Providing opportunities for young people is an investment in the future of the business according to Angus entrepreneur Hayley Wilkes. The owner-chef WeeCOOK Kitchen in Barry, has strived to offer youngsters work experience, paid employment and a place to learn and...
Read MoreRegeneration work to convert a disused former power loom weaving mill in Arbroath into 24 affordable apartments is now complete, with the keys ready to be handed over to the first group of tenants. Cullross and George Martin Builders began work...
Read MoreAngus Council is launching a £100,000 campaign to turn empty properties into homes that people want to live in. The Empty Homes Grant Fund will help owners of empty homes to bring long-term unoccupied properties back into residential use. There are an...
Read MoreThe boss of a Montrose based shipping firm has spoken of his praise in the efforts of his workforce during the Covid-19 crisis. Rix Shipping has continued to operate throughout the pandemic. It provides essential services such as the loading and unloading...
Read MoreMany employers across Scotland have continued to recruit or retain apprentices during the pandemic, developing new ways of working to ensure their talent continues to add value and their businesses remain resilient. Forster Group started out as a roofing company just...
Read MoreWork is well under way on a major renewable energy project, off the north-east coast, that will help Scotland and the UK reach its goal of creating a net-zero economy. When Seagreen is complete, the £3 billion venture will be Scotland’s...
Read MoreTwo Scottish livestock farmers are featured in a new TV advert to promote Scotch Beef and Scotch Lamb. The ad, which will run on STV until February 2, features Hazel McNee from Over Finlarg Farm, near Tealing and Sutherland sheep farmer...
Read MoreAn Angus window blind manufacturer has shrugged off economic challenges as turnover jumped by more than 13%. Newly-filed accounts for Stevens (Scotland), show turnover rose from £8.4 million in 2018, to £9.6m for the year ending December 31, 2019 – an increase of...
Read MoreAngus based Arbikie Distillery has signed a deal to bring its products to Singapore. The Lunan Bay firm's deal with Spun Spirits is for its 194 expression of Highland Rye, the world's only rye Scotch whisky. Director Iain Stirling said: "We have...
Read MoreScottish ministers have announced plans to establish Scotland's first green freeports in a "screeching U-turn" that could attract major new investment. Freeports, which have special status that allows companies to defer paying tax or owe none at all if the make...
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