L-R: John Currie, Jennifer McLachlan, David Thomson, Fiona Huston and Howell Davies Scottish food and drink producers have been awarded a share of £160k of funding for sustainable projects as part of an industry-wide commitment to net zero. Seventeen businesses from across the country have secured the funding from the Scottish Food & Drink Net Zero
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A study has discovered the most common type of crime in each local authority in Scotland. The study analysed Gov.Scot data on the number and type of crimes committed between May 2020 and March 2021. Dundee City has the most recorded crimes of 688 per 10,000 people, compared to the rest of Scotland. It has
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The app Hornet, which caters to the gay male community, has seen a 30-percent increase in social feed engagement since social distancing measures began in mid-March, according to CEO Christof Wittig. And the dating app Tinder reported that it saw more engagement on March 29 than on any other day in its history, with more
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L-R: Phil Diamond, Steve Brooker & Craig Alexander Rattray Chartered building surveyors, Diamond & Company (Scotland) Limited announced that it has acquired fire engineering consultancy S. Brooker & Associates as part of its strategic growth plan. The new business will be known as Brooker Diamond Fire Engineering and will be based alongside the successful chartered
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New research reveals that Aberdeen in Scotland has had the smallest wage growth in the entire UK. Residents of Aberdeen have seen their salaries increase just 5.22% since 2014 – compared to the 51% increase for residents of Hackney and Newham, the area with the highest wage growth. The average wage increase for the UK
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UK law firm Shoosmiths has announced the recruitment of four senior hires, two associates and a support lawyer in its teams in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Well respected real estate lawyer Simon Dawes has joined the firm as a legal director in Edinburgh, whilst the employment team has onboarded Simon Mayberry as a senior associate. Angela
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L-R: George Taylor & James Taylor A popular snack brand plans to continue ramping up production in 2022 following sustained growth throughout its business. After charting a 22% increase in annual turnover in 2021, Mackie’s at Taypack – which makes crisps, popcorn and health snacks – is now making more than half a million
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Scottish Enterprise has unveiled the forecasted impact of its £1.3m package of support for the third cohort of its flagship business growth and leadership programme Unlocking Ambition. The latest group of entrepreneurs joined the nationwide programme in September 2021 and will graduate at the end of March. They have calculated that over the next three
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Recent labour market data from the Office for National Statistics provide our first opportunity to look back over the two years since the coronavirus was first identified in the UK. Since then, we’ve seen huge changes in our economy and day-to-day lives. In the last year we have seen improvements in our headline labour market indicators, with
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L-R: James Brown, Ian Reid & Roderick McQueen Lothian Road institution Wonderland Models celebrates 50 years of trading this month. The family favourite was founded in 1972 by clothing retailer Peter Barton, who saw a gap in Edinburgh’s retail landscape for a specialist model shop. The business has endured all of the ups and downs
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