Direct Golf putts its best foot forward on sales
GOLF retailer Direct Golf is on the fairway for a record financial year after unveiling year-on-year sales growth for the ninth consecutive month.Turnover at the group, which owns John Letters Golf,...
View Article288 Scots driving with more than 12 licence points
More than 6,500 motorists UK-wide, including 288 in Scotland, are driving with more than 12 points on their licence, figures obtained from the DVLA have revealed.A total of 6,523 drivers with more than...
View Article5 years for phone-call motorist who killed cyclist
A MOTORIST who killed a cyclist as she used her mobile phone while driving then deleted the incriminating call has been jailed for five years.Julie Watson, 36, deleted a record of the call and only...
View Article‘Wonder drug’ statins make women ‘more aggressive’
Statins make women more aggressive but lower aggression in men, according to new research.Hailed as wonder drugs, statins are widely used to manage blood cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart...
View ArticleAct now or miss your gender targets
VOLUNTARY approach is not enough if Nicola Sturgeon’s ambition of boardroom 50:50 by 2020 is to be realised, says Dr Matthew Dutton.There is a change taking place in the boardroom. Women are breaking...
View ArticleNew Chinese law reinforces control of cyberspace
China passed sweeping legislation yesterday that reinforces government controls over cyberspace, as the nation’s leaders try to address what they see as growing threats to computer networks and...
View ArticlePrestwick Airport finance chief steps down
Prestwick Airport has started the search for a new chief financial officer after Grant McLeod decided to step down in search of “new opportunities”.McLeod, a veteran of the travel industry, has spent...
View ArticleQuick exit for Speedy Hire chief
Mark Rogerson has quit after just 18 months as chief executive of Speedy Hire following a profit warning from the tool hire specialist.The group said results for its new financial year would be...
View ArticleUS and Cuba reach agreement to reopen embassies
PRESIDENT Barack Obama announced yesterday that the US and Cuba will reopen their embassies in Havana and Washington, heralding a “new chapter” in relations after a half-century of hostility. The...
View ArticleOn this day: Steve Fossett flies balloon solo
EVENTS, birthdays and anniversaries on July 2.1266: By the Treaty of Perth, Norway renounced its claim on the Hebrides.1644: Scottish forces under David Leslie helped the victory of the Parliamentary...
View ArticleLaing sets out plans for £1.3m flagship store
Venerable Edinburgh jeweller Laing is investing £1.3 million on the move to a flagship store in the city.Owner and chairman Michael Laing said the relocation from Frederick Street to George Street was...
View ArticleObesity is not an answer to NHS funding issues
ENCOURAGING obesity in old age is not a way to save the NHS money, writes Mike Lean.Allan Massie opines that we should encourage people to become fat and to smoke as it will save scarce NHS funds when...
View ArticlePhilanthropy finds a new role to play
THIRD sector has more options to help people, says Celia Tennant.The lines between investing for profit and investing in a social business or charity for a social return are blurring – with similar...
View ArticleAberdeen council improvements ‘must go on’
ONE OF Scotland’s largest councils requires a “great deal more improvement”, despite already having made significant changes to how it operates, public spending watchdogs saidAberdeen City Council has...
View ArticleTaxpayer stake in Lloyds falls below 16%
The taxpayer stake in Lloyds Banking Group has fallen to below 16 per cent after the UK government sold another tranche of shares in the lender.The sale of almost 691 million shares, reducing the...
View ArticleRyanair passenger numbers soar 14% in June
Budget airline Ryanair today said it efforts to improve customer service helped to propel passenger numbers sharply higher last month.The Irish carrier said traffic soared 14 per cent to 9.5 million...
View ArticleDixons Carphone eyes 500 stores in US tie-up
THE retail group behind Carphone Warehouse and PC World has unveiled plans to launch up to 500 stores across the US under a tie-up with telecoms firm Sprint.Dixons Carphone said its Connected World...
View ArticleScots quangos scrutinised over public money
SCOTLAND’s main educational and cultural bodies will be asked to demonstrate how effectively they are spending public money by a Holyrood Committee.Creative Scotland, Education Scotland, the Scottish...
View ArticleC&C blames weaker trading on Scots drink-drive limits
Drinks group C&C today said it had suffered weaker-than-expected trading in the first quarter following the introduction of tougher drink-drive limits in Scotland.The Tennent’s owner also said in a...
View Article35 dead, 20 missing in Philippines ferry incident
A FERRY carrying 189 passengers and crew capsized yesterday minutes after it left a central Philippine port in choppy waters, leaving at least 35 dead and 20 others missing, coast guard officials said....
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