A PROJECT which has helped almost 400 start-up firms has been hailed as “hugely impressive” by the First Minister. Source

An award-winning brewery is set to tap into expansion in Galashiels and create six new jobs. Source

GMB Union has said all 408 UK Wilko stores will close by next month resulting in more than 12,500 job losses after a rescue bid from HMV’s Doug Putman collapsed. Source

“We want a billboard too” they said. At an independent cinema, a group of school children from Newark Primary in Port Glasgow stood on the platform in front of the screen and pitched their ideas to the cinema manager. They wanted to create and air a film that highlighted some experiences of BAME children and […] Source

Next up in Bella’s Top 20 Series, Angus McPake explores the Scottish Beat scene of the 1960s and early 70s. [you can listen to previous Top 20 playlists by Grant McPhee here and by Iona Lee here] The rate of change in styles and development of western popular music could arguably be said to be […] Source

 CLAIM: “Scotland under the SNP is plagued by Victorian diseases and rat problems” – Penny Mordaunt, Leader of the House of Commons, 7 September Source

Today, Humza Yousaf lays out his first Programme for Government since taking over as leader of the SNP and First Minister. Yousaf, who ran for leadership on a platform of continuity and synergy with the previous administration, has stated that he hopes to reset his government’s relationship with the business community. Business for Scotland has […] Source

Tasty replica goes on display at Aberdeen Airport. …

WITH an update on the A96 dualling's fate looming, the Northern Scot has looked back at the Scottish Government's transport promises to Moray. …

Speyfest will return between July 19 and July 21, 2024. …

The Times (sort of) Scotland edition is having a great week. Here Magnus Linklater lauds Fergus Ewing and reading the room with the sort of shrewd knowing gaze that you’d expect denounces the Short Term Let legislation as another epic blow to Scotland. The entire tourism industry is going to collapse if regulated. Poor Magnus […] Source

Discount retail chain B&M European Value Retail said it has agreed to buy up to 51 Wilko stores for £13 million, after a bid to purchase the entirety of the collapsed high street retailer fell through last week. Source

‘Jack’s Back’ the Times tells us, with strong accidental Shining vibes … After more than a decade out of government, Jack McConnell is being touted for a return to the corridors of power as Sir Keir Starmer and the team around him start to map the structure of a future Labour administration at Westminster https://t.co/u9XnBKfpC7 […] Source