Scottish Borders Council

An independent assessment of this year’s Tour O The Borders cycling event has estimated it contributed more than £755,000 to the Borders’ economy. The assessment, carried out in accordance with recognised events impact assessment principles and calculations, was undertaken as part

Scottish Borders Council is "living beyond its means" and must find ways to "rein in spend" after facing a forecasted £5.6 million budget gap for the rest of the financial year. Suzy Douglas, the council's head of finance, informed the Executive Committee of the "significant budget pressures".

Twenty six projects across the Scottish Borders will benefit from a share of almost £1.7 million from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

People from across the South of Scotland are being encouraged to apply to become a member of the Regional Economic Partnership (REP). 

The Scottish Borders Council has confirmed the appointment of two new directors, Suzy Douglas, director of finance & procurement, and Nuala McKinlay, director of corporate governance, effective immediately. Mrs Douglas, who has been with the council since 1999, started her career as a graduate t

Scottish Borders Council has received plans for a new whisky distillery to be built on the site of Grahamslaw Farm near Kelso. Plans for The Grahamslaw Distillery Company are being led by business woman Sarah Lang alongside a group of whisky experts, with the aim of converting Grahamslaw Farm into a

Ten private business representatives have joined the new Borderlands Economic Forum to support delivery of the Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal. Working in support of the Borderlands Partnership Board, the ten private business representatives on the Economic Forum will bring commercial experie

The Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal has been signed today, confirming millions of pounds of investment into the Scottish Borders.

Over £40 million of coronavirus business support has been provided by Scottish Borders Council to businesses across the region to date. The funds have been administered by the council on behalf of the Scottish Government to mitigate the immediate financial challenges businesses have faced as a

Over £670,000 of additional support is being made available to Borders businesses suffering from the short-term financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Borders Discretionary Support Fund for Business is being made available to small businesses and the self-employed in the area who have

More than £77 million was spent locally by Scottish Borders Council in 2019/20, according to the council's annual procurement report. The report, which is a legal requirement, will be discussed at a meeting of the council's executive committee next Tuesday.

Scottish Borders Council has approved plans to build two new whisky distilleries in Jedburgh.

Businesses in the Scottish Borders have benefitted from almost £40 million of support through the Team South of Scotland partnership of Scottish Borders Council and South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE). Local businesses have received a total of almost £34m from the Scottish Government&rsq

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Scotland has highlighted that figures released by the Scottish Government have revealed that the volume of cash reaching firms is slowing further than already highlighted last week. The Scottish Government has released figures

A number of Scottish councils have announced significant progress in distributing coronavirus support funding to businesses across the country.