Thursday, 29 July 2021

"Investment fraud" allegations outlined by shareholders

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by OUR BUSINESS STAFF A number of shareholders who were persuaded to invest in an offshoot of the Avocet 'disruptive technology' gro...
Tuesday, 27 July 2021

Borders heritage 'a largely untapped resource'

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PART TWO OF OUR SPECIAL REPORT FEATURING DR CHRIS BOWLES, FORMER ARCHAEOLOGY OFFICER AT SCOTTISH BORDERS COUNCIL AND NOW IN CHARGE OF COLORA...
Saturday, 24 July 2021

A "rags to riches" heritage journey

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SPECIAL FEATURE: PART ONE DR CHRIS BOWLES: HE LEFT CASH-STRAPPED SCOTTISH BORDERS COUNCIL TO OVERSEE THE LARGEST CONSERVATION FUND IN THE U....
Sunday, 18 July 2021

Communique with its own 'kill/destruct program'

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by DOUG COLLIE The inscrutable Parachute Holdings (PCH) and its sphinx-like executive 'Tim Carter' surfaced yet again at the weekend...
Sunday, 11 July 2021

"*Old Fizzlebilly's" legacy survives 200 years on!

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by DOUG COLLIE He was a young man of extremely modest means who would make his vast fortune in later life more than 11,000 miles from his ho...
Friday, 9 July 2021

CGI's Borders job creation well behind schedule

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by LESTER CROSS It was a £92 million deal which promised a state-of-the-art technological "centre of excellence" and 200 new quali...
Thursday, 8 July 2021

Insolvency Service investigating 'Avocet's' affairs

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by DOUG COLLIE Omega Infinite PLC, the insolvent former parent company of the Avocet group of 'disruptive technology' businesses, is...