A YOUNG scaffolder has been named Orkney’s top young entrepreneur at the regional finals of the 2009 Prince’s Scottish Youth Business Trust (PSYBT) ‘Young Entrepreneur of the Year’ Awards. Graham ...

DANCING on Ice fans are heading for the ice rink at Braehead Arena to emulate their skating heroes. Bosses at the Olympic-sized ice rink have revealed that the number of people coming along to public ...

LEADING housing and homelessness charity, Shelter Scotland, has appointed solicitor, Gabrielle Miller, to strengthen its in-house law service as demand for the service soars. In the last year, Shelter ...

A DRAFT masterplan outlining the next phase of development in the North Banchory area will be put out for public consultation this month. The draft masterplan shows how the land already zoned by ...

ABERDEEN-based Maritime Assurance and Consulting Ltd (MAC) has enjoyed a successful first year in business. The company, which was set up by Graeme Reid in January 2011 – and provides a comprehensive ...

DAVID Yeoman is uniquely placed to offer independent and informed comment and analysis on the current issues affecting the Scottish Football Association, the shock resignation of chief executive, ...

MARCO and Claire Jaconelli, the husband and wife team behind East Kilbride-based Espresso Adesso, a leading quality coffee wholesaler, has joined forces with Miko, the Brussels-listed coffee service ...

ONE of the Kirk’s longest-serving ministers in a single parish, whose ministry spanned almost half a century at one congregation, has died after losing his fight with cancer. Reverend Andrew Scobie, ...

LAST year, BBC Scotland screened work by 24 different Scottish independent television production companies, with Channel 4 pitching in with six and BBC ALBA with 19. Across both BBC One Scotland and ...

A NEW instrument to detect whales, dolphins and other marine mammals, and provide immediate alerts during the development of offshore wind, wave and tidal installations, will be showcased tomorrow ...

TWO retail entrepreneurs from Glasgow were among those to receive awards for their business growth at an awards ceremony in Glasgow last night. Diane Houston (31), founder of luxury lingerie brand, ...

THERE’S no doubt about it. Home grown is best, whether you are talking about vegetables, fruit, or in the case of Hawkhill House nursing home on the outskirts of Aberdeen, staff. The home, which ...