I can’t believe Carols at the Mart, that amazing December evening when the farming community turned out to combat loneliness in our industry, took place just three months ago. I had never seen Forfar Mart so packed, and now we find...
Read MoreTended by the Jarron family for four generations, these are exciting times down on the farm – and for Scotland’s first potato vodka Graeme Jarron and wife Caroline, who works as an interior designer, had always wanted to diversify on the...
Read MoreStagecoach said its regional bus revenues had dropped by 85% as it revealed plans to furlough more than half its bus drivers and engineers. In an update to the stock market yesterday, the Perth-based transport giant said it was difficult to...
Read MoreAngus Council's Licensing Department has received several enquiries from the Taxi/Private Hire Trade about their licences and the effect of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Visit Angus Council website which aims to help answer the most frequent queries and recurring questions they...
Read MoreLocal building services firm Alliance Electrical, inspired by the hard-work and dedication of the NHS, have offered the services of their Plumbing & Heating engineers free of charge to any NHS employee requiring emergency works to their heating or boilers,...
Read MoreBoth developed and emerging economies are in sharp decline together for the first time in many decades, and the global economy is heading into a recession. Policymakers in nearly every country have had to act extremely quickly to combat coronavirus...
Read MoreAngus Council’s front line workers carrying out essential roles in our towns and villages in exceptional circumstances were singled out for praise from Communities Convener Mark Salmond. Like many large organisations, the Council has been affected by staff absence as a...
Read MoreThree new Partners will take up their roles at leading tax and business advisory firm, EQ Accountants LLP on 1 April 2020, bringing the total number of partners in the Firm to 17. At a time when all businesses are finding...
Read MoreResults from the BCC’s first Covid-19 Business Impact Tracker paints a concerning, if unsurprising, picture for business communities affected by Coronavirus. • Sharp and significant fall in domestic and overseas revenue for UK businesses • The majority of firms (62 per cent)...
Read MoreAngus fruit pickers fear their efforts are going to waste as almost 20,000 punnets of freshly-picked strawberries lie unsold in an Auchmithie cold store while local supermarket shelves bulge with imported Spanish fruit. Seahills farmer Peter Stirling is struggling to sell...
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