April News Archive
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HBOS to raise £4bn in share sale HBOS has announced plans for a rights issue to raise £4bn of extra ............. Added On 29th Apr 2008 |
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Strong demand for mobile phones Global demand for mobile phones remains strong, despite economic uncertainty in rich nations ............. Added On 28th Apr 2008 |
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Property still a winner for Scotland's richest 100 SCOTLAND\'S top business tycoons are bucking plummeting property, construction and financial markets to ............. Added On 28th Apr 2008 |
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Revamped Scottish Enterprise has a clearer vision on growth SCOTTISH Enterprise is no longer \"all things to all men\" and will now ............. Added On 28th Apr 2008 |
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Stable Services sees turnover soar to £28m ABERDEEN-BASED oilfield products business Stable Services has grown fourfold since its buy-out at ............. Added On 28th Apr 2008 |
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Ethical shopping is now established ALMOST two-thirds of consumers now consider ethical issues when shopping, even when using ............. Added On 28th Apr 2008 |
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Three in four aim for university An annual survey of youngsters shows an increasing number of them are expecting ............. Added On 28th Apr 2008 |
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Inverness unveils plans for 'iconic' redevelopment of its waterfront ONE of the most rundown parts of Inverness could be transformed into an ............. Added On 25th Apr 2008 |
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Get money right and we can stay world-beaters BRIAN Lang has been at the helm of one of Scotland\'s oldest and ............. Added On 25th Apr 2008 |
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Weak pound boosts export manufacturers SCOTLAND\'S manufacturing sector has reported a slight upturn following a subdued six months, ............. Added On 25th Apr 2008 |
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Death of the consumer? Not yet THERE was mixed news from the high street yesterday with the release of ............. Added On 25th Apr 2008 |
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Scotland’s potential to be shining light in technological advances SCOTLAND has the capacity to be a shining example to the world in ............. Added On 25th Apr 2008 |
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Stagecoach named Scottish plc of year STAGECOACH Group was last night named as the Scottish plc of the year. The ............. Added On 25th Apr 2008 |
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Aker clinches £30m Dunlin deal AN Aberdeen-based firm has landed a contract worth £20-30 million a year to ............. Added On 25th Apr 2008 |
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Businesses call for Tesco to stay Shopkeepers in East Lothian are campaigning against a Tesco store leaving one of ............. Added On 24th Apr 2008 |
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Glasgow 2014 Games boss appointed The man appointed to deliver Glasgow\'s Commonwealth Games in 2014 has said his ............. Added On 24th Apr 2008 |
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Lawrie's £115m golf plan backed A £115m plan for a golf course designed by former Open champion Paul ............. Added On 24th Apr 2008 |
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Bigger event for Edinburgh Mela A multi-cultural festival in Edinburgh will be bigger than ever this year with ............. Added On 22nd Apr 2008 |
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Public funds boost for hospital The most expensive hospital to be built in Scotland will be funded by ............. Added On 22nd Apr 2008 |
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Theatre secures major investment Eden Court theatre in Inverness is to receive nearly a million pounds in ............. Added On 22nd Apr 2008 |
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Lewis wind farm vetoed – but green target 'will still be met' SCOTLAND is still on course to hit its renewables target, the energy minister ............. Added On 22nd Apr 2008 |
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Confidence deserting the high street CONSUMER confidence has fallen to an all-time low, although Scotland is home to ............. Added On 22nd Apr 2008 |
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Face-to-face networking vital EVEN in an age of e-mails and the internet, it seems that there ............. Added On 22nd Apr 2008 |
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Firms urged to make more of the UK's four markets DEVOLUTION has benefited small businesses across the UK by providing more diverse markets ............. Added On 22nd Apr 2008 |
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Multi-million pound deal for Downhole ABERDEEN oil equipment firm Downhole Products has been bought up in a deal ............. Added On 22nd Apr 2008 |
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Computer firm expands west A COMPUTER support business which started in Edinburgh only three years ago is ............. Added On 22nd Apr 2008 |
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Tourist numbers at record levels Tourist numbers at record levels Record numbers of tourists visited ............. Added On 22nd Apr 2008 |
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Helicopter company invests £70m A North Sea aviation company has announced it has invested £70m on six ............. Added On 21st Apr 2008 |
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RBS considers plan to raise cash Britain\'s second largest bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, has confirmed it is considering ............. Added On 21st Apr 2008 |
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UK factory output beats forecasts UK factory output grew by faster than expected in February, rising at its ............. Added On 21st Apr 2008 |
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Gray named European 'angel' of year A SCOTTISH \"angel investor\" has scooped a top European award at an international ............. Added On 21st Apr 2008 |
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New £4.2bn road bridge over Forth could be a double-decker THE new £4.2 billion crossing over the Forth could be a double- decker ............. Added On 21st Apr 2008 |
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Record 1.25m visit the Castle EDINBURGH Castle has again attracted a record number of visitors, reaffirming its position ............. Added On 21st Apr 2008 |
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More student places as colleges share £555m pay-out SCOTTISH colleges are to share a multi-million-pound package that it is claimed will ............. Added On 21st Apr 2008 |
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Picking up after years on the slide SCOTTISH skiing has been in decline for at least a decade – but ............. Added On 21st Apr 2008 |
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Gibson in £50m deal for Polish mine GIBSON Group International has snapped up a Polish coal mine for £50 million. The ............. Added On 21st Apr 2008 |
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£10m grant to launch Dundee University life science centre Dundee University is to be home to a new life science institute, dedicated ............. Added On 21st Apr 2008 |
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Green Scotland 'can power whole of UK' SCOTLAND could become the global leader in the fight against climate change by ............. Added On 3rd Apr 2008 |
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Borders are no barrier to a Festival with global vision FROM whirling Turkish dervishes and fiery Hungarian gypsy music to all-female Iranian theatre, ............. Added On 3rd Apr 2008 |
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Edinburgh leads the way, but more needs to be done THE City of Edinburgh region is the central driver of the Scottish economy, ............. Added On 3rd Apr 2008 |
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Nando's confirms plan to serve up restaurant in mall PORTUGUESE-inspired chicken restaurant chain Nando\'s is to open its first Lothians branch. The chain, ............. Added On 3rd Apr 2008 |
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Scottish exports up 3% last year despite final-quarter slump MANUFACTURING export sales from Scotland dropped towards the end of last year, according ............. Added On 3rd Apr 2008 |
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Rail company's franchise extended A deal has been reached to extend the current First ScotRail franchise for ............. Added On 3rd Apr 2008 |
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Deal to restore sugar warehouse The 120-year-old Sugar Warehouse in Greenock will be restored as part of a ............. Added On 2nd Apr 2008 |
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£10m marine energy prize unveiled A £10m prize for innovation in renewable marine energy is to be announced ............. Added On 2nd Apr 2008 |
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Dolly institute joins vet school The institute famed for creating Dolly the sheep is to share expertise with ............. Added On 2nd Apr 2008 |
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Growth continues at energy firm A Borders energy company has clinched new contracts worth about £5m over the ............. Added On 2nd Apr 2008 |
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Care centre moves a step closer Plans for an £83m emergency care centre in Aberdeen have moved a step ............. Added On 2nd Apr 2008 |
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Royal Highland showpiece is unveiled ARCHITECTS have offered the first glimpse of how the Royal Highland Show centre ............. Added On 2nd Apr 2008 |
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Bloomsbury profits make great reading at £17.9m HE MAY have graduated from his school of wizardry, but that hasn\'t stopped ............. Added On 2nd Apr 2008 |
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Growing print firm puts £5m into move PRINT and digital media firm Stewarts has embarked on a £5 million expansion ............. Added On 2nd Apr 2008 |
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S&N shareholders approve takeover Shareholders of Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) have approved a £7.8bn takeover of the ............. Added On 1st Apr 2008 |
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Millions in 'wrong job' says poll Millions of working years are being wasted because so many people are in ............. Added On 1st Apr 2008 |
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Barr raises a glass to strong rise in profits SCOTLAND\'S \"other national drink\" is growing its market share across the UK, maker ............. Added On 1st Apr 2008 |
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Pernod pays swedes £4.6bn for Vin&Spirit SCOTLAND\'S second biggest whisky producer has swallowed Absolut Vodka maker Vin & Spirit ............. Added On 1st Apr 2008 |
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Menzies bags Swedish outfit Menzies bags Swedish outfit LOGISTICS and aviation services group John Menzies has bought Swedish ............. Added On 1st Apr 2008 |
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Primark gains on M&S crown PRIMARK has taken a step closer to grabbing Marks & Spencer’s crown as ............. Added On 1st Apr 2008 |
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Pizza Hut looks for new topping of parents with young children PIZZA Hut, the world\'s largest pizza restaurant chain, is to reinvent itself as ............. Added On 1st Apr 2008 |
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Whisky heiress takes shot at soft drinks WHISKY heiress Tara Macdonald, whose family sold Glenmorangie for £300m, has launched her ............. Added On 1st Apr 2008 |
