Montrose Port will not make a bid to become a Scottish freeport despite enormous economic benefits highlighted in the March budget. Freeports are special economic zones with favourable tariffs, customs and VAT arrangements that make it easier for international trade. Chancellor Rishi...
Read MoreGlencadam Distillery in Brechin expects to have its new world-class visitor centre up and running within the next couple of years. The owner, Angus Dundee Distillers, is currently spending heavily on redeveloping the site. The visitor centre is to feature a whisky-tasting...
Read MoreA member of a North-east port’s team has been selected to represent the business promoting awareness of, and encouraging participation in a Tayside-wide environmental programme. Hamish Murray, Projects Team Leader at Montrose Port Authority, will now act as an ambassador for...
Read MoreA community food hub that was set up as a short-term project to help people suffering food poverty at the start of the coronavirus lockdown is still going strong almost a year later. The Kirriemuir Food Hub was formed last April with the...
Read MoreGreen-fingered customers are keen to make the most of summer after lockdown helped Dobbies Garden Centre to out form expectations. Chairman Andrew Bracey said the company had shown "resilience" in navigating the challenges of Covid-19. The UK's largest garden centre chain counts...
Read MoreBased in the village of Barry, near the small town of Carnoustie, lies one of the hardest-working kitchens in Angus. And this busy wee kitchen is also home to some of the best pies in the area, with customers demanding...
Read MoreTwelve months after £1 million of daffodils withered and wasted in fields across Angus, the fate of this year's harvest is hanging in the balance. The Covid crisis brought picking to a standstill across Grampian Growers farms last March, and while...
Read MoreBrechin's abbatoir is battling to clear a backlog of 15,000 slaughter-ready pigs which built up on Scottish farms after the plant closed for two weeks in January. The priority for the Scottish Pig Producers co-operative, which accounts for the majority of...
Read MoreAlmost 500 apprentices were successfully placed across Dundee and Angus in the last year. Developing the Young Workforce Dundee & Angus (DYW) is hoping to build on this success as Scottish Apprenticeship Week takes place between 1-5 March. The group aims to...
Read MoreA foodie who has been highlighting her talents on social media has teamed up with a friend to bring their coffee and cake to the masses. Lesley Forsyth, @lforsythfoodie on Instagram, and Donna Grove-White, Wee Roamer, have joined forces to bring their products to...
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