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Plans by the billionaire ruler of Dubai to build a lodge at his Highland retreat have been refused by Highland councillors.

Small businesses which share properties but do not pay business rates are now eligible to apply for grants to help with the impact of COVID-19, the Scottish Government has announced.  The extension to the Small Business Grant Fund will apply to firms occupying shared office spaces, business inc

A new survey of nearly 200 UK charities conducted by accountancy firm Scott Moncrieff has revealed that 55% have suffered a significant drop in their cash reserves, whilst nearly 60% have less than 6 months cash in reserve to cover normal operating expenditure.  The survey also found that just

Loganair has announced that it would commence flying the much-anticipated route from Dundee to London City, which replaces the previous service to Stansted, starting on July 6.

Barclays has confirmed that it will drop the 'Buchanan' name from its major River Clyde development in Glasgow over concerns with its connection to the slave trade. A district on the south bank of the River Clyde, where Barclays' new northern European hub and more than 300 flats are being constructe

The funding being given to support communities across Scotland affected by coronavirus is to be displayed on a new collection of digital maps.

Scottish law firm Gilson Gray is warning businesses that complying with COVID-19 health and safety workplace guidance to allow employees to return to work is much more than a box-ticking exercise. With employers looking to begin a return to work for staff over the next few weeks and months, the firm

The HFD Group - the developer behind 177 Bothwell Street in Glasgow - is implementing a series of health and wellbeing measures that will see the pre-let Virgin Money offices within the building reflect the new post-COVID-19 reality of working life. With human touch identified as a major f

NatWest Group, the owner of the Royal Bank of Scotland, has launched a £1 million fund to support victims of economic and domestic abuse, in a new partnership with SafeLives. SafeLives is a UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good.

A parliamentary inquiry into the impact of coronavirus on the Scottish Government’s Budget for 2021/22 has been announced by Holyrood’s finance and constitution committee.

A total of 8.9 million workers are now covered by the UK Government's furlough scheme, according to the UK Treasury. 

A French worker has been awarded €50,000 after Paris' appeals court ruled he had suffered a "bore-out" from a lack of stimulation in the workplace.

Portlethen-based Acumen Accountants and Advisors, which also has offices in Inverurie and Peterhead, has bought out Keltic Accounting of Inverurie for an undisclosed sum in a deal signed whilst the country was in lockdown. The buy-out is the second acquisition for the firm this year after

Barclays has launched a toolkit to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Scotland and the UK get back on their feet as they navigate the uncertainty created by coronavirus. The ‘Barclays Back to Business’ programme has been designed in partnership with the Cambridge Judge

Glasgow-based housebuilder AS Homes (Scotland) Ltd has appointed Simon Donaldson as its new finance director. Mr Donaldson joins from retirement living specialists McCarthy & Stone where he was regional finance director for Scotland. The chartered accountant will concentrate on developing a stra