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Day: 10 December 2019

Labour gains on Tories

Johnson’s lead narrows as election goes down to wire

Boris Johnson
Keep calm: The Prime Minister will be urging caution among his supporters Boris Johnson’s hopes of forming a majority government hang by a thread after a normally reliable poll showedRead More

City letting

Justice body takes new lease in revamped Renfield St offices

A distinctive property in the heart of Glasgow has marked a major makeover with a new lease for the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission. Topland’s 17 Renfield Street has securedRead More

Property agents hired

Site seeks tenants two decades after coal mining ceased

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Two property agents have been appointed to find tenants for one of the largest brownfield sites in the UK, a former coal mine in Fife that has been largely vacantRead More

IT consultancy

Fitch takes newly-created director role at Consenna

Consenna, an IT business consultancy firm, has appointed James Fitch in the newly-created role of client director. Mr Fitch spent more than 28 years at Westcoast during which time heRead More

Storm hits capital

Weather warning as 60mph gusts cause havoc across Scotland

Queensferry Crossing
Lorries topped over between Innerwick and Skateraw in East Lothian (Police Scotland) A yellow weather warning has been issued for Edinburgh and the Lothians after gusts of up to 60mphRead More

Real estate

CBRE unveils 13 promotions across Scottish offices

Steven Hirst: promoted to senior director Commercial property adviser CBRE has announced 13 promotions across its Scottish teams. In the Edinburgh office, Steven Hirst from the Valuation and Advisory ServicesRead More

Paper cuts

Herald staff call for strike as more journalists leave papers

Sunday National and Herald on Sunday - first copies
The Herald papers are struggling under constant cuts Journalists at The Herald & Times have voted for strike action as seven more leave the threadbare newsroom following the latest cutsRead More

Science and technology

Science and AI heavyweights join The Data Lab board

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The Data Lab, Scotland’s innovation centre for data science and artificial intelligence (AI), has strengthened its governance board with five strategic appointments. The governance board, which monitors the Icentre’s progressRead More

Deals round-up

Souter seals Stone deal; wheel plant on hold; Menzies contracts

Sir Brian contributor
Sir Brian Souter: investing in ICT Souter Investments has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Stone Group, ICT services provider based in Staffordshire, in an equity and debtRead More

Leisure and travel

New Malmaison St Andrew Square – first photos

Malmaison St Andrew Square
Edinburgh’s latest hotel has opened for business, and brings one of the biggest boutique brands in the UK back home to where it all began.