any business or organisation to report on ethnic-based disparities in pay levels. Despite a government co

Sterling Sinclair Removals (SSR) has successfully completed a takeover of rivals Letford Removals in a deal worth in excess of £100,000. The acquisition sees Letford added to the SSR portfolio and underlines the Stirling-based firm’s emergence as one of Scotland’s fastest-growing r

Almost one in five (17%) of non-advised customers are either too proud or embarrassed to talk to someone about how to manage their finances, according to new research published by pensions giant Royal London.

Provident Financial is planning to shut its venerable 141-year-old doorstep lending arm after increasing pressure from the regulator. The firm is also set to close its online lending business, Satsuma.

OnePatch, a multi-national start-up based in Glasgow that helps online sellers manage their orders and inventory across multiple sites, has partnered with eBay after being approached by the e-commerce giant. OnePatch was launched two years ago by web developer brothers Richard and Brendan Dunne

Cumbrae Oysters is doubling the size of its three-acre site at Hunterston in Ayrshire. Alan Forbes, owner and director of the firm, detailed the value of the “very cold, deep Clyde estuarine water” to oyster production for customers in the Far East as he announced the firm's new 15-year