Business

DG BUSINESS AWARDS 2016 ENTRY DEADLINE EXTENDED TILL FEB 12TH

Following discussions at ChamberHQ, the Dumfries and Galloway Chamber of Commerce have decided to extend their deadline for entry to the DGBusiness Awards 2016...

Scottish Retail Sales Grow 0.6 Percent

  A National Statistics Publication for Scotland. Statistics announced today by Scotland’s Chief Statistician in the latest Retail Sales Index for Scotland release, covering the period...

Scots Firms More Likely To Support Their Staff With Training

Scots firms more likely to train staff New skills survey shows Scotland compares well to other UK nations. Seventy-one per cent of Scottish employers offered training...

PRODUCTIVITY IN SCOTLAND OUTPERFORMS REST OF UK

  Positive trends in Scottish productivity. Deputy First Minister John Swinney has hailed news that productivity in Scotland outperformed the UK in 2014 and across the...

THE CAIRNDALE HOTEL & LEISURE CLUB AWARDED TOP-RATED STATUS

The Cairndale Hotel & Leisure Club in Dumfries has been honoured in the LateRooms.com Simply the Guest Awards 2016 by achieving the prestigious Top...

SCOTLAND SEES FURTHER GROWTH IN TOURISM NUMBERS AND SPEND

  Nine per cent increase in overnight visits from Great Britain. The number of domestic tourist visits to Scotland jumped nine percent, to around 12.9 million,...

DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY HOTEL SHORTLISTED FOR TOP WEDDING AWARD

A Dumfries & Galloway, luxury hotel has been shortlisted for the inaugural UK Wedding Awards 2016 and it needs your vote to help it...

Mundell Supports Small Business Saturday

Wednesday, 13 January, 2016 Local MP David Mundell showed his support for small business Saturday by visiting Broadies in Moffat as well as IsCompliant in...

HETLAND GARDEN CENTRE SCOOPS A NATIONAL AWARD FOR THE FOURTH YEAR RUNNING

A local family business is polishing up its Christmas credentials after winning a prestigious industry award. David and Karen Wilson, owners of Hetland Garden Centre...

Scottish Economic Growth Sustained

Scottish economy grows 1.7 per cent in the year to Q3 2015. Scotland’s economy continued to expand in the third quarter according to Gross...