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Finance leaders believe that the labour shortages and supply disruptions British businesses are experiencing now are likely to persist for a year, with no meaningful easing until late 2022 and 2023, according to Deloitte’s UK CFO Survey Q3 2021. The majority of CFOs experienced labour shortage

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors' biggest-ever commercial property auction, featuring 30 lots with a combined commercial value of £7 million, will take place tomorrow. This month’s auction follows the 82% success rate achieved from the firm’s June auction and its catalogue features a w

Bathgate Dental Spa has become the latest business to be acquired by Clyde Munro Dental Group. Bathgate Dental Spa, which has around 8,500 patients, is the latest to join Clyde Munro Dental Group, securing the future for the long-running family practice.

People living in Scotland’s island-based communities will benefit from new Scottish Government funding for projects designed to support employment, community resilience and health and wellbeing. Through the £2 million Island Communities Fund, 29 successful community groups and businesses

A Glasgow man who helped another repair a bicycle realised that the stranger had stolen it – from him. John Devlin, 64, helped Paul Hartey fix the handlebars on the stolen bike before he realised it was his own that had been stolen by Hartley earlier in the day.

Kingdom Housing Association’s payroll team has won the coveted In-house Payroll Team of the Year award at the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals Annual Excellence Awards.

Mark Sterritt, UK network director - Scotland at the British Business Bank, talks about the success of the Start Up Loans programme in Scotland and the value that new business brings to the Scottish economy, particularly as we focus on recovery. Scotland’s entrepreneurs may have faced multiple

Plans for a Scottish community to buy the UK's most remote pub have moved closer to completion after the Scottish Land Fund (SLF) granted funding to support the scheme. The Old Forge Community Benefit Society (CBS) has been awarded £508,000 to support the purchase and redevelopment of the pub,

Eco-friendly holiday home firm Cairngorm Bothies is to add six more “off road and off-grid” bothies by spring 2022 in a bid to meet growing demand for staycations. Located in the Blelack Woods in Aboyne, the business already has six bothies powered solely by renewable energy. Its sister

Law firm Shoosmiths will move into its new c.5000sq ft of leased office space at The Garment Factory on Montrose Street in the heart of Glasgow’s innovation district next Monday. Michael McLaughlin, head of employment law for Shoosmiths in Scotland, Fiona Cameron, banking partner and Barry McK

Lidl and B&M have submitted planning applications to build two retail outlets in DunBear Park, part of the Halhill development in East Lothian.

Charles Randell has asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to commence the process to appoint his successor as chair of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Payment Systems Regulator (PSR). Mr Randell plans to step down in Spring 2022.

Argyll and Bute Council is providing an additional £98,000 to support local businesses who applied to and qualified for its Business Hardship Fund. The council set up the Hardship Fund with £500,000+ of Scottish Government funding, to help businesses affected by the Covid pandemic. It al

CMS has launched a new online resource to help keep business and other groups informed of developments surrounding the COP26 in Glasgow. The COP26 Hub will be updated with new content each day during the conference and offer insights into the challenges in achieving net zero. It also highlights oppo

Loganair has introduced a new £30,000 community grant scheme dedicated to supporting local renewable energy projects across Scotland. The Greenskies Community Fund will be released in three instalments of £10,000 with applicants able to access a maximum grant of £5,000 per project.