RBS says changing habits are behind decision to close Coupar Angus branch
Coupar Angus has suffered a further high street blow with news a national bank is closing its town branch. (...)
RBS to close branch at Dundee University
Students at Dundee University are set for a shock when they return from their festive break to learn that the Royal Bank of Scotland is to close its branch at the union. (...)
Man due in court accused of stealing charity bucket from city bank
A man has been charged after a children's charity bucket went missing from a Dundee bank on Friday. (...)
Jobs at risk as owner of Dundee's Liquid Nightclub falls into administration
Nightclub owner Luminar Group Holdings, which owns Dundee's Liquid Nightclub, has gone into administration. (...)
Good weather tipped for Perth Racecourse Charities Race Day
Forecasters predict the clouds will part to reveal blue skies ahead of today's eagerly anticipated Perth Racecourse Charities Race Day. (...)
Move to flatten Buckhaven killer Robert Thomson's house of tragedy
A house in Fife where a father murdered his two children will almost certainly be flattened in the coming months, after its repossession by the bank. (...)
Dundee University students hector 'Hester'
A group of Dundee University students imagined meeting a bank boss to highlight what they claim is the "injustice" students and staff are facing through public spending cuts. (...)
Montrose FC boss Steven Tweed steps down
Montrose boss Steven Tweed has stepped down from his role after watching his side slump to a 2-1 defeat at Annan Athletic. (...)
£5m East of Scotland Investment Fund to boost firms and create jobs
North Queensferry was the setting for the announcement of a £5 million fund which will benefit businesses in the east of Scotland and could boost jobs by more than 1000. (...)
Tales of the century revealed in print
In terms of the age of this planet, a century is a geological eyeblink, but in human terms a century — especially the past 100 years — can bring staggering change. A casual leafing through newspapers, periodicals and almanacs for 1911 provides an eyebrow-raising glimpse into a forgotten world in its twilight years before the first world war. (...)
'Hard work' the key to Dundee firm MTC Media's success
An internet development company has designs on a successful future, having started the year in new premises and increased its workforce to meet a bulging order book. (...)
Tayside Police issue warning over counterfeit notes
Tayside Police have made an urgent appeal to the public to be on their guard against counterfeit money. (...)
Dundee University students stage 'study-in' over tuition fees
Dundee University students have burned the midnight oil in protest against a planned rise in tuition fees. (...)
Holyrood report praises Fife housing associations
A group of Fife housing associations were praised at Holyrood yesterday for demonstrating how organisations can club together to drive down costs. (...)
Banks levy to earn £2.5bn a year
Details of a permanent levy on banks expected to rake in £2.5bn a year by 2012 were unveiled by the UK Treasury. (...)
Loosen the purse strings, small Dundee firm's boss asks banks
The head of a Dundee packaging company established after a 51-day factory sit-in by sacked workers has called on banks to loosen the purse strings to help out small businesses. (...)
Takeover puts Forth Wines back in Scottish hands
A group of local licensed trade figures have proved there are good news stories to come out of the recession after returning a leading drinks wholesaler to Scottish ownership. (...)
Bank pulled plug on Cardenden development
A Fife builder has criticised the conduct of banks in the recession after being forced to watch his firm become one of its latest victims. (...)
Williams Lea printworks closing — 40 jobs axed
Perth's economy has been dealt another jobs blow with the news that more than 40 jobs are to be lost with the closure of the Williams Lea printworks. (...)
Angus beats general fall in business startups
The number of new businesses set up in Dundee, Fife and Perth and Kinross fell over the last quarter, but rose slightly in Angus. (...)