6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (308+ words) Chancellor John Healey will today outline his plans for spreading wealth creation across Britain as Jaguar Lane Rover confirms it will be cutting 4,000 jobs to offset shrinking sales. His plans include removing obstacles that will enable more and faster decisions…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (363+ words) One of Scotland’s most ambitious technology firms, pureLiFi, has collapsed into administration after failing to raise further development capital. All 42 staff have been made redundant. The 14-year-old firm devised an alternative wireless technology to WiFi and 5G by using light to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (635+ words) Reshaping the public sector, including a shake-up in the NHS and transport strategy, are expected to feature in today’s Scottish programme for government. They will play a part in helping the Scottish government meet financial targets and improve delivery of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (294+ words) Foreign investment projects in the UK’s energy sector fell last year to the lowest number for 13 years as investors took stock amid geopolitical tensions and rising costs. Scotland remained the UK’s leading destination for energy investment, securing 15 projects. This was…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (483+ words) Sterling Furniture Group continues to strip out costs in the business after reporting another year of losses blamed on a mix of higher taxes, wages and challenging trading conditions. The company renegotiated supplier contracts, cut headcount and introduced more technology…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (458+ words) The number of companies in Scotland in “critical financial distress” is more than twice the national average, according to an alarming new report. Second quarter figures from insolvency specialist BTG Consulting shows a 20.5% surge in firms falling into the category…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (626+ words) Scottish Labour leadership contender Michael Marra has blamed the SNP government for allowing bus contracts to be placed overseas, even though decisions are made by operators working to procurement rules set by Westminster. Mr Marra declared that he would “seek…...