The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak has unveiled new measures to protect jobs as part of the government's 'winter economy plan'. Furlough, which comes to an end in October will be replaced with the Job Support Scheme from 1 November. Under the scheme, which...
Read MoreIn a statement to the Scottish Parliament the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon introduced a number of additional restrictions the Scottish Government believes are now necessary in order to reduce COVID rates as we approach the winter months and amidst a...
Read MoreMulti-million pound Angus early learning construction projects are back on track as contractors play Coronavirus catch-up with the Forfar and Carnoustie schemes. The new facilities on the site of the former Forfar Academy and at Pitskelly Park in Carnoustie are being...
Read MoreForfar has suffered a double jobs blow as two prominent business in the town are set to make people redundant just as the effects of Covid-19 again begin to tighten their grip with new regulations outlined by both the Scottish...
Read MoreAngus parking charges will remain suspended for six months and the “reset button” pressed in a full review of the controversial scheme as part of the drive to put the area’s economy back on track. The move came as Angus Council’s...
Read MoreDundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce (DACC) have launched their Test & Protect web app #ProtectDundeeandAngus. The Track and Trace web app gives business owners a platform to securely check customers in and collect the data needed to support the Scottish...
Read MoreAngus Council's new online jobs portal has been launched to link people who are unemployed or under threat of redundancy as a result of COVID-19 to jobs, placement or volunteering opportunities. The portal is free of charge for both employers and...
Read MoreMillions of self-employed people whose trade has been hit by Coronavirus can now apply for a second support grant from the government. More than three million people may be eligible for the payment of up to £6,570 each, which Chancellor Rishi...
Read MoreA chance conversation at a farmers’ market has inspired the producer of the Gin Bothy range of flavoured gins to develop a new spirit. Kim Cameron, who runs the Bothy Experience at Glamis, had intended to develop a rum for the...
Read MorePetrofac is expecting areas of its business to “bounce back” in 2021, according to a UK boss, as it handles the effects of Covid-19. John Pearson, chief operating officer of the engineering and production services business in Aberdeen, said it has...
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