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DUNDEE BERRY TRANSFORMED INTO DELICIOUS ICE-CREAM

Tayberries, grown and picked in Fife, are being transformed into a delicious, seasonal ice-cream.

The berries, which are a cross between a raspberry and a bramble, have been grown at the family-run Pittormie Fruit Farm in Dairsie. The ice-cream, which has been developed and created by Jannettas Gelateria in St Andrews, is thought to be the only one commercially available in Scotland and will be sold within Pittormie Fruit Farm’s shop and Jannettas itself.

Monday, 11 July 2016

The Great British High Street Awards 2016: Open for business!

The Great British High Street Competition 2016 is now open. The Competition searches England, Scotland and Wales for examples of great high streets, where local people and businesses are working together to put their high street at the heart of the community. Looking for high streets of all shapes and sizes, from city centres full of national chains to smaller centres with a greater presence from independents.

Monday, 11 July 2016

Tomorrow’s Business Awards - Entries Now Open

To promote the Prince's Trust Enterprise Programme and the fantastic support it offers to young people, we are launching the Tomorrow’s Business Awards

Tuesday, 05 July 2016

Fife vintage specialist’s 10th birthday present – 5th Hollywood deal in 4 years

Fife vintage furniture specialist Scaramanga is proving to be Lord of the Hollywood props jungle after swinging a supply role on their fifth Tinseltown blockbuster in four years.

Only nine months after the award-winning firm saw its padlocks used in Warner Brothers’ Pan, six of its vintage trunks will be seen around the world from today in $180m action drama The Legend Of Tarzan, starring Alexander Skarsgård as Edgar Rice Burroughs’ orphaned baby lord turned Lord of the Jungle.

Friday, 01 July 2016

St Andrews Family Business Launches Memorial Scholarship

A St Andrews family, whose business has been operating in the town since 1908, is giving back to its local school in the form of an annual memorial Scholarship.

Nicola and Owen Hazel of Jannettas Gelateria are launching the ‘Fiona De Angelis (nee Jannetta) Academic Scholarship’ which will provide financial support to a Madras College student who is advancing their development and career by embarking on further education.

Monday, 27 June 2016

Royal Highland Show delivers outstanding event in its 176th year

Over 187,000 visitors flocked to the Royal Highland Show over the last four days - with Friday playing host to 47,990 exhibitors, farmers, food producers and business owners, as well as the general public, who were digesting the results of the Brexit vote.

The historic announcement failed to engulf Scotland's biggest celebration of farming, food and rural life, which saw 7000 of the UK's finest livestock compete for £225,000 of prize money and 280 trophies worth around £2,000,000.

Monday, 27 June 2016

New look and new jobs for Gibson Training & Care

Fife-based Gibson Training & Care, a leading care provider and training centre for the nursing and care profession, has unveiled a bright, new corporate identity and revealed plans to extend their workforce throughout Fife.

Monday, 27 June 2016

New Annual St Andrews Photography Festival to Celebrate Old and New

While St Andrews is world-renowned as the home of golf, few know the role the town has played nationally and internationally in the introduction of photography.

BID St Andrews – the business improvement body created to support businesses in the town – is working with the University of St Andrews and local businesses to launch an annual photography festival in August which will celebrate the role and importance of St Andrews in the world of photography and engage with those who live, work in and visit the town.

Friday, 10 June 2016

Business Gateway Fife's Figures Show Greater Support For Growing Fife Businesses

Business Gateway Fife has released its Key Achievement Figures for 2015/16 which demonstrate that more established and growing businesses are being supported than ever before.

Rising to the challenge, Business Gateway Fife are proud to be supporting and developing businesses which ultimately helps to safeguard and create local jobs.

There has been a reduction in start-up businesses on a national level, reflecting a more stable and buoyant economy - with more people in employment, there is simply less impetus for people to take the leap and start a new business.

Wednesday, 08 June 2016

Kirkcaldy Entrepreneur in the Running for National Award

A Kirkcaldy entrepreneur has been shortlisted for a national award after setting up her own online business magazine.

Lynda Hamilton, who also runs her own PR consultancy, is a finalist in the Mumandworking Awards 2016, which celebrate parents and flexible working.

She has been nominated as Working Parent Blogger of the Year after launching Scotland B2B (East Coast Edition), an online business magazine, news community and resource for start-ups, entrepreneurs and SMEs based or trading in the east of Scotland.

Wednesday, 08 June 2016

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