Business

Unite Scotland members have voted to support a ground-breaking new agreement for thousands of engineering and maintenance workers in the North Sea.

MORAY MSP Richard Lochhead has called for a cut in VAT for hair and beauty salons to help them recover from the pandemic.

MORAY Council's ill-starred dredger MV Selkie has spent another long period out of action due to mechanical problems, it has been revealed.

MORY Council is accepting applications for the Strategic Framework Business Fund (SFBF) and the Discretionary Business Fund.

TECHFEST is to help north charities better protect themselves against online crime, with a new virtual event taking place during CyberScotland Week.

IT was a case of the only way is up when it came to landings last week at Buckie Harbour.

A NEW webinar programme has been unveiled to help those who have been made redundant or face the threat of redundancy.

MORAY fishermen have netted a boost after harbour charges were frozen for the next financial year.

THE UK's Brexit has been slammed as “extremely disappointing” by a Scottish fishing industry leader.

CONTROVERSIAL proposed legislation to regulate short-term lets in the tourism industry has been withdrawn.

MORAY MP Douglas Ross has welcomed the Scottish Government's decision to reverse its stance on business rates relief.

A BUCKIE councillor has hit back at criticisms of proposed Scottish Government legislation regarding short term lets.

The UK Space Agency is launching a programme to help firms take off by accessing the opportunities space-related enterprise can bring

MORAY B&Bs will now be able to apply for a lockdown grant, the Scottish Government have announced.

A CASH pot of over £2 million has been set aside for the hostels sector in Scotland, which has suffered as a result of Covid-19.

A TASKFORCE created to mitigate the impact of Brexit on the Scottish seafood industry has been branded as too little, too late.

STRUGGLING coach firms hit by Covid restrictions can now apply for a share of a multi-million pound support package.

BUCKIE Harbour recorded its quietest week for some time on the landings front during the last week.

MORAY businesses whose main income derives from the wedding industry are being urged to apply to a new fund.

NEW legislation on short-term lets will "penalise" Moray B&Bs and self-caterers, the region's MP has warned.