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Passivhaus school approved for Ayrshire town

Passivhaus school approved for Ayrshire town
A MILESTONE has been reached as a new school in Irvine that will be built to Passivhaus standards won planning approval.

Edinburgh investment syndicate generates £1.4bn

Business Briefing Edinburgh investment syndicate generates £1.4bn

Sir Charlie Bean said: 'The ideal would be to get a Tardis and go back and undo the errors’

Ian McConnell Tardis call sums it up as new forecasts reveal gravity of calamitous Tories' huge unforced errors

Artist's impression of new JW Filshill premises at Westway Park near Glasgow Airport. Picture: Filshill

Historic Glasgow family food and drink wholesaler posts rise in profit, turnover

Capricorn shareholders are due for a $620 million special dividend if the deal with NewMed goes ahead

Capricorn ditches Tullow merger for Israeli gas specialist NewMed

Demand for laser eye surgery boosts revenues and profits at Optical Express

Demand for laser eye surgery boosts revenues and profits at Optical Express

Elgin-based Ava Innes makes bedding from a by-product brushed from goats considered unsuitable for clothing

Scottish cashmere brand hopes goats will be the key to a good night’s sleep

Scottish law firm unveils rise in profits

Sir Mark Carney

Business Briefing Former Bank of England governor warns tax cuts plan means higher costs 'for everybody'

Simon Thomson, chief executive of Capricorn Energy

Capricorn ditches Tullow in favour of Israeli tie-up

The Horseshoe Bar, Glasgow

Owner of Glasgow's famous Horseshoe bar issues warning over costs

Scottish village gets first dental practice

Business Briefing Scottish village gets first dental practice

Prime Minister Liz Truss

Listen: Stuttering and struggling, Liz Truss runs radio gauntlet as she defends economic policies

Hywind floating windfarm

Energy services firm acquires stake in university spin-out

The Resolution Foundation noted markets now expect interest rates to rise to six per cent,
making it more difficult to get on to the housing ladder

Scott Wright Crisis sends shockwaves through housing market

One out of every 20 licensed outlets in Scotland has failed to re-open following the lifting of lockdown restrictions. Photograph: Colin Mearns

Lights out as Scottish pubs predict widespread closures this winter

Roger Billcliffe. Photo: Alex Burns

Sponsored Roger Billcliffe welcomes all art lovers to his wonderful new Glasgow gallery

AAB’s Ian Marshall advises new tech firms in Scotland to be aware of potential difficulties that will arise

Sponsored Why Scottish tech firms should invest in the right type of guidance and input

Scotmid store on Redburn Road, Prestonpans

Scottish co-operative sees profits fall as inflation hits shopper confidence

John Clark motors to car dealer's best-ever profits

Kwasi Kwarteng Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Ian McConnell: Intervention an embarrassment, underlines scale of mayhem unleashed

Network of electric vehicle chargers goes live

Business Briefing Network of electric vehicle chargers goes live

Tim Martin, chairman, JD Wetherspoon

Wetherspoon puts 32 pubs up for sale amid tough conditions

Bank of England in bond-buying scheme to 'restore orderly market conditions'

Updated Bank of England in bond-buying scheme to 'restore orderly market conditions'

Colourful Tobermory hotel for sale as owners retire

Business Briefing Colourful Tobermory hotel for sale as owners retire

Seagreen. Picture: SSE

Unfavourable weather hits Scottish energy giant's renewables output

Serica has quadrupled production from its 24-year-old Bruce M1 well, which it re-entered for the first time since 1998 when it was operated by BP

Serica bullish on North Sea gas as pre-tax profits surge 88-fold

Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-Budget last Friday sent the beleaguered pound plummeting even further

Ian McConnell Tories should be mortified by sterling nosedive that began with Brexit vote

Irn-Bru chief warns of tougher second half as costs and inflation bite

Lord Willie Haughey and Sean McGrath, chief executive of the Entrepreneurial Scotland Foundation

Saltire Scholars launch funding campaign

Scottish Water is the first utility firm in the UK to fly drones into sewer to check for problems

How drones flying through Scotland’s sewer network are boosting safety

5G is set to revolutionise Scotland

Sponsored How Scotland's potential can be unlocked with EE's 5G revolution

Hotel overlooking world-famous golf course sold to US real estate giant

Business Briefing Hotel overlooking world-famous golf course sold to US real estate giant

'Best B&B on North Coast 500' up for sale

Roger White, chief executive, AG Barr

Scottish soft drinks giant warns of hit to margins

Lord Willie Haughey (left) and Sean McGrath, chief executive of the Entrepreneurial Scotland Foundation

Entrepreneurial Scotland seeks funding to boost internship programme

Family-run oil and gas services firm in administration, staff redundant

Business Briefing Family-run oil and gas services firm in administration, staff redundant

Defence giant hails raft of new contract awards

Defence giant hails raft of new contract wins

The pound plummeted to a record low yesterday Picture: Getty Images

Plunge in sterling reflects gravity of fears over Tory moves, as markets see 6% base rates

Sterling has plunged to a record low

Exclusive ‘We must hope for another change at the top’, warns Scots economist, after Tories send pound plunging

Giles Hurley, chief executive of Aldi UK and Ireland. Picture: Aldi.

Discount supermarket sees profits slump but market share grows

Glasgow city centre footfall for July this year was 19 per cent lower compared with July 2019

City centre footfall down a fifth compared to pre-covid levels

Luxury car dealer considers 'highly conditional' offer from European rival

Luxury car dealer considers 'highly conditional' offer from European rival

Scottish marketing group makes partial recovery from lockdowns

Scottish marketing group makes partial recovery from lockdowns

Pictures: Marc Millar

Business Briefing Scottish bagel baker set for UK expansion

Sterling plunged to a record low after a raft of tax cuts announced by the Chancellor.

What the pound's record low means for your spending at home and abroad

Scottish households down £167 per month since start of 2022

Scottish households down £167 per month since start of 2022

Aldi profits tumble 86 per cent amid rising costs

business briefing Aldi profits tumble 86 per cent amid rising costs

Dragons' Den contestant set to toast first £1m turnover

Monday Interview Dragons' Den contestant set to toast first £1m

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng lowered basic income tax to 19p and abolished the top rate for higher earners, but we will need to wait to find out if the Scottish Government follows suit when it announces its budget plans

‘Boldest of budgets’ inspires a range of mixed emotions

The Bank of England has raised interest rates sharply Picture: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire

Colin Borland: Bottom line must be material cut in cost of doing business

Glasgow, banking and the pound. Newsquest, Getty, Bank of England.

Business Week US banking giant Glasgow move to bring jobs boost

IR35 has been of particular concern in the oil and gas sector

Businesses look for positive omens in gamble for growth

Kwasi Kwarteng Picture: Kirsty O'Connor PA Wire

Ian McConnell Pound plummets after Tory mimi-Budget - no wonder