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£2bn price tag

GIP ‘ready to sell’ Edinburgh Airport as value rockets

Edinburgh airport
Edinburgh Airport is seeing regular passenger records broken (pic: Terry Murden)   Edinburgh airport is to be sold this year for as much as £2 billion, according to City sources,Read More

Tory leader lays down challenge

Carlaw tells Sturgeon: ‘stick to referendum pledge’

Nicola Sturgeon FM at SCDI
Nicola Sturgeon: made pledge (pic: Terry Murden)   Scottish Tory interim leader Jackson Carlaw is calling on Nicola Sturgeon to stand by her pledge not to call for a secondRead More

Labour pledges overhaul

RSA grants to businesses fall by 84% in ten years

Richard Leonard in Airdrie
Grant support for Scottish businesses has slumped over the past decade, according to figures obtained by Scottish Labour. Offers of regional selective assistance (RSA), the main handout used by theRead More

Concerns in other cities of mis-use

Aberdeen launches controversial free wi-fi kiosks

David Wallace (BT), Innes Walker (Aberdeen Inspired); Jenny Laing and Douglas Lumsden (Aberdeen City Council)
David Wallace (BT), Innes Walker (Aberdeen Inspired); Jenny Laing and Douglas Lumsden (Aberdeen City Council)   Aberdeen has become the second city in Scotland to install a free wi-fi networkRead More

CEO departs following row

Donnelly quits Marketing Edinburgh after cuts row

John Donnelly
John Donnelly: outspoken critic of budget cut   Marketing Edinburgh’s chief executive John Donnelly has left the organisation just weeks after its budget was slashed in savage council budget cuts.Read More

Senior appointments

Three management hires for Thomas & Adamson

John McGuinness
Thomas & Adamson, the international construction and property consultancy, has strengthened its senior management by promoting three key team members. Heather Holbrook will take on the role of regional directorRead More

New role for McGarvey

Energy specialist moves from Pinsent Masons to CMS

Law firm CMS has appointed energy and renewables specialist Chris McGarvey from Pinsent Masons and will be based in the firm’s Glasgow office.  Mr McGarvey has advised on a largeRead More

Landlords losing patience

Doubts over Ashley’s House of Fraser stores plan

House of Fraser closing down
The store in Edinburgh closed and is poised to become a whisky visitor centre (pic: Terry Murden)   Pressure is mounting on retail tycoon Mike Ashely to decide the futureRead More

As I See It

Farage ready to turn screw on May

Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage is not only rebuilding his Brexit campaign, he's ready to deliver a fatal blow to the Prime Minister, writes BRIAN MONTEITH

Pub relaunch

Villager’s revamp revives a city favourite

Caz at Villager