JIM Anderson may have retired from competitive swimming after the London 2012 Paralympics, but he has not been idle. As well as coaching other swimmers, playing boccia and taking part in some ...

THE Times Scotland has appointed experienced journalist and Scottish political commentator, Hamish Macdonell, to the post of Scottish political editor. The appointment follows last week’s ABC National ...

HERIOT-Watt University has appointed Professor Robert Craik as the provost and CEO of its new Malaysia campus. This new flagship campus will enable students in the region to take advantage of ...

AFTER 36 years at the helm, a local business man and founding member of a successful North-east company is stepping down from his position as head of the organisation. Alasdair Craigie, 69, is to ...

IAN Abernethy, the Lochaber freelance journalist who has just completed 50 years in the business, is the winner of this year’s Barron Trophy, which recognises lifetime achievement in journalism in the ...

A handful of Scots local and regional newspapers – some of them free – have bucked the trend of falling circulation among Scots newspaper titles, according to latest figures. Sales the Audit Bureau of ...

A LEADING occupational health company has welcomed a key member of staff to its growing Great Yarmouth operation. Dr Simon Worsley MB ChB has been appointed to the role of occupational health ...

A LEADING North Ayrshire company is bucking the current economic gloom by celebrating 35 years of successful trading. Irvine-based printing company, Kestrel Press, was originally set up as a ...

ANOTHER month, another set of year-on-year falls for newspaper sales figures in Scotland. Says the Audit Bureau of Circulation, the average sales in Scotland for daily and Sunday newspapers were ...

A FANTASY forest, which celebrates traditional arts and crafts from around the world, will be the hub for children’s activities at this year’s Edinburgh Mela for young children and families. The ...

THE Scottish Government’s announcement that it has scrapped plans to put all new social housing tenants on ‘probation’ has been welcomed by Shelter Scotland. Says a Shelter spokesperson: “In April, ...

LEADING mid-tier accountancy practice, French Duncan, has appointed Bruce Gellatly, former partner at Ernst & Young, as managing partner of its Edinburgh office. Having joined the firm a year ago as ...