14 h. ago Pride South Lanarkshire gets VisitScotland funding boost to expand festival

The event will be returning to Hamilton town centre on Saturday, August 2.

Politics

16 h. ago BAE Systems funding provides 300 jobs boost for Scottish shipyards

“We welcome the additional funding from Scottish Enterprise that will help secure shipbuilding in Glasgow for generations to come” – Simon Lister, BAE Systems

Politics

19 h. ago Aim boss makes plea to boost market’s appeal after inheritance tax blow

Marcus Stuttard is urging the Government to help boost ‘financial incentives’ for Aim shares and for British pension funds to back UK stocks.

Economics

60 h. ago The NHS must fund services like fracture clinics that can save money and boost productivity: RUTH SUNDERLAND

Improving the nation's health is a moral imperative in its own right. It is also one of the keys to unlocking the productivity that has eluded the UK since the financial crisis.

Economics

7 d. ago Welcome to the 'National Health State': Half of all public spending will go on NHS by the end of the decade despite alarm at dire productivity... and bosses STILL want more

A respected think-tank has insisted the UK is turning into the 'National Health State' after another major funding boost.

Economics

7 d. ago Time to step up and fix housing crisis after Swinney handed £9billion funding boost

Record View says there must be a joint approach with local authoritie to ensure there is a huge push to build more affordable homes.

Economics

1 week ago Winter fuel payments to benefit nine million pensioners after major u

The Scottish Parliament will receive a funding boost after the re-think by Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Economics

1 week ago Pensions report cuts Reeves’ planned growth funds from £160bn to £11bn

Chancellor had anticipated surpluses from final salary schemes would boost investment in UK economyPlans to invest £160bn of surplus funds from final salary pension schemes to boost the UK economy over the next 10 years have been dealt a blow by a Whitehall assessment that found there was likely to be little more than £11bn available to spend.In a knock to Rachel Reeves’s growth agenda, a report by civil servants at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) found that the expected surpluses in occupational schemes would be used by businesses to offload their pension liabilities to insurance companies. Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago UK could face up to £30bn of tax rises to fund defence spending boost, economist says

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to boost defence spending to 2.7 per cent of GDP by 2027, as Nato allies push for ‘dramatic increase’

Economics

2 w. ago Two new business units at former contaminated Shawfield site now complete

They were completed ‘on time and on budget’ after a funding boost from the Scottish Government.

Politics

2 w. ago Keir Starmer says 25,000 Scottish defence jobs protected by Labour funding boost as he attacks SNP on Trident

Starmer made the commitment as he launched the Strategic Defence Review at the BAE site in Govan.

Events

2 w. ago Huge £37m funding boost for NHS hospitals and sites in Greater Manchester

'Patients and staff deserve to be in buildings that are safe, comfortable and fit for purpose'

Economics

2 w. ago Blair Drummond Safari Park to host evening bike event to boost neighbours' fundraising effort

This year, Camphill is aiming to raise £6000 to help its community for adults with learning disabilities and additional support needs to purchase adaptable bikes.

Politics

3 w. ago The five ways a beloved Swansea park is about to be enhanced after funding boost

A brand-new community improvement project is to be launched to enhance the park for visitors

Politics