A £700m programme that will boost economic prosperity across Tayside and north-east Fife was confirmed today (December 17) with the formal signing of the Tay Cities Region Deal. The Deal is an agreement between the UK Government, Scottish Government, Angus, Dundee...
Read MoreAfter administrators were called to a historic Angus firm six years ago, no-one could have predicted the remarkable turnaround. The prospects for John M Henderson looked bleak when the Arbroath firm ran into financial difficulties in October 2014 and all but six...
Read MoreConstruction has started on the Operations and Maintenance base at Montrose Port which will service the Seagreen offshore wind farm. Scotland’s largest offshore construction project to date will create up to 60 jobs based at the Port, as well as a...
Read MoreTay Cities Deal beneficiaries are celebrating the news that the multi-million-pound funding boost will be signed off next week. North East Fife Lib Dem MP Wendy Chamberlain asked in the House of Commons when the agreement would be secured. Under Secretary of...
Read MoreAn expert in green energy has predicted plans to build a greener economy could spark "a new industrial revolution" in Scotland, Edinburgh University's Stuart Hazeldine, the world's first professor of carbon capture and storage said he had never seen "such a...
Read MoreFive months of growth have failed to get the economy back to pre-pandemic levels with some Tayside businesses fearing they will not survive the impact of Coronavirus. Tayside-based economist Dr Shona Dobbie, of Angus Economics, told a webinar audience the latest...
Read MoreBusinesses and individuals in Angus will be given greater freedoms from Friday and Saturday as Coronavirus restrictions are eased. The area will move into Tier 2, meaning hotel, restaurant and bar owners can now serve alcohol with a meal indoors until...
Read MoreAn Angus financial services firm has become the first in its sector in Scotland to move to employee ownership. All shares of Montrose-based Gill Financial have been placed into an employee ownership trust, with its seven staff becoming direct beneficiaries of...
Read MoreWholesale food and drink businesses affected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are to be supported through a new £5 million fund. The fund will be targeted at food and drink wholesalers who sell to hospitality, on-trade or public sector clients who...
Read MoreThousands of jobs are expected to be created as Scotland's green economy continues to grow in the coming years. A new report has uncovered a huge opportunity for nature-based jobs as the country moves towards achieving its climate change goals by...
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