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Digger manufacturer JCB has donated £1,000 to help a community group stage a life-saving heart screening programme in memory of a mechanical engineer who died suddenly aged just 26.

ProPharm Services, Scotland’s leading independent provider of pharmacy and prescribing support services, has expanded its service offering following support from Business Gateway East Renfrewshire.

An Edinburgh-based digital and web services start-up is building a successful future after its founder turned to Business Gateway for support at a critical moment, following two years of significant personal and professional hardship.

Leonard Curtis, the private equity-backed professional services group, has appointed its first Head of Corporate Development to drive M&A, partnerships and strategic growth.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is sounding a warning shot ahead of a looming cost crunch in April that could push many small firms to breaking point.

With the T20 World Cup now well underway in India and Sri Lanka, property consultancy Vail Williams is marking its role in advising the University of Brighton on the opening of the UK’s largest indoor cricket academy.

Local voices and leading Edinburgh ambassadors invite visitors to experience the city beyond the guidebook.

A south coast legal firm is working its way through a surge of instructions as business owners and directors race to beat an imminent tax deadline.

An ambitious project aimed at optimising low-energy processing of cultivated kelp to create a liquid biostimulant and animal feed supplement is closer to commercialisation after exceeding its initial targets in controlled field trials.

USA international Mae Sagapolu has committed her future to Loughborough Lightning by signing a new contract extension.

Scotland’s leading business support festival is returning to Tayside this month to inspire local entrepreneurs and business owners.

Evtec Automotive Ltd based in Coventry has struck gold at a major national Manufacturing Awards ceremony picking up two awards, including being named Manufacturer of the Year.

The John Lewis Partnership has announced a £108m investment in pay, continuing its commitment to invest in Partner wages, alongside its wide range of other benefits.

Responding to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics on the UK Labour Market showing that unemployment has risen to its highest rate in nearly five years and that wage growth is continuing to slow, especially in the private sector.

For many family businesses, shares in a trading company form a core part of long-term family wealth. Importantly, they’ve historically provided a tax-efficient way to pass on wealth via inheritance.

Chartered accountant Eddi Taylor joined the board of Canterbury Business Improvement District (BID). Eddi is a Regional Managing Partner for UK top 10 accountancy firm Azets in the South East and leads the firm’s Canterbury team from its Watling Street offices.

Experts behind a world-leading airport operating system with an enviable record of cyber-security built small models with incorporated digital systems to show what happens during an attack.

A rural Lake District hospitality venue has launched a new elopement package in a nod to the rising trend of couples choosing greater intimacy for their wedding day.

A full sized JCB digger dressed up like a collector’s scale model stole a few hearts on Valentine’s Day – and stopped Londoners in their tracks outside an iconic railway station.

Car buyers in and around Portsmouth now have some exciting new options to choose from, following the opening of Hendy’s new Chery showroom on the Southampton Road.