A NEW programme from a Scottish innovation centre will help 16 businesses transform through the “Internet of Things” (IoT). Source

SCOTLAND can and should “strive to be a global hub for purposeful business”, the First Minister has said. Source

“John Kay, former economic adviser to Scottish Government, warns there is a real possibility that a premature introduction of a Scottish currency would be an embarrassing fiasco, ignored by most of the world” Source

FORMER SNP minister Fergus Ewing has joined with ex-Tory minister Amber Rudd and others to call of increased support for the oil and gas sector. Source

A SCOTTISH business has ceased all international trade after its owner said the impact of Brexit led to long waiting times, missed parcels and exorbitant costs. Source

IAN Sinclair’s article in the Manniefest Special in The National on June 4 (Caithness is ready to be engine powering whole of Scotland) made me think of how Scotland’s resources are being stolen to fund the excesses of the Westminster governments over the last 60 years. Source

IT is some time since Michael Fry’s old column appeared in these pages and that has led me to the horrific realisation that I might now seem to be the token right-winger writing for The National, kept on purely to maintain an impression of balance. Source

SHARES in Scotgold Resources rose by nine per cent as Scotland’s only gold mine operator posted record production levels at its Cononish site. Source

A SCOTTISH home delivery cocktail service is celebrating its two-year anniversary after delivering more than 100,000 drinks to homes across the UK during the coronavirus pandemic. Source

SCOTTISH agricultural businesses and estates are being urged to take part in an annual survey of the industry in the hopes of discovering how best to boost agritourism. Source