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Scottish Equity Partners help facilitate $22m creation of market-leading crafts firm

SCOTTISH Equity Partners have helped a UK online crafts firm acquire a major business in the US. London-based LoveCrafts have acquired WEBS, America's leading online needlecraft...

Scotland’s mountain hares to get extra legal protection from March

SCOTLAND'S mountain hares will get greater legal protection within weeks. From March 1 it will be illegal to intentionally kill, injure or take mountain hares at...

Three new areas of Edinburgh set to be slapped with parking controls costing up to £1,200 a year per home

ANOTHER three areas of Edinburgh are set to be hit with parking controls that could cost residents hundreds of pounds a year. The council is targeting...

Cartier watch worn by Scottish soldier on Western Front set to fetch £10,000 at auction

A CARTIER watch worn by a Scottish soldier during the First World War is set to fetch £10,000 at auction. The watch, one of Cartier's oldest,...

Firm launches facemask vending machines in bid to battle Coronavirus

FACEMASK vending machines will shortly be available everywhere from shopping centres to care homes as part of the war on Coronavirus. PopOn Facemasks wants to site...

Tattooist closed down by Covid turns her love of Chinese art into wallpaper

A TATTOOIST whose studio was closed by Covid-19 has taken her skills in a new direction - wallpaper design. Nikole Lowe studied Chinese art for years...

Couple claim reusable mask design will help protect the environment as well as wearers

A COUPLE have invented a reusable face mask they claim is good for the environment as well as protecting wearers. Husband and wife Steve and Jolene...

Children’s cancer charity gets big boost for 2021 from Scottish events firm

A CHILDREN'S cancer charity will get a big boost in 2021 thanks to a Scottish events firm. Fusion Meetings & Events has adopted It's Good 2...

Scottish Greens put Forth rail tunnel at heart of £22bn transport “revolution”

A FORTH rail tunnel is at the heart of a £22bn transport "revolution" proposed by the Scottish Green Party. The Greens claim the project will help...

Burns fans can summon the Bard as they tuck into haggis on January 25

BURNS fans can summon an "augmented reality" Bard with their haggis this year. Packs of the haggis, neeps and tatties come with a smartphone code which,...

Shocking moment “crazy” couple take young child to middle of 60ft-deep frozen reservoir in Scotland

SHOCKING pictures show a couple with a young child playing on the frozen surface of a reservoir in Scotland. The group were spotted by disbelieving visitors...

Big Issue sellers face hardship as they are driven from streets by lockdown

HUNDREDS of Big Issue sellers in the north of England have been driven off the streets as a result of the third national lockdown. The 350...

Sainsbury’s delivers strong Christmas and Q3 results with online groceries up 128%

SAINSBURY'S has released its results for the third quarter, including Christmas, saying it had delivered a "strong" performance. Christmas like-for-like sales were up 9.3 per cent,...

Scottish scientists’ research could open door to new malaria treatments

IMPROVED treatments for killer diseases such as malaria could follow research carried out in Scotland. Researchers worked out how the parasite that causes malaria is able...

Scottish holiday lovers in lockdown promised plenty of sun – in 2022

SUN lovers in the icy grip of a Scottish lockdown can at least look forward to a summer holiday - next year. Edinburgh Airport says passengers...

Lives of beavers in Scotland set to be saved after crowdfund

COURT action to stop the killing of wild beavers in Scotland will go ahead following a successful crowdfunding appeal. Trees for Life have raised almost £60,000...

Crowds enjoy thrilling displays of flying at East Fortune

THOUSANDS of spectators enjoyed thrilling displays of flying skill at Scotland's National Airshow 2016 at East Fortune, East Lothian, on Saturday. From the awesome, ear-splitting roar...

Hilarity as Scots MP brands rival “stupidist”

A POLITICIAN took to Twitter to brand a rival "stupid" - only to misspell the word. Western Isles MP Angus MacNeil made the embarrassing mistake when...

Hole-in-the-wall gang smash their way into hair salon

A HOLE-in-the-wall gang used a sledgehammer to smash their way into - a hair salon. The criminal technique, normally used to get into bank vaults, was...

Hilarity as Scots MP brands rival “stupidist”

A POLITICIAN took to Twitter to brand a rival "stupid" - only to misspell the word. Western Isles MP Angus MacNeil made the embarrassing mistake when...

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