NICOLA Sturgeon has appointed a chief business adviser to help drive sustainable growth and long-term economic success for Scotland. Source

A LIST published by The Times has dubbed two Moray spots some of the UK's poshest villages. …

The Scottish Independence movement is at a cross roads as regards strategy and tactics (not the same thing). In March, members of the SNP will meet to debate and determine future strategy for the cause of independence.  On the 25 and 26 of February the Aberdeen Independence Movement will host a major Progress to Yes […] Source

THE UK Government has promised to help businesses with their energy bills for another year, but significantly reduced the amount of support they will get. Source

POLICE are asking to public to help them crack a Moray cooking oil theft case. …

SPRINGFIELD Properties have reached a significant milestone as the business tries to reduce its carbon footprint. …

THREE Scottish firms linked with Donald Trump have their company accounts marked as “overdue” on the public records, it has emerged. Source

MANY of us will have started the new year with good intentions, so how about making one of those a pledge to support those small businesses which are working so hard to put Scottish produce on the table? Source

While we laugh at the debacle of the election of Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker in the USA, closer to home we face our own catastrophic failure of political leadership. Britain’s public sector is in revolt, our national health service is on its knees and millions are facing poverty and destitution; and our political leaders […] Source

Iran is the stage for a new wave of protests and demonstrations after the brutal crackdown of the 2018 and 2019 protests. The current protests have gone beyond the previous waves of demonstrations and transformed into a revolutionary movement engaging more than 100 cities around Iran. Iranian Z generation is at the frontline of the […] Source

  The start of the year has seen keynote speeches from the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and a response from opposition leader Keir Starmer. Both proclaimed they were setting their visions and their priorities for UK governance. One glaring similarity between the two speeches is that they both largely ignored…

A SCOTTISH restaurant firm has revealed major expansion plans, earmarking a Dubai venue as part of its growth strategy. Source

TK Maxx has confirmed it will be closing a store in Scotland after the landlord ended the lease. Source