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Family sells famed Scottish hotel where Romantics stayed
We revealed the sale of the hotel, visited by Dorothy Wordsworth and John Keats, this week.
The hotel is renowned. (Image: Cornerstone Business Agents) The inn, which has operated since 1780, was also a regular stop-off point for Queen Victoria.
The Cairndow Stagecoach Inn on the shore of Loch Fyne is described as one of the Highlands' oldest coaching inns.
Cornerstone Business Agents said: 'We are delighted to have concluded the sale of the Cairndow Stagecoach Inn on behalf of the Fraser family.'
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Scottish business which worked on Liverpool FC's Anfield eyes growth
Derek Pierce of J&D Pierce. (Image: Mike Wilkinson) One of Scotland's largest structural steel fabricators, which has worked on projects including the redevelopment of Glasgow Queen Street railway station and Liverpool FC's Anfield stadium, is gearing up for major expansion as it celebrates its 50th anniversary.
J&D Pierce Contracts, based at Glengarnock in Ayrshire and 80%-owned by Swedish investment group Storskogen, expects annual turnover to rise towards £200 million as it capitalises on 'growth in key sectors including data centres, distribution hubs, distilleries, stadia and arenas, transport infrastructure, and the social and supply chain requirements related to renewable energy'.
Accounts filed with Companies House last July show the turnover of J&D Pierce Contracts was £103.8 million in the year to December 31, 2023.
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Premier Inn bosses upbeat as hotels planned for Edinburgh
Whitbread's Premier Inn portfolio spans hundreds of hotels in the UK and Germany. (Image: PA) Whitbread underlined the challenges facing the hotel sector today as it reported Premier Inn UK sales had dipped in the first quarter, with London showing a sharper decline than other parts of the country.
