Toyota cars recalled over faulty switch
NEARLY 140,000 Toyota cars in the UK are being recalled due to a faulty electric window switch. • In UK, RAV4, Yaris and Auris recalled• Recall affects models from 2005 - 2010The move by the Japanese...
View Article300 ScottishPower call centre jobs in Glasgow unveiled
SCOTTISHPOWER is creating 300 call centre jobs in Glasgow in a deal worth £20 million to outsourcing firm Response UK over a three-year contract. Response will handle calls from the company’s...
View ArticleWeather hits crop yields, with oil seed rape down a quarter
Scottish cereal growers will already know their own figures but yesterday NFU Scotland estimated that national grain yields were around one fifth less than last year.Scottish cereal growers will...
View ArticleFSA eases liquidity rule as it wants banks to lend cash, not hoard it
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) yesterday confirmed it has been easing liquidity rules on banks to ensure they don’t hoard money intended to boost business and mortgage lending.Britain’s banks...
View ArticleMichael Kelly: The drive to greener travel is sadly misplaced
Consider the positives, and recognise that public transport is fighting a losing battle against the romance of the motor car, writes Michael KellyPossibly the most depressing news of the week came with...
View ArticleBanks refusing to refund fraud victims
Too many victims of card fraud are being fobbed off by banks and card providers who refuse refunds because chip and pin was used in the transaction, the ombudsman service has said.Complaints about...
View ArticleCreative Scotland ‘must be pulled apart’, say campaigners
LEADING figures in the campaign against the management of Creative Scotland have urged culture secretary Fiona Hyslop to begin moves to “unpick” the flagship arts funding body.A dramatic overhaul of...
View ArticleFletcher Shipping snaps up third North Sea supply ship
NORTH Sea supply specialist Fletcher Shipping has purchased its third vessel in five years with a multi-million pound deal to take over the running of the supply ship FS Taurus.Currently operating in...
View ArticleTavish Scott: SNP may yet rue its stance on abortion
I HAVE never understood the desire of some politicians to offer their thoughts on abortion. This is a complicated medical issue where policy should be based on clinical research, judgement and common...
View ArticleClear progress for Velux profit
Window manufacturer Velux grew profits by more than 50 per cent last year after hiking its prices in response to exchange rate pressures. The Fife-based firm, a subsidiary of Denmark’s Velux Group,...
View ArticleRBS’ Direct Line flotation a big draw for small investors
SMALL INVESTORS will be able to secure shares in Royal Bank of Scotland’s insurance arm Direct Line Group from today in what is expected to be London’s biggest stock market listing of the...
View ArticleDunn heads Miller in Scotland
Miller Construction has appointed industry veteran Charlie Dunn as managing director of its Scottish operations.Dunn, who spent 32 years at Bam Construction before joining Hull-based engineering firm...
View ArticleGary Christie: The drive to end homelessness must include asylum seekers
In JUST over two months, Scotland is due to reach a milestone, as the Scottish Government reaches the deadline to uphold its promise to give everyone the right to a permanent home by the end of...
View ArticleBusiness news in brief: Glasgow Opportunities | Clydesdale Bank | Asos
Glasgow Opportunities, an organisation aimed at supporting start-ups and growing companies, is poised to go into voluntary liquidation with the loss of 12 jobs.Bryan Jackson, corporate recovery partner...
View ArticleMARTS
THAINSTONE – Aberdeen & Northern Marts sold 4,416 store lambs, breeding and feeding sheep. Ewe lambs (142) sold to £95, store lambs (1,477) to £65, island sheep (488) to £83, breeding sheep (1,228)...
View ArticleLeaders: Cameron is in office, but does he wield power? | Vending machines...
IN YESTERDAY’S paper, we said David Cameron had to come up with a very special conference speech if he was to counter the impression that the Conservative Party is drifting inexorably to electoral...
View ArticleVion casts a shadow over Quality Meat Scotland forecasts
Scotland’s red meat promotional body, Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), last year posted an operating loss of £182,108 on their £7.1 million turnover but chief executive Uel Morton said this was a “planned...
View ArticleDeaths of diabetics linked to foot ulcers
Diabetic patients with foot ulcers are more likely to die prematurely, a study suggests.Researchers found that 34 per cent of diabetic foot ulceration patients had died before a follow-up check,...
View ArticleCouncils set to offer rate aid for retailers
ALMOST a third of Scotland’s local authorities are looking to offer business rates relief or rent reductions to help tackle the growing problem of empty shops in town centres.The offer of help for...
View ArticlePoor lifestyle linked to earlier strokes
UNHEALTHY lifestyles may be increasing the number of younger people suffering strokes, say researchers.A study showed that from the early 1990s to 2005, the proportion of stroke victims under the age...
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