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Gordon Dewar Newly released data has seen Edinburgh Airport report its busiest ever month.

Hamilton Sheriff Court Two former Bank of Scotland employees have been jailed over the sexual abuse of a one-year old girl after embarking on a workplace affair.

Latest official figures released today have revealed that the number of unemployed people in Scotland has fallen by 13,000 over the last three months. The Office for National Statistics said the unemployment rate now stood at 5.6 per cent which is currently in line with the UK as a whole.

Landowners and representatives of Registers of Scotland have taken further steps towards the completion of Scotland’s Land Register with meetings in the Highlands to discuss the process of voluntary registration. RoS has been asked by the Scottish Government to complete the country’s land regist

Vida Gow Carrington Dean has made consumer money advice expert Vida Gow a special adviser to its board.

A new scheme is to be launched which will allow people in Glasgow who cannot afford a deposit to buy their home. Local councillors are expected to give the green light to a new partnership with Glasgow Credit Union this week.

Brightwork Group, the Scotland-wide recruitment specialist, has doubled its office capacity by securing a 10 year lease on 4,774 square foot premises at 193-199 Bath Street in Glasgow city centre.

Image via Charlotte Square Collection Fund manager Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI) has announced Edinburgh’s Charlotte Square will be the site for its first office in Scotland.

A Glasgow book-keeper is facing jail after being found guilty of a £220,000 embezzlement that he tried to cover up by claiming he had won the lottery. Philip Kennedy, 48, from Paisley, worked for Glasgow city centre firm Robb Ferguson and Co when he used three of his friends to launder cash taken f

Glasgow City Council has committed itself to building 25,000 new homes in the city over the next decade. To be delivered in partnership with the public and private sectors, the announcement forms part of the council’s People Make Glasgow Home housing strategy.

Steven Cunningham Steven Cunningham is a partner in Alexander Sloan Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers.

Aberdeen’s hotel sector experienced double digit drops in both occupancy and revenue in May as the low oil price continued to take its toll, according to the latest report by accountants and business advisers, BDO. The firm’s monthly hotel survey found that year-on-year occupancy in Aberdeen dro

There’s yet more good news for the Scottish economy today after another report said that after a shaky start to the year things were “getting back on track”. Coming just a day after uplifting reports from both Bank of Scotland and accountants BDO, Capital Economics said Scotland was one of onl

Ken Browne The man in charge of Scotland’s flagship Nissan dealership says it has recorded a 50 per cent increase in sales since the new multi-million pound showroom was launched a year ago.

Carrington Dean has secured a four-year contract with the Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB), the executive agency of the Scottish Government responsible for administering the process of personal bankruptcy, the Debt Arrangement Scheme and recording corporate insolvencies. The agreement will see the Gla