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Feedback invited for David Lloyd Shawfair plan

David Lloyd Leisure Shawfair plan
Proposed club at Shawfair An online consultation will be held later this month to allow feedback on plans by David Lloyd Leisure to open a health and fitness club atRead More

'Wish You Weren't Here' message

FM urges Scots to avoid Covid hotspot Blackpool

Sturgeon and Blackpool Tower
Nicola Sturgeon is advising Scots to give the famous Blackpool Tower a miss First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has urged Scots, including Old Firm fans, not to travel to traditional autumnRead More

91% fall in traffic

Airport chief calls for testing as passenger numbers slump

Edinburgh Airport health
Covid safety measures have been put in place but passengers are still few and far between Edinburgh Airport saw passenger numbers collapse during the summer amid more talks aimed atRead More

New Treasury deal

£700m rescue plan for Scots pubs and restaurants

Cockburn Street Edinburgh pubs
Bar owners will get more help during closure (pic: Terry Murden) Scottish pubs, hotels and restaurants will benefit from a £700m lifeline announced by the Chancellor to help businesses forcedRead More

Investment in Highlands

£20m plan for Cairn Gorm to boost Scottish tourism

Cairngorm Funicular
Cairn Gorm’s funicular railway will be reinstated Scotland’s ski-ing industry has been offered a £20.5 million package of support from the government as part of moves to underpin the staycationRead More

Cross party call

MSPs call for reversal of tax free shopping ban

Royal Mile shop record
Overseas visitors ‘should be encouraged to shop’ MSPs are demanding the UK government reverses its decision to end tax-free shopping for tourists. A decision to scrap the VAT Retail ExportRead More

Blow for city businesses

Edinburgh’s Christmas goes online to avoid crowds

Edinburgh Christmas
Outdoor festivities cancelled (pic: Edinburgh City Council) Hopes of staging even a semblance of an outdoor Christmas celebration in Edinburgh have been dashed after it was decided to cancel allRead More

Golf resort deal

Chicago investor acquires Troon’s Marine Hotel

Marine Hotel Troon
Marine Hotel: overlooks Open golf course A Chicago-based real estate developer has bought its third Scottish golf property – the Marine Hotel in Troon – with plans to renovate andRead More

Another blow for tourism

Call for rethink over minister’s self-catering ban

Fergus Ewing
Fergus Ewing: urged to rethink decision (pic: Terry Murden) Scottish tourism was dealt another huge blow after the Scottish Government included self-catering properties in the ban on visiting other households.Read More

Appeal to save 30,000 jobs

Sturgeon accused of causing travel chaos and confusion

Jacqueline Dobson
Jacqueline Dobson: ‘inundated with calls from customers’ Nicola Sturgeon has been accused of sowing more “chaos and confusion”by issuing contradictory messages over international travel. Travel agency boss Jacqueline Dobson saidRead More