Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society plans £1million investment

ONE of the world’s oldest golf clubs, Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society in Edinburgh, has teed-up an ambitious £1million investment. The capital club, which dates back to 1761, has commissioned highly acclaimed golf course architects Mackenzie & Ebert to roll-out a series of improvements to a course bearing the stamp of legends Willie Park Jnr, Dr Alister Mackenzie of Augusta National and Cypress Point fame, and James Braid.

Read Story

Should charities ride the social enterprise wave?

Charities and social enterprises have much to learn from each other, but the ride may not always be smooth, advises Kate Wyatt, Partner in Lindsays’ Employment team and member of the firm’s charities group.

Read Story

Commenting on today’s ONS Retail Sales figures, Euan Murray, Relationship Director, Barclays Corporate Banking, Scotland, said:

“As we’ve seen from recent announcements by individual retailers, most of the industry enjoyed a really good Christmas with sales remaining strong in December. The ONS data backs this up, revealing solid year-on-year growth. Although the December figures were down on November, it would be a mistake to focus too…

Read Story

Barclays helps businesses to stay vigilant against email impersonation fraud with new video to raise awareness

Impersonation fraud has cost UK businesses £32million according to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau Barclays has launched a new video to help its business customers stay protected from an increasing type of fraud impacting SMEs – email impersonation. The video shows how easily the scam can occur, when an imposter…

Read Story

Planning an event in Edinburgh? Have you thought about DoubleTree Edinburgh Airport Hotel?

Winter Promotion Day Delegate Rate at DoubleTree Edinburgh Airport Hotel

Read Story

Catch up on the latest business news from our Business Comment magazine!

In the latest issue of our Business Comment magazine, the focus is on our vital tourism sector which supports over 30,000 jobs and contributes about £1.4billion of value to our local economy each year.

Read Story

Help HES re-write History of Underrepresented Groups – Opportunity for local historic figures to be recognised with a Commemorative Plaque

Historic Environment Scotland are asking members of the public to help commemorate unrepresented figures from the country’s past.

Read Story

Sobering credit scores brew high energy bills for pubs

  Lower credit ratings for pubs could mean higher electricity and gas bills this Christmas as energy suppliers keep the trade on their naughty lists for being bad payers. Just like loan firms, energy companies perform credit checks on customers. How well you score influences how the industry prices your…

Read Story

FanDuel and DraftKings Agree to Strategic Merger of Equals

Fantasy sports technology companies DraftKings and FanDuel today announced they have entered into a merger agreement. The transaction is expected to close in 2017. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Read Story

Jobs Boost for Business Stream in Advance of England Market Opening

Business Stream has added to its team in Edinburgh, as the specialist water retailer ramps up preparations to compete in England’s non-domestic water market, in April next year.

Read Story