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Discontent over banking

Banks lose customers’ trust following branch closures

Aberfeldy bank branch closure
A third of branches have closed in Scotland, including this one in Aberfeldy (pic: Terry Murden)   Fewer than four in 10 people in Scotland trust day-to-day banking services, accordingRead More

Sunshine brings out shoppers

Easter heatwave gives ray of hope to high streets

high street shopping at Easter
Shoppers packed Princes Street, Edinburgh on Sunday (pic: Terry Murden)   Britain’s Easter heatwave has proved a boost to the struggling retail sector with high streets packed with holiday shoppers.Read More

Online firm backs UK brands

YouK launches in Scotland to promote British products

YouK
The website supporting the UK is live, but doesn’t have a dot.co.uk address   An online market place promoting businesses based in the UK was launched in Edinburgh yesterday, claimingRead More

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What can we expect to happen to petrol prices in 2019?

There are a number of predictions about the direction of prices   Petrol is an expense which many people must factor into their weekly budgets, and the fuel industry hasRead More

Boost for Borders business

Lochcarron tees up golf’s official Solheim Cup tartan

Catriona Matthew unveils the 2019 Solheim Cup tartan
Catriona Matthew and Joe Fitzpatrick model the tartan   Scottish Sports minister Joe FitzPatrick and European Solheim Cup captain Catriona Matthew have unveiled a specially commissioned tartan during a visitRead More

Ofgem takes action

SSE pays £700,000 after missing gas meter target

SSE advertising
SSE Energy Services, the domestic retail arm of SSE, has been hit with a £700,000 penalty for missing targets to install gas smart meters for customers last year. Suppliers areRead More

Keyless tech contributes

One car stolen every six minutes as claims hit record

Car key
Keyless technology is a major contributor to a record £1 million a day payout by insurers to victims of vehicle theft, according to figures published today. A new vehicle theftRead More

Passengers arrive in wrong city

BA investigates as Dusseldorf flight lands in Edinburgh

Edinburgh airport
  Passengers found themselves in Edinburgh by mistake (pic: Terry Murden)   British Airways has launched an inquiry into how one of its scheduled flights from London to Düsseldorf mistakenlyRead More

Which? report

Scots ‘face loss of bank services’ by branch closures

Bank branch closure closed
Banks have stepped up the closure of branches (pic: Terry Murden)   Scotland has lost more than a third of its bank and building society branches in just eight years,Read More

Ofgem hands accounts to Perth firm

SSE offers stability to 17k Brilliant Energy customers

gas, Ofgem, price caps
SSE is to take on Brilliant Energy’s 17,000 domestic customers which last week became the latest UK supplier to collapse. Ofgem announced that customers would switch to the Perth utility whichRead More