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Day: 25 June 2015

Tories say council must look to its finances

Tram extension moves closer as business case mounts

Edinburgh Trams
Trams down to Leith and possibly Newhaven moved a step closer today as Edinburgh city councillors fended off an attempt by the Conservatives to pull the plug on a plannedRead More

Marine Harvest is to create 260 jobs in Rosyth after snatching Sainsbury’s seafood contract from Young’s in Fraserburgh

Economist calls for slowing of cutbacks

Osborne urged to avoid ‘dark shadow’ of further austerity

Brian Ashcroft
A top economist has urged the Chancellor to avoid “the dark shadow” of further austerity measures in next month’s Budget or risk undermining the economic recovery. Prof Brian Ashcroft of StrathclydeRead More

McLean is latest addition to Baker Tilly

Kenny McLean
Baker Tilly, the professional services firm, has strengthened its consulting practice with the appointment of Kenny McLean as a director. Mr McLean, who will divide his time between the firm’sRead More

Key hire ahead of IPO

RBS plunders Westpac NZ for Williams & Glyn CFO

Royal Bank of Scotland has appointed Leigh Bartlett, chief financial officer at Westpac in New Zealand to take up the same role at Williams & Glyn, the new ‘challenger’ bank. MrRead More

Summer Budget to promote UK

Osborne may cut higher rate income tax to 40p

Chancellor George Osborne is considering cutting the top rate of income tax to 40p in next month’s Budget in a move aimed at promoting Britain as a place in which to doRead More

Gatwick Airport has had the busiest year in its history with 38.7m passengers, a rise of 7.8% or 2.8m

Wood Group secures $250m deal to provide operating services for the Central Area Transmission System in the North Sea for up to 10 years

Standard Life to take £45m loss after announcing closure of its office in Singapore

Cyclist to become adviser

Gold medal winner Sir Chris invests in Pure Gym

OLYMPIC Gold medal winner Sir Chris Hoy has been signed up as an ambassador for budget fitness chain Pure Gym to help develop the customer experience. The cyclist, who retiredRead More