2+ hour, 38+ min ago   (161+ words) A WELL-known Gourock business has announced it will close its doors after seven years. McGilps Popup Shop, at 5 Kempock Street, has confirmed it will close at the end of 2026. The business has provided week-long pop-up spaces for traders, artists, food…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (359+ words) Plans to give England’s mayors the power to impose tourist taxes will be “hugely damaging” and hit British holidaymakers hard, hotel and tourism firms have warned. Premier Inn owner Whitbread and Butlin’s are among major businesses to criticise the plans…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (601+ words) The owner of Primark has announced plans to launch home delivery in Great Britain in a bid to bolster the retailer’s online offering. Associated British Foods (ABF), which also runs large food, sugar and agriculture operations, said it had bought…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (165+ words) Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has said it is “absolutely” appropriate to compare other airlines to “rapists”. Mr O’Leary made the remarks ahead of his airline’s annual general meeting in Dublin on Thursday. The billionaire businessman claimed rising air travel prices…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (253+ words) The John Lewis Partnership has seen half-year losses more than double amid tougher trading and said it remained cautious over the final six months. The employee-owned group, which owns the department store chain and Waitrose supermarkets, reported losses before tax…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (769+ words) Dutch investors have resumed talks with the owners of Morton over a rescue plan for the cash-strapped club. Facing a financial black hole of £335,000 after sponsors Dalrada failed to make scheduled payments, current projections suggest that the struggling Championship outfit…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (292+ words) POLISH shipyard Remontowa announced that hundreds of jobs are set to be supported by the construction of seven new CalMac ferries - in the same week as Ferguson Marine pressed ahead with plans to cut 70 posts. The Port Glasgow yard missed…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (361+ words) THE expansion of Port Glasgow's park and ride facility has been thrown into doubt after tenders for the work came back double that of the grant being offered by transport bosses. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) confirmed funding of £250,000 in…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (245+ words) Aldi will create 120 jobs by opening four new stores across the UK during September. One store has already opened, while three more are due to welcome shoppers this month. The new Balsall Common shop, near Solihull, opened on September 3. Aldi…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (554+ words) BUS passengers in Inverclyde will benefit from a new £2 fare cap from today as a new Scottish Government scheme is rolled out across the Strathclyde area. The rollout marks the latest step in the Scottish Government’s plans to take forward…...