By Business CNCT Following recent Parent Strikes in Glasgow, Edinburgh and other cities around the UK, Holmes Mackillop Solicitors is urging employers to heed the warning that enhanced paternity leave and pay is a high-priority benefit for many in the job market. Parent Strike protestor demands include enhanced and extended financially supported leave for dads
By Business CNCT The search is underway for the owner of a winning Lotto ticket purchased in Aberdeenshire worth an incredible £1M but yet to be claimed. National Lottery players are being urged to check their tickets from the Lotto draw on Saturday 8 August bought from a retailer in Aberdeenshire that matched five main
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By Business CNCT 70-Year-Old Aberdeen Grandfather Steps into Boxing Ring to Support Lifesaving Neonatal Charity 25 August 2026: A retired 70-year-old musician and grandfather from Aberdeen has stepped into the boxing ring to raise over £1,200 for the charity that saved his grandson’s life. Alan Morrison, 70, who was signed to CBS Records in the
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By Business CNCT Admiral’s House in North Queensferry, Fife is set to go under the hammer at Shepherd Commercial Property Auctions on Thursday 20th August at 2.30pm with a guide price of £300,000. Admirals House, also known locally as ‘St Margarets Hope’ and ‘Admiralty House’ comprises a dilapidated ‘B’ listed part single and part two
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By Business CNCT Leading independent Glasgow law firm Mitchells Roberton has strengthened its private client offering with the appointment of Derek Hanlan as Tax Director. Derek joins the long-established firm, which traces its origins in Glasgow to the 1740s, with more than 25 years’ experience advising high-net-worth individuals, families and entrepreneurial clients on complex tax
By Business CNCT Introduction: Echoes of a Notorious Past For decades, the Post Office was a symbol of trust in British life – a cornerstone of every community, where people paid bills, collected parcels, sent money home, and relied on staff to act with integrity. Then came the Horizon scandal: hundreds of sub-postmasters wrongly convicted
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By Business CNCT London, July– The Department for Business and Trade has invested in targeted training programmes of specialist AI learning to combine data science, AI governance and generative AI skills amid the launch of a new in-house AI-powered tool designed to improve staff access to information. Figures obtained via a freedom of information request
By Business CNCT Through a new supplier registration portal, businesses across Argyll and Bute are being encouraged to explore the commercial opportunities that could arise from the proposed Corr Chnoc Wind Farm. Renewable energy developer Galileo Empower has launched the portal to formally register interest from local suppliers and contractors who may wish to support
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By Business CNCT The Imperial Hotel – which has welcomed generations of families, holidaymakers and returning guests to the promenade in the ‘Queen of the Welsh Resorts’ – has unveiled a contemporary new food offering designed to establish its acclaimed Chantrey’s Restaurant as a dining destination in its own right – open to all. The
By Business CNCT It is a question that divides boardrooms, policy forums and founder meetups across the country: Does Scotland lack entrepreneurial vision in 2026 — or has it been systematically held back? By the numbers, the picture is strikingly mixed. Investment into Scottish start-ups topped £210 million in the first five months of 2026 —
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