Main Menu

Day: 6 March 2020

Six Nations blow

Scotland women’s rugby match off as player gets virus

Scottish women's rugby
Match off: seven players in isolation (pic: SNS Group) Scotland Women’s Six Nations rugby match with France in Glasgow on Saturday has been called off after a home player contractedRead More

Letter to minister

Shapps told ‘scrap Irish tunnel and invest in local projects’

Michael Matheson
Michael Matheson: funds should be diverted (pic: Terry Murden) Scottish Transport Secretary Michael Matheson and his Northern Ireland counterpart Nichola Mallon have called on Westminster to abandon any thoughts ofRead More

More steep losses

US jobs growth fails to halt freefall on stock markets.

City of London
Markets are suffering big falls Stock markets continued to slide and offices emptied as the coronavirus spread fear among businesses and a second fatality was confirmed n the UK. TheRead More

Guinness Six Nations Championship

Townsend makes three changes for visit of France

Start: Nick Haining (pic: SNS Group) Hooker Fraser Brown will mark a half-century of Test caps for Scotland as one of three changes to face Grand Slam-chasing France on Sunday.Read More

Government

Boyle to become Scotland’s next auditor general

Stephen Boyle
Counting the days: Stephen Boyle Stephen Boyle is to become the next auditor general for Scotland, succeeding Caroline Gardener whose eight-year term will end on 30 June. The auditor generalRead More

Foster-designed scheme under way

Wraps come off revamped Haymarket development

Haymarket
New public space at Haymarket Edinburgh looking towards the station Edinburgh’s newest commercial, retail and leisure development was officially unveiled last night, on a site in the west end thatRead More

Company round-up

Murray International misses benchmark; Alliance rises

Bruce Stout
Bruce Stout: volatility will remain for some time Murray International Trust posted a 12.4% rise in net asset value and the share price posted a total return up 16.5%.  However,Read More

Sign of easing

China stocks head for biggest weekly gains as virus fears ease

Coronavirus disinfecting
Authorities may be getting on top of virus As investors around the world pressed the sell button over the impact of coronavirus, China stocks were on track for their biggestRead More

Property round-up

Tenants add space at Gateway; NMIS approved

Albus
Andrew Dobbie, Ian Manson and Cloud Cover’s Lance Gauld Creative brand agency, MadeBrave, and IT solutions company, Cloud Cover IT, have increased their space at Clyde Gateway’s Albus Building, takingRead More