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Plans to turn a former Broughty Ferry bank into a cocktail bar have been knocked-back for a second time www.insider.co.uk/news/brought...

The UK Government’s decision to allocate Scotland less than 8% of a new £360m fund for fishing communities is “wholly unacceptable”, according to @mairigougeon.bsky.social www.insider.co.uk/news/scottis...

Argyll and Bute Council is set to object to plans for nine, 180 metre wind turbines at Tayinloan www.insider.co.uk/news/council...

Scottish ministers have approved plans for a 799-home development in Chesser www.insider.co.uk/news/799-hom...

The Port of Aberdeen welcomed 43,000 guests during 2025's cruise ship season – up 79% year-on-year www.insider.co.uk/news/port-ab...

Lloyds Banking Group has reported a 36% drop in its earnings for the third quarter, as it felt the impact of an extra £800m charge to compensate customers unfairly sold a car loan www.insider.co.uk/company-resu...

The former head of Circularity Scotland has said it was not in “full possession of the facts” around the liability of the initiative www.insider.co.uk/news/key-fac...

Corporate insolvencies in Scotland decreased by 5% year-on-year the second quarter www.insider.co.uk/news/scottis...

Clyde & Co is relocating its #Edinburgh office from Albany House to Saltire Court www.insider.co.uk/news/clyde--...

A new survey of Scottish business leaders has found that almost half rate the availability of capital in Scotland as scarce or very scarce - and just 8% describe investment as readily available www.insider.co.uk/news/scottis...

A UK defence minister has said the UK Government is discussing investing directly in Scottish colleges to tackle skills shortages in the sector www.insider.co.uk/news/uk-gove...

CodeClan is relaunching, with the first full cohorts run by @codebasetech.bsky.social set to commence in early 2026 www.insider.co.uk/news/codebas...

Aberdeen Group has reported a 6% increase in assets under management and advice to £542.4bn during the year-to-date www.insider.co.uk/company-resu...

West Coast Capital has completed the acquisition of Port Edgar Marina www.insider.co.uk/news/port-ed...

Macfarlane Group has reported a reduction in full-year expectations following a shut down at its Pitreavie packaging factory in Cumbernauld due to the death of a worker www.insider.co.uk/company-resu...

150 jobs in the Scottish aerospace sector should be sustained as part of a new deal between the UK, Sweden and Thailand www.insider.co.uk/news/150-sco...

Chemify has raised more than $50m in Series B funding www.insider.co.uk/news/chemify...

Biffa's boss said the company was “provided with certainty” that the Scottish DRS would go ahead while giving evidence at the start of its case against the government today www.insider.co.uk/news/slater-...

Macdonald Hotels has fallen into the red after being ordered to pay a substantial legal bill, following a lost case against the Bank of Scotland www.insider.co.uk/news/macdona...

Rachel Reeves has detailed measures to reform the company merger process, regulations for drones and artificial intelligence www.insider.co.uk/news/reeves-...

The UK Government’s proposal to overhaul anti-money laundering enforcement will impose additional complexity and cost for law firms and consumers of legal services in Scotland, according to the Law Society of Scotland

Proposals for glamping cabins - along with a café, shop and studio space - on unused land at Dollar Golf Course have been given the go-ahead www.insider.co.uk/news/dollar-...

Aberdeen-headquartered architectural surveying company Archilink is expanding to Manchester www.insider.co.uk/news/aberdee...

The Chancellor will reveal plans to scrap paperwork and cut red tape for thousands of UK businesses, as part of changes she claims will save firms almost £6bn a year www.insider.co.uk/news/reeves-...

SMEs could face greater difficulty securing growth funding, after the Scottish Government confirmed it will not recapitalise the Business Loans Scotland fund, which has now entered its wind-down phase www.insider.co.uk/news/smes-lo...

Pizza Hut is set to shut 68 restaurants after the company behind its UK venues fell into administration - find out which Scottish restaurants are going: www.insider.co.uk/news/scottis...

Pre-application proposals have been submitted to West Dunbartonshire Council for a new hotel on The Clyde www.insider.co.uk/news/clydeba...

#Whisky negotiations with the US are about “the hard yards” rather than “one-off photo opportunities”, Kier Starmer has said, in a rebuke to John Swinney www.insider.co.uk/news/trade-t...

OFR Consultants has transitioned to an employee-ownership trust www.insider.co.uk/news/fire-en...

Paul Geoghegan, partner in Morton Fraser MacRoberts’ corporate team, ponders whether there are green shoots of recovery, or a bumpy road ahead for Scottish M&A? www.insider.co.uk/news/scottis...

Union Property Development has secured a £22.6m finance facility with Paragon Bank to fund a new student accommodation block in Glasgow www.insider.co.uk/news/develop...

First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social has defended meeting with a Chinese firm to discuss investment in Scotland, following concerns about the potential threat posed to national security www.insider.co.uk/news/john-sw...

KPMG UK has appointed someone new to lead its Edinburgh office www.insider.co.uk/appointments...

Plans for a new £55m road, which will ease congestion around the Straiton Junction in #Midlothian, have been lodged with the council’s planners www.insider.co.uk/news/plans-5...

Disruption affecting Amazon Web Services #AWS has led to a spike in reported outages across a range of internet services, including those of HM Revenue & Customs and Lloyds Banking Group www.insider.co.uk/news/interne...

Begbies Traynor has appointed a new insolvency expert in Glasgow www.insider.co.uk/appointments...

#Brexit will have a negative impact on the UK’s economic growth “for the foreseeable future,” Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has warned www.insider.co.uk/news/brexit-...

San Francisco-based ride-hailing company Lyft has acquired Glasgow-headquartered luxury vehicle hire firm TBR Global Chauffeuring for £83m www.insider.co.uk/news/lyft-ac...

MSPs are being urged to deliver “proper protection” for Scotland’s Marine Protected Areas – with campaigners insisting “destructive” fishing practices have no place in such zones www.insider.co.uk/news/ministe...

Thousands of young people in Scotland will benefit from skilled “clean energy jobs”, the UK Government has said, as it launched its plans to “train the next generation of energy workers” www.insider.co.uk/news/uk-gove...

Ivan McKee has appointed a chair to lead an independent review of the way licensed hospitality premises are valued for non-domestic rates www.insider.co.uk/news/license...

The Blue Lagoon chippy chain is planning to convert a shop in #Newcastle city centre into its first site in England www.insider.co.uk/news/blue-la...

Finance Secretary @shonarobison.bsky.social is demanding “urgent clarity” from the Treasury over whether the Scottish Government will get cash to replicate a funding boost given to Wales www.insider.co.uk/news/robison...

The new Luss Distillery is officially open www.insider.co.uk/news/luss-di...

During September, there were 103 company insolvencies registered in Scotland, 41% higher than the same month last year www.insider.co.uk/news/scottis...

Paddy Power is to shut 57 betting shops across the UK and Ireland, putting almost 250 workers at risk www.insider.co.uk/news/paddy-p...

Proposals to develop new student flats in #Glasgow’s West End have been recommended for approval, despite more than 180 objections www.insider.co.uk/news/glasgow...

Scottish meat exporters will benefit from less red tape following a deal with the EU, the UK Government has said www.insider.co.uk/news/red-tap...

Last month Scotland’s shops recorded their best sales figures since April – with the launch of new mobile phone models helping to give stores a boost www.insider.co.uk/news/mobile-...