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Minister changes rules

Taxi drivers now eligible for grants after u-turn

Taxis
Drivers said many were unable to claim Taxi and private hire drivers who have claimed benefits will now be eligible for government support following a Scottish government u-turn. Those whoRead More

Benefits row

Outrage as taxi drivers ineligible for new grant

Taxis
Taxi drivers have been forced to claim benefits Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop has been urged to fix a loophole that disqualifies taxi drivers claiming a new business support grant. TradeRead More

Covid clampdown

All UK travel corridors closed from Monday

Edinburgh Airport health
Travel is facing a new ban Boris Johnson has announced that anyone arriving in the UK from next week will need to have tested negative for coronavirus as he steppedRead More

Rail plan

Greens call for £6bn tunnel under Forth

Rail tunnel
A tunnel would connect Edinburgh and Kirkcaldy A rail tunnel connecting Edinburgh and Kirkcaldy is the centrepiece of a £22 billion package of transport improvements proposed by the Scottish Greens.Read More

Boosted by pandemic

Menzies more competitive by ‘not wasting’ crisis

Menzies Aviation
Menzies chairman and chief executive Philipp Joeinig said the aviation services company has ‘not wasted” the pandemic crisis and has used it to make the Edinburgh-based firm more competitive. DespiteRead More

UK entry requires test...

Earlier travel ban ‘would have saved lives’ – study

Express-Covid-test-Edinburgh-airport
Tests have been available at airports Startling new evidence has emerged that travellers from European countries were responsible for a surge in Covid cases in Scotland at the beginning ofRead More

Cash crisis

Motorists bear brunt of cuts to road repairs

Holes in roads, potholes
Road repair backlog is now £1.5 billion (pic: Terry Murden) Cuts to road maintenance budgets will mean more motorists making insurance claims for damage to their vehicles, says Scottish Labour.Read More

Van proves popular

Delivery surge puts Transit in top ten used car list

Ford’s veteran Transit van is now a top ten seller As a sign of the pandemic’s impact on our way of life the Ford Transit van has entered the best-sellingRead More

Brexit precautions

Scots airfield converted to emergency lorry park

The Scottish government hopes to avoid scenes like this in Dover last week An airfield near Stranraer will be converted into a lorry park in case of disruption resulting fromRead More

National Express deal

Easdales snap up Dundee buses to create UK leader

Sandy Easdale McGill's
Sandy Easdale: ‘clear vision’ Scottish brothers Sandy and James Easdale have announced a second deal within 24 hours after acquiring the Dundee bus operations of National Express. The bus serviceRead More