Braehead, one of the UK’s most popular retail and leisure destinations has announced that the centre will see the opening of a new Flannels store. The leading luxury fashion retailer, owned by Frasers Group plc, has taken on a 10,000 sq ft unit and has committed to a long-term lease. The new store will stock […]
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Planning has been granted this week for a new 55-room aparthotel on Forth Street and Broughton Street Lane in a project to be undertaken by independent company, Supercity Aparthotels. This plan is still subject to conditions, by Development Management Sub-Committee of City of Edinburgh Council. This is aparthotel’s first operation in Edinburgh and they will
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Drinks company BrewDog is taking major steps to reduce its carbon footprint with the commissioning of a new green gas plant that will power the production of over 176 million pints of beer a year at its Ellon headquarters in Scotland. The company said the new £12m bio-energy plant will result in 7,500 less tonnes
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Grosvenor Casinos is investing more than £3.5m to expand its Glasgow Merchant City venue on Glassford Street. The plan is to add a new bar and restaurant, seating 70 covers, alongside new table games and premium viewing areas to watch and bet on live sport. Their goal is to transform this into a more “modern”
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L-R: Debbie Paterson (Energise Galashiels Trust) and Nicola Tonner (Galashiels based business owner) An innovative new initiative that rewards regular local shopping has launched in Galashiels. Over 30 businesses in Galashiels have signed up to the programme that automatically rewards customers for shopping with them, including retail, hospitality and leisure venues. The new loyalty programme is
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L-R: Katie Macdonald and Louisa Raistrick (Director of Property Sales) An upmarket residential property specialist is celebrating after securing a triple whammy of industry accolades underlining its market leader status. Simpson & Marwick has been named top performing firm in the ESPC’s annual, Independent Mystery Shopper of the year award. Meanwhile, latest stats from property website Rightmove showed that Simpson
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Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA), the East Kilbride-based independent consulting engineer, has landed a whole structural design contract on a housing development on the last piece of vacant land at Renfrew’s massive Braehead Shopping Centre. Working with Bellway Homes, the specialist firm will provide design services at Laymoor Avenue, Braehead for a selection of apartments, terraced,
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German Doner Kebab (GDK) has joined forces with one of the UK’s top franchisees as it aims to further strengthen its position as the UK’s fastest-growing restaurant chain. Atul Pathak (pictured above), OBE, was formerly the UK’s largest McDonald’s franchisee with 43 restaurants throughout the country. However he has now announced an exciting partnership with
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A national membership body has been awarded funding that will help charities and social enterprises take steps to address climate change. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) received £33,164 from Scottish walking charity, Paths for All as part of their ‘The Smarter Choices, Smarter Places’ (SCSP) COP26 Legacy Fund – a programme designed to help tackle
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Glasgow-based Chartered Accountant, tax adviser and auditor Russell & Russell is seeking to further strengthen its team by recruiting two more trainees, taking its headcount to 22 as it builds on outstanding growth. Unlike many firms, the business advice specialist flourished over the pandemic years by offering practical, relevant and impartial guidance, and consequently increasing
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