Falkirk bus builder Alexander Dennis to announce biggest ever overseas contract
ALEXANDER Dennis is set to announce its biggest-ever overseas order in a new contract win that will send the coach builder’s turnover surging through the £500 million barrier.The £110m order will be...
View ArticleMEPs threaten to delay plans for banking union
European parliament lawmakers said yesterday they could hold up plans for a eurozone banking union after member states ignored the parliament’s demands over gender balance on the Central Bank’s board....
View ArticleMalcolm Group seals £50m from three banks to fund its growth plans
LOGISTICS firm Malcolm Group has sealed a £50 million deal with a trio of banks to fund its expansion plans, as it targets growth at its haulage, rail and waste management businesses.Chief executive...
View ArticlePhoenix’s flame burns less brightly
Phoenix, the Paisley-based car dealership, has fallen into the red following a “challenging” year in which sales fell 4.3 per cent, but has expressed confidence that market conditions will improve over...
View ArticleDutch first in the queue for new ScotRail franchise – and sleepers
DUTCH national railways Nederlandse Spoorwegen subsidiary Abellio has become the first potential bidder for the next ScotRail franchise to throw its hat into the ring.The firm said it was also...
View ArticleFrom the archives: Theatre Royal repairs, 3 November, 1950
FOUR years after the Theatre Royal was so badly damaged by fire that it had to be closed for public performances, Edinburgh Town Council have consented to the reinstatement of the premises on the...
View ArticleStephen Jardine: Farmers’ markets must grow value
If you want to experience Scotland’s food revolution up close, look no further than your local farmers’ market. Especially on a Saturday, it won’t be hard to find. Across the country, 75 farmers’...
View ArticleAlliance moves west to reduces exposure to Asian markets
Scotland’s biggest investment trust has shifted its investment portfolio, reducing its exposure to Asia and upping holdings in makers of smart phones and gadgets. Under the shift in investment strategy...
View Article£3.2m Megabus stretch bus deal
Stagecoach is making a £3.2 million investment in a fleet of Britain’s biggest coaches as it continues to meet growing demand for its inter-city travel service Megabus.The Perth-based transport group...
View ArticleDoctor who worked at major Scottish hospitals suspended over ‘lies’ on CV
A DOCTOR who worked at two major Scottish hospitals has been suspended over claims he lied about his qualifications.Muhammad Ishaque, who worked as a trainee locum doctor for NHS Grampian between April...
View ArticleGay rights group Stonewall faces barrage of criticism for ‘bigot of year’...
GAY rights campaign group Stonewall has been heavily criticised by both the Catholic Church and the Scottish Government after naming Cardinal Keith O’Brien “bigot of the year”.The charity was accused...
View ArticleTaxpayer takes a hit as RBS posts pre-tax losses of £14 million a day
THE taxpayer-funded Royal Bank of Scotland yesterday reported a pre-tax £1.26 billion loss for the July to September period this year.The loss recorded by the bank – 82 per cent owned by the taxpayer –...
View Article‘Absurd and ludicrous’ to insist on EU budget veto, says Ken Clarke
Tory elder statesman Ken Clarke has warned it would be “absolutely ludicrous” for the UK to go to Brussels intending to veto the EU budget.Mr Clarke, the minister without portfolio in the UK...
View ArticleAssisted suicide campaigner says Scots can lead the way
THE widow of right-to-die campaigner Tony Nicklinson has said plans to legalise assisted suicide in Scotland could push other parts of the UK to follow suit.Jane Nicklinson appeared at a conference in...
View ArticleRBS recovery continues says boss despite high cost of Libor and PPI
CHIEF executive Stephen Hester today insisted Royal Bank of Scotland was continuing to recover despite quarterly headline losses and an imminent fine for the bank’s role in the Libor-manipulation...
View ArticleUS elections: Swing states control road to White House
WHEN Mitt Romney picked car workers in Ohio this week as the subject of one of the final television advertisements of his presidential campaign, it was no random choice.No Republican has ever won the...
View ArticleUS elections: Mormon missionaries are following Jesus Christ, not Mitt Romney
IN A Mattapan apartment building mostly home to Caribbean immigrants, three young Mormon missionaries are discussing with Haitian mother Marie Fortuna her next visit to the temple.Elder MacAllister...
View ArticleProminent dissident Colin Duffy cleared three times of murder arrested over...
A LEADING dissident republican, acquitted in January of the murder of two British soldiers, has been arrested by detectives investigating the drive-by shooting of a prison officer in Northern...
View ArticleUS elections: Opponents battle over jobs figures
Both sides made capital from the latest US unemployment figures released yesterday.President Barack Obama hailed “real progress”, and challenger Mitt Romney branded them “a sad reminder that the...
View ArticleProtester sentenced after hiding in toilet to yell at PM
A PROTESTOR shouted “no public-sector cuts” at the Prime Minister after hiding in a toilet for an hour, a court has heard.Stuart Rodger, 23, burst into the room, shouting, at a Glasgow hotel on 31...
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