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An accountant jailed for embezzling £25,000 from an upmarket Renfrewshire golf club has been struck off.

Derek Mackay Scotland's public spending deficit has been cut to £13.3 billion over the past year, according to official Scottish government statistics released today.

One fifth of Scots claim to already live in their dream home as planning applications for home improvements slow to their lowest ebb in five year growth to stand at just 3 per cent, new data has shown.

UK consumers are relying increasingly on plastic with figures for the spring and early summer showing a rise in the use of credit, debit and charge cards.

Ken Barclay The external Barclay review group has today published their 130+ page report on non-domestic business rates, proposing 30 recommendations for the Scottish Government to consider including: measures to support economic growth; modernise the rates system; and increase fairness.

Comedian Ken Cheng wins ‘Dave’s Funniest Joke of The Fringe’ Award with one-liner about the new pound coin. (Image: UKTV) Hard currency has won out in the battle for this year's top joke title at the Edinburgh Festival.

Stuart Nicholson, loan investments director at Scottish Widows, LAR chairman Andrew Robertson, housing minister Kevin Stewart and Alan Brennan, relationship director at Bank of Scotland Commercial Real Estate. Bank of Scotland Commercial Real Estate through its partnership with Scottish Widows has p

Newly appointed tax manager, Jennifer Taylor (centre), with Stronachs’ Partner, Jaclyn Russell (left), and head of private cient, Carol Crowther (right). Scottish legal firm Stronachs LLP has bolstered its private client team with the appointment of Jennifer Taylor as tax manager.

Stuart Oag Scottish developer, Drum Property Group, is targeting growth after agreeing an additional £17.5 million finance package with Royal Bank of Scotland.

Philip Rodney Scottish law firm Burness Paull has seen profits dip from 2015/16's £22.5 million to £22 million.

Don Peebles The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) has warned the Scottish Government that it is facing a post-Brexit public spending black hole of as much as a £3.7 billion.

Emulating the great shock pulled off by the triumphant Danish European Championship side of 25 years ago, a team of reserves last week stole the show in similar fashion by winning Scott-Moncrieff’s annual Super Sevens charity football tournament, having only been drafted in at the eleventh hour.

The average price of a house in Scotland has increased by 22 per cent over the last five years, according to latest data from Lloyds Banking Group.

Childcare provided for free by relatives is giving an approximate £2832 annual boost to Scottish families, according to the latest ‘How Scotland Lives’ research from Bank of Scotland.

Jamie Grant Barclays has completed the provision of a major new banking arrangement with Edinburgh headquartered private investment company Murray Capital.