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PANDEMIC THREAT TO BAXTERS JOBS
admin Posted On March , 2021


Food firm Baxters could close its restaurant and retail outlet in Moray with the loss of up to 30 jobs. The Fochabers-based business – famed for its soups and preserves – has a Highland Village visitors centre in the town. […]


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BORDERS RAIL STATION REOPENS AFTER 55 YEARS
admin Posted On March , 2021


Plans to open a railway station in a Borders village which last saw passenger services more than 50 years ago have been given the go-ahead. Network Rail wants to build the two-platform structure with 70 parking spaces at Reston in […]


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LOW DEPOSIT HOME LOANS FROM HBOS
admin Posted On March , 2021


Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland have introduced new home mover house purchase mortgages for borrowers with deposits as low as 10 per cent.  The deals will broaden out the banks’ low deposit offering beyond only first-time buyers, to existing homeowners looking […]


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WYLIE & BISSET: SCOTTISH BUDGET FOCUSES ON FUNDING AND SPENDING
admin Posted On March , 2021


Glasgow-based chartered accountants, Wylie & Bisset, say that Finance Secretary Kate Forbes’ first budget has put funding and spending at its forefront, while sidestepping tax hikes. Warning that Scotland’s economic growth will not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024, Ms […]


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CONTACTLESS LIMIT MAY TO RISE TO £100
admin Posted On March , 2021


The limit on a single payment using contactless technology could rise to £100 – more than double the current limit. The coronavirus pandemic has led to larger amounts spent via contactless payments, either using cards or devices such as smartphones. […]


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POUNDLAND PUTS SCOTTISH STORES INTO HIBERNATION
admin Posted On March , 2021


Eight Scottish stores are among the 44 earmarked for temporary closure by Poundland. The budget retailer will put them into hibernation starting tomorrow. The move comes after an 80% fall in footfall since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The […]


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