Recently added articles from The Scotsman:
Between the Lines: Cold hard numbers say it is too soon for green shoots
Jul 02, 2009; ... IT WILL not come as much consolation to you if you work at a soon-to-close Diageo plant or for a threatened shipbuilding company, butthere were further signs yesterday that things are looking up. Two pieces of research have added to the expectation that theworst of the recession ...
AAM tops pile after Credit Suisse takeover
Jul 02, 2009 ... ABERDEEN Asset Management (AAM) has become the largestindependent fund manager in Britain, after completing theacquisition of Credit Suisse's business, writes Hamish Rutherford. Yesterday marked the second and final closing of the deal, givingAAM a further GBP 29.1 billion in ...
Battle of the balti hots up as city tries to lay claim to dish's name
Jul 02, 2009; ... THE balti - beloved dish of the Scots curry fan - could soon bebanned from menus. Birmingham, the birthplace of the balti, is seeking legalprotection that will entitle only restaurants within the city to usethe name. Councillors there are examining the European legislation ...
Doctors say threat of prosecution should stay over assisted suicides
Jul 02, 2009; ... DOCTORS yesterday refused to back calls to lift the threat ofprosecution from those who accompany terminally ill loved ones tooverseas clinics to take their own lives. A motion discussed at the British Medical Association (BMA)conference in Liverpool urged support for a change in ...
BPI profits a pleasant surprise package
Jul 02, 2009; ... SHARES in Scottish plastic packaging firm British PolytheneIndustries jumped 13 per cent yesterday as it confirmed profitswould be "comfortably ahead" of expectation for the first six monthsof the year. In a statement to the Stock Exchange, the Greenock-basedmanufacturer said ...
Equity boost for NXVision
Jul 02, 2009 ... A DUNFERMLINE company developing technology which sends videocontent from the home to mobile devices has won GBP 250,000 inequity funding. NXVision was awarded the cash from Perth-based angel investorBraveheart, Scottish Enterprise, LINC Scotland and its ownmanagement ....
Kirk considers closing Edinburgh parishes as congregations dwindle
Jul 02, 2009; ... EVERY Church of Scotland parish in Edinburgh is at risk ofclosure as part of a radical attempt to reorganise how the Kirkreaches out to its congregations. The Scotsman has learned that senior officials now accept theycannot sustain the upkeep of 86 parishes in the city's ...
Mother to sue board over cystic fibrosis test 'blunder'
Jul 02, 2009; ... A PREGNANT woman who was wrongly told she had tested negative forcystic fibrosis is claiming GBP 100,000 damages for alleged medicalnegligence. She said she would have had an abortion if she had known herunborn child had cystic fibrosis. The 41-year-old from Edinburgh gave ...
Clydesdale to lend extra GBP 100m to cash-strapped SMEs
Jul 02, 2009; ... Scott McKerracher says firms are being hit by late payments CLYDESDALE Bank has earmarked GBP 100 million of cash to lend tosmall and medium companies under an invoice financing scheme toimprove cash flow for credit crunch-hit businesses. The funding will be available to ...
Higher prices for drink 'will have serious impact' on jobs
Jul 02, 2009; ... Sir Ian Good, chairman of Famous Grouse maker Edrington, saysplans to raise alcohol prices are 'ill-conceived' Picture: GraemeHart SCOTTISH Government plans to impose a minimum price on alcoholwill have a "serious impact" on 40,000 jobs in the drinks industry,the head of ...
New creamery helps dairy sector rise to top
Jul 02, 2009; ... KINTYRE is one of the most productive dairy farming areas inScotland, but it does suffer from being remote and highly dependenton virtually all of the milk being processed at the creamery inCampbeltown. There have been concerns over the future of that facility,despite regular ...
Ireland and UK both bidding to curb power of supermarkets
Jul 02, 2009; ... FARMERS have been pressing the UK government to introduce a"supermarket ombudsman" for many months, but to no avail. Themultiples, in turn, claim the Competition Commission is all that isrequired in terms of having a regulatory organisation. In the Republic of Ireland, feelings ...
Huge increase in business fraud as recession bites
Jul 02, 2009; ... REPORTED business fraud in Scotland has rocketed by 450 per centin the first half of 2009, according to figures from accountancyfirm BDO Stoy Hayward. Fraud reported between January and June totalled more than GBP 10million, compared with the figure of GBP 1.8m in June 2008 ....
Johnston Press's Fry picks up GBP 1m recruitment deal share options
Jul 02, 2009; ... JOHN Fry, the new chief executive of Johnston Press, which ownsThe Scotsman, has been awarded share options worth GBP 1 million aspart of the deal agreed when he joined the company. Yesterday,Johnston Press announced it had awarded five million shares to Fry,who left rival Archant to ...
Gazetteer
Jul 02, 2009 ... Battle of the sexes: Boy power wins the day at Kwik Fit THERE'S nothing like a bit of competitive spirit to boostbusiness. Car insurance firm Kwik Fit has reported one of its strongestsales days since the business began 14 years ago - after it launcheda boys v girls ...
Retailers show big spike in positive trading updates
Jul 02, 2009; ... A HIGHER proportion of retail trading updates were positive inthe second quarter of 2009 than at any time in the last five years,new research has revealed. A total of 70 per cent of management statements issued byretailers on the London Stock Exchange were upbeat, while no ...
Theatre Reviews: A thoroughly modern marriage
Jul 02, 2009; ... THE TAMING OF THE SHREW *** BOTANIC GARDENS, GLASGOW GOOD THINGS *** PITLOCHRY FESTIVAL THEATRE THRILLER LIVE! **** KING'S THEATRE, GLASGOW WHAT is it about Shakespeare's The Taming Of The Shrew? On onehand, it's a robust plea for old-fashioned ...
Relief for Rose as M&S sales stabilise
Jul 02, 2009; ... MARKS & Spencer's embattled executive chairman Sir Stuart Roseeased pressure on the high street stalwart yesterday by unveiling asmaller-than-expected fall in sales. Rose, who has faced flak due to recent trading and corporategovernance issues, said there were signs of an improved ...
Oscar-winning actor Malden dies, aged 97
Jul 02, 2009; ... VETERAN Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden, the star of classicmovies A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront, has died aged97. His agent Budd Moss said the actor died in his sleep at home inLos Angeles in the early hours of yesterday. Malden, who made his big-screen ...
PM brings House down with 'zero per cent rise' blunder
Jul 02, 2009; ... GORDON Brown was ridiculed yesterday after accidentally sayingpublic spending under Labour would include a "zero per cent" rise. The Commons burst into laughter when Mr Brown, questioned by Toryleader David Cameron at Prime Minister's questions, made the gaffe. His spokesman ...