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 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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Scotland’s most talented up-and-coming chefs are being offered the chance to learn in one of the country’s most iconic kitchens, as the new Scotland Food & Drink and HIT Scotland Legacy Scholarship Award opens for applications from today, Thursday, 1st May 2025. Launched in partnership between Scotland Food & Drink and HIT Scotland, the
John Heaney (Electrical) Limited (JHE), the Livingston-based electrical and mechanical company, has strengthened its senior management team as it prepares for its next stage of growth. John Cowan steps up from Facilities Management (FM) Operations Manager to FM Operations Director, while Derek Menzies is promoted from Contracts Manager to Contracts Director. The duo joins
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Mosaic Architecture + Design, one of Scotland’s most experienced practices, has delivered the interior design for Scoop Restaurants Group’s Sebb’s underground bar and restaurant on Miller Street in the heart of Glasgow city centre. Marking the latest restaurant interior Mosaic has provided for Scoop, Sebb’s serves food cooked over fire, wine on tap, cocktails
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Thousands of homes and businesses across Scotland’s most isolated communities are set to benefit from transformative broadband upgrades, as the UK Government rolls out the latest stage of its £5 billion Project Gigabit programme to combat digital exclusion. New plans announced today will see gigabit-capable broadband delivered to around 65,000 rural premises in the
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Edinburgh has the most productive retail floorspace of any major UK city outside of London, with Glasgow close behind, as Scotland’s two largest cities continue to demonstrate their attractiveness as retail destinations, according to new analysis from Knight Frank. The independent commercial property consultancy found that Edinburgh achieves a retail sales productivity rate of
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