Monday, 2 November 2020

Borders advice service thrives despite council funding squeeze

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SPECIAL FEATURE   When it was signed in 2012, a £225,000 contract awarded by Scottish Borders Council to a regional consortium of Citizen...
Friday, 30 October 2020

Avocet boss rebuked by US law firm

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by DOUGLAS SHEPHERD A shareholder letter issued earlier this week by Martin Frost, the head of Avocet Natural Capital PLC, has incurred the ...
Thursday, 29 October 2020

"Disruptive technology" group faces further disruption

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 by EWAN LAMB The latest round of restructuring involving the Avocet 'disruptive technology' businesses could see the parent company...

£3 million wind farm assessment among multiple valuation appeals

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 by DOUG COLLIE Agents acting for the operators of wind farms in the Scottish Borders and the rest of Scotland are challenging revaluations ...
Tuesday, 27 October 2020

Threat of US law suits dismissed as "nonsense"

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by DOUGLAS SHEPHERD A further threat by businessman Martin Frost to raise court actions in Delaware against individuals who have been forwar...
Sunday, 25 October 2020

Best paid job in Scottish Borders up for grabs

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 by DOUG COLLIE The new chief executive at Scottish Borders Council (annual salary between £128,000 and £131,000) will have to be capable of...
Tuesday, 20 October 2020

Council's record breaking secret IT deal under fire

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 by EWAN LAMB The level of secrecy and lack of transparency surrounding a multi-million pound deal struck by Tory controlled Scottish Borde...