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A taste of Hollywood

Highland construction firm Robertson aimed for a bit of Hollywood glamour when they launched their new regional division based in Inverness, Robertson Highland. Read

Xscape Soccer on a slippery slope

Kevin Keegan's new football concept, the Soccer Circus at Braehead Xscape, isn't doing too hot, admits Xscape boss, Frenchman PY Gerbeau. Read

The superman quest

The search for more supermen and women is underway with the backing of a leading energy boss. Read

Holyrood IT draws flak

Seems not everyone is pleased with Holyrood's new IT system. Read

Sponsor First takes Bus route to success

Transport group First has struck a deal to snap up a new Bus. Read

Beeb boss owns up to tie dilemma

Bbc Director General Mark Thompson revealed the secrets of his sometimes very strange postbag when he was guest speaker at Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce's president's dinner. Read

Mary's Queen of the railways

There is no need for jokes about the ceremony running on time or signalling faults leading to delays at the Rail Business Awards in London. Read

Inverlochy bags top hotel award

There were a lot of glamorous frocks and tartan on display at the Scottish Hotel of the Year Awards. Read

Hansen rolls out the football years

More than 500 of Scotland's top lawyers packed the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow for the Scottish Legal Awards. Read

Kennedy wins rector position

Perhaps it was no surprise that the most experienced politician in the race was elected as Rector of Glasgow University. Read

Picture perfect

The launch of Edinburgh's new online image archive will see thousands of photographs, prints, watercolours, etchings and engravings being digitised in a big project. Read

Pedalling power for First's charity

No this isn't the launch picture for transport giant First's expansion into pedal power. Read

Speed demons to scorch the tracks

Budding Lewis Hamiltons are being given a chance to test their mettle on a specially designed race track at Wembley Stadium. Read

Rocky forum

It didn't bode well for the Business in Parliament conference which takes place today. Read

Fans' bleak future

Ever wondered what an actuary actually does? Read

Edinburgh's Monopoly run

Time is running out to ensure Edinburgh makes it into a new version of Monopoly featuring the world's greatest cities. Read

Coffee funds

Lawyers are more used to people making the coffee for them but David Kaye has proved he is no slouch with a milk frother. Read

Monty's golfing paradise takes shape

It looks as though there won't be any shortage of sand for the bunkers on Colin Montgomerie's latest golf course development. Read

What are the parallels between starting a business and playing professional football? Both may lead to big salaries, fast cars and expensive divorces. Or either may lead to sitting on the sidelines while watching the competition take the advantage. Read