Sometimes you just can’t get far enough away from the hustle and bustle of city life. That’s when you might jump on a plane and head for a different country. But if you’d rather find your respite closer to home, you could head for Skye.  The island has plenty of beauty to offer, whether you prefer dramatic sights or a gentler, peaceful backdrop in your quest to forget about work and unwind.  If tranquility is top of your list, Coruisk House could be the ideal base for your Sk

Mitchells & Butlers, advised by Savills, has completed an off-market acquisition of the Charwood Bar and Grill on Buckstone Terrace, from a private seller. The 6,000 square-foot site will reopen later this year as a Miller & Carter Steakhouse, following a £2m refurbishment. John Menzies, director in the retail team at Savills Scotland, said: “This will be the third Miller & Carter in Edinburgh. Its location to the south of the city, close to the Edinburgh bypass, will complem

Royal London has announced a new partnership with charity, Groundwork, with an £800,000 commitment to support urban, nature-recovery initiatives throughout the UK and Ireland. In its first year, the work of the partnership will focus on creating, enhancing and stewarding local nature sites. The funding from Royal London will be directed towards a variety of initiatives aimed at improving, protecting and restoring green spaces, as well as boosting biodiversity in urban setting

Sponsored A certain film is known for popularising the sales strategy of “always be closing”, but is this approach relevant today? Buyer-behaviour specialist, Gerry Forristal, believes that there are better ways to get a customer to say yes in 2026. Here’s what he shared with us:   “The strategy of "always be closing" became embedded in sales culture and training programmes as a result of the 1992 film Glengarry Glen Ross . But while the phrase has since fallen out of favour,

A new study reveals that more than half (55 per cent) of the UK population have no investments and that a third (33 per cent) of those who do not invest say it’s because they don’t know enough about investing. The research, by Aviva, shows that 39 per cent are put off by thinking investing is too risky and they worry that they’ll lose money, compared to leaving it in a current or savings account. Nearly a quarter (23 per cent) lack confidence to begin investing and say they d

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.    Power On Web Design, founded by Martin Kay in October 2024, provides creative web design, technology and digital consultancy services to small-and-medium-sized businesses across Scotland.  Since launching in October 2024, the business has gro

Bristo Square pub Paradise Palms has announced the takeover of its kitchen by Antojitos Cantina, with menus inspired by its chef John Kelly’s travels in Mexico and the country’s traditional menus and cantinas. Established in 2020 by siblings John and Louise Kelly, Scottish Street Food Award winner, Antojitos, started out as a food truck in a driveway in Coatbridge, going on to become a pop-up at markets such as The Pitt in Edinburgh and to hold a residency at  Camden Market.

When you’ve had enough of city life, where do you go, to recharge the batteries?  Scotland has a wealth of beautiful and remote locations, that are perfect for getting away from it all.  Some may involve a bit of a trek to reach your destination, but Newhall Mains, on the northern edge of the Black Isle, is just 20 miles from Inverness airport.  And if you’d like to arrive in style, you might like to note that Newhall Mains has its own airfield, exclusively for use by hotel r

Capital Service Solutions Group (CSSG), the West Lothian-based specialist cleaning company, has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of its first head of HSEQ (health, safety, environment and quality) and facilities management. Lawrence Curran joins the award-winning firm from a similar position at veterinary services company Linnaeus. A former facilities manager at South Lanarkshire Council, he brings a wealth of experience to the new role as CSSG pre

Health-care brand, First Contact Health Clinics, has announced the launch of a new UK-wide network of healthcare clinics, to tackle what its leadership team calls the ‘UK’s severe pain problem’. The company reported that it is looking for ambitious business partners in Edinburgh to help spearhead rapid-growth plans. First Contact Health Clinics’ founder, Peter Watson said: “The UK doesn’t have a shortage of pain. It has a shortage of answers. For too long, people with muscle

Edinburgh entrepreneur Calum White is celebrating the fifth anniversary of Dubai-based White & Co. Real Estate, with a record turnover of £63m (307 million UAE dirhams) in 2025. The company has enjoyed five years of successive growth since being set up by the 32-year-old in January 2021. The most recent financial figures see revenue up 75 per cent. White & Co now occupies four floors of 56,000 square feet of office space in Control Tower in its Motor City headquarters. The fi

It may be a long way south of Edinburgh, but for a restorative weekend break, there’s a hotel in West Sussex that could be well worth the journey.   The Woodcote, in the village of Graffham, is set within the South Downs National Park. Most of its rooms have uninterrupted views over the local landscape, of rolling downland and ancient woodlands.   The restaurant focuses on seasonal produce, sourced from local gamekeepers, farms, fisheries, cheesemakers and foragers.  Its exec

Sponsored AI is transforming many aspects of health care, spanning a wide range of medical conditions, investigations and treatments. The latest technological advances have the potential to make a significant difference to daily life, including for those suffering from hearing loss. We spoke to Louise Stewart, senior audiologist at Fairfield Hearing, who is seeing rapid developments in the world of hearing health, as a result of AI – and she is keen to introduce cutting-edge

The Drinkmonger Spirits Fair is returning to Mansfield Traquair on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 March. Now in its third year, the event brings together more than 30 producers and over 150 spirits and mixed drinks, positioning it as Scotland’s largest multi-category spirits-tasting event. Visitors can explore gin, agave spirits (tequila and mezcal), whisky and rum, alongside vermouths and liqueurs, with Japanese sake and shochu introduced as a highlight for 2026. The event is org

Edinburgh-based entrepreneur John McClarey, founder of corporate, charity sports-events company, Business Fives, is to appear on an upcoming episode of Dragons’ Den . John founded Business Fives 10 years ago, without seed investment, starting with a single charity sports event in the capital. Since then, the business has grown into a multi-location operation spanning more than 50 cities across the UK and Ireland, as well as Europe. Today, Business Fives delivers professionall

Law firm Aberdein Considine has appointed M&A lawyer, Stewart Gordon, as partner in the firm’s Edinburgh office. Stewart joins Aberdein Considine from Addleshaw Goddard, where he was a managing associate in the infrastructure, projects and energy team. Ritchie Whyte, partner and head of corporate at the firm said: “We are very pleased to welcome Stewart to our growing corporate and energy teams. “He brings more than a decade’s experience of successfully handling complex M&A a

The Real Mary King’s Close and The Lost Close have announced a new collaborative tour experience, ‘Above & Below’. Running from Friday 13 February to Sunday 22 February, Above & Below brings together two independently guided experiences to offer guests a deeper understanding of Edinburgh’s layered history, both beneath the Royal Mile and above the Old Town. The experience begins with a one-hour guided tour at The Real Mary King’s Close, where guests descend into preserved 17t

A team of East Lothian cyclists, the Doddie Dasher’5, are gearing up for a tough test this spring, as they take on an 800-mile fundraising cycle in support of the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. The challenge, known as Doddie’s Triple Crown, follows the success of last year’s event, which raised more than £1m for motor-neurone-disease research. This time, the riders are going even further, increasing the distance from 700 to 800 miles over four days. Taking place from Tuesday 10

A new restaurant opening on Edinburgh's Bristo Place this month is offering diners something a little different – a venue that changes its ‘culinary destination’ every six weeks, without changing its character. Described as “retro Asian canteen meets supper-club afterparty”, Uncle Tiger will run a rotating line-up of sessions, with each focusing on a single destination – bringing together dishes inspired by Asian food culture, inventive cocktails and a soundtrack to match.  T

Partner news Edinburgh property portal ESPC has revealed the capital’s top-performing rental postcodes for Q4 2025, highlighting where buy-to-let investors are achieving the strongest returns. Using rental data from Citylets alongside ESPC’s latest house-price analysis, the report identifies the areas that delivered the most attractive yields between October and December. From waterfront districts to well-connected urban neighbourhoods, the study notes that tenant demand rem