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A planning application has been submitted for a new malt distillery on the historic Hopetoun Estate at Midhope, West Lothian. 

Businesses across the UK are on average, operating at half of their pre-COVID-19 capacity on average despite lockdown measures easing, according to the latest British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Coronavirus Impact Tracker. 

An unreleased David Bowie demo is set to go on sale at an auction later this week.

The Royal Bank of Scotland has told the majority of its staff to work from home until at least next year. Around 50,000 of the lender's staff will continue to work from home as part of the bank's "cautious" approach to returning to work. 

Edinburgh-based security services firm Quorum Cyber Security Limited has secured a £2.7 million funding package from Maven Capital Partners, thanks to corporate finance specialist HNH. Led by HNH director Neal Allen, the Scottish arm of the Belfast-based multi-disciplinary financial advisory f

Cruise ship company Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV), whose cruise liners depart from Dundee, has gone into administration.

Neil Coutts, head of the cyber and technology risk capability for KPMG in Scotland, discusses some of the long-term cybersecurity challenges facing Scottish businesses as more people look to work from home in the future. Scotland’s lockdown may be easing, but there’s a growing accep

Edinburgh-based smart home security start-up Boundary Technologies has completed a £1.7 million annual fundraiser, bringing the amount secured by the firm thus far to £3.9m.

Alison Woods, partner and employment law specialist at CMS, discusses the importance of diversity in the workplace as the world emerges from the coronavirus lockdown.  As Scottish business faces one of the toughest-ever economic climates, employers may be questioning whether diversity and inclu

A round-up of business news from across Scotland featuring: The University of Strathclyde's digital whisky cask filling solution, John Lowrie Morrison's lockdown photo project, Blue Box Design's premium whisky packaging, PhysioWizard's new self-assessment neck and back pain tool, 

Falkirk is to benefit from £90 million investment over ten years as part of a new growth deal which aims to drive inclusive and sustainable economic recovery and growth across the region.

Scotland's economy is on track to have contracted by over 19% during lockdown, according to the latest research from University of Strathclyde's Fraser of Allander Institute.

Online mortgage broker Trussle has seen a 136% increase in mortgage applications for properties in Scotland.

An estimated one million furloughed UK workers are at risk of unemployment when the UK Government's furlough scheme ends in October, according to the latest analysis by the Resolution Foundation.

A sheepdog has been sold at auction for a record-breaking £12,000.