Latest Column Posts
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There is still a vast food appetite for fave chains
Monday 25th September 2023
Whether you’re loving it or not, there’s been a remarkable boom in the number of fast-food chain restaurants, both homegrown and international, that are looking to break either their first ground or further ground on Scottish soil.
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Trouble in store if town centres die
Monday 18th September 2023
Close your eyes and imagine your local town centre. What do you see? Do you envisage a busy, bustling hub of local traders and high-street names packed full of shoppers keen to spend their cash? Or do you imagine a derelict, grey shopping mall with dozens of empty units and countless closed...
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House about we ditch this licence to kill short term lets
Monday 11th September 2023
Being involved within the property sector, I’ve kept a close eye on new legislation due to come into force shortly regarding short-term lets.
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Women have to feel safe working in our whisky businesses
Monday 4th September 2023
Scotland’s whisky industry received some sobering news after the first-ever global survey of women working within the sector revealed ‘widespread examples of unconscious bias’ and ‘micro-aggressions’ against women, which could ‘build up over time to have a...
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Hi tech Grub has tasty future
Monday 28th August 2023
Scotland’s food industry is one of the country’s largest industry sectors, continuing to grow thanks to a fusion of time-honored tradition and futuristic visions.
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It critical to tech care of digital skills job training
Tuesday 22nd August 2023
I was shocked when I heard about the recent collapse of CodeClan.
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Cycle bash boost is a racing cert
Monday 14th August 2023
The UCI World Championships rolled into Scotland recently and it was a sight to behold as more than 8,000 cyclists took to roads across Scotland to race.
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Citys now showing its stir quality
Monday 7th August 2023
Whether its global enterprises or industry-leading organisations, Scotland is no stranger to housing major corporate spaces for some of the world’s biggest companies.
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Hotel sector checks in for a comfy stay
Monday 31st July 2023
With the school summer holidays in full swing and Scottish holidaymakers looking for somewhere to escape for some quality time, investment and interest in Scotland’s hotel sector is seemingly checking in for success after some fantastic half year results.
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Not planning for a greener future is fuelish
Monday 24th July 2023
It was fascinating to see the recently announced plans from the UK government – investing £20bn in a network of small modular reactors (SMRs) to achieve its net zero targets – threatening to go nuclear between Westminster and Holyrood.