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, 9+ hour ago   (835+ words) One of the oldest names in the Edinburgh financial services industry has enjoyed quite the revival since it was deemed surplus to requirements by its former owner. Standard Life, which has a history stretching back to 1825, appears to be enjoying…...

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....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (366+ words) A new director has been appointed to help drive investment in peatland recovery across Scotland and the UK. Scottish peatland restoration consultancy Caledonian Climate has named Charli Adamson as its new natural capital director. Ms Adamson will lead the development…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (661+ words) The VAT differential across the island of Ireland is putting hospitality businesses in Northern Ireland under pressure, a Westminster committee has heard. Businesses told the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee of shrinking margins during a probe into the taxation of the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (923+ words) The Scottish Government has spent millions of taxpayers’ cash furnishing rarely used offices for civil servants. More than 9,000 core civil servants employed by the Scottish Government were asked to return to the office for at least 40% of the working week....

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (308+ words) Scotland’s beer and pub industry contributed nearly £2.5 billion to the economy in 2025, according to a new report. Research commissioned by the Scottish Beer and Pub Association (SBPA) and produced by Oxford Economics found that the sector supported 64,200 jobs and generated…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (483+ words) TV producer and comedian Ricky Gervais recently made headlines after mentioning in an interview that a reason he would consider marrying his long-term partner is inheritance tax planning. His comments highlight an outdated but very real issue: for couples with…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (376+ words) The signals being broadcast from Pacific Quay weren’t great from the start. Almost 20 years ago, the BBC's new development opened at a cost of £188 million, around £60 million more than the original prediction, and since that time viewers and radio listeners…...