Business

TAXI and private hire drivers taking advantage of a new fund to help them through the lockdown will not see their Universal Credit payments affected.

THE number of Moray jobs relying on the furlough scheme has leapt by 50 per cent, latest figures have revealed.

NO fish, prawns or squid were taken ashore at Buckie Harbour last week as the quiet period on the landings front continued.

MILLIONS of pounds is being made available to help Scottish businesses who promote and sell package holidays to Scotland or day tours here.

A CALL for "long overdue" review into alcohol duty has been backed by Moray's MP.

SELF Assessment taxpayers have less than one week to submit their late tax returns to prevent a £100 penalty, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has warned

Michelle Williams has been named NovaLash's artist of the year and fan's artist of the year.

CASH grants of up to £5000 are up for grabs for projects using locally sourced food and drink.

MORAY'S MSP Richard Lochhead has hit back at criticisms of the system financial support for B&Bs and self catering.

SUPPORT funds for B&B and self-catering businesses in Moray and the Highlands have still not opened, Moray's MP has claimed.

MORAY MP Douglas Ross has welcomed UK government plans to expand a fisheries support fund to include those in the catching sector.

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.