23+ hour, 14+ min ago   (1099+ words) A £16 million transformation of Burns Statue Square has been approved despite warnings from some councillors over the impact on businesses and the wider Ayr town centre. South Ayrshire Council backed the final designs for the major regeneration project by 19 votes…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1000+ words) It is less than 18 months since Dominic McKay took over as the figurehead of Glasgow’s vast waterfront culture and events hub. His first year as chief executive of the Scottish Event Campus may appear to have been dominated by planning…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (356+ words) An Edinburgh property specialist has been appointed to co-chair a Scottish Government review of Scotland’s residential conveyancing process. Jill Andrew, who recently rejoined Edinburgh-based law firm Murray Beith Murray as a partner, will lead the Conveyancing Review Working Group alongside…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (338+ words) A new director has been appointed to lead economic transformation across the North East of Scotland. Bethan Vasey has taken up the newly created role of Director of North East Transition at Scottish Enterprise, Scotland’s national economic development agency. Scottish…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1416+ words) The home of Glasgow’s Hydro and Armadillo venues is to undergo a radical overhaul and expansion to help Scotland’s biggest city ramp up competition for events with rival cities around the world. New indoor and outdoor arenas, a creative industries…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (472+ words) The chief executive of ScottishPower has hailed the energy giant as the “epitome” of the kind of infrastructure investor that will unlock economic growth in “every postcode” of the UK, as promised by Prime Minister Andy Burnham, while creating much-needed…...

5+ day, 11+ min ago   (370+ words) There are now just weeks left for people to sign a petition calling for the Personal Tax Allowance to be increased to £18,000. The petition, created by Mike Haynes, has already attracted 68,455 signatures but must reach 100,000 to be considered for debate…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (912+ words) Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken’s comments as a new body launched with the remit of “shaping the city’s voice to the world” certainly grabbed the attention. The rationale for creating Destination Glasgow was the most eye-catching aspect last week…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (700+ words) Edinburgh council officers could be asked to prepare a confidential dossier outlining how capital chiefs are cracking down on businesses who are not paying non-domestic rates. The issue has particular salience in recent months following the blaze at 109-112 Princes Street....

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (776+ words) Scots are leading the fight to keep cash alive with new research revealing four in ten Scots rely on notes and coins to keep their spending under control. The YouGov research found 40% of Scots sometimes, often or always take a…...