Second Olympic win for Pinnacle Technology
TELECOMS firm Pinnacle Technology yesterday revealed that it had picked up a second contract at the Olympic Games in London.The Stirlingshire-based company is supplying data, satellite and wireless...
View ArticleAnalysis: Love them or loath them, road safety cameras are saving lives
THE LATEST analysis of safety camera performance in Scotland provides some very positive news on their ability to save lives.With every passing year the long-term trends are becoming clearer, and an...
View ArticleTime is short for infrastructure company Mouchel
The future of infrastructure company Mouchel, which employs 8,000 people, was hanging in the balance last night as a deadline loomed for details of its make-or-break restructuring.The Surrey-based...
View ArticleEmma Cowing: Olympic-sized gripe round Hampden way
LAST Thursday morning, I awoke with a knot in my stomach. Lying under the covers, I couldn’t help but wonder if somewhere on the other side of the world, a man in a tin hat was standing in a muddy...
View Article‘Nothing short of woeful’: 18m out of work in the eurozone
UNEMPLOYMENT in the eurozone hit a record high in June, increasing the likelihood that policymakers will do more to tackle the region’s debt crisis.Official figures released yesterday showed a total of...
View ArticleScottish independence: Poll shows support for UK split has dropped
THE SNP’s hopes of quickly gaining momentum in favour of independence have stalled, according to a new poll that shows the number of people supporting the party’s plans to leave the union has...
View ArticlePaper trail: Anonymous artworks prepare to go on tour
Lost in a Good Book is one of a series of paper sculptures by an unknown artist.The sculptures are due to set off on a nationwide tour of libraries and events from the Scottish Poetry Library.
View ArticleMSPs silenced on touchy Nato membership issue
THE SNP leadership has ordered its MSPs not to speak publicly about the party’s controversial proposals to ditch its opposition to Nato membership.An e-mail sent to MSPs instructs them not to answer...
View ArticleFarming: Goodbye Perth, hello Stirling
AFTER almost 150 years, the world famous Perth bull sales are no more.United Auctions, which organises and runs the event, has rebranded it as the Stirling bull sales.In reality, the change of name...
View ArticleFarming: Trepidation as harvest nears, but seed firm has eye for an opportunity
Extreme levels of rain and temperatures much lower than normal over the past four months have ensured cereal crops have faced more disease pressures this year than for decades.As a result, most growers...
View ArticleBusiness news in brief: Edinburgh airport | Inchcape | Glenigan Index | Dignity
GLOBAL Infrastructure Partners (GIP), owner of Edinburgh and Gatwick airports, has raised about $7.5 billion (£4.7bn) for its second infrastructure fund.GIP, founded in 2006 with backing from General...
View ArticleImage of Scotland: Loch Leven
Reader Moira Herkes from Ballachulish took this outstanding photograph of a glassy Loch Leven beneath a threatening sky{http://www.facebook.com/#!/scotsmanonline|View more images of Scotland on our...
View ArticleMarkets: BP figures ‘take wind’ out of Footsie
DISAPPOINTING figures from oil giant BP dragged the Footsie down yesterday as traders awaited news from the European Central Bank (ECB) tomorrow over possible financial stimulus.The heavily-weighted...
View ArticleScottish Business Briefing - Wednesday August 1, 2012
WELCOME to scotsman.com’s Scottish Business Briefing. Every morning we bring you a comprehensive round-up of all news affecting business in Scotland today. INDUSTRYRecord results fail to support Weir’s...
View ArticleMouchel signs rescue deal with banks
Infrastructure firm Mouchel has signed a last-minute rescue with its banks, wiping out a large chunk of the struggling firm’s debt.Mouchel, which provides consulting and business services on road...
View ArticleCalls for prostate cancer drug to be given out on NHS
A CHARITY is calling for a prostate cancer drug to be given out on the NHS after Scotland became the only part of the UK where it is not available.Abiraterone can extend the lives of late-stage cancer...
View ArticleSpeed cameras cut death and severe injuries by more than two-thirds
SAFETY cameras have cut road deaths and serious injuries in Scotland by more than two-thirds, a new report has revealed.Across 166 sites, an average of 92 deaths or major injuries a year were recorded...
View ArticleManufacturing sector shrinks at fastest pace for more than three years
Pressure mounted on the Bank of England to pump further stimulus into the economy after figures published this morning showed that Britain’s manufacturing sector contracted at its fastest pace for more...
View ArticleNext hails online sales boost
Clothing retailer Next raised its profit forecasts today after booming online sales and further store openings helped to shield the high street giant from the gathering consumer spending storm.The...
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