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Edinburgh-based firm Escape, which opened the country’s first escape rooms, has expanded into a new market as it prepares to launch axe throwing experiences across the UK. Escape has established ‘Game of Throwing’, which will open its first four venues in Chelmsford, Hull, Newcastl

Scotland's unemployment rate fell slightly from January to March 2021, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

As lockdown ends and businesses start to reopen, traders in Scotland are being encouraged to watch HMRC’s new webinar on Rules of Origin. This webinar will help traders ensure they’re taking advantage of the preferential tariff rates available to them since 1 January, for goods they trad

Ahead of the 2021 interim reporting season, a review by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has highlighted examples of good practice in company’s interim reporting and areas where further improvements are required.

Ten community organisations in the Outer Hebrides are working to build back better after lockdown with support of £320,141 distributed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).

The Highland Council has dropped plans to require prior authorisation for bagpipes at funerals after an outcry from pipers.

Accountancy firm BDO has told staff to decide for themselves when to come back to the office after the COVID-19 pandemic as part of its new flexible working strategy. The firm, which is the UK’s fifth-largest accountant and employs about 5,500 people across 18 offices, will ask staff to work w

With much of Scotland’s holiday accommodation sector reopening today, chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset has advised operators to prepare now for a busy summer. A recent survey from Barclays suggests that total UK spend on domestic holidays this year is anticipated to reach £31bn w

Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA) has appointed Caroline Connellan as chief executive officer of Personal Wealth. Ms Connellan will report directly to Stephen Bird, CEO of Standard Life Aberdeen plc, as a member of the executive leadership team. She will be based in London.

A £150,000 project to expand and commercialise a seaweed nursery in Argyll, has secured up to £75,000 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).

Paul Reilly, director in the Glasgow office of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors, says the residential property market in the West End of Glasgow is losing none of its allure, with quick sales and rising prices. The west end of Glasgow is, in normal times, variously described as busy, buzzing, vibrant and

Jackie Waring, CEO of Investing Women, Scotland’s first all-female business angel group, has been shortlisted for a UK accolade in recognition for her role in promoting diversity in equity investment. A finalist for this year’s UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA) Investment in Diversi

Santander's online banking services have returned to normal after technical problems left customers unable to access their money this weekend.

Scotland’s salmon farmers exported a record amount of fresh fish to the European Union in the first quarter of 2021.

The Scottish economy continued on its recovery path in April, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI. The seasonally adjusted headline Royal Bank of Scotland Business Activity Index - a measure of combined manufacturing and service sector output - rose from 54.3 March to 55.4 in April to