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Aberdeenshire Council has appointed its head of finance Alan Wood to the interim position of director of infrastructure services. Mr Wood takes up the role with immediate effect following the retirement of Stephen Archer in December.

New figures published by UK Finance show there were 130,000 mortgage payment deferrals in place at the end of December 2020.

Sales of gold bars increased by 53% over the Christmas period, according to The Royal Mint.

An alleged doughnut thief has been arrested for impersonating a police officer.

The administrators of Rangers FC who were maliciously prosecuted have been paid more than £20 million, The National reports. The newspaper claims that £21m in total has been paid to the two men and a further £3m has been given to them for legal expenses.

Scotland has officially recorded only one high-profile fraud case for the entire period of 2020 as COVID-19 continues profound logistical challenges for the country’s justice system. The latest data from KPMG’s Fraud Barometer report reveals a single case of alleged fraud, valued at more

Scottish accountancy practice Wylie & Bisset has promoted two long-standing members of its business recovery and insolvency department. The promotions see insolvency managers Paul McDougall, with almost 15 years’ service with the firm, move to associate director, and Chris Wardle, with ove

Accountants are dismayed that HMRC is refusing to extend the deadline for self-assessment tax returns on January 31, which could land millions of hard-hit entrepreneurs with fines totalling £250 million. The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has lobbied HMRC for a rethink o

Businesses owners, finance directors or CEOs of companies that have signed up to the Prompt Payment Code will be obliged to take personal responsibility for payments under new reforms announced by the UK Government today.

The CBI has called for more COVID-19 government help ahead of the Budget in March.

Business activity at small firms fell in December for the third month in a row as challenging economic conditions continued to disrupt demand and push up costs leading to job cuts, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Small Business PMI.

Kier Group said today it expects to deliver half-year results slightly above the board's expectations after an improved first half performance. In a trading update for the six months ended 31 December 2020, Kier said there was an improvement in site productivity through the period despite

Brand purpose specialist agency Rationale has grown its Edinburgh base to match UK and international client wins in 2020 with three hires during the second half of the year. Edinburgh Innovations, the innovation management service for the University of Edinburgh, is among Rationale’s recent bu

LaSalle Investment Management has unveiled its vision for the reinvention of the iconic Aberdeen headquarters of BP as a beacon for sustainability and collaboration when the oil giant moves out next year.

The Scottish Government has announced an additional £750,000 investment in local carer centres to increase support for unpaid carers of all ages, helping them to take a break from caring and access other much-needed help. This recognises some of the challenges faced by unpaid carers, with many