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| Link | Description | Date |
| City chiefs crack down on 'tartan tat' stores | Shops in Royal Mile need improving | 09-MAR-2010 |
| £20,000 Paul McKenna job talk 'not good public value' | Skills Development Scotland Criticised | 09-MAR-2010 |
| PMI: private sector up, but Scots still lag UK | Scotland still behind the rest of UK in recovery | 09-MAR-2010 |
| Salmond unveils energy industry event in Capital | Energyy Conference in Edinburgh | 08-MAR-2010 |
| Forth bridge concern focused on funding | New Forth Crossing | 08-MAR-2010 |
| Press Watch: Adonis: Scotland won’t miss out on high-speed revolution | High Speed Rail to Scotland | 08-MAR-2010 |
| High-speed trains to Scotland soon | High Speed Rail to Scotland | 08-MAR-2010 |
| Spectacular fall of Stephen Purcell shocks Scotland's political world | Purcell resignation | 07-MAR-2010 |
| Creative capital second only to London | Edinburgh - Creative Captial | 06-MAR-2010 |
| Edinburgh to host energy conference | Energy Conference organised by Scottish Low Carbon Investment Project | 04-MAR-2010 |
| George Kerevan: Energy summit could spark a new industrial revolution | Energy Conference in Edinburgh | 04-MAR-2010 |
| Leadership by Highland businessmen an inspiration | Coming out of recession | 02-MAR-2010 |
| Organisations learn how to deal with emergencies | Emergency planning | 02-MAR-2010 |
| Resilience' encouraged in city | Resilience Week | 01-MAR-2010 |
| GENERAL ELECTION: Battle of the ballot box well under way | General Election | 01-MAR-2010 |
| BUSINESS BANKING: Are our banks able to lend a helping hand? | Fiscal Stimulus | 01-MAR-2010 |
| The Trolls creep into the light | Tolls on Forth Bridge | 28-FEB-2010 |
| Tram works and car wardens driving away Edinburgh's shoppers | Tramworks | 27-FEB-2010 |
| Rates burden: Cost of trading in Edinburgh doubles for some businesses | Rate increases in Edinburgh | 26-FEB-2010 |
| Tolls back on agenda to help pay for new bridge | Tolls to pay for new Forth Bridge? | 25-FEB-2010 |
| Mentors aim to make the most of local business | Business Mentoring | 25-FEB-2010 |
| Forth Crossing Bill Committee Minutes of Proceedings | Forth Crossing | 24-FEB-2010 |
| New bridge 'not worth the cost' | Forth crosssing | 23-FEB-2010 |
| Lessons to be learned in a tale of two cities | Edinburgh recovery strategy | 23-FEB-2010 |
| Edinburgh Tram-affected businesses face being taxed on compensation | Tramworks | 23-FEB-2010 |
| New bridge 'not worth the cost' | New Forth Bridge crossing | 23-FEB-2010 |
| Business Development oppourtunities Free | Business Mentoring | 23-FEB-2010 |
| Scottish Water ‘can function like a plc’ | Possible future of Scottish Water | 22-FEB-2010 |
| Small firms predict increase in demand | Small firms to do well in recovery | 21-FEB-2010 |
| Small firms predict increase in demand | Upturn hopeful for small firms | 21-FEB-2010 |
| City chiefs brand M8-airport link road plan 'unnecessary' | M8 airport link | 20-FEB-2010 |
| Taxman is targeting tram works pay-outs to small firms | Effect of Edinburgh Tramworks | 20-FEB-2010 |
| 'Edinburgh economy can't afford to be so reliant on the financial sector' | Council leaders advice for Edinburgh | 20-FEB-2010 |
| Edinburgh Tram-affected businesses face being taxed on compensation | Effects of Edinburgh Tramworks | 20-FEB-2010 |
| City chiefs brand M8-airport link road plan 'unnecessary' | Roadlink for airport | 20-FEB-2010 |
| The Scotsman Conferences for 2010 | Essential Edinburgh Converences. Edinburgh over the next 5 years. | 19-FEB-2010 |
| £84m to refloat waterfront | Leith redevelopment | 18-FEB-2010 |
| Scots job loss rate fastest in western Europe | Scottish Unemployment Rates | 18-FEB-2010 |
| Scotland scores high for jobless people in West Europe | Scottish Unemployment rate | 18-FEB-2010 |
| http://news.scotsman.com/recession/Scots-job-loss-rate-fastest.6082491.jp?CommentPage=1&CommentPageLength=1000 | Scottish Job losses | 18-FEB-2010 |
| Donald Trump ignores homes as golf vision unveiled | Trump golf course | 17-FEB-2010 |
| Scottish unemployment total rises by 10,000 | Unemployment in Scotland | 17-FEB-2010 |
| Grim news for the Scottish economy as 10,000 more people find themselves out of work | Unemployment rates in Scotland | 17-FEB-2010 |
| Figures show increase in unemployment | Unemployment in Scotland | 17-FEB-2010 |
| Donald Trump ignores homes as golf vision unveiled | Trump GOlf course plans | 17-FEB-2010 |
| Business7 podcast looks at access to finance and rates | Podcast | 12-FEB-2010 |
| Restaurants see return of business lunches after crunch | End of recession | 10-FEB-2010 |
| Biomass plant could power Edinburgh | Proposald for Biomass plant at Leith | 10-FEB-2010 |
| Business chiefs back NHS team | NHS Lothian modernisation | 10-FEB-2010 |
| Swinney 'did not tell whole truth on Garl' | GARL | 10-FEB-2010 |
| New rules may outlaw hospitality as bribery | Corporate Hospitality maybe soon be a thing of the past | 07-FEB-2010 |
| Business chief warns that there's no second chance down the line for | GARL | 07-FEB-2010 |
| Scotland is denied fast rail link | High Speed Rail Link | 07-FEB-2010 |
| Scotland is denied fast rail link | GARL | 07-FEB-2010 |
| Scotland is denied fast rail link | High Speed Rail Link | 07-FEB-2010 |
| Bosses satisfied with advice from Gateway | Business Gateway survey | 07-FEB-2010 |
| New rules may outlaw hospitality as bribery | Corporate hospitality under threat | 07-FEB-2010 |
| Scotland is denied fast rail link | HS2S | 07-FEB-2010 |
| Scotland - land of opportunity? | Scotland and exports | 05-FEB-2010 |
| FE colleges boost business revenue, but it is a win-win for both | Remarkable findings issued in the past week reveal that businesses which are involved with further education colleges increased their turnover by almost £40 million between 2006 and 2008. | 05-FEB-2010 |
| Brian Taylor's Big Debate | Brian Taylor's Big Debate | 05-FEB-2010 |
| No change in interest rates | Interest rates | 05-FEB-2010 |
| SCC response to budget bill | Budget | 05-FEB-2010 |
| No change in interest rates | Interest Rate Freeze | 05-FEB-2010 |
| Shameful 7 sold out city on rail link | GARL | 04-FEB-2010 |
| £30bn is enough... but it’ll be | Budget | 04-FEB-2010 |
| Budget is passed as SNP make concessions | Scottish Government Budget | 04-FEB-2010 |
| SCC comment on Interest Rates | Interest Rates | 04-FEB-2010 |
| We still have a challenge on our hands this year | SCC Quarterly survey | 03-FEB-2010 |
| GARL for Glasgow, GARL for Scotland | GARL | 03-FEB-2010 |
| SCOTTISH FIRMS MISSED OLYMPIC CONTRACT GOLD | 2012 Olympics | 02-FEB-2010 |
| Budget D-Day: now or never to save rail link | GARL | 02-FEB-2010 |
| Only 17 out of 2,806 bids from Scottish firms get nod for Olympics | Scotland and 2012 Olympics | 01-FEB-2010 |
| Gemma Fraser: Colleges feel the strain as 'Lost Generation' squeezed out | Reduced number of places in colleges | 01-FEB-2010 |
| SCOTTISH FIRMS MISSED OLYMPIC CONTRACT GOLD | Scotland & 2012 Olympics | 01-FEB-2010 |
| Scottish Water ‘can function like a plc’ | Future of Scottish Water | 01-FEB-2010 |
| Garage given hope in bid to beat ban on selling booze | Rethink over ban on Petrol stations selling alcohol | 01-FEB-2010 |
| Scots lose out on Olympic contracts | 2012 olympics | 01-FEB-2010 |
| Scots lose out on Olympic contracts | Scots firms not winning Olympic Contracts | 31-JAN-2010 |
| Outrage over London Olympic contracts | Scotland and 2012 Olympics | 31-JAN-2010 |
| Eating your way out of recession | Recession "over" | 29-JAN-2010 |
| Six months' paternity leaves businesses reeling | Propsosal to make father's able to take paternity leave | 29-JAN-2010 |
| Electric Scotland | Electric Scotland | 29-JAN-2010 |
| Glasgow plans congestion charge and trams in £1.5bn vision | Congestion charge in Glasgow | 28-JAN-2010 |
| Glasgow plans congestion charge and trams in £1.5bn vision | Congestion charge plans for Glasgow | 28-JAN-2010 |
| The problem with Scottish business, Part 93 | Caledonian Mercury | 28-JAN-2010 |
| Have the Lothians managed to cope as the recession ends? | Recovery in the Lothians from Recession | 27-JAN-2010 |
| West Lothian College goes on air | BBC Radio Scotland broadcast from West Lothian College | 27-JAN-2010 |
| London style ‘Eye’ proposed for Leith waterfront | Ferris Wheel in LEith | 27-JAN-2010 |
| Uk exit from recession | Recession officially over | 27-JAN-2010 |
| Fresh fears as slump officially ends | Recession officially over but recovery could be slow | 27-JAN-2010 |
| Scotland may still be in slump despite UK exit | Recession officially over but not necessary in Scotland | 27-JAN-2010 |
| West Lothian College goes on air | BBC Scotland's Radio show | 27-JAN-2010 |
| Bill Jamieson: Helped out of the slump by a Chieftain o' the puddin-race | Is the Recession over? | 27-JAN-2010 |
| Balmoral Boss: Capital too tolerant of Beggars - its ruinng our reputatuon | Beggars in Edinburgh | 26-JAN-2010 |
| UK set to come out of recession | Recession end? | 26-JAN-2010 |
| Balmoral boss: Capital too tolerant of beggars – it's ruining our reputation | Beggars in Edinburgh | 25-JAN-2010 |
| BBC News - Higher costs 'threaten recovery' | Result of SCC quarterly Survey | 22-JAN-2010 |
| Higher costs 'threaten recovery' | SCC QUarterly Survey | 22-JAN-2010 |
| Economic survey is ‘sobering reading’ | SCC Quarterly Survey findings | 22-JAN-2010 |
| Workshop to explore foreign trade | The Exporter's Boot Camp | 22-JAN-2010 |
| The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow Uni | Blog by George Laird | 22-JAN-2010 |
| Economc recovery set to be 'slow & fragile' | SCC Quarterly Business Survey | 22-JAN-2010 |
| Manufacturing begins recovery as optimism returns and firms hire staff | CBI Survey Results | 22-JAN-2010 |
| Average Scots firm takes 52 days to settle bills | Experian research | 22-JAN-2010 |
| BID to improve Peebles town centre | 'Positively Peebles'project | 22-JAN-2010 |
| Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce... UK Chamber of the Year! | ECC Award | 22-JAN-2010 |
| New city tourism boss predicts more growth | Positive signs for tourism in Edinburgh in 2010 | 21-JAN-2010 |
| Optimism as output grows | SCC Quarterly Survey Findings | 21-JAN-2010 |
| Bosses warn of slow recovery | SCC Business Survey comments | 21-JAN-2010 |
| Regeneration in the newspapers: Labour's new 'inequality bible' | Scotland could lag behind in recovery | 21-JAN-2010 |
| BBC NEWS Higher costs 'threaten recovery' | SCC Quarterly Business Survey Results | 21-JAN-2010 |
| Academic links bring £40m lift to coffers | Colleges helping business sucess | 21-JAN-2010 |
| Higher costs 'threaten the pace of recovery' | SCC Quarterly Business Survey | 21-JAN-2010 |
| Economic recovery set to be ‘slow and fragile’ | SCC Quaterly Business Survey results | 21-JAN-2010 |
| UK may leave Scotland mired in recession as jobs toll grows | Unemployment levels set to increase in Scotland | 21-JAN-2010 |
| Economic survey is ‘sobering reading’ | SCC Quarterly Business Survey | 21-JAN-2010 |
| UK may leave Scotland mired in recession as jobs toll grows | Scotland could remain in recession longer than rest of UK | 21-JAN-2010 |
| Economic recovery set to be ‘slow and fragile’ | SCC business survey results | 21-JAN-2010 |
| Economic recovery set to be ‘slow and fragile’ | SCC Quarterly Business Survey results | 21-JAN-2010 |
| Economic recovery set to be ‘slow and fragile’ | SCC Quarterly Business Survey results | 21-JAN-2010 |
| Economic survey is ‘sobering reading’ | SCC Quarterly Business Survey results | 21-JAN-2010 |
| New city tourism boss predicts more growth | Tourism going to continue to grow | 21-JAN-2010 |
| Edinburgh Chamber secures 7.5m to deliver Intelligent Exporter project | Grant money for new division | 20-JAN-2010 |
| ‘Worst deal in modern history’ | GARL | 20-JAN-2010 |
| Controversial Scottish pylon project gets the go-ahead | Beauly-Denny Power line | 20-JAN-2010 |
| Budget (Scotland) (No 4) Bill: Stage 1 | Budget Debate | 20-JAN-2010 |
| Budget (Scotland) (No 4) Bill: Stage 1 | Budget & GARL | 20-JAN-2010 |
| OPINION: MSPs must prove their worth to city | MSP's need to prove self to Glasgow | 20-JAN-2010 |
| My computer is getting rather slow. It's five years old. What's that in human years? | Ruby's Advice | 20-JAN-2010 |
| Captial will help lead UK out of recession | Edinburgh will help the rest of UK with recovery | 19-JAN-2010 |
| Capital 'will help lead UK out recession' | Edinburgh will help with the UK recovery | 18-JAN-2010 |
| More delays in store for Primark site | Delay to store opening until 2011 | 18-JAN-2010 |
| Capital can lead UK out of global recession | Hopes for Edinburgh's role in the UK recovery | 18-JAN-2010 |
| Capital can lead UK out of global recession | Edinburgh's role in UK recovery | 18-JAN-2010 |
| Reinventing a faulty wheel | Scottish Schools PFI Projects | 17-JAN-2010 |
| SDI defends part it plays in export promotion | SDI | 16-JAN-2010 |
| Policeman looks to tie bag thieves up in knots | Anti theft device invented | 15-JAN-2010 |
| EXPERT ADVICE ON WORKPLACE HEALTH FOR CHAMBER MEMBERS | Healthy work lives Adviceline | 15-JAN-2010 |
| Quotes from New year, new departure as Chambers wins role to help Scotland trade up | Quotes from The Herald | 14-JAN-2010 |
| Dust-up over capital's crumbling landmarks | Historic Edinburgh buildings need attention | 13-JAN-2010 |
| SDI defends part it plays in export promotion | SDI | 12-JAN-2010 |
| The Pension Apartheid | Pensions Policy | 10-JAN-2010 |
| Scotland is only booming on planet Hosie | Recession in Scotland | 10-JAN-2010 |
| Bin men blame icy conditions for latest walk out on the job | Bin men health and safety issues with weather | 08-JAN-2010 |
| Beauly Denny powerline is like taking a razor blade to a rembrandt | Beauly Denny powerline | 08-JAN-2010 |
| Power line welcomed | Beaully-Denny Powerline | 08-JAN-2010 |
| Court fight looms after pylons go-ahead | Beauly to Denny POwer line | 07-JAN-2010 |
| Court fight looms after pylons go-ahead | Beauly to Denny power line | 07-JAN-2010 |
| Scottish Chambers welcomes Beauly-Denny Power Line decision | Beauly-Denny Power line | 06-JAN-2010 |
| Business welcomes power line decision | Beauly-Denny Power line decision | 06-JAN-2010 |
| Protest Groups to consider legal move over decision | Beauly to Denny Power line | 06-JAN-2010 |
| Chamber goes global with division | New international division of SCC | 06-JAN-2010 |
| Last Week - About Jim Mather | Jim Mather | 05-JAN-2010 |
| Princes Street looks to string pearls together | Redevelopment of Princes Street | 05-JAN-2010 |
| We'll campaign to make a difference | Challenges of year ahead | 05-JAN-2010 |
| New year, new departure as Chambers wins role to help Scotland trade up | SCI and the ECC | 03-JAN-2010 |
| Intelligent Explorer to help firms globalise | Scots government launches ESF-backed scheme to boost international trade | 31-DEC-2009 |
| Scotland in recession ‘until spring’ | recession in Scotland | 31-DEC-2009 |
| Drive to increase Scottish exports | New SCI | 30-DEC-2009 |
| Alex Salmond slammed by business over growth | SNP government criticised | 29-DEC-2009 |
| Edinburgh aid plan for firms ‘failed’ by SE | Scottish Enterprise fail to help small businesses | 27-DEC-2009 |
| Labour claim business has ‘no confidence’ in SNP | loss of confidence in SNP | 26-DEC-2009 |
| High Speed Rail - the case for Scotland | HSR | 24-DEC-2009 |
| Shoppers give city centre the bodyswerve | City centre pedestrian numbers down | 23-DEC-2009 |
| Snow brings chaos for city as centre left at standstill | Winter weather hits Edinburgh | 23-DEC-2009 |
| Ron Hewitt: Looking beyond an up and down year for the Capital | The year in review | 21-DEC-2009 |
| Scotland’s Economy Would Benefit From Airport Expansion, But Which Should Be Expanded? | Scottish Airport expansions | 21-DEC-2009 |
| 'No rationale' for airport sale | Scottish Airports sale | 21-DEC-2009 |
| Don't dare mention 'relationship banking' | Recession and the banking sector | 20-DEC-2009 |
| Still time to save Glasgow Airport Rail Link, Swinney told | GARL | 18-DEC-2009 |
| Political leaders accused of ignoring Flyglobespan collapse | Globespan collapse | 18-DEC-2009 |
| My Top 20 - Bill Magee | ECC Website in top 20 | 17-DEC-2009 |
| City of Edinburgh Council Leaders Report | ECC success | 17-DEC-2009 |
| Bank Headquarters Must Stay North of Border, say Experts | Scotland's Banking Future | 17-DEC-2009 |
| ‘Not too late’ for Glasgow Airport Link | GARL decision | 17-DEC-2009 |
| Time to Kill Some Puppies | Advertising and brand handling speech by Simon Francis | 13-DEC-2009 |
| Up-to-speed on rail link | HS2S | 13-DEC-2009 |
| Catherine Salmond: It's leith's turn to spin the wheel of fortune | Big wheel plan for Leith | 10-DEC-2009 |
| Chancellor is putting 5000 Scots jobs at risk: Swinney | Pre budget report is damaging for Scotland | 10-DEC-2009 |
| Sceptics claim failure to tackle public finance deficit outweighs plus points | Pre budget report | 10-DEC-2009 |
| Pre-Budget report: Scottish reaction in quotes | Pre budget report reaction | 10-DEC-2009 |
| Some enterprise leaders fear moves will harm more than help | pre-budget report fears | 10-DEC-2009 |
| Quotes from Pre-budget report | Pre-budget report quotes | 10-DEC-2009 |
| PBR - Some good news but tax on jobs doubles | Pre Budget Report | 10-DEC-2009 |
| Salmond lacks critical judgement needed in tough times | Pre-budget report | 10-DEC-2009 |
| Sceptics claim failure to tackle public finance deficit outweighs plus points | Darling's growth prediction for economy | 10-DEC-2009 |
| Pre-Budget Report swamps some positive signs | Pre-budget report | 10-DEC-2009 |
| Pre-Budget report: Taxes: Employers hit out as National Insurance hike raises job costs | Pre-budget report - NI increases | 10-DEC-2009 |
| SNP lambasts 'damaging' budget but looks set to copy public pay cap | Pay freeze threats | 10-DEC-2009 |
| Reopened Princes Street 'buzzing' after tram works | Princes Street shoppers back with reopening after tram works | 09-DEC-2009 |
| 'Bitter medicine' for business | Business bracing selves for Pre-budget report | 09-DEC-2009 |
| Pre-Budget Report - Some good news but tax on jobs doubles | Pre budget report | 09-DEC-2009 |
| Scottish Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Report | Scottish Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Report | 09-DEC-2009 |
| Crackdown on drink prices 'will send shoppers flocking to England' | Proposed bill on minimum priced alcohol | 07-DEC-2009 |
| Abica in vanguard of broadband revolution | Telecoms firm set to boost Scotland's broadband | 06-DEC-2009 |
| Sarah Boyack hails chamber prize | Chamber success congratulated | 04-DEC-2009 |
| Top prize honour for Edinburgh Chamber | Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce wins award | 04-DEC-2009 |
| Sarah Boyack hails chamber prize | Edinburgh Chsmber of Commerce win award | 04-DEC-2009 |
| New Scottish Programme To Provide Better Guidance And Assistance For SMEs | new programme offerng Guidance and assistance for SME'S | 03-DEC-2009 |
| Second Eastern promise for Scottish firms as new player emerges | Investment oppourtunities from abroad | 02-DEC-2009 |
| Return of Forth tolls to fund rail link idea ‘idiotic’ | Forth Bridge tolls to fund GARL idea rejected | 01-DEC-2009 |
| 'Let's all celebrate' – Princes Street is finally freed from tramworks | Princes street reopened to traffic | 30-NOV-2009 |
| Scottish Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Survey | SCC Quarterly Survey | 30-NOV-2009 |
| Christmas cheer for Princes Street as buses come back | Princes Street open to traffic once more | 30-NOV-2009 |
| Lloyds puts four Bank of Scotland branches in Capital up for sale | BOS lose four branches in Edinburgh in Lloyds property sell off | 30-NOV-2009 |
| Christmas cheer for Princes Street as buses come back | Princes Street reopens to buses | 30-NOV-2009 |
| Granite City salon a cut above competition | Health and Beauty salon win award | 28-NOV-2009 |
| Chamber of Commerce is best in the UK | Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce is best in UK | 27-NOV-2009 |
| Edinburgh Chamber wins top UK award! | Edinburgh Chamber of commerce success | 27-NOV-2009 |
| Business groups demand Glasgow rail link | GARL reinstatement pressure | 27-NOV-2009 |
| Broadband is key to success | Importance of Broadband in business | 27-NOV-2009 |
| Edinburgh Chamber wins top UK award | Edinburgh Chamberof Commerce wins top UK award | 27-NOV-2009 |
| EDINBURGH's Chamber of Commerce has been named the best in the UK.... | Edinburgh Chamber wins top award | 27-NOV-2009 |
| GARL | GARL | 27-NOV-2009 |
| Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber Triumphant in National Awards | Chamber of Commerce Awards | 27-NOV-2009 |
| Politicians must let Scottish business flourish, says Salter | call for a better relationship between Politicans and businesses | 26-NOV-2009 |
| h business turns on the SNP; 'Big six' slam the axing of airport rail link. | GARL | 26-NOV-2009 |
| MSPs set to reject law on alcohol pricing | Minimum pricing for alcohol | 26-NOV-2009 |
| Business groups join forces to get Garl back on track | GARL reinstatemem | 26-NOV-2009 |
| MSPs set to reject law on alcohol pricing | Minimum priced alcohol laws set to be rejected | 26-NOV-2009 |
| MSP's set to reject law on Alcohol | Law on minimum priced alcohol set to be kicked out | 26-NOV-2009 |
| MSPs set to reject law on alcohol pricing | Minimum pricing of alcohol laws | 26-NOV-2009 |
| Broadband branded a disgrace in the Highlands | Broadband limitations in the Highlands | 25-NOV-2009 |
| Business leaders back GARL | Pressure from business leaders for the reinstatement of the Glasgow rail link | 24-NOV-2009 |
| Business chiefs unite in airport rail link plea | Push for cancelled rail link plans to be reinstated | 24-NOV-2009 |
| Angry bosses demand SNP U-turn on Garl | Pressure on government to reinstate GARL plans | 24-NOV-2009 |
| Business leaders blast John Swinney over decision to axe Glasgow Airport Rail Link | Criticism on government ministers over GARL | 24-NOV-2009 |
| Business groups in rail link call | Presure from business leasders on GARL decision | 24-NOV-2009 |
| Business groups join forces to get Garl back on track | Pressure to rethink GARL decision | 24-NOV-2009 |
| Fury at suggested return of tolls to Forth | Suggestion of Tolls on Forth Bridge to pay for GARL meet opposition | 24-NOV-2009 |
| Airport rail link rethink urged | pressure to rethink on cancelled rail link | 24-NOV-2009 |
| Glasgow Airport Rail Link must go ahead, say business chiefs | Pressure to reinstate GARL project | 24-NOV-2009 |
| Business chiefs unite in airport rail link plea | Re-instatment of GARL demanded by businesses | 24-NOV-2009 |
| Business leaders demand U-turn over Glasgow link | Scottish Government being pressurised to reinstate GARL | 24-NOV-2009 |
| Business leaders blast John Swinney over decision to axe Glasgow Airport Rail Link | GARL decision | 24-NOV-2009 |
| GARL in the news again | Rail link | 24-NOV-2009 |
| Glasgow News: Glasgow Airport Rail Link must go ahead | GARL | 24-NOV-2009 |
| Angry bosses demand SNP U-turn on Garl | Pressure to reinstate GARL | 24-NOV-2009 |
| Business groups join forces to get Garl back on track | PRessure to reinstate GARL | 24-NOV-2009 |
| John Swinney was tonight named Scottish Politician of the Year | The Herald awards for people who have contributed in 2009 | 23-NOV-2009 |
| Business groups in rail link call | Businesses call for Glasgow Raillink to be reinstated | 23-NOV-2009 |
| Six leading business organisations have written to the Scottish government asking it to reinstate plans for the Glasgow | Pressure to reinstate the plans for the Glasgow Rail link | 23-NOV-2009 |
| Business leaders demand U-turn over Glasgow link | Pressure to reinstate plans for rail link | 23-NOV-2009 |
| Business bosses urge rethink on scrappage of Glasgow Airport Rail Link | Call for reinstatment of planned Glasgow raillink | 23-NOV-2009 |
| Business bosses urge rethink on scrappage of Glasgow Airport Rail Link Options | GARL reinstatement pressure | 23-NOV-2009 |
| Has the government's flagship funding venture the SFT clarified its role? | Outlining what Scottish Futures Trust do | 22-NOV-2009 |
| We have enough beggin bowl project already | Call to reinstate GARL | 22-NOV-2009 |
| Crackdown on drink prices 'will send shoppers flocking to England' | Affect minimum pricing on alcohol will have on retailers in the South of Scotland | 21-NOV-2009 |
| Crackdown on drink prices 'will send shoppers flocking to England' | Effect of minimum price on alcohol on Southern Scottish retailers | 21-NOV-2009 |
| Crackdown on drink prices 'will send shoppers flocking to England' | Efet on Borders shops if minimum priced alcohol | 21-NOV-2009 |
| Crackdown on drink prices 'will send shoppers flocking to England' | Minimum priced alcohol laws | 21-NOV-2009 |
| Headteachers’ anger at literacy proposals | Proposed assessments for schools unveiled | 19-NOV-2009 |
| Plan Now, Prosper Later | Scotland needs to plan for the future to compete against foreign markets | 19-NOV-2009 |
| GBP 2.5m mark for Sick Kids is smashed | Fundraising campaign sucess | 19-NOV-2009 |
| Organisers stunned by generosity to the New Pyjamas fund | Sick Kids fundraiser brings good results | 19-NOV-2009 |
| Fiona Hyslop under attack over "nightmare" curriculum reforms | School Curriculum reforms under attack | 19-NOV-2009 |
| New Forth road bridge in all its glory – but who'll pay? | Funding questions over new bridge | 18-NOV-2009 |
| Double dip for Scottish economy? | Warnings that recession not over for Scotland yet | 18-NOV-2009 |
| Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary | Scotland's economic future | 18-NOV-2009 |
| Rising jobless total sparks fear over class of 'unemployables' | Fears for those out of work for long term | 17-NOV-2009 |
| New forth crossing bill unveiled | £2.3bn price tag on new Forth Road Bridge | 17-NOV-2009 |
| Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary | John Swinney's reaction to Economic Commentary | 17-NOV-2009 |
| Forth Road Bridge is a must | A new Forth Road Bridge is an essential part in keeping the Scottish trade and economy flowing | 17-NOV-2009 |
| Should there be a new Fourth Road Bridge | Another chance to hear the radio interview with Graham Bell on Morning Extra BBC Radio Scotland | 16-NOV-2009 |
| SMALL BUSINESS ROUND TABLE: Small businesses overcome big challenges | Impact of recession on small businesses | 16-NOV-2009 |
| INTERNATIONAL TRADE ROUND TABLE: Assistance available to help broaden horizons | What can be done to help SME's trade | 16-NOV-2009 |
| NEWS BRIEFING: Scots made of stern stuff | Small businesses in Scotland weathering recession | 16-NOV-2009 |
| RSA GRANTS: Funds to get you growing | Problems of raising funds to expand business during a recession | 16-NOV-2009 |
| Continental shift | Is European model the future for UK’s business services? | 15-NOV-2009 |
| Council joins fight for rail link U-turn | Calls for Glasgow rail link rethink | 15-NOV-2009 |
| Borders shopkeepers fear the ‘booze cruise’ | Potential effect of proposed legislation on alcohol in Scotland on small shops | 15-NOV-2009 |
| New life for Scottish town centres | Investment in towns in North East | 14-NOV-2009 |
| New life for Scottish Town Centres | Financial boost for town centres | 14-NOV-2009 |
| OFT starts probe on corporate insolvency | Concerns over high bancrupcy costs | 13-NOV-2009 |
| Jobless total up as the downturn bites | Unemployment rises in Edinburgh | 12-NOV-2009 |
| Scotland's Economy Would Benefit From Airport Expansion, But Which Should Be Expanded? | Arguement for expansion of Edinburgh Airport | 12-NOV-2009 |
| Blame Yourself For Your Boss’ Grumpiness | Employee to blame for grumpy boss | 12-NOV-2009 |
| School reform | Innovative approach to schooling | 11-NOV-2009 |
| Business leaders warn SNP | Businesses criticise SNP | 11-NOV-2009 |
| VAT hikes will cost Scottish ventures | VAT rises effects of business | 09-NOV-2009 |
| Expansion in private-sector workforce is hopeful sign | Economic improvement in private sector | 09-NOV-2009 |
| Extra stations will damage high-speed rail network | HSR | 09-NOV-2009 |
| Microsoft and Google extend battle for dominance to Scotland | Anerican business fight for global dominance | 08-NOV-2009 |
| Hotel's refusal fails to kill capital hopes | Hope that site at rejected hotel site can still be used | 06-NOV-2009 |
| VAT hikes will cost Scottish ventures | VAT rise will effect business | 06-NOV-2009 |
| Swinney faces 'tense meeting' over budget | Businesses unhappy with Scottish Governement | 06-NOV-2009 |
| Google can help to track down growth | Gogle to help Edinburgh beat Economic downturn | 05-NOV-2009 |
| Blame Yourself For Your Boss' Grumpiness! | Stresses placed on bosses at work | 05-NOV-2009 |
| Stop ripping off Glasgow’ | Glasgow not getting fair deal from Scottish GOvernment | 05-NOV-2009 |
| Staff pay as RBS is held to account for a right royal mess | Branches to be closed and pay freezes for staff | 04-NOV-2009 |
| Third party responses to emerging thinking | Submission from ECC on the importance of Edinburgh Airport | 03-NOV-2009 |
| Response to Emerging Thinking | Competition Commission SCC responds to BAA ruling on Edinburgh Airport | 03-NOV-2009 |
| Scottish Chamber of Commerce | Stirling Council –establishing Stirling CC | 03-NOV-2009 |
| 'Stop ripping off Glasgow' | Call for fairer deal for Glasgow | 03-NOV-2009 |
| Bank urged to pump extra £25bn into the UK economy | Need for quantitive easing to get UK out of recession | 02-NOV-2009 |
| Middle East a ‘fertile ground’ for Scots firms | Arab interest in Scottish investment | 01-NOV-2009 |
| Laying out the argument for high-speed rail being vital to link central Scotland to London | Advantages of high speed rail network | 01-NOV-2009 |
| Scottish enterprise deals the SNP a knockout blow | Businesses critical of SNP | 01-NOV-2009 |
| The SNP is not the business | Business community critical of SNP | 01-NOV-2009 |
| The SNP fixation with Labour is proving their undoing | SNP policies infuriate Labour | 01-NOV-2009 |
| City still splits into haves and nots | Economic differences on Edinburgh | 30-OCT-2009 |
| Alex Salmond on the rack over criticisms by business | Business policies criticised | 30-OCT-2009 |
| Alex Salmond on the rack over criticisms by business | Salmond facing criticism from businesses | 30-OCT-2009 |
| Darling 'must intervene over airport rail link' | GARL | 30-OCT-2009 |
| Primark postpones opening at former city centre M&S site | New Primark not to open until next year | 29-OCT-2009 |
| The reason behind grumpy boss—YOU! | Factors outside of the office can make bosses grumpy | 29-OCT-2009 |
| Skyline is the limit as plans for £250m hotel thrown out | Hotel plans rejected | 29-OCT-2009 |
| John Swinney admits business friction despite 'all I've ever done for them' | CBI claims SNP policies endanger investment from Private sector | 29-OCT-2009 |
| Business chiefs go on warpath against SNP | SNP business policies are losing support | 29-OCT-2009 |
| Richard Murphy's Edinburgh hotel blocked | Hotel plans rejected | 29-OCT-2009 |
| Edinburgh hotel plan blocked | Hotel plans rejected | 29-OCT-2009 |
| Anti-business SNP is dangerous for Scotland | SNP business policies criticsed | 29-OCT-2009 |
| Swinney admits business friction despite 'all I've ever done for them' | Attack from Business community | 29-OCT-2009 |
| Edinburgh hotel plan blocked | Hotel plans rejected | 29-OCT-2009 |
| Towering ambition crashes to earth as Haymarket hotel plan rejected | Impact on skyline forces ministers to reject Edinburgh hotel plan | 28-OCT-2009 |
| Tiger’s £250m Edinburgh plans rejected by Scottish ministers | Hotel plans rejected | 28-OCT-2009 |
| Edinburgh Castle to get 'Gail Porter' treatment | Iconic images to be projected on Edinburgh Castle in run up to Christmas | 28-OCT-2009 |
| Controversial plans for hotel thrown out after public inquiry | Hotel plans rejected | 28-OCT-2009 |
| Graduates 'need more than a degree' to land top jobs | Graduates need to differenciate selves over and above degrees | 28-OCT-2009 |
| Scottish Ministers reject plans for five star hotel in Edinburgh | Haymarket Hotel plans are rejected | 28-OCT-2009 |
| Skyline Safe as Hotel Plan Gets the Axe | Haymarket Hotel plans rejected | 28-OCT-2009 |
| Get airport link back on track | Pressure to reverse plan on decision on Glasgow AIrport rail link | 28-OCT-2009 |
| Business chiefs go on warpath against SNP | SNP business policies critised | 28-OCT-2009 |
| Honeymoon is over – it's time to wake up and act | Clashes between business and government | 28-OCT-2009 |
| Traffic experts win award for lucrative international links | International award for Edinburgh firm | 28-OCT-2009 |
| Get airport link back on track | Glasgow Airport Rail link | 28-OCT-2009 |
| Traffic experts win award for lucrative international links | Edinburgh company wins acheivement award | 28-OCT-2009 |
| Signs of recovery as finance firms hiring staff again | More jobs advertised is positive sign of recovery | 27-OCT-2009 |
| Edinburgh embraces shock jobs boom for financial workers | Finance companies on recruitment drive again seen as early sign of economic improvement | 27-OCT-2009 |
| Ministers reject city hotel plans | Scottish government reject hotel plans as threat to city's World Heritage Status | 27-OCT-2009 |
| Plans for new Haymarket hotel rejected | Hotel at Haymarket rejected | 27-OCT-2009 |
| Ministers reject city hotel plans | Edinburgh Hotel plans rejected | 27-OCT-2009 |
| ‘Gaping hole’ in airport access | Scrapping Glasgow airport link criticsed | 27-OCT-2009 |
| Ministers reject city hotel plans | Hotel plans rejected in Edinburgh | 27-OCT-2009 |
| Blinded by temptation to opt for easiness | Advantages of advertising job vacancies | 26-OCT-2009 |
| Readers' report card - what our audience thinks of us | Liz Cameron praises Business 7 | 26-OCT-2009 |
| The word on the street | Comment on SCC Survey | 26-OCT-2009 |
| Evidence of economic recovery | CBI Industrial Trends Survey | 26-OCT-2009 |
| Boss too grumpy? Blame Yourself! | Bosses grumpiness not always their fault! | 26-OCT-2009 |
| Hopes dashed as new figures show UK is still in the grip of recession | UK still in recession despite other European countries emerging out of the downturn | 24-OCT-2009 |
| CBI Scotland's Industrial Trends Survey Shows Signs of Scottish Economic Recovery | SCC Business Survey | 23-OCT-2009 |
| Edinburgh does 'better than expected' | Graham Birse interview by BBC | 23-OCT-2009 |
| Sterling slumps after figures show UK in longest recession | Longest recession since pot WW2 as UK still in it | 23-OCT-2009 |
| Postal services in Borders face more disruption | Postal Strike | 23-OCT-2009 |
| Graham Birse: City can fix the cracks in vital finance sector | Edinburgh can ride through recession into recovery | 22-OCT-2009 |
| Scots economy shows more signs of recovery | Recovery signs despite poor first 2 quarters | 22-OCT-2009 |
| Output boost for Scotland signals hope of recovery | signs of recovery in Scottish economy | 22-OCT-2009 |
| GDP figures suggest rate of economy shrinkage easing | Decline of the economy slowing | 22-OCT-2009 |
| The word on the street | Manufacturers more optimistic | 22-OCT-2009 |
| Scotland's economic recovery is under way, according to the latest Scottish Chamber of Commerce survey, but remains at a | Reaction to latest trade figures | 22-OCT-2009 |
| Scottish Business Briefing | Output boost for Scotland signals hope of recovery | 22-OCT-2009 |
| Output boost for Scotland signals hope of recovery | Scotland's Economy showing signs of improvement | 22-OCT-2009 |
| Blame yourself for your boss’ grumpiness | Office politics and there effect on the boss | 21-OCT-2009 |
| Free Christmas parking slashed as funds run dry | No free parking for Christmas shopping | 21-OCT-2009 |
| Economy 'recovering but fragile' | signs of recovery | 21-OCT-2009 |
| Top U.S. events producer to give one-off talk in East Lothian | ECC sponsored talk | 21-OCT-2009 |
| Scottish Enterprise rues early Omega sale as shares surge | Premature sell off means losses for Scottish Enterprise | 20-OCT-2009 |
| Arab countries would welcome doing business with Scottish companies | Middle East investment oppourtunities should not be missed by Scottish Companies | 19-OCT-2009 |
| Tram disruption sees up to 20% business rates cut as rail link unveiled | Compensation for the disruption caused by tram works | 19-OCT-2009 |
| Helping Scottish firms go global | Globalscot helps firms network | 19-OCT-2009 |
| Chinese firm buys Scottish cashmere company | Boost for confidence in Scottish Economy with company sale | 19-OCT-2009 |
| Arab Countries would welcome doing Business with Scottish Companies | Scotland needs to take advantage of Arab interests | 19-OCT-2009 |
| Sort it out | Postal strike disruption to business and to Royal Mail itself | 18-OCT-2009 |
| Mapping the economy: Edinburgh stopped in its tracks | Edinburgh is fighting back in the recession | 17-OCT-2009 |
| TRAM COST SOARS AS FIRMS WIN DISCOUNTS | Rising costs of the Tramworks reflected in Business Rates discounts | 17-OCT-2009 |
| End big pay-offs | Severence pay too high - opinion | 17-OCT-2009 |
| Mapping the economy: Edinburgh stopped in its tracks | Chaos of Edinburgh | 17-OCT-2009 |
| INQUIRY INTO THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF HSR SERVICES | HSR | 17-OCT-2009 |
| Helping local businesses to flourish | Business Mentoring success | 16-OCT-2009 |
| 8m parcels and letters to go nowhere fast next week | Postal Strike disruption | 16-OCT-2009 |
| Clyde View opens to riverside businesses | Business Park opened for new business oppourtunities | 16-OCT-2009 |
| Scot to go global at home | Scotglobal event | 16-OCT-2009 |
| Business rates relief for city | Rate reduction to compensate for tram works | 16-OCT-2009 |
| 8m parcels and letters to go nowhere fast next week | Postal strike | 16-OCT-2009 |
| WRITTEN SUBMISSION FROM GLASGOW:EDINBURGH COLLABORATION INITIATIVE | HSR | 16-OCT-2009 |
| Council gender gap starting to close | Women securing more top jobs at City Council | 15-OCT-2009 |
| City's dole queue shortens for first time in 12 months | First fall in numbers claiming the dole in a year | 15-OCT-2009 |
| Businesses give Scots schooling low score | Scotlands schooling achievements slammed | 15-OCT-2009 |
| Quango accused of feather-bedding as laid-off staff get six times base rate | Staff pay-offs criticsed | 15-OCT-2009 |
| RBS launches 'hotline' to help small firms refused credit | Free service to help small businesses by RBS promises to be unbias and look into why previous credit refused | 14-OCT-2009 |
| SCC COMMENT ON CWU POSTAL STRIKE BALLOT | Postal strike critisied | 14-OCT-2009 |
| Scots jobs agency’s £41m bill to cut costs | Coast of Golden Goodbyes critised | 14-OCT-2009 |
| Enterprise Star | Lena Wilson's appointment reaction | 13-OCT-2009 |
| Graham Birse: City can fix the cracks in vital finance sector | Edinburgh has much to offer and has not had its day | 12-OCT-2009 |
| Tourist centre slashes opening hours after city cuts funding | Funding pressure means shorter opening hours | 12-OCT-2009 |
| Discounting 'puts talk of end of Scottish slump in doubt' | Doubts over Scottish Economic recovery | 12-OCT-2009 |
| UK ‘on brink of recovery’ on first anniversary of bank bail-outs | Scotland's Manufacturers in relatively good shape but there is a long way to go | 12-OCT-2009 |
| Matchlight gets Scottish funding | cash injection from Scottish Enterprise helps Matchlight | 12-OCT-2009 |
| Matchlight To Create Jobs In Glasgow | Scottish Enterprise helps Matchlight | 12-OCT-2009 |
| Cashmere takeover 'economy boost' | Chinese firm buy scottish cashmere company | 12-OCT-2009 |
| Software firm to set up in Dundee | Energy efficient technology company to set up in Dundee | 12-OCT-2009 |
| Chinese investment in cashmere | Todd & Duncan taken over by Chinese company | 12-OCT-2009 |
| GREENGAUGE 21 – “FAST FORWARD” | HSR | 10-OCT-2009 |
| Hope amid gloom as exports slump | Exports continue to decline | 08-OCT-2009 |
| Exports: more gloom, no bounce | Drop in Scottish exports | 08-OCT-2009 |
| Gandhi set for business talks | Ethical LEadership talk at Napier Uni | 08-OCT-2009 |
| Hope amid gloom as exports slump | bleak figures frm Scottish Govt | 08-OCT-2009 |
| Scottish exports see another fall | Quarterly figures fall but rate of which falling by easing | 07-OCT-2009 |
| Walsh: Scotland needs Heathrow to have third runway | Delivering proper links with Scotland is really important | 06-OCT-2009 |
| Deeside and the Cairngorms land tourism cash boost | Scottish Enterprise Funding package boosts tourism | 06-OCT-2009 |
| LibDems back call for extra powers and cash for VisitScotland | call to give more power to VisitScotland | 06-OCT-2009 |
| Laura Cummings: Success of malls keeps city centre on its toes | Success of out of town retail outlets | 05-OCT-2009 |
| Pre-MOBO Awards event held to celebrate young talent | Scottish Enterprise support MOBO awards | 05-OCT-2009 |
| Terry Murden: Troubled BA suffers from a real case of bad altitude | ECC dinner speech by Willie Walsh | 05-OCT-2009 |
| Councils club together to win European money for struggling Scottish firms | European Funding needed for SME's | 04-OCT-2009 |
| Christmas ad blitz to make city sparkle | Edinburgh City advertising campaign for Christmas | 02-OCT-2009 |
| Jackie Davidson: Weigh up risks before mounting your bike | Investment in making cycling safer | 02-OCT-2009 |
| Economy to recover better than predicted | Growth predictions for 2010 | 02-OCT-2009 |
| New £220k enterprise chief 'paid too much' | Lena Wilson's salary & bonus under scrutiny | 01-OCT-2009 |
| Fury over Scottish Enterprise chief executive's £200,000 pay packet | Lena Wilson's salary higher than prime minister | 01-OCT-2009 |
| Business chiefs land BA boss talk | Willie Walsh to to talk to business leaders in Edinburgh | 30-SEP-2009 |
| Just two bidders to build new Forth bridge | Only 2 companies bid for Forth Bridge construction | 30-SEP-2009 |
| Veteran Wilson named new chief at Scottish Enterprise | Lena Wilson new CEO | 30-SEP-2009 |
| All eyes are turning to city and stars for glittering awards | Scottish Enterprise support MOBO awards | 30-SEP-2009 |
| Funding boost for Green Ocean wave-power technology | Scottish Enterprise boost funding for Green Ocean | 29-SEP-2009 |
| Adventure fans given chance to get their mitts on Sir Ranulph's gloves | Auction for Ranulph Fiennes gloves | 29-SEP-2009 |
| Gandhi Calls for Scottish Enlightenment in Ethical Leadership Debate with Business Directors | Call on business leaders to make Scotland a world leader in ethical business practice | 28-SEP-2009 |
| Inverness celebrates new appointment and new opening | Bruce Hay Memorial Dinner | 26-SEP-2009 |
| Buses to return to Princes Street | 28 Nov buses to return to Princes St is recommendation | 25-SEP-2009 |
| Mound bank to close its doors after 200 years | Mound branch of BOS to close after 200 years | 25-SEP-2009 |
| Buses and taxis back on tram works street for Christmas | Public transport likely to return to Princes Street for Christmas trading | 25-SEP-2009 |
| Princes St to reopen in time for Christmas | Public transport to be allowed on to Princes Street once tram tracks laid | 25-SEP-2009 |
| Buses and taxis 'to return to Princes Street before Christmas' | No pedestrianisation as public transport set to return | 25-SEP-2009 |
| North alliance with Scotland jeopardised by high-speed rail snub | Importnace of rail link for Scotland & North | 24-SEP-2009 |
| BCC spells out its priorities for speeding up recovery process | Priorities set out in manifesto | 21-SEP-2009 |
| Call for red-tape crackdown | Businesses call to help UK out of recession | 21-SEP-2009 |
| Darling to overhaul insurance tax regime | Public sector organisations should be as competitive as private businesses | 20-SEP-2009 |
| Public sector ‘must compete’ with private | Public sector need to be competitive | 20-SEP-2009 |
| Slump in number of new businesses starting in city | 31% fall in new businesses in Edinburgh in past year | 18-SEP-2009 |
| Aberdeen’s businesses invited to bid for share of £8b public sector procurement pot | Procurex Scotland at the SECC | 18-SEP-2009 |
| Council denies smaller firms get raw deal | Council denies discriminating against small companies | 18-SEP-2009 |
| Scotland shelves airport rail link | Rail link from Glasgow airport to city centre abandoned | 18-SEP-2009 |
| Kurdistan business leaders delegation makes first visit to UK | Meetings in the UK including with the ECC | 18-SEP-2009 |
| Trust will advise on bridge | Scottish Futures Trust to help on planning of new Forth bridge | 17-SEP-2009 |
| Forth Crossing will cost money but doing nothing not an option | Need for new bridge despite the cost | 17-SEP-2009 |
| Delays to building crossing criticised | Edinburgh Council critised for postponement of new Forth bridge | 17-SEP-2009 |
| Scottish Reform Document | PDF of Scottish Reform Report | 17-SEP-2009 |
| Total number unemployed in Capital breaks 10,000 barrier | Rise in number of people signing on | 17-SEP-2009 |
| Getting through the recession on a cup of coffee and a bar of chocolate | Comfort eating and drinking helps businesses in recession | 17-SEP-2009 |
| Public services take budget hit | Scottish Government budget cuts | 17-SEP-2009 |
| Recession 'over by end of year' | Pressure on manufacturing but service sector in Scotland has solid recovery | 16-SEP-2009 |
| Edinburgh inspired to enter Clipper 09-10 - 07 July 2009 | Edinburgh inspired boat to enter Clipper 09-10 - 07 July 2009 | 15-SEP-2009 |
| 'No hope' for Bausch and Lomb, say business leaders | Plant will close with loss of jobs by christmas | 15-SEP-2009 |
| SME's frozen out of lucrative public sector procurement contracts | Larger firms are more lucrative to work with leaving SME's out of contracts | 14-SEP-2009 |
| SMEs frozen out of lucrative public sector procurement contract bids | Cost cutting local authorities make it more difficult for SME's to win contracts | 11-SEP-2009 |
| SMEs frozen out of lucrative public sector procurement contract bids | Local authority cost cutting measures favour larger firms | 11-SEP-2009 |
| Backing for Livingston economy welcomed | Commitment to wrokers by Scottish GOvernment welcomed | 09-SEP-2009 |
| Public sector braces for gathering storm | The storm clouds are gathering over Scotland, and it has nothing to do with our awful summer of perpetual rain. This is about the looming crisis over how a debt-laden country can continue to afford Scotland’s disproportionately heavy public sector. | 08-SEP-2009 |
| Scots firms ‘adopt’ 100 laid-off apprentices | ONE hundred apprentices made redundant before they completed their training have been hired by new firms under a government-funded scheme. | 08-SEP-2009 |
| Campaign aims to boost tourism revenue by £3m | Now tourism bosses are hoping to encourage thousands more visitors to stay in Renfrewshire after they touch down at Glasgow Airport. | 08-SEP-2009 |
| Scottish Government's Adopt an Apprentice Scheme helps to turn around redundancies | One hundred redundant apprentices in Scotland have now been supported back into work under the Scottish Government's 'Adopt an Apprentice' scheme. | 08-SEP-2009 |
| Independent store RIP? | after January 2010, Edinburghers will need to look elsewhere for their household goods. After 190 years of trading, Grays is closing the doors of its imposing George Street building for good following next year's January sales. | 07-SEP-2009 |
| A Time for Renewal | Another chance to hear the live interview with Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive, Ron Hewitt as he Launches the campaign: A Time For Renewal. | 07-SEP-2009 |
| Time for Renewal. New report reveals exactly how bad things are for Edinburgh's drivers | THE Capital's worst roads are today revealed by new figures showing two-thirds of some streets are riddled with potholes and defects. | 07-SEP-2009 |
| Swinney promises to fight for Bausch & Lomb jobs | Announcement that Bausch and Lomb plant meaning loss of jobs | 07-SEP-2009 |
| Murphy promises cross-party action on Scottish economy | Scots secretary to work with Salmond to create more jobs | 07-SEP-2009 |
| Michelle Rodger: Online bartering makes sense for the cash-strapped | BARTERING is the oldest form of trading known to man. It's also the newest rising trend among smaller businesses, with thousands joining online bartering portals or simply swapping goods and services with other businesses. | 06-SEP-2009 |
| Public sector braces for gathering storm | THE STORM clouds are gathering over Scotland, and it has nothing to do with our awful summer of perpetual rain. This is about the looming crisis over how a debt-laden country can continue to afford Scotland's disproportionately heavy public sector. | 06-SEP-2009 |
| Private sector shrinks as public sector explodes | Whereas a businessman will be out of business in short order if he delivers a poor product or mismanages his firm, politicians just graze in the public pasture doling out other peoples resources. | 05-SEP-2009 |
| I cracked the Da Vinci Code | But as the latest Langdon instalment The Lost Symbol hits shelves, Ashley may have just cracked the truth behind the fictional professor's most famous case yet - The Da Vinci Code. | 04-SEP-2009 |
| ATR sets sights on constant growth | Firm focuses on developing core business Turnover at ATR Group rose more than 20 per cent to £17million in its first full year since a management buyout. | 04-SEP-2009 |
| Farmer says you can't get better than a YTS training programme | Speakcing at EC Agm Farmer sugests that YTS will help young and address social problems | 03-SEP-2009 |
| Farmer: Time for new YTS to tackle job crisis | YTS good for tackling unemployment and social problems | 03-SEP-2009 |
| Sir Tom Farmer | Sir Tom Farmer speaking at ECC AGM | 03-SEP-2009 |
| Marcela Bagarollo Student of Journalism | Brazilian Student of Journalism joins Berwickshire | 03-SEP-2009 |
| Farmer says you can't get better than a YTS training programme | KWIK-FIT founder and multi-millionaire Sir Tom Farmer yesterday called for businesses to get involved with local communities to address social problems and youth unemployment – but also demanded government subsidies to help create jobs for young people. | 03-SEP-2009 |
| Ministers told to open the public sector up to competition | Schools and hospitals need to be opened up to competition or face budget cuts | 02-SEP-2009 |
| Scottish sell-off plan | Major reform of public services speech met with attack from UNISON | 02-SEP-2009 |
| Sir Tom Farmer accuses UK Governments of floundering | Sir Tom Farmer attacks UK and Scottish Governments for lack of leadership | 02-SEP-2009 |
| City 'is outperforming rivals' | Ron Hewitt believes worse of recession over | 02-SEP-2009 |
| UNISON Scotland Slams Privatising Panic | UNISON critises prospect of "major reform" | 02-SEP-2009 |
| Don’t call them Muppets – they’re living legends! | Charlie Millar and Richard Demarco at the ECC AGM | 02-SEP-2009 |
| Ron Hewitt: Confronting the taboo of public-sector reform | Recovery in Edinburgh good bit reform needed | 02-SEP-2009 |
| The Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce hold their AGM | ECC AGM | 02-SEP-2009 |
| The Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce hold their AGM | Video of the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce AGM | 02-SEP-2009 |
| City 'is outperforming rivals' | At the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce AGM, chief executive Ron Hewitt said that he believes the worst of the recession is over. | 02-SEP-2009 |
| Reform Scotland | PDF Document: Reform Scotland Daily Political Media Summary | 02-SEP-2009 |
| On the Agenda | High speed rail link | 30-AUG-2009 |
| Trader of the lost arts of export | Interview of week - Murdo Beaton | 30-AUG-2009 |
| Scotland braces for Lockerbie row fallout with U.S. | Scotland bracing self for US boycott | 29-AUG-2009 |
| Tramworks send flagship store's sales off the rails | Sales continue to fall at John Lewis | 29-AUG-2009 |
| Britain braced for the great train rumpus | Potential problems with proposed rail-link | 28-AUG-2009 |
| United Kingdom: Swine Flu Contingency Planning | Only half business have contingency plan says survey | 28-AUG-2009 |
| Michael Blackley: City weathers financial storm | Edinburgh fairs "well" in economic downturn | 27-AUG-2009 |
| £13bn gap in Scotland to London superfast rail plans | £13bn cost to extend high speed rail North of Preston has "affordability issues" but advantages are huge | 27-AUG-2009 |
| Rail link to ‘transform Britain’ | Improved journey times between London and Scotland will aid economic growth and smaller carbon footprint than flying | 27-AUG-2009 |
| SCOTLAND MUST BE ON FAST TRACK FOR SPEEDY NEW TRAINS | Westminster pressured to include Scotland in the High Speed rail-link | 27-AUG-2009 |
| Backing for high speed rail link | Pressure on Westminster to include Scotland in high speed rail link | 27-AUG-2009 |
| High-speed rail proposal welcomed | High-speed rail proposal welcomed | 27-AUG-2009 |
| Social enterprises in Scotland target public sector commissioners | "Ready for Business" to benefit businesses | 27-AUG-2009 |
| Council ditches desks in home-working eco drive | Edinburgh City Council to axe desks to improve costs and reduce carbon footprint | 27-AUG-2009 |
| 200 mph trains to cut Edinburgh to London journey down to just two hours | Proposed rail link would be quicker than flying to London | 27-AUG-2009 |
| Backing for high speed rail link | Pressure on Westminster to include Scotland in rail-link | 27-AUG-2009 |
| High-speed rail proposal welcomed | Industry leaders and politicans support idea of high speed rail between London and Scotland | 26-AUG-2009 |
| Business reacts to fast rail link | Positive reaction to the prosposed new high speed rail link | 26-AUG-2009 |
| High Speed Rail to Scotland - Welcome Commitment by Network Rail | SCC welcome the extension of high speed rail to include Scotland | 26-AUG-2009 |
| Business Mentoring Scotland service helps boost Scottish firms | SME's being helped in recession by Business Mentoring Scheme | 26-AUG-2009 |
| Brazilian journalism student joins Berwickshire News for a day | GBA and International Exchange Scheme | 26-AUG-2009 |
| Crime forum means business | Police to give advise to businesses on crime prevention | 24-AUG-2009 |
| Finance talk by easyGroup boss | MD of Easygroup to speak at ECC event | 24-AUG-2009 |
| Scotland Winces At Lockerbie Boycotts | Backlash from Lockerbie bomber being freed early by Scottish Minister | 24-AUG-2009 |
| National Customer Service Week - 5-11 October 2009 | National Customer Service Week | 24-AUG-2009 |
| ‘Boycott Scotland’ Not Likely To Have An Effect On Sales, Travel | THe First Minister doesn't see this as a threat to sales etc | 24-AUG-2009 |
| Princes St 'like Berlin Wall' claim venues | Critisism over reusal to open Princes Street for Festival | 20-AUG-2009 |
| Charities take home £10k in Bellany sale | Painting of homecoming Christmas card auctioned to raise money for charity | 20-AUG-2009 |
| Painting a Shore Winner | Painting raises £10k fr charity | 20-AUG-2009 |
| Bank of Scotland set to close host of branches in Edinburgh | BoS reviewing branchesto make way for flagship Branch | 19-AUG-2009 |
| See Edinburgh and die: capital voted No1 | Edinburgh is top of UK "must see city before you die" | 19-AUG-2009 |
| Glasgow fifth best city | Glasgow is the 5th best City in UK to "see before you die" | 19-AUG-2009 |
| See Edinburgh and die | Edinburgh seen as must see city in the UK | 19-AUG-2009 |
| Seven losing jobs every day outwith city financial sector | Job losses in Edinburgh hitting non financial sector hard | 19-AUG-2009 |
| Airport flying as July figures hit all-time high | Quote from Edinburgh Evening News | 19-AUG-2009 |
| New doubts over high-speed railway line to Scotland | Research suggests that high speed rail link would pnly offset carbon footprint if went all the way from London to Scotland | 18-AUG-2009 |
| Jobserve Live! Edinburgh | Jobserve Live! Edinburgh | 18-AUG-2009 |
| Jobserve Live Edinburgh | Jobserve Live Edinburgh | 15-AUG-2009 |
| Jobserve Live! Edinburgh | Jobserve Live! Edinburgh | 15-AUG-2009 |
| Jobserve Live! Edinburgh | Jobserve Live! Edinburgh | 15-AUG-2009 |
| Jobserve Live! Edinburgh | Jobserve Live! Edinburgh | 15-AUG-2009 |
| Jobserve Live! Edinburgh | Jobserve Live! Edinburgh | 15-AUG-2009 |
| Edinburgh 'is the best city in Britain' | Market Research shows that Edinburgh is the best city to live in in the UK | 13-AUG-2009 |
| Killer Quote | Liz Cameron quote | 13-AUG-2009 |
| Edinburgh Weathers the Economic Storm - 12 August 2009 | Progress reports to City of Edinburgh Council of Econmic Development | 12-AUG-2009 |
| SCC calls for Procurement Lever to be pulled in the right direction | Issues with Public procurement discussed with Jim Mather | 12-AUG-2009 |
| Jobserve Live! Edinburgh | Jobserve Live! Edinburgh | 12-AUG-2009 |
| Edinburgh soars ahead of Glasgow and Aberdeen airports | Passenger growth at Edinburgh Airport for 4th consecutive month and oustripping Glasgow and Aberdeen | 11-AUG-2009 |
| EDINBURGH OUTPERFORMS RIVAL CITIES | Edinburgh outperforming other UK cities | 11-AUG-2009 |
| Optimism laced with pain | Fringe bookings up | 11-AUG-2009 |
| Consultation on Initiatives related to the ScotRail Franchise Extension | Consultation on Initiatives related to the ScotRail Franchise Extension | 11-AUG-2009 |
| BAA Inquiry - Provisional Decision on Remedies | Response to sale of airports | 11-AUG-2009 |
| Ministers Warned Fall In Scottish Exports A Wake-Up Call | 4th quarter export fall is a warning sign to businesses | 11-AUG-2009 |
| Airport flying as July figures hit all-time high | Edinburgh's business strength shown by increase in air travellers to airport | 11-AUG-2009 |
| Labour looks again at property tax proposal | Property tax to replace Council Tax | 11-AUG-2009 |
| Jobserve Live! Edinburgh | Jobserve Live! Edinburgh | 11-AUG-2009 |
| City businesses prepared for long road to recovery | Latest Chamber of Commerce survey suggests businesses ready for recovery | 10-AUG-2009 |
| Output rises for firms on road to recovery | Private sector on the road to recovery | 10-AUG-2009 |
| EDINBURGH OUTPERFORMS RIVAL CITIES | Edinburgh weathering recesson better than other UK cities | 10-AUG-2009 |
| Jobserve Live! Edinburgh | Jobserve Live! Edinburgh | 10-AUG-2009 |
| Jobserve Live! Edinburgh | Jobserve Live! Edinburgh | 10-AUG-2009 |
| Top 5 food events at the Edinburgh Book Festival | Edinburgh Book Festival Food Events | 09-AUG-2009 |
| Chamber chief: Salmond is underplaying economic crisis | Salmond wont accept that the recession is a problem | 09-AUG-2009 |
| Businesses 'maintaining stock levels' | Scottish firms not increasing stock levels as wait for recovery | 07-AUG-2009 |
| Stark jobs warning as half of UK's firms look to make cuts | Job losses during downturn imminent | 07-AUG-2009 |
| BCC reports confidence rising despite poor growth | Firms confident that turnover is going to rise | 07-AUG-2009 |
| Scots business bankruptcies soar | More scottish companies going into liquidation | 07-AUG-2009 |
| Firms remain prudent in the recession | Scottish firms maintaining stock levels to ride out downturn | 07-AUG-2009 |
| Think about the knock-on effect | Striking not the bext way to solve a problem | 07-AUG-2009 |
| Stark jobs warning as half of UK's firms look to make cuts | Firms looking to cut staff survey says | 07-AUG-2009 |
| Few believe in economy turnaround | Only one in six businesses believe in economic improvement | 07-AUG-2009 |
| Scottish Businesses set for long climb back, according to BCC/SCC survey | Latest BCC and SCC survey shows that recovery is going to be long | 07-AUG-2009 |
| Business gazeteer: Skills bank open for business | Executive Skills bank to keep skilled workers employed in Edinburgh | 06-AUG-2009 |
| High-speed rail 'spells demise of air travel' | Advantages of high speed rail travel over air | 06-AUG-2009 |
| Edinburgh inspired to enter Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race | Edinburgh Yacht confirmed as entry in race | 06-AUG-2009 |
| Is Princes Street heading down road to ruin? | Effect of Tramworks on visitors to Princes Street | 05-AUG-2009 |
| Jobs boost at Scrabster | Infrastructure developments in Scrabster: | 05-AUG-2009 |
| Jobserve Live! Edinburgh | Jobserve Live! Edinburgh | 5-AUG-2009 |
| CHILDCARE VOUCHERS - PROMOTING INCREASED USE IN SCOTLAND | CHILDCARE VOUCHERS - PROMOTING INCREASED USE IN SCOTLAND | 04-AUG-2009 |
| Unemployed to join database that firms will scour for talent | Skills Bank being set up to help unemployed executives get back to work | 03-AUG-2009 |
| Jobserve Live! Edinburgh | Jobserve Live! Edinburgh | 3-AUG-2009 |
| Edinburgh fails to match rising trend at John Lewis | Store affected by Tram works despite lift in sales | 01-AUG-2009 |
| Edinburgh "is the most beautiful big city in Britain" | Edinburgh is beautiful city | 01-AUG-2009 |
| Small firms seek bigger slice of £8bn | Business leaders in the Highlands are to press the Scottish Government for a greater share of the £8billion worth of contracts awarded each year by Scotland’s public sector. | 01-AUG-2009 |
| Great staff – shame about the litter, seats, timetables, tickets... | failings of Scotrail | 01-AUG-2009 |
| Water relief as 160 city jobs saved by move from centre | Scottish Water to move to Edinburgh Park and save jobs | 30-JUL-2009 |
| Ron Hewitt: Edinburgh is beautiful, just don't look down | Edinburgh is beautiful but not also scruffy | 30-JUL-2009 |
| Gemma Fraser: So why do we do it if cheats never prosper? | Why do people cheat if it doesn't lead to gain? | 30-JUL-2009 |
| Analysis: The man not scared to fight his corner | Iain McMillan takes on Alex Salmond | 29-JUL-2009 |
| Salter Aberdeen firm’s first non-executive chairman | Saltire made Chairman on ATR Group | 29-JUL-2009 |
| JobServe Events Appoints Rachel Fellows as General Manager | New G.M. at Jobserve | 29-JUL-2009 |
| Campaigners demand high-speed rail link | Economic advantages of High Speed Rail link | 29-JUL-2009 |
| £100m green deal to slash SME energy bills | Carbon Trust helping businesses to cut energy costs and reduce carbon footprints | 29-JUL-2009 |
| Roadshows for firms seeking route to growth | ECC & 2 law firms holding roadshows to help Edinburgh businesses | 28-JUL-2009 |
| One million tourists missing from Scotland | Scotland's Tourist Numbers fall | 28-JUL-2009 |
| Mel fromThe Performance Tree | Launch of The Performance Tree who give performance advice from experts | 28-JUL-2009 |
| Extra staff brought in to boost City Centre clean up | City of Edinburgh Council bring in 30 extra staff to help with street cleaning during the gathering | 27-JUL-2009 |
| City in a fix with £86m backlog for repair work | City roads in dire need of repair | 27-JUL-2009 |
| Students in summer jobs struggle | Students struggling to find summer jobs in recession | 27-JUL-2009 |
| Homecoming's big day dawns as 50,000 attend the Gathering | Prince Charles Opens Home-coming Gathering of 50,000 | 26-JUL-2009 |
| A nation going nowhere fast | Transport crisis in Scotland | 26-JUL-2009 |
| City to receive £8m boost from weekend's Gathering | Boost from people visiting for THe Gathering | 25-JUL-2009 |
| Extra staff brought in to boost City Centre clean up | Extra staff drafted to cover shortfall in dispute | 25-JUL-2009 |
| NHS pay delays are affecting suppliers | Third of boards fail on invoice targets | 24-JUL-2009 |
| Fears for Scottish workforce as economy shrinks sharply | Offical figures suggest deepening recession in Scotland especially in manufacturing and construcion | 23-JUL-2009 |
| Businesses see light at end of the tunnel | Rate of economic downturn beginning to slow | 23-JUL-2009 |
| Rubbish on Edinburgh streets bad for tourism | Binmen's work to rule is affecting tourism in Edinburgh | 23-JUL-2009 |
| Pandemic flu planning advice | Pandemic flu planning advice | 23-JUL-2009 |
| Taxassist Accounts Edinburgh | Sucessful social networking function | 23-JUL-2009 |
| High-speed rail link 'viable in downturn' | Rail link project to continue even in downturn | 23-JUL-2009 |
| Scottish Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Business Survey | Scottish Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Business Survey | 23-JUL-2009 |
| A Good Summer For Scottish Business | Evidence that sharp decline over | 23-JUL-2009 |
| Scottish economy shrinks by 2.4% | Third quarter shows drop in GDP | 23-JUL-2009 |
| Scotland 'will fall to 9th' in UK economic league table | Scotland will lag behind most regions in UK in economic downturn | 23-JUL-2009 |
| Scotland Skills 2009 | Co-operatives and employee-owned businesses can now apply for free visitor tickets to Scotland Skills 2009, an event offering employer organisations across Scotland advice, information and guidance on the business benefits of workplace training, learning | 23-JUL-2009 |
| Scottish jobs fears as economy shrinks again | Scottish Economy shrinks 2.4% in last quarter | 22-JUL-2009 |
| Web networking classes launched | Social networking classes to help businesses grow | 22-JUL-2009 |
| Class divide row as bin chief's street doesn't miss a pick-up | Street with Council Director's house does not get missed out in refuse collection! | 22-JUL-2009 |
| Tm Kitchin ECC Event | Tom Kitchin Book Launch | 22-JUL-2009 |
| Queen Magaret University provides £77m boost to the economy | Relocation of Universuty has brought significant boosts to the economy | 21-JUL-2009 |
| Rubbish on Edinburgh streets a turn off for visitors | Industrial action going to affect tourism | 21-JUL-2009 |
| Destination Edinburgh Marketing Alliance appoints Directors | Destination Edinburgh Marketing Alliance appoints Directors and need to now recruit 6 others | 21-JUL-2009 |
| What’s your favourite Scots holiday hotspot? | Tourism in Scotland in booming despite the economic downturn | 20-JUL-2009 |
| One Step Ahead: The Essential Recession Guide | Event | 20-JUL-2009 |
| Recession eases but stores still paint a gloomy picture | Recovery still sometime off despite signs of easing recession | 18-JUL-2009 |
| Furniture store boss blames trams for £500k sales slump | Interior designer blames retail sales drop on Tram works | 18-JUL-2009 |
| Tourism in Scotland going strong in recession | Scottish tourism is beating the recession despite drop in visitors to UK | 17-JUL-2009 |
| Upturn cheers Scots tourist chiefs as golfers take to the fairways | Tourism improving helped by Open at Turnberry and better weather | 17-JUL-2009 |
| Company blames trams for sales fall | Retailer believes that fall in sales co-insided with start of tram works | 17-JUL-2009 |
| Call to build third runway at Heathrow | Importance of 3rd airport at Heathrow to Scottish Economy | 17-JUL-2009 |
| Recession research hailed | THE CHIEF executive of Dundee and Angus Chamber of Commerce last night welcomed suggestions that the first stage of the recession may be at an end. | 17-JUL-2009 |
| Wish you were here, as visitors fall | Number of tourists to major cities in Scotland has fallen | 17-JUL-2009 |
| Recession in Scotland | Update on economic situation in Scotland in reaction to SCC survey | 17-JUL-2009 |
| Company blames trams for sales fall | £500k drop in Edinburgh store | 17-JUL-2009 |
| THOUSANDS MORE SCOTS JOIN DOLE QUEUE | Unemployment figures hit 14 year high with alomost 600 Scots losing their jobs a day | 16-JUL-2009 |
| New optimism for tourism business | A survey suggests that confidence returning in business, particularly tourism | 16-JUL-2009 |
| New jobs blow as Scottish Widows axes 200 | Scottish Widows are to make up to 250 people redundant, this on the back of higher unemployment figures announced yesterday | 16-JUL-2009 |
| Recession eases but stores still paint a gloomy picture | Recession easing but recovery a long way off | 16-JUL-2009 |
| Recession pace easing - business | Signs of recovery sometime away | 16-JUL-2009 |
| Aluna da Unimep participa de trainee na Escócia | Marcela Bagarollo joins Graham Bell Associates for the summer from Brazil | 16-JUL-2009 |
| Boost for businesses as pace of recession eases | The pace of recession is slowing | 16-JUL-2009 |
| Chamber sees signs recession may be easing | Pace of recession is easing in Scotland | 16-JUL-2009 |
| A good summer for Scottish Business | Recent survey suggests that the economy is improving for businesses in Scotland | 16-JUL-2009 |
| Survey offers new hope for economic recovery in Scotland | Survey reveals clear signs that the pace of the recession is slowing down | 16-JUL-2009 |
| Scots jobless rate is rising faster than rest of Britain | Unemployment figures in the UK are rising faster than anywhere else in the UK | 16-JUL-2009 |
| Recession starting to ease, say business chiefs | Pace of recession beginning to ease | 16-JUL-2009 |
| Victims of recession | Effect of recession on families and gloomy outlook as economy will take time to recover | 15-JUL-2009 |
| 35,000 Scots lose job over three months | Unemployment rate to get worse before better and many Scots affected | 15-JUL-2009 |
| Rebecca Pilch: Go for gold and become a silver entrepreneur | Becoming an Entrenepeur will help beat the credit crunch | 15-JUL-2009 |
| Half a Century and still not out | life begins at 50 who are helping more than 50 over 50 year old entrenepeurs | 14-JUL-2009 |
| Silver initiative going for gold | The Silver Economy Initiative launched by ECC | 14-JUL-2009 |
| Scotland the loser in Heathrow delay | Delay in building the extra runway at Heathrow is costing the Scots economy | 14-JUL-2009 |
| Stronger Ties with Scotland Could Benefit Jamaica - High Commissioner | Stronger ties between Scotland and Jamaica will benefit 2 countries | 14-JUL-2009 |
| TV newsman has a novel way to relax | John Mackay writes novels to relax imbetween reporting on the news | 14-JUL-2009 |
| Business chiefs in appeal for QE review | The Scottish and British Chambers of Commerce critical of Bank of England's strategy on Quantitative easing for economic recovery | 10-JUL-2009 |
| Business chiefs in appeal for QE review | Quantitative easing questioned | 10-JUL-2009 |
| Anger over 'stupid' Handel opener for Edinburgh Festival | Inappropriate music chosen to open the Edinburgh Festival | 09-JUL-2009 |
| Capital set to win from sponsorship of yacht in Clipper race | Edinburgh sponsered yacht to be unveiled at Clipper Festival at Leith Docks next week | 08-JUL-2009 |
| Worst of the recession may be over | British Chambers of commerce say worse of recession over but talk of recovery maybe premature | 07-JUL-2009 |
| Worst of recession over but recovery not guaranteed | The worse of the reession maybe over but talk of recovery is premature especially with unemployment rates so high | 07-JUL-2009 |
| BCC reports confidence rising despite poor growth | BBC reported growing confidence in business but the picture is less positive in Scotland | 07-JUL-2009 |
| Salmond urged to offer support for manufacturing | The Scottish Government is facing calls to draw up an urgent strategy for the beleaguered manufacturing sector. | 05-JUL-2009 |
| City airport sets a new passenger numbers record | Edinburgh Airport had record passenger numbers despite economic downturn | 04-JUL-2009 |
| Salter steps into new role | New chairman of SCC | 03-JUL-2009 |
| Manufactured exports in Scotland fall 3.4% to lowest recorded level | Export rates fall a further 3.4% | 02-JUL-2009 |
| Scottish companies facing a continued slump in exports | Scottish exports slump for 3 successive quarter | 02-JUL-2009 |
| Scottish companies facing a continued slump in exports | Scotland's manufacturing sector has suffered a third successive fall in export sales | 02-JUL-2009 |
| Salter takes the helm as Scottish Chambers chairman | Mike Salter, an Aberdeen Businessman is appointed as new Chairman of Scottich Chamber of Commerce | 01-JUL-2009 |
| Unesco deals blow to World Heritage Site development plans for Edinburgh | HUGE question marks are hanging over two major developments in Edinburgh city centre after Unesco demanded major changes be made to the multi-million-pound schemes, The Scotsman can reveal. | 30-JUN-2009 |
| More Scottish women are their own boss | Women in parts of Scotland are choosing to be their own bosses more than anywhere else in the country | 29-JUN-2009 |
| Xerox copies channel coverage in UK regions | Aspen Solutions are the offical Xerox concessionnaire in Scotland | 29-JUN-2009 |
| EARN looks for partners | City of Edinburgh Council is looking for more partners to join its Economic Action Resilience Network which is set up to help businesses in recession | 29-JUN-2009 |
| Unesco deal blow to World Heritage Development plans for Edinburgh | Unesco insistance on huge changes made to plans for development may mean that they cannot go ahead | 29-JUN-2009 |
| Capscan opens in Scotland to tap call centre boom | Capscan opens Edinburgh Office | 29-JUN-2009 |
| Electric dreams | Scots government wants all public-sector cars to be carbon free by 2020 | 28-JUN-2009 |
| Fast London rail link set to become reality | The high speed rail link has been added to the national Planning Framework | 28-JUN-2009 |
| Leaders Report | The last report before the Council recess, during which the cycle of formal committee meetings adjourns for four weeks. The next report is due in August. | 26-JUN-2009 |
| High-speed rail link made priority | High speed rail system ia a top priority for Scotland's infrastructure going forward. | 26-JUN-2009 |
| Bleak outlook for Scottish Economy | Scottish Economy expected to continue to shrink next year | 26-JUN-2009 |
| Tourist smart card sales on increase despite downturn | A smart card giving discounts to tourists to some of Edinburgh's attractions have increased despite the economic downturn | 25-JUN-2009 |
| Action to deal with redundancy in Scotland | PACE - Partnership Action for Continuing Employment partnership protocol was signed by key organisations and agencies to support those at risk of losing their jobs | 23-JUN-2009 |
| Polishing up your prospects | Jobserve Live! | 22-JUN-2009 |
| Xerox signs resellers Aspen Solutions and Portrayal | Aspen Solutions have become an offical Xerox Concessionaire | 18-JUN-2009 |
| Job Watch: our weekly round-up of vacancies nationwide | Business Scotland 2009 | 18-JUN-2009 |
| Benefits of chamber's mentoring sessions | Business Mentoring Scheme used by businesses in the Borders | 18-JUN-2009 |
| Skills and health strengthen our workforce | New Ways supporting Economic Growth in the BOrders | 18-JUN-2009 |
| Dragon defies gloom with city spa launch | Duncan Bannatyne is opening a new city centre Spa in Edinburgh | 17-JUN-2009 |
| Improving regulation in Scotland | A watchdog has reported that Scotland's public sector is producing better regulation but also makes suggestions for improvements | 17-JUN-2009 |
| Traders tell government: stop using city like 'dripping roast' | Business leaders in the city said they were "frustrated" at the lack of progress in persuading ministers that Edinburgh should be allowed to keep more of the cash raised here through business rates. | 15-JUN-2009 |
| Bartering system to help firms land a bargain during crunch | THE ancient principles of bartering have been revived in the Capital in a bid to help businesses overcome the recession. | 15-JUN-2009 |
| City's green shoots? | IS THE nightmare over? Well, our streets are not thronged with starving people, and so it's safe to say this is not 1933. Little comfort if you've lost your job. And no doubt there are more redundancies to come. But there are also welcome signs of renewal | 15-JUN-2009 |
| The Landscape of Scotland | One of the earliest accounts of landscape studies in the British Isles can be traced back to Tacitus, the Roman historian who lived and wrote during the 1st century AD. | 15-JUN-2009 |
| New partnerships drive channel growth | Xerox has experienced significant channel growth in the form of two new partnerships with resellers of office equipment and services. Bristol-based Portrayal has been appointed an official Xerox reseller, while Aspen Solutions in Scotland has become an of | 15-JUN-2009 |
| City's green shoots | IS THE nightmare over? Well, our streets are not thronged with starving people, and so it's safe to say this is not 1933. Little comfort if you've lost your job. And no doubt there are more redundancies to come. But there are also welcome signs of reADVER | 15-JUN-2009 |
| Bartering system to help firms land a bargain during crunch | The Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce has launched a "business exchange" service that sees firms from a range of sectors exchange their expertise instead of paying cash for services. | 15-JUN-2009 |
| Traders tell government: stop using city like 'dripping roast' | Business leaders in the city said they were "frustrated" at the lack of progress in persuading ministers that Edinburgh should be allowed to keep more of the cash raised here through business rates. | 15-JUN-2009 |
| Endpoint and Other Poems by John Updike | His final volume of verse begins with a long sequence that charts his development from rapt copier of wartime comics to stoic, sonnetcomposing cancer patient. | 15-JUN-2009 |
| UK recession tour: Edinburgh's reputation turned upside-down | Edinburgh, home to both HBOS and RBS, saw a 300-year tradition of prudence evaporate in 12 months. James Hall witnesses a city in the process of painful renewal. | 14-JUN-2009 |
| Bill Jamieson: Why Angels aren't singing over Salmond's bank | WHEN First Minister Alex Salmond told the STUC conference in Perth in April that he was planning to launch a Scottish Investment Bank, it was presented as a major new initiative to help Scotland's recovery out of recession. | 14-JUN-2009 |
| Who will lead us out of recession? | IT WILL have come as a shock to anyone trying to keep their business afloat in these desperate times, or indeed anyone fighting to keep their job, but it will be a welcome piece of news for Gordon Brown. If an influential think tank has got it right, "the | 14-JUN-2009 |
| Think tank says UK on way out of recession | A leading think-tank claimed last night that Britain had weathered the worst of the recession and was showing the first signs of a return to economic growth. | 11-JUN-2009 |
| Forth Bridge tender due this month | The main construction package for Scotlands biggest infrastructure project, the £2 billion Forth replacement crossing, will go out to tender later this month. | 11-JUN-2009 |
| Only two of city's biggest employers have cut jobs | Royal Bank of Scotland, which lost £24.1 billion last year, has reduced staff numbers by 357, while the city council has reduced its headcount by 312. | 10-JUN-2009 |
| Scotland creates high speed rail development unit | A task force charged with drawing up a fully developed business case for extending high speed rail links between Scotland and England has been set up by the Scottish Government. | 09-JUN-2009 |
| Use original Forth crossing plan, business leaders urge | BUSINESS leaders have called on the Scottish Government to ditch its £2 billion Forth crossing proposals and revert to its original, less expensive plans. | 09-JUN-2009 |
| Scottish Agency Outlines Spending | Highlands and Islands Enterprise to spend £220m on improving economic prospects and will set out plans for business mentoring system | 08-JUN-2009 |
| Call to revive first plan for Forth Bridge | One of Scotland's leading business groups has called on the Scottish Government to tear up its £2bn Forth Bridge replacement plan and revive its original, more ambitious idea. | 08-JUN-2009 |
| NHS chief praises work of food charity for homeless | Cyrenians praised for work done with homeless | 08-JUN-2009 |
| Recession spawning a boom in newborn businesses | EMPLOYERS may be shedding jobs as the recession continues to bite. But that's only persuading a growing number of people to work for themselves, as Business Editor Michael Blackley discovers | 08-JUN-2009 |
| New Forth Bridge 'not fit for purpose' | concerns over costs and design of new Forth Bridge means business groups want plans changed | 07-JUN-2009 |
| Unesco insists Capital must scrap £300m Caltongate scheme | Unesco says Caltongate scheme must go back to drawing board to protect Edinburgh's architecture and cityscape | 06-JUN-2009 |
| Why Edinburgh is losing its edge | Edinburgh in danger of losing its attraction to business and tourist trade alike if the city does not sort out its infrastructure | 05-JUN-2009 |
| Why Edinburgh is losing its edge | Business is becoming increasingly mobile. Talented wealth creators can choose where they want to live and work. All other things being equal, business people would rather live and work in Edinburgh than most other cities because of its beauty and quali | 05-JUN-2009 |
| PSYBT hosts Royal visit by Prince Charles in support of Asian Business Community | Prince Charles visits Princes Scottish Youth Business Trust offices | 05-JUN-2009 |
| Stress busters on hand for workers hit by recession | Free stress management sessions in partnership with NHS Lothian to be offered to city workers not coping with the effects of the recession | 03-JUN-2009 |
| Taking directions - companies need to be more alert to European Juggernaut | The affects of EU laws on UK companies | 02-JUN-2009 |
| Insulation plan gets business chiefs' backing | Proposed insulation of Edinburgh buildings gets business' backing | 02-JUN-2009 |
| 4500 more redundancies on the cards | New estimates suggest 4,500 jobs may go. Previous figures appear to be seriously outdated | 02-JUN-2009 |
| 4500 financial jobs at risk....... but report claims all is rosy | Notice served on 4,500 jobs despite statistics to the contrary | 02-JUN-2009 |
| Bake sale earns bread | West Lothian College learners raise money for Cyrenians | 02-JUN-2009 |
| It's round two in Sainsbury's and Scotmid high street fight | Scotmid has won battle of supermarkets in Stockbridge | 01-JUN-2009 |
| It's round two in Sainsbury's and Scotmid high street fight | CONVENIENCE chain Scotmid may have won the battle of Stockbridge with supermarket giant Sainsbury's, but the two companies are now set to go head to head again on the streets of Corstorphine. | 01-JUN-2009 |
| Council rebellion over new schools | ALEX Salmond was last night facing a rebellion by councils which claim his government has failed to provide cash to replace Scotland's crumbling schools. | 31-MAY-2009 |
| Taking directions - Companies need to be more alert to the European juggernaut | One large company has to employ 16 full-time staff just to make sure it is complying with laws on carbon emissions | 31-MAY-2009 |
| Council rebellion over new schools | Government being accused of failing to provide much needed funding to schools | 31-MAY-2009 |
| Scots workers axed by computer company | Hewlett-Packard reveals losses at Erskine operation Us Technology giant HewlettPackard plans to axe up to 850 jobs at its Scottish manufacturing plant. | 29-MAY-2009 |
| Gloomy forecast predicts Scotland's economy is on a continuing decline | Scotland's economy forecasted to decline through 2009 and into 2010 with rising unemployment but a steadying housing market | 29-MAY-2009 |
| Haggis manufacturer highlights food waste problems | Macsween's the haggis manufacturer to demonstrate economical way to recycle and dispose of food waste | 29-MAY-2009 |
| Business Scotland: 23-24 June 2009, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall | Business Scotland 2009 | 28-MAY-2009 |
| IT Security Service Powers up | Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce are offering an IT Security Consultation been offered as part of One Step Ahead programme | 25-MAY-2009 |
| Caltongate set to be revived by failed firm's ex-bosses | Former Mountgrange Capital Directors are tru=ying to buy the site off administrators | 25-MAY-2009 |
| Trams will be delayed again for months, admits chief executive | THE launch of Edinburgh's trams has again been put back by several months, in at least the fourth delay to the scheme since it was approved. Trams were due to start running in July 2011, but this has been postponed ... | 21-MAY-2009 |
| Trams not on budget and not on time | EDINBURGH'S beleaguered trams system is today officially confirmed as being behind schedule and over budget. | 21-MAY-2009 |
| Up for debate: how do we get the best from our public services? | Radical ideas about how Scotland's public bodies may work in the future will be aired at a major conference being staged by The Herald next month. | 21-MAY-2009 |
| The Scottish Parliament 1999-2009: The First Decade (May 2009) | 12 May 2009 marks the 10-year anniversary of the first inaugural sessions of the Scottish Parliament. Rarely can such high expectations have been invested in a political institution. | 21-MAY-2009 |
| Recession advice line to Earn city's respect | A ONE-STOP shop to help businesses and individuals in Edinburgh survive the recession was today launched by the city council. | 21-MAY-2009 |
| Trams will be delayed again for months, admits Chief Executive | A fourth delay on tramlime opening has been announced. | 21-MAY-2009 |
| Making a recovery priority | John Swinney, Scotland's Finance Minister talking to leaders of business in Perth | 20-MAY-2009 |
| Trams not on budget and not on time | Offically confirmed project as behind time and budget | 20-MAY-2009 |
| Staff ask 'who's next?' after job cuts at Bank of Scotland | THE news that hundreds more Bank of Scotland jobs are to be lost in Edinburgh was today described as "devastating" as bank chiefs were challenged to end the uncertainty over how many more would go. | 20-MAY-2009 |
| Edinburgh Business Protection Policy Group | The Scottish Flood Forum was invited to membership of the Edinburgh Business Protection Policy Group. This group is a proactive network from the business community who regularly come together to discuss risks and threats to businesses from a variety of so | 20-MAY-2009 |
| Edinburgh Film Festivals breathtaking u-turn on Israeli sponsorship | Edinburgh International Film Festival returned £300 sponsorship | 19-MAY-2009 |
| Credit crisis Britain: In Edinburgh it is largely business as usual | With the UK facing an economic slowdown, James Hall travels to five UK cities in five days to assess the impact of the credit crisis on different regions and a range of industries. His investigation begins with Edinburgh’s financial services industry | 19-MAY-2009 |
| City proves itself a conference Capital as events bring in £7m | INTERNATIONAL conferences and conventions worth more than £7 million to the local economy have been secured for Edinburgh, it was revealed today. | 18-MAY-2009 |
| Engineering sector has the chance to shine | Hope for export led recovery out of current economic climate | 18-MAY-2009 |
| Plans to keep tram work road shut | Princes Street to remain closed during the Festival for tram works | 16-MAY-2009 |
| Development row brewing over Edinburgh's skyline | Row over tower blocks blocking Edinburgh's traditional skyline | 16-MAY-2009 |
| Skills fear as schools pull plug on computer lessons | Schools cutting computer lessons to save money | 16-MAY-2009 |
| Edinburgh Trams Update May 2009 | Update of tram works in Edinburgh | 16-MAY-2009 |
| Caltongate to lie empty for year as bank blocks sell-off | THE massive Caltongate site is set to mothballed for a year or more after the Bank of Scotland ordered administrators not to sell the site on the cheap. | 15-MAY-2009 |
| In business for the long haul | From the General Strike of 1926 to the recession of 2009, Fergusons is a corporate survivor. | 15-MAY-2009 |
| Letters: Transport cannot be integrated if buses are banned | THE latest idea to ban buses from Princes Street is another kick in the teeth for bus travellers (News, 11 May). If buses are banned, how can the much-heralded integrated bus/tram transport system work? | 15-MAY-2009 |
| Entrepreneur Of The Year | SCOTLAND'S capital is to represent the nation in a project run by Interreg, a community initiative set up by the European Union. Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce has set up a programme to encourage people aged over 50 to set up their own firms | 14-MAY-2009 |
| Hansard Society Scotland Publication Launched | The Ten Years of The Scottish Parliament: Achievements and Futures conference took place to a full audience at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh | 14-MAY-2009 |
| Party Leaders Clash over SNP's Record in Power | Clashes over achievements of SNP whilst in power | 13-MAY-2009 |
| Charities badly managed, says report | Charities are often badly managed, poorly resourced and headed up by board members who lack proper training and evaluation, a report out today warns. | 12-MAY-2009 |
| Scotsman discusses launch of Hansard Scotland Publication | The Scotsman discussed the Ten Years of The Scottish Parliament: Achievements and Futures conference took place to a full audience at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh. | 11-MAY-2009 |
| Development row brewing over Edinburgh's skyline | BUSINESS leaders and heritage campaigners in Edinburgh are embroiled in a new row after a major "Save Our Skyline" campaign was unveiled. | 11-MAY-2009 |
| Development row brewing over Edinburgh's skyline | New hotel plans will "ruin skyline" | 11-MAY-2009 |
| Festival to get new debut – capital's first tram tracks laid on Princes St | THE long-awaited laying of the first piece of track on the capital's tram route is set to be put back yet again – to the middle of the Edinburgh Festival. | 09-MAY-2009 |
| Battered by the big boys | The credit crunch has made the problem of slow payment much worse for small businesses. Colin Donald hears how the victims can’t take it much longer | 09-MAY-2009 |
| Interest rates hold steady | Liz Cameron, chief executive of Scottish Chambers of Commerce, said: "Interest rates are now at a level where further reductions would have a very limited stimulatory effect on our economy. | 08-MAY-2009 |
| Clashes over SNP record in power | Labour leader Iain Gray confronts the First Minister with Edinburgh Chamber of Comerce's challenges on SFT. | 07-MAY-2009 |
| Tram works to keep roads shut in festival | Princes Street would remain closed to traffic during this year's Edinburgh Festival under plans recommended by council officials. | 06-MAY-2009 |
| Tram work to continue throughout festival | stakeholders and retailers agreed that Edinburgh's tram project will continue track laying work on Princes Street during the Festival in August. The move will allow the street to reopen in time for the busy Christmas shopping period and the Hogmanay celeb | 06-MAY-2009 |
| Investment in Celador Radio Productions | A test radio station to broadcast in the Edinburgh area on the signal left vacant just before Christmas by the defunct all-speech station, talk107 - has added to its presenter roster. | 06-MAY-2009 |
| Email misprint to SCC | River City's Joyce Falconer and Real Radio presenter Cat Harvey, pictured at foot, are appearing as Coatbridge chanteuses Fran and Anna in an Equity charity show at Glasgow's Pavilion on Sunday. | 06-MAY-2009 |
| Drop in French and German exams taken | A massive decline in pupils studying French and German is causing concern among business leaders who say Scotland will rely on global trade to beat the recession. | 06-MAY-2009 |
| What has Holyrood done for us? | IT has banned smoking in public places, introduced free personal care for the elderly, abolished students' tuition fees, given pensioners free bus travel and started phasing out prescription charges. | 05-MAY-2009 |
| German and French exams show drop | One in five secondary schools is not presenting candidates for Higher German and one in 10 do not offer Higher French, BBC Scotland has learned. | 05-MAY-2009 |
| People moving into Edinburgh | Edinburgh has long been one of the Capital's greatest strengths, with the people who the city attracts from around the world constantly adding to the quality of life and boosting the economy. | 04-MAY-2009 |
| Scottish job threat | The huge contraction in output has swelled the ranks of the jobless, with others dependent on the sector, such as lawyers, surveyors and specialist financiers, being laid off in turn. | 02-MAY-2009 |
| Caltongate Project delay | It is one of a number of key sites lying empty in the city because of the economic downturn. | 29-APR-2009 |
| Swine Flu threat | It is a story that now links Mexico City with the Forth Valley of Scotland, spreading through Kansas, Texas and New York City to Madrid. | 28-APR-2009 |
| New law to stop pay gap | Businesses in Scotland will come under pressure to print details of the pay gap between their male and female employees. | 28-APR-2009 |
| Encouraging entrepreneurs | ERNST & Young's entrepreneur of the year competition is hotting up, with the shortlist announced for the Scottish title. | 27-APR-2009 |
| Wage freezes and job cuts in Private Sector | The majority of firms in the UK's private sector plan to freeze wages and cut jobs over the next six to 12 months as the recession continues to bite, according to the latest British Chambers of Commerce monthly business survey. | 27-APR-2009 |
| Budget reaction | Budgets these days have a short shelf life. By the end of the week the borrowing projections come under question and the economic forecasts look decidedly dodgy. | 26-APR-2009 |
| Call for tax cut in Scotland | One of Scotland's richest men has urged Alex Salmond to rescue the economy by using Holyrood's powers to cut income tax by up to 3p in the pound. | 26-APR-2009 |
| Tax increase for higher earners | The Cabinet secretary for finance, John Swinney, last night stood accused of a "major blunder", as business leaders furiously attacked his "ideological" support for chancellor Alistair Darling's 50% tax rate for high earners. | 25-APR-2009 |
| Part of Tram project shelved | The cost of Edinburgh's tram scheme has risen above the planned £512 million. The Scotsman has learned, as the city council confirmed it planned to shelve the second part of the network because of the recession. | 24-APR-2009 |
| Figures show nation officially in recession | Falling economic output for 2 sucessive quarters | 24-APR-2009 |
| Disaster office opens in Edinburgh | Although most major firms already have their own in-house disaster recovery systems in place, it is thought that the new centre will mainly appeal to small or medium-sized firms. | 23-APR-2009 |
| Attracting Investors to Edinburgh | Wealthy investors interested in coming to Edinburgh are set to be given a "showcase" tour of the Capital during the festival season in a bid to get them to part with their money. | 23-APR-2009 |
| Scotland economic decline worse than UK | Scottish gross domestic product plummeted 1.7% during the final three months of last year - even worse than the 1.6% contraction UK-wide according to official data yesterday which confirmed that the economy north of the border is in recession. | 23-APR-2009 |
| Cost of budget to scotland | John Swinney sparked further tension with Westminster yesterday when he claimed 9,000 jobs could be lost in Scotland as a direct result of efficiency savings announced in the Budget. | 23-APR-2009 |
| Scotland economic decline | IT’S OFFICIAL—Scotland is in recession. | 23-APR-2009 |
| Chancellor takes account of firms’ fears | Budget speech | 23-APR-2009 |
| Nova Scotia Week in Scotland | A trade mission to Scotland this September by Nova Scotians will be part of modern history. | 22-APR-2009 |
| Tesco Profit | The UK's biggest supermarket set a new record among British retailers with group sales coming in at £59.4 billion. | 22-APR-2009 |
| Oil industryboost from budget | North Sea oil and gas chiefs have welcomed measures in the Budget aimed at boosting investment in smaller fields. | 22-APR-2009 |
| Scotland decline worse than rest of UK | Scotland is officially in recession after economic output fell for two successive quarters, figures confirmed today. | 22-APR-2009 |
| Campaign to look into bank failures called for | Some of the most powerful and influential voices in Scotland today back a Sunday Herald campaign for an inquiry into the collapse of the country's two biggest banks. | 22-APR-2009 |
| Sucess stories in economic downturn | Business tourism and the conference market are showing encouraging signs of weathering the econADVERTISEMENTomic storm. | 21-APR-2009 |
| Jobs cut at Architects firm | ONE of Scotland's leading architectural practices is set to shed dozens of jobs at its offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow. | 21-APR-2009 |
| Citigroups plans to move jobs to Poland | Citigroup is about to shift 10% of its investment operations roles in Edinburgh to its 'centre of excellence' in Poland. Should back office workers in Scotland therefore be on red alert? | 21-APR-2009 |
| Need for more nuclear power stations | Business leaders worried by Executive stance on future of power stations. | 21-APR-2009 |
| Jobs cut at Architects firm | The architect firm behind the Scottish Parliament has announced a series of job losses and salary cuts in a bid to fight the global downturn. | 20-APR-2009 |
| Student targetted for investment in Edinburgh | City leaders want to create an "Edinburgh Alumni" body which taps into the goodwill shown towards the city from people who have lived and studied here. | 20-APR-2009 |
| Redevelopment at Haymarket | Supermaket and car park operators are on the brink of agreeing a move on to the massive redevelopment of Haymarket as developers battle to secure funding. | 20-APR-2009 |
| Tiger still on Hunt for funding | Supermarket and car park operator are on the brink on agreeing a move on to the massive redevelopment of Haymarket as developers battle to secure funding. | 20-APR-2009 |
| Reasons for Bank failure | Scotland's Finantial institutions were once the envy of the world, but now our banks are a source of humiliation and embarrassment. HBOS, which made a profit of £5.7 billion in 2007, is now an unwelcome drag on Lloyds Banking Group - itself majority-owned | 19-APR-2009 |
| Conference on Enterprise and leadership | A Conference looking at the importance of enterprise and leadership in difficult times will take place next week. | 17-APR-2009 |
| The State of Scotlands railway services | Scotland's railways are in urgent need of more staff, clearer ticketing systems and cleaner stations and trains, passenger groups and transport experts said yesterday following an investigation by The Herald into the state of Scotland's rail service. | 17-APR-2009 |
| Hope for Scots Economy from Chambers' survey | A survey published today offers a glimmer of hope for the beleaguered Scottish economy in 2010. | 16-APR-2009 |
| Optimism in economy for future | Liz Cameron, chief executive of Scottish Chamber of Commerce: "Businesses are looking very clearly at the supply chain, looking at where they can possibly reduce their operating costs, tightening their finances and working alongside their employees to loo | 16-APR-2009 |
| Slowing of economic decline | It may say much about the scale of the difficulties facing the economy north of the border that Scottish Chambers of Commerce chief executive Liz Cameron is pinning some of her hopes for better times ahead on the weather. Somewhat worryingly, specifically | 16-APR-2009 |
| Glimmer of hope for Scottish Economy | The recession's grip on the Scottish economy may ease by the start of next year, a business survey has suggested. | 16-APR-2009 |
| Industry could pull Scotland out of recession | Scotland'S embattled manufacturing sector has the resilience to "lead the economy from recession" next year, amid fresh signs the current downturn may be nearing a floor. | 16-APR-2009 |
| Rate of economic decline 'may ease' | A new survey offers a glimmer of hope for the beleaguered Scottish economy. | 16-APR-2009 |
| Extra bank holiday for Scots | 'Don't Scots deserve an extra public holiday?' said Flora Drury | 13-APR-2009 |
| Chief Exec for transport Initiatives announced | Richard Jeffrey has been appointed chief executive of Transport Initiatives Edinburgh, the city council's arms length company managing tram construction in the Scottish capital. | 13-APR-2009 |
| More job cuts in Scotland | Scotland's economy is under pressure like never before. As The Herald reveals today, up to 24,000 jobs are predicted to be axed in the financial services sector alone in the next two years. | 12-APR-2009 |
| Tram themed cafe closes down | Ramez Daher, who took over the former Emilio's Cafe, in West Maitland Street, with his wife Elaine last April, said takings had slumped since major tramworks started outside his front door in January. | 10-APR-2009 |
| Tram themed cafe closes down | A Tram-Themed cafe has been forced to shut its doors - due to tramworks. | 10-APR-2009 |
| Positive signs during tram works | The variable message signs which have more commonly been used to warn of congestion and road closures are to get a positive spin to help encourage drivers to brave the tram works. | 10-APR-2009 |
| Signs of recovery too early to tell | Scottish business reaction to yesterday’s decision by the Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) to hold interest rates at 0.5% was muted. | 10-APR-2009 |
| Bank Asset claims | The Bank of England yesterday left base rates on hold at the record low level of 0.5% and indicated that its £75bn asset purchase programme remained on track. | 10-APR-2009 |
| Scots business support muted | Scotland's businesses had muted response to banks rate reduction | 10-APR-2009 |
| High Speed rail link | Business leaders are to push the case for building a high speed rail link between London and Scotland by presenting ministers with a detailed assessment of its economic benefits. | 09-APR-2009 |
| Redundant workers offered retraining | Redundant bank workers are set to be offered special grants to retrain for work in Edinburgh's tourism, construction, and retail. | 08-APR-2009 |
| RBS redundancies | Employees at Royal Bank of Scotland headquarters spoke of a betrayal and voiced anguish at the “drip-drip” manner in which job cuts were being unveiled. | 08-APR-2009 |
| RBS redundancies to hit Edinburgh | The Royal Bank of Scotland's nerve centre in Edinburgh that is likely to be hit hard after the troubled bank yesterday announced it is to cut nearly one in five staff in its back office operation in its latest cost cutting exercise. | 08-APR-2009 |
| RBS job cuts | Part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland is preparing to cut up to 9,000 staff under plans branded "truly devastating" and "a dark day for Edinburgh". | 07-APR-2009 |
| New development in Charlotte Square | Wilson's Weekly Wrap: Thinking out of the box, or just out of the box? Realpolitik in Charlotte Square & Another cunning plan | 07-APR-2009 |
| Measures needed to boost confidence in economy | Business leaders are to push the case for building a high speed rail link between London and Scotland by presenting ministers with a detailed assessment of its economic benefits. | 07-APR-2009 |
| Edinburgh Festival controversial programme design | THE controversial designs from the cover of this year's Edinburgh International Festival programme are to be reproduced on a series of household goods for sale in the Capital. | 06-APR-2009 |
| President of ECC to oversee Tram Project | The project manager behind the Edinburgh Tram Project has announced the appointment of a new chief executive. Richard Jeffrey will take up the post in May to manage the project through the construction phase until operation. | 03-APR-2009 |
| Employers 6 month break of NIC payment plans | Scottish business leaders yesterday unveiled their blueprint for economic recovery, including a "bold" six-month holiday from employers' national insurance contributions (NIC) and a temporary zero-rating of value-added tax (VAT) for building repairs and i | 03-APR-2009 |
| Darling faces a massive challenge | Darling's Budget | 03-APR-2009 |
| President of ECC to oversee Tram Project | The president of Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce is to oversee construction of the capital's £512m tram system, | 02-APR-2009 |
| President of ECC to oversee Tram Project | The former managing director of Edinburgh Airport has been appointed to lead the company developing the capital's controversial transit scheme. | 02-APR-2009 |
| Manufactured exports fall by 10% | Food Drink and tobacco face biggest drop in exports | 02-APR-2009 |
| President of ECC to oversee Tram Project | The Edinburgh Tram Project today announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive for tie Limited, the arms-length company of the City of Edinburgh Council, which is project managing Edinburgh's tram construction. | 01-APR-2009 |
| President of ECC to oversee Tram Project | The new chief executive of Edinburgh's tram project has been appointed just months after the previous boss resigned from the post for family reasons. | 01-APR-2009 |
| Edinburgh Tram Project Appoints New Chief Executive | The Edinburgh Tram Project today announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive for tie Limited, the arms-length company of the City of Edinburgh Council, which is project managing Edinburgh’s tram construction. | 01-APR-2009 |
| New chief exec for Edinburgh Tram Project | The Edinburgh Tram Project has appointed a new chief executive for Transport Initiatives Edinburgh, the arms-length company of the City of Edinburgh Council, which is project managing Edinburgh’s tram construction. | 01-APR-2009 |
| Scottish Export fall | Scotland's exports fell by 2.8% over the last year and by almost 10% in the last quarter of 2008, according to the latest statistics. | 01-APR-2009 |
| Fall in Scottish exports | Scottish manufactured exports plummeted by 9.6% quarter-on-quarter during the final three months of last year, as overseas sales by drinks and electronics companies tumbled, official data showed yesterday. | 01-APR-2009 |
| Dunfermline Building Society failure | Fife has recoiled at the news one of its most respected institutions is to be taken over and, as answers were sought, demonstrations took place in Dunfermline and Gordon Brown was criticised on his own doorstep for failing to do enough. | 31-MAR-2009 |
| Edinburgh Bankers | Outright condemnation has been matched by a sense of indignation over the way in which bankers – in particular Edinburgh bankers – have been identified as the guilty men who have plunged the country into recession. | 29-MAR-2009 |
| Festival Programme | Festival programme: Tongue-in-cheek humour or a bad taste joke? | 27-MAR-2009 |
| Security alert after Sir Fred Goodwin's home attacked | BUSINESS leaders in Edinburgh have issued a security alert to more than 2,000 companies after the attack on Sir Fred Goodwin's house in the city. | 27-MAR-2009 |
| Scrap meat inspection charge | Scottish Conservatives are calling for a proposed 9% increase in meat inspection charges to be dropped, as it threatens the viability of Scottish abattoirs. | 27-MAR-2009 |
| Support needed for businesses in recession | Decisive action needed now to shield our businesses from worst of deepening recession. | 24-MAR-2009 |
| Skills for Employability | The Scotland chapter of the Europe-wide European Alliance on Skills for Employability is supporting the establishment of six training hubs to deliver IT, employability and pre-vocational skills training to address the employability needs of disadvantaged | 24-MAR-2009 |
| Caltongate project in doubt | The future of one of the most controversial building developments in Edinburgh has been thrown into doubt, after the company behind the project in the city's historic Old Town went into administration. | 24-MAR-2009 |
| Tramworks and The Festival Clash | Festivals and shops collide over break in tramworks | 23-MAR-2009 |
| Scotland tourism leaders bid for UK company events | City leaders in Edinburgh are seeking to win bookings for conferences and events from companies throughout the UK that typically choose destinations abroad. | 23-MAR-2009 |
| Premier Inns Princes St | Budget hotel chain Premier Inn is in discussions with Northern Irish developer Deramore to open a new establishment on Princes Street in Edinburgh. | 23-MAR-2009 |
| Mentoring for sector professionals from business | The Scottish Government has announced that a consortium is to provide business mentoring and coaching to help develop skills in the third sector. | 23-MAR-2009 |
| edinburghshopper.com launch | Edinburgh's Open For Business group has teamed up with retailers in Leith, the West End and the city centre to launch the Scottish capital's first online interactive shopping guide. | 22-MAR-2009 |
| BAA urged to appeal airport sell off | Scottish Chamber of Commerce, the umbrella group that represents more than 9000 large, medium and small employers in Scotland, has urged BAA to appeal the Competition Commission's ruling that it must sell either Edinburgh or Glasgow airport within two yea | 22-MAR-2009 |
| Appeal over force sale of airports | BAA is likely to appeal against the compulsory sale of either Edinburgh or Glasgow airport as ordered by the Competition Commission yesterday. | 20-MAR-2009 |
| Future ownership of Edinburgh Airport | Competition watchdogs have left a large question mark hanging over the future ownership of Edinburgh Airport. | 20-MAR-2009 |
| Price caps for Aberdeen airport dropped | A watchdog has dropped proposals for price controls at Aberdeen Airport but wants better consultations on any future investment in the north-east gateway. | 20-MAR-2009 |
| New Easyhotel in Princes Street | Flanked by the upmarket Balmoral and Caledonian, Princes Street is home to some of the Capital's most exclusive hotels. | 19-MAR-2009 |
| edinburghshopper.com launch | A new online shopping guide has been launched to promote Edinburgh's city centre. | 19-MAR-2009 |
| BAA considering appealling order to sell airport | Airport operator BAA said today it could appeal against the decision to force the sale of either Edinburgh or Glasgow airport. | 19-MAR-2009 |
| BAA ordered to sell Scots airports | Britain's competition watchdog has given airport company BAA the option of selling Glasgow or Edinburgh airport. | 19-MAR-2009 |
| Third sector to benefit from Mentoring | Mentoring will be provided by business people to help Third Sector professionals make their organisations more enterprising and successful. | 18-MAR-2009 |
| Scottish Economy Shrinks As Slump Deepens | Scotland'S economy is still shrinking and there will be further bleak news to come before it gets any better, according to two reports out today. | 18-MAR-2009 |
| Scots shop sales slump | Scotland'S high street stores have suffered their worst drop in sales for nearly nine years as a result of the credit crunch. | 18-MAR-2009 |
| 10,500 Scottish companies could go bust in recession | More than 10,000 Scottish businesses could fail in the next two years, according to the latest grim forecast on the prospects of companies. | 16-MAR-2009 |
| 10,500 Scottish firms to go bust by end of 2010 | More than 10,000 Scottish businesses could fail in the next two years, according to the latest grim forecast on the prospects of companies surviving the recession. | 16-MAR-2009 |
| Power goes down after tram workers sever cables | Two thousand homes and businesses were left without power in Leith after tram workers cut through power cables. | 13-MAR-2009 |
| Tram business monitor | A Shopping tsar has been appointed in a desperate bid to boost trade hit by Edinburgh's tram works. | 13-MAR-2009 |
| Terrie Currie Scottish Enterprise | Having enough time to do everything you want to grow your business can be a challenge, so you need to know where to invest your time for maximum business benefit. | 13-MAR-2009 |
| 14.6m Scottish government cash means new- build homes in Renfrewshire | More low-cost and affordable rental housing is promised for Paisley, Barrhead and Neilston after regional investment of £14.6 million by Holyrood. | 13-MAR-2009 |
| New hotel in Edinburgh's East End | The Waterloo in the capital's East End is part of a new wave of hotels in the city. | 12-MAR-2009 |
| Business co-ordinator appointed for Edinburgh development | A business co-ordinator has been appointed to develop further the vibrant and well established business and retail areas, Leith Walk and the West End in Edinburgh | 12-MAR-2009 |
| Business Stream Launch | Business Stream launches new services as Scotland’s business water market opens to competition for first time. | 10-MAR-2009 |
| Shoppers still on Princes St despite Tram works | Shoppers are continuing to come into Edinburgh city centre despite the closure of Princes Street for tramworks, new figures have shown. | 10-MAR-2009 |
| Mainline train delays | Rail passengers in Scotland have been hit with five months of weekend disruption on the West Coast mainline, despite assurances that a troubled £9bn upgrade of the arterial route had been completed in December. | 10-MAR-2009 |
| Chambers give Scots business message to Murphy | Plea to Scottish Secretary to listen to demands of Scotland | 10-MAR-2009 |
| Sheriffhall Flyover | At least five businesses have shut in the West End and Leith because of falling trade blamed on the disruption. | 09-MAR-2009 |
| Website cites membership | Avatar Vehicles offer a friendly, approachable new way to buy a car or van – simple, easy and competitive whilst professional and efficient. | 09-MAR-2009 |
| St James Centre | The capital's St James Centre is set for a large-scale overhaul as council officials confirm the demolition of the city centre shopping mall. | 09-MAR-2009 |
| BUSINESS leaders in the Capital are to launch a programme of events designed to help firms overcome the recession. | Business leaders in the Capital are to launch a programme of events designed to help firms overcome the recession. | 09-MAR-2009 |
| Sheriffhall Flyover | The Scottish Government has come under fire for failing to include a "critical" road project to replace the notorious Sheriffhall roundabout on a list of national transport schemes. | 09-MAR-2009 |
| Doubts over effectiveness of interest rate cuts | Business leaders yesterday voiced fears that the combination of the interest rate cut and the quantitative easing would not be enough to kick-start lending to businesses. | 06-MAR-2009 |
| Banks plan to "print more money" | The Bank of England yesterday took its most dramatic steps yet to tackle the recession as it slashed interest rates to a new low of just 0.5% and unveiled plans to pump up to £150billion into the economy. | 06-MAR-2009 |
| Cautious optimism over interest rate cut | Scottish business representatives have cautiously welcomed the Government's latest attempt to boost the economy with £75billion in quantitative easing measures. | 06-MAR-2009 |
| Doubts over interest rate cuts | Grave doubts that Bank's exertions will boost lending. | 06-MAR-2009 |
| Tax breaks for games producers | The UK gaming industry is worried it could be overtaken by competitors Video game developers should get immediate 20% tax breaks, according to the Scottish Chambers of Commerce. | 05-MAR-2009 |
| Tax breaks for games producers | Video game developers should get immediate 20% tax breaks, according to the Scottish Chambers of Commerce. | 05-MAR-2009 |
| Recession | Reporting Scotland Recession | 04-MAR-2009 |
| Website re strategic plan | The City of Edinburgh Council's Economic Development Plan for 2009 to 2012 was approved by the Economic Development Committee on the 16th of December 2008. Check it out. | 04-MAR-2009 |
| Donald Leach obituary | Professor Donald Leach CBE, BSc, FRSA, transformed and modernised the college, starting the ADVERTISEMENTexpansion programme that was fulfilled with the opening of the new campus at Craighall, east of Edinburgh, in 2007. Read more. | 02-MAR-2009 |
| Donald Leach obituary | Professor Donald Leach CBE has died, aged 77. Read more. | 02-MAR-2009 |
| Chamber as Learning Centre | Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce info. | 02-MAR-2009 |
| PUBLIC SERVICES: The big picture | The public sector works in Scotland and what businesses need to know about it | 02-MAR-2009 |
| Scotland must not be left behind by high-speed trains | Scotland must be included from the outset in any plans for a high-speed rail network across the UK, a Holyrood committee has concluded. | 28-FEB-2009 |
| Ian Swanson: City's financial fitness running into criticism | In these straitened times, with companies making almost daily announcements of job losses, councils are an easy target for critics of the "bloated" public sector. | 27-FEB-2009 |
| Ian Swanson: City's financial fitness running into criticism | In these straitened times, with companies making almost daily announcements of job losses, councils are an easy target for critics of the "bloated" public sector. | 27-FEB-2009 |
| Letters: MSPs will regret being so hasty on voting for trams | Nigel Griffiths makes a good case for scrapping the whole trams project. | 26-FEB-2009 |
| Business leaders explore ways to boost rural economy | Promoting Argyll as a good place to live and work could help to boost the area’s economy during the recession, local business leaders were told yesterday. | 26-FEB-2009 |
| We Will Not Be Held To Ransom | Edinburgh's tram boss today broke his silence over a multi- million-pound dispute with contractors, vowing that he would not be "held to ransom". | 25-FEB-2009 |
| Trams boss: 'We won't be held to ransom' over extra £80m | David Mackay, interim chairman of tram firm TIE, spoke to the Evening News as it emerged that officials are drawing up plans to sue contractor Bilfinger Berger if it refuses to start work on Princes Street. | 25-FEB-2009 |
| Council says car parks are up to two-thirds empty despite drivers' complaints | The lack of car parking space is a common complaint for drivers travelling into the city centre. | 25-FEB-2009 |
| Capital trams face 70 weeks' delay | Edinburgh's £512 million tram scheme was facing further problems last night after it emerged that completion of the project could be pushed back until November 2012 – 16 months later than expected. | 24-FEB-2009 |
| Ten Questions: Photgrapher Nick Mailer | Nick Mailer, 26, is the owner of Nick Mailer Photography in Edinburgh. He lives in Leith. Read more. | 24-FEB-2009 |
| Fears of 16-month delay as tram firm says it warned of hold-ups | Fears of 16-month delay as tram firm says it warned of hold-ups | 24-FEB-2009 |
| Michael Blackley: Conference dream has to be more than talk | Michael Blackley: Conference dream has to be more than talk. Read more. | 23-FEB-2009 |
| Rural areas hit hard as job losses soar | Unemployment has almost doubled over the past 10 months in some of Scotland's rural areas as they struggle to cope with the recession, new research has revealed. | 22-FEB-2009 |
| Bitter dispute puts Princes Street on road to nowhere | Today Princes Street in Edinburgh will fall unusually quiet. No buses or taxis will roar down the iconic street; no traffic fumes will choke the air around its busiest junctions. And no workmen. It was not meant to be this way. | 21-FEB-2009 |
| Green light spells end for Edinburgh eyesore | An £850 million development to replace one of Edinburgh's most notorious eyesores will get the go-ahead within days. | 20-FEB-2009 |
| Road closed… but Edinburgh still open | Business leaders in Edinburgh last night urged people to continue shopping in the capital over the next ten months – despite the prospect of huge disruption from major tramworks along the length of Princes Street. | 20-FEB-2009 |
| Delegates to prepare for the worst | The event, organised by Edinburgh City Council, Lothian and Borders Police and Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, will cover a range of areas for businesses in the west of the city to consider, including terrorism, security, the impact of flooding and crADVER | 20-FEB-2009 |
| Demolition of eyesore St James Centre set to go ahead | The demolition of one of Edinburgh's biggest eyesores is set to be approved by the city council, after outline plans for a multi-million pound redevelopment won the backing of officials. | 20-FEB-2009 |
| Crisis-hit SMEs lean on friends for funds | Thousands of SME owners are having to turn to family and friends to help fund their businesses. | 20-FEB-2009 |
| Glasgow to London by rail in just over four hours | It has been billed as a short-haul air service on wheels, the fastest-ever train journey between London and Scotland which will usher in a new era of convenient travel. | 17-FEB-2009 |
| Business chiefs hail £1.3m to deal with slump | BUSINESS chiefs have hailed a £1.3 million plan to help Edinburgh's economy weather the recession. | 16-FEB-2009 |
| City centre development: A civil servant's dream or a nightmare? | City centre development: A civil servant's dream or a nightmare? Read more. | 16-FEB-2009 |
| Michelle Rodger: Workers can go it alone without quitting their job | According to Make Your Mark, the UK's enterprise campaign, there has never been a better time to be enterprising | 15-FEB-2009 |
| Ian Swanson: Lothians 'creaking' under the pressure of unemployment | Unemployment surged to a ten-year high this week and Jobcentres were said to be "creaking" under the pressure of work, although the figures confounded many experts who had predicted they would break through the two million barrier. | 13-FEB-2009 |
| Business leaders in call for NI break | Employers’ leaders have called for a National Insurance holiday for employers in the wake of the recent increase in the numbers of unemployed. | 13-FEB-2009 |
| Universities clash with ministers on ‘flawed’ slump policy | University leaders and the Scottish Government are locked in an unprecedented war of words over the best strategy to transform the country's ailing economy. | 13-FEB-2009 |
| SCC: Government should introduce National Insurance 'holiday' | It has been suggested that temporarily stopping employer contributions to National Insurance (NI) could be one way to help fight rising unemployment levels. | 13-FEB-2009 |
| In brief...: NI 'must be cut to help save jobs' | Call for NI holiday for employers | 13-FEB-2009 |
| Scrapping of tax bid hailed | Local Income tax changes | 13-FEB-2009 |
| City business leaders hail U-turn on local income tax | City business leaders today welcomed the Scottish Government's U-turn on its plans for a local income tax. | 12-FEB-2009 |
| Number of jobless in Scotland now exceeds 100,000 | The number of Scots out of work smashed through the 100,000 barrier in January as the UK economy went into reverse, official figures revealed yesterday. | 12-FEB-2009 |
| Bosses welcome move to ditch local income tax | The number of Scots out of work smashed through the 100,000 barrier in January as the UK economy went into reverse, official figures revealed yesterday. | 12-FEB-2009 |
| Business leaders call for National Insurance holiday | Business leaders yesterday called for a National Insurance "holiday" for employers to halt rising unemployment. | 12-FEB-2009 |
| SGU call up NAC as new telecoms sponsor | The Scottish Golf Union is celebrating the signing of a new sponsorship deal with telecoms company NAC Networks who will become official sponsors of the Scottish Club Championship. | 12-FEB-2009 |
| SNP ditches pledge to scrap council tax | Alex Salmond stood accused of the most humiliating U-turn of the devolution era after the Scottish Government yesterday ditched its pledge to replace the council tax with a local income tax. | 12-FEB-2009 |
| Scottish unemployment total passes key milestone | The number of people out of work in Scotland passed the 100,000 mark last month, official figures showed today. | 11-FEB-2009 |
| Scottish unemployment total passes key milestone | A total of 101,100 were claiming the Jobseeker's Allowance, a rise of 3,400 on the previous month. | 11-FEB-2009 |
| Unemployment in Scotland reaches 100,000 | The number claiming the Jobseeker's Allowance is 32,600 up on the figure a year ago. | 11-FEB-2009 |
| Food for thought: why home cooking has soared as the recession bites hard | So why are we spending so much on food in the midst of a recession? | 10-FEB-2009 |
| Scotland won’t prosper with this damp squib of a strategic transport policy framework | Business comment by Ted Gordon | 08-FEB-2009 |
| Thumbs up for News' reasons to be cheerful | No news is good news, as the saying goes. But for one day, people across the city enjoyed reading an entire paper filled only with positive stories. | 07-FEB-2009 |
| Bank fuels fears of a full-blown depression | Interest rates fell to a historic new low of just 1% yesterday – stoking fears that the Bank of England is running out of weapons to stop the recession turning into a depression. | 06-FEB-2009 |
| Hoping to regenerate Scotland’s high streets | Communities across Scotland were yesterday urged to bid for a slice of a £60 million fund to regenerate town centres. | 06-FEB-2009 |
| Big SNP donors to tell Salmond: We need more action | Three of Alex Salmond's biggest business backers have called for an early meeting with the First Minister to voice their concerns over the economy and urge further action to help Scotland cope with the downturn. | 06-FEB-2009 |
| Base rates cut to 1% as Bank weighs up options | UK base rates headed even closer to zero yesterday with a half-point cut to a fresh record low of 1% - sharpening the City's focus on the unconventional easing weapons which the Bank of England looks set to deploy to ward off depression. | 06-FEB-2009 |
| Interest rate set to hit new low | INTEREST rates were set to be cut again today despite fresh signs that the economy may have passed through the deepest phase of the credit crunch. | 05-FEB-2009 |
| Edinburgh Airport Chief urges city to maintain promotion scheme | The managing director of Edinburgh Airport has urged the capital’s city council not to pull funds on a new promotion scheme. | 04-FEB-2009 |
| Business club to help Scottish firms cash in on major events | Small and medium-sized enterprises are to receive help to exploit major events in Scotland, under a new government-backed scheme. | 04-FEB-2009 |
| Airport chief pleads with city not to scrap marketing body | Edinburgh Airport's managing director today appealed to the city council not to pull the plug on a new initiative to promote the Capital. | 03-FEB-2009 |
| Scottish Business Briefing – Tuesday February 3, 2009 | DESPERATE companies have been forced to make loss-making below-cost bids for the precious few construction projects going out to tender in Scotland this year. | 03-FEB-2009 |
| Chambers forms international division | The Scottish Chambers of Commerce yesterday announced the formation of a new international division to help export businesses and international traders north of the border to weather the global slowdown. | 03-FEB-2009 |
| Chief to quit Chamber role | The chief executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce is to step down after nine months in the post. | 03-FEB-2009 |
| Business leaders call for coalition after Budget failure | Business leaders yesterday called for a cross-party "coalition" at Holyrood after last week's Budget debacle. | 02-FEB-2009 |
| The Big Interview - Ron Hewitt | Ron Hewitt, chief executive, Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce speaks about business, budgets and banks. | 01-FEB-2009 |
| Festive footfall sharply down in Edinburgh's shopping streets | Figures published today show that the number of people visiting some of Edinburgh's most prestigious streets dropped by more than a third over the festive period, year-on-year. | 30-JAN-2009 |
| Traffic plans emerge for Princes St closure | Plans on how to deal with traffic during the closure of one of Scotland's most famous streets has been revealed. | 29-JAN-2009 |
| Publications & Records | Common publications about the parlamentary business | 29-JAN-2009 |
| Scottish output tumble deeper | The Scottish economy performed even worse than the UK as a whole during the third quarter of last year - when gross domestic product north of the border tumbled 0.8%. | 29-JAN-2009 |
| Scottish GDP drop bigger than UK | Scotland's economy suffered a bigger fall than the rest of the UK in the third quarter of last year, official figures have shown. | 28-JAN-2009 |
| Selling Scotland by the verse | IN THIS especially bleak midwinter, what better excuse to have a drink and a knees-up than commemorating the birth of Robert Burns, the Scottish ploughman whose demotic verse was perhaps the first dialect version of English to achieve world literary and p | 28-JAN-2009 |
| Selling Scotland by the verse | In this especially bleak midwinter, what better excuse to have a drink and a knees-up than commemorating the birth of Robert Burns, the Scottish ploughman whose demotic verse was perhaps the first dialect version of English to achieve world literary and p | 28-JAN-2009 |
| Ron Hewitt: Confidence key in beating woes | Ron Hewitt is chief executive of Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce speaks about economic crisis. | 27-JAN-2009 |
| Public appointments to the board of VisitScotland. | UK - Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism today announced the appointment of four members to the board of VisitScotland. The start times of these appointments will be staggered over the course of this year. | 27-JAN-2009 |
| £25m property deal is a 'vote of confidence' in city | Two flagship buildings in the city centre are set to be sold in multi-million pound deals in what is being seen as a vote of confidence in Edinburgh's property market. | 27-JAN-2009 |
| £1.3m package to shelter city during recession under threat | The Evening News has learned that a £1.3 million package of measures to help Edinburgh withstand the economic downturn is under threat as city leaders try to balance the books. | 27-JAN-2009 |
| Scots commemorate poet Burns’ birth anniversary | Scots around the world celebrated the 250th anniversary of the birth of national bard Robert Burns, whose works include “Auld Lang Syne”, with drinking, haggis and poetry readings yesterday. | 26-JAN-2009 |
| Recession sees theft rise 30% | The recession has been blamed for helping fuel a rise in shoplifting by up to 30% in some parts of Scotland. | 25-JAN-2009 |
| On the agenda | Newshounds will recall that Audit Scotland was in the papers earlier this month for its report into the millions of pounds being wasted by public-sector bodies on consultants and inefficiencies. | 25-JAN-2009 |
| Scots mark Burn's 250th anniversary | Scots around the world are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of national bard Robert Burns -- whose works include "Auld Lang Syne" -- with whisky, haggis and poetry readings on Sunday. | 25-JAN-2009 |
| Government cash fails to fire building sector | Government projects designed to stimulate work in Scotland's embattled construction sector are failing, building groups claim | 25-JAN-2009 |
| Redevelopment of Cowgate fire site gets go-ahead | An ambitious £40 million redevelopment plan for the Cowgate fire site in Edinburgh, has finally been given the go-ahead. | 23-JAN-2009 |
| Cowgate blaze site overhaul gets the go-ahead | The massive £40 million redevelopment of the Cowgate fire site has finally been given the go-ahead, six years after the blaze ripped through the area. | 22-JAN-2009 |
| Edinburgh business leaders warn council over latest tram works | Business leaders in Edinburgh have warned the city council and its tram company to ensure there is no repeat of previous blunders when they restart major tramworks in the capital this weekend. | 22-JAN-2009 |
| Cowgate blaze site overhaul gets the go-ahead | Councillors have unanimously approved the controversial plan – which includes a 200-bedroom hotel, shops and glass walkways – and work is expected to get under way in the autumn. | 22-JAN-2009 |
| Number of Scots out of work rises by 13,000 | The number of people out of work in Scotland has gone up by 13,000 in the last three months as UK unemployment nears the two-million mark. | 22-JAN-2009 |
| MSPs attack Bank of England for Holyrood 'snub' | The Bank of England came under fire from MSPs today for failing to take part in a meeting looking at the perilous state of the economy. | 22-JAN-2009 |
| Scotland's economy shudders as credit crunch takes hold | The difficulties facing businesses in the midst of the credit crunch will come under the spotlight at Holyrood today. | 22-JAN-2009 |
| It's game over for Hamleys at Jenners | Packed with top-of-the-range Barbies, Lego and train sets of all shapes and sizes, the internationally famous store opened amid a blaze of publicity on Princes Street as a toy paradise for shoppers of all ages. Read more. | 21-JAN-2009 |
| Recession: 'The plan does little to inspire confidence' | With its high dependency on the dwindling financial sector it is widely acknowledged that Edinburgh is more vulnerable than most UK cities to the recession. In fact the respected Oxford Economics think-tank rates it most at risk, outside London. | 21-JAN-2009 |
| Hope for city shoppers as stores slash grocery prices | Shoppers could this month enjoy noticeable savings on their grocery bills as supermarkets slash the cost of a basic weekly shop by almost five per cent. | 20-JAN-2009 |
| Connaught Targets Edinburgh Supply Chain | Refurbishment and maintenance specialist, Connaught Partnerships Ltd is hosting an event with Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce to promote opportunities for local supply chain partners as it continues to increase its presence across the Scottish marketplace. | 20-JAN-2009 |
| Bell frozen out as his Icelandic home-from-home suffers | BREAKING news: The Scotsman can reveal the source of the Icelandic banking crisis. | 20-JAN-2009 |
| Plea for banks to ease credit squeeze | BUSINESS leaders in Scotland say the economic outlook is bleak unless it becomes easier for companies to get credit. | 20-JAN-2009 |
| Credit vital if businesses to survive 2009 | Business leaders today warned of a bleak outlook for 2009 unless it becomes easier for companies to get credit. | 20-JAN-2009 |
| Scottish economy in a mess, survey shows | The crumbling state of the Scottish economy was underlined by a grim survey yesterday. | 20-JAN-2009 |
| Bleak picture for Scotland plc | Business leaders in Scotland are painting a bleak picture for 2009, unless opportunities become available for companies to get credit. | 20-JAN-2009 |
| Business head says credit is key to recovery | Scottish business leaders are today warning of a bleak outlook for 2009 unless it becomes easier for companies to get credit. | 20-JAN-2009 |
| Economic survey 'bleakest ever' | The Scottish Chambers of Commerce gave the warning as its quarterly business survey showed the "most depressed" results in its 25 year history. | 20-JAN-2009 |
| Scottish economy 'at 25-year low' | Business leaders north of the Border today warned that the Scottish economy was in its "most depressed" state in almost 25 years and would continue a downward spiral unless it became easier for companies to get credit. | 20-JAN-2009 |
| RBS shares recover following fears over loans plan | Shares in the Royal Bank of Scotland, one of the biggest banks in the world, opened higher today as the ailing Edinburgh bank clawed back a small slice of the 67% slump seen yesterday. | 20-JAN-2009 |
| Scottish Chambers tells banks to stop making excuses and start | Companies north of the border must brace themselves for a brutal year ahead, the Scottish Chambers of Commerce warned yesterday as it released its most negative business survey in almost a quarter of a century. | 20-JAN-2009 |
| Images shows how St James Centre eyesore may be transformed | A Striking new image of how a massive redevelopment of the St James Centre might look in 2015 was unveiled today. | 19-JAN-2009 |
| When Spanish infrastructure giant Ferrovial bought BAA’s airports in 2006, Spain’s economy and air travel were booming. | In a devastating year, the Spanish construction business has imploded, down so far by more than 10% and accelerating. | 18-JAN-2009 |
| When Spanish infrastructure giant Ferrovial bought BAA’s airports in 2006 | When Spain's Haughty del Pino family, dominant shareholders in infrastructure giant Grupo Ferrovial, paid between £10 billion and £11.5bn for BAA's seven airports in mid-2006, they had a grand plan. | 18-JAN-2009 |
| Former crime hack's blog highlights police 'PC madness' | AS an Edinburgh newspaper crime correspondent Stephen Rafferty shared many of his best sources' concerns about the "buffoonery carried out in the name of police work" by the Lothian and Borders force. But where most journalists are content to work be | 18-JAN-2009 |
| Peter Robertson interview: Committed to fuelling the future | Peter Robertson talks a lot about his Scottish upbringing and the oil industry veteran, who has just flown in from his home in San Francisco, is keen to make the most of a brief return to his roots. | 18-JAN-2009 |
| Playing catch-up | The decision of the Transport Secretary, Geoff Hoon, to set up a company to report on high-speed rail is to be welcomed. | 17-JAN-2009 |
| £40 million Cowgate blaze site overhaul set to start | Work on a £40 million redevelopment of the Cowgate fire site is set to finally get under way later this year after the scheme passed its first planning hurdle. | 16-JAN-2009 |
| New firm to look at setting up London rail link | The case for a new high-speed rail service between London and Scotland is to be considered by a new company created by government. | 16-JAN-2009 |
| Chris Marshall: City in path of runway protest | The fallout from the Government's decision to back plans for a third runway at Heathrow provides a perfect illustration of how the environment has moved to the centre of UK political debate. | 16-JAN-2009 |
| Heathrow to get a third runway, Hoon reveals | Scottish business leaders last night welcomed the UK Government’s decision to brave the wrath of environmentalists and give BAA permission to build a third runway at Heathrow. | 16-JAN-2009 |
| High-speed rail link considered | The UK Government is to create a new company - High Speed 2 - to consider the case for new high-speed rail services from London to Scotland. | 15-JAN-2009 |
| Blunders a hallmark of giant agency | A series of blunders have dogged HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) since its creation in 2005 with the merger of the Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise. | 15-JAN-2009 |
| ‘Green shoots’ row as package to help small firms unveiled | A multi-billion pound package, including loan guarantees and a new enterprise fund to help companies struggling to access finance, has been unveiled by the government against the background of another day of job losses. | 15-JAN-2009 |
| High-speed rail link considered | HS2S | 15-JAN-2009 |
| Michael Blackley: Wind of change set to blow through city's finance sector | With its imposing headquarters on The Mound standing as a symbol of its prosperity and prestige, HBOS was without doubt one of the icons of Edinburgh's once-buoyant financial services sector. | 13-JAN-2009 |
| Waking up to the effects of Britain's 'sick-note culture' | The term "sick-note Britain" could be said to be a bit harsh given that the UK has one of the lowest rates of sickness absenteeism in Europe. | 12-JAN-2009 |
| Fast forward on rail | The decision of the Transport Secretary, Geoff Hoon, to set up a company to report on high-speed rail (your report, 16 January) is to be welcomed. | 12-JAN-2009 |
| Sharp drop in passenger numbers threatening to airlines | The main airports in Scotland saw a decline in passenger numbers by nearly a half million in a ten month period, demonstrating a reversal of the expansion trend in air travel and indicating another area in which the Scottish economy is being adversely aff | 12-JAN-2009 |
| Crisis for airlines as passenger figures fall by 500,000 | Scotland's main airports have lost almost 500,000 passengers in just 10 months, signalling a reversal in the era of expanding air travel and highlighting a major dent in the Scottish economy. | 12-JAN-2009 |
| Airports lose 500,000 passengers | Scotland's main airports have lost almost 500,000 passengers in just 10 months. | 12-JAN-2009 |
| Capital bosses: Extra £3.5m 'not enough' | Business leaders in Edinburgh yesterday warned an extra £3.5 million allocated to the capital by the Scottish Government to reflect its city status was "not nearly enough". | 10-JAN-2009 |
| Retailers warned: Brace yourself for financial meltdown | One of Scotland's best-known retailers has warned that the loss of high-profile banking jobs will have a devastating impact on the high street. | 10-JAN-2009 |
| Glass hotel has cracked it! | Developers behind controversial plans for a new hotel on Princes Street have gone back to the drawing board amid mounting criticism of the £40 million scheme. | 09-JAN-2009 |
| Interest rates drop to 300-year low but plunging confidence is real key | So, where do we go from here? Yesterday, the Bank of England cut interest rates by half a point to 1.5 per cent – the lowest level in its 300-year history. | 09-JAN-2009 |
| Don't bank on rate cut to solve all problems | Businesses yesterday welcomed the Bank of England Monetary policy committee's decision to cut interest rates by another half per cent although some, including the Scottish Chambers of Commerce, would have liked to have seen a full one per cent drop. | 09-JAN-2009 |
| Scottish businesses welcome reduced cost of borrowing | Previous rates cuts are now working their way through the system, leading to lower borrowing rates. | 09-JAN-2009 |
| ‘It just seems to have been one thing after another’ | Long-distance travellers arrived at a bitterly cold Central Station in Glasgow yesterday - caught up for a seventh day in the chaos that has followed | 09-JAN-2009 |
| Brown pledges action to get banks lending | Gordon Brown yesterday promised more action soon to unfreeze bank lending as the Bank of England cut its base rate to a record low of 1.5%. | 09-JAN-2009 |
| Dramatic action looms as rates fall | Business flagged a growing prospect of direct action to boost money supply, and one economist declared "you can almost hear the printing presses being cranked up", as deepening recession triggered a half-point cut in UK base rates yesterday to a record lo | 09-JAN-2009 |
| M&S stores in Scotland safe from axe – but 27 to go south of border | Marks and Spencer stores in Scotland escaped the axe yesterday as the company unveiled its worst sales figures for almost a decade – and revealed plans to shed up to 1,230 jobs and close nearly 30 stores. | 09-JAN-2009 |
| Record closures loom for Scottish restaurants | Restaurants across Scotland are facing their most perilous year for decades, with fears of large-scale closures and job losses, an investigation by The Scotsman has revealed. | 08-JAN-2009 |
| ‘Armlocking’ banks would free up credit | Ministers should put the UK's banks in an armlock and force them to boost lending to firms or run the risk of the country suffering massive damage to its economic base, according to business leaders. | 08-JAN-2009 |
| Royal Mile: 'Street is vital for bringing tourists to city' | It is in the interests of everyone who lives or works in the ciADVERTISEMENT ty for this world-famous attraction to remain as attractive as possible to visitors of all kinds, especially at a time when other key areas of our economy are struggling. | 05-JAN-2009 |
| Government road, rail and air plans no transport of delights | When it comes to major transport projects, 2009 should be a particularly busy year. | 05-JAN-2009 |
| Business experts warn 'hundreds a month' will go bankrupt in Capital | Hundreds of people a month will be declared bankrupt in Edinburgh in the coming year, business experts warned today. | 02-JAN-2009 |