One of Scotland’s favourite brands has recorded its biggest month of sales ever after a surge in demand across major UK supermarkets following an extended spring heatwave. Family-owned Mackie’s of Scotland reported that in April 2025 it sold 1,564,837 litres of ice cream, making it the company’s most successful month on record and surpassing […]
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Isle of Bute Coffee, the island’s first speciality coffee house, is enhancing its offering with the launch of a coffee garden – a sociable outdoor space akin to beer gardens – and the island’s first micro roastery, supported by a funding boost from the British Business Bank. Owner and Bute native Mhairi Mackenzie opened
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Whitbread submits a planning application for a new 195-bedroom hotel on Festival Square in the heart of Edinburgh city centre. Whitbread PLC, the owner of the Premier Inn hotel chain, has submitted plans to transform Capital House into a 195-bedroom Premier Inn, with a commitment to investing more than £21 million in the conversion
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The Department for Education has invested £8.2 million in funding to encourage girls to study advanced maths and related subjects to drive progression into AI careers. The funding, under the government’s Plan for Change, will support 7,500 girls from 400 disadvantaged secondary schools through improved participation and teaching of advanced maths to equip them with
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Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have announced a new partnership with SignLive, giving customers the option to have their telephone conversations with the airline and tour operator translated into British Sign Language (BSL) in real time. The free service means that customers who are deaf or hard of hearing can now have their telephone conversations with
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Work is now officially underway on the much-anticipated Marple Community Hub, a transformative £20m development set to bring state-of-the-art leisure, health and library facilities to the heart of the town. Local leaders and partners gathered in Marple Memorial Park on Friday (26th April) for a ceremonial groundbreaking, celebrating the start of construction on the
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The growing portfolio of Scottish onshore wind farms owned and operated by renewable energy firm OnPath Energy produced enough electricity last year to meet the annual power needs of more than 145,000 homes – or a city more than twice the size of Aberdeen. Over 422,000 MWh of electricity was generated by OnPath’s Scottish wind
Wbg, one of Scotland’s leading independent specialist full-service accountancy firms, has advised families to seek professional advice as many of them are likely to be unaware their estate could be liable for Inheritance Tax (IHT) given the increasing complexity of the system. HMRC recently revealed that IHT receipts reached a record £8.2bn in the
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Craigavon based drinks wholesaler United Wines is celebrating its 40th birthday in Northern Ireland, marking four decades of successful growth and innovation in the local beverage industry. Founded in 1985, United Wines started life as a team of just five people, operating out of Elmwood Avenue in South Belfast with only one brand on its books, the
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Designed for collectors and fans of punk rock alike, the Mosh Idols deck from Llanfairfechan-based Solitaire.io contains 52 classic playing cards (plus Jokers). Backers of a Kickstarter Campaign launching Tuesday (May 6th) will receive a Punk Rock themed deck with novel eXtended Reality (XR) features. When viewed through your phone camera, however, the rockstars on the
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