Police Scotland has closed its handling of fraud allegations made by an Edinburgh businessman against Royal Bank of Scotland, telling his MP that the dispute is civil rather than criminal and that it will take no further action unless ordered to by a court. The position was set out lastContinue Reading

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Ofcom has today directed Openreach to withdraw a wholesale offer that would have given internet service providers a discount of up to £9.50 per customer per month, for up to 30 months, for bringing new full-fibre customers onto its network. The final decision confirms the regulator’s provisional position from JulyContinue Reading

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Barry Leahey MBE is President of Playdale Playgrounds, the Cumbrian manufacturer that has designed and installed more than 25,000 playgrounds around the world since 1978. In May 2026 the company launched Fuse, a play system that brings climbing, balancing, crawling and exploration together in one connected structure. Leahey joined PlaydaleContinue Reading

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Ross Evans is co-founder of ShuttersUp, the West Wickham, Kent, company he started in 2006 with his friend Ashley Weight to make and fit plantation, PVC and faux wood shutters. The business is a finalist for The Lloyds Leading SME Business of the Year at the Lloyds British Business ExcellenceContinue Reading

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