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Day: 29 April 2016

US firm fined over false supply claim

Fake salmon case highlights illicit trade

An American salmon supplier has been fined after falsely claiming that fish imported from Chile was from Scotland. READ MORE

Visitors undeterred by rain and snow

A new Scottish tourist attraction – the weather

It's Bank Holiday weekend and it's been snowing. But it seems that visitors to Scotland don't care about the inclement weather - and some say it is the main reason why they make the trip north. READ MORE

West End development

Ground broken on £200m Haymarket scheme

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Ground has been broken at the Haymarket development, Edinburgh, a £200m joint venture on the former railway goods yard. READ MORE

Economic boost for area

Go-ahead for £80m Nicklaus golf course

An £80 million golf course in Aberdeenshire designed by American legend Jack Nicklaus has been approved by councillors. FM Group’s Ury Estate development, near Stonehaven, intends building a “world class” course, together with aRead More

With club poised to win league...

Unluckiest fan proves it doesn’t pay to forget

A former editor of The Economist is probably the unluckiest football supporter in Britain.... READ MORE

Insomnia Gaming Festival in Scotland

Ultra-fast network means game on for Edinburgh

Britain's biggest gaming festival is coming to Scotland for the first time and it has been made possible after the venue joined an ultra-fast business network. READ MORE

Wider help for incubator network

EMC in tech tie-up with Entrepreneurial Spark

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Tech giant EMC has unveiled a partnership with Scottish incubator Entrepreneurial Spark, creating the largest free technology industry accelerator programme in the UK. READ MORE

Shepherd & Wedderburn adds Aberdeen consultant

Aberdeen based John Rutherford joins law firm Shepherd & Wedderburn as a consultant to head up and develop the firm’s Aberdeen operations. Mr Rutherford joins from Pinsent Masons, where heRead More

Balfour returns to Havelock Europa as NXD

Hew Balfour, former chief executive of Fife-based shop and office fitting company Havelock Europa, has returned to the company as a non-executive director. READ MORE

Costs of carve-out expected to rocket

RBS plunges to loss after delays to Williams & Glyn disposal

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Royal Bank of Scotland plunged to a near-£1 billion loss after paying off a government guarantee on the bail-out it received in 2009. READ MORE