OpenGraph Image for SSEN Transmission publishes Aberdeenshire commitments: jobs, homes and £32m community benefit

SSEN Transmission publishes Aberdeenshire commitments: jobs, homes and £32m community benefit

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/ssen-transmission-publishes-aberdeenshire-commitments-jobs-homes-and-32m-community-benefit

SSEN Transmission has published commitments which detail the economic and other legacy benefits for communities in the region from its investment to upgrade the electricity grid.

OpenGraph Image for Thursday, January 29, 2026: Today's business headlines

Thursday, January 29, 2026: Today's business headlines

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/thursday-january-29-2026-todays-business-headlines

Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.

OpenGraph Image for Market Watch: KPMG partners' pay now second highest paid in 'big four'

Market Watch: KPMG partners' pay now second highest paid in 'big four'

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/market-watch-kpmg-partners-pay-now-second-highest-paid-in-big-four

Partners at accountancy firm KPMG have overtaken those at PwC to become the second best paid out of the "big four".

OpenGraph Image for New North Sea board launched as pressure mounts over jobs and investment

New North Sea board launched as pressure mounts over jobs and investment

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/new-north-sea-board-launched-as-pressure-mounts-over-jobs-and-investment

A new North Sea Future Board has been launched in Aberdeen to help drive a “fair, managed and prosperous transition” for the basin as oil and gas production continues its long-term decline.

OpenGraph Image for Starmer holds positive talks with China on whisky tariffs

Starmer holds positive talks with China on whisky tariffs

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/starmer-holds-positive-talks-with-china-on-whisky-tariffs

Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK is in a "good, strong place" with China after a meeting with leader Xi Jinping in Beijing.

OpenGraph Image for Taskforce breaks up 39 organised shoplifting gangs in nine months

Taskforce breaks up 39 organised shoplifting gangs in nine months

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/taskforce-breaks-up-39-organised-shoplifting-gangs-in-nine-months

A special taskforce launched to crackdown on shoplifting and assaults on retail staff in Scotland has caught over 800 offenders and almost 40 organised gangs.

OpenGraph Image for £1.5bn MingYang wind factory at risk as UK approval decision delayed

£1.5bn MingYang wind factory at risk as UK approval decision delayed

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/1-5bn-mingyang-wind-factory-at-risk-as-uk-approval-decision-delayed

Chinese wind turbine manufacturer MingYang has warned it could take its proposed £1.5billion investment elsewhere in Europe if the UK Government continues to delay a decision on its planned factory in the Scottish Highlands.

OpenGraph Image for Energy Voice and Hydrasun to host live Aberdeen event on the future of the UK energy supply chain

Energy Voice and Hydrasun to host live Aberdeen event on the future of the UK energy supply chain

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/energy-voice-and-hydrasun-to-host-live-aberdeen-event-on-the-future-of-the-uk-energy-supply-chain

Energy Voice, in partnership with Hydrasun, a D2Zero company, will host a live podcast event in Aberdeen exploring how the UK can strengthen its energy supply chain while delivering a balanced power mix.

OpenGraph Image for Somebody Cares reopens themed retail employability shop as weddings and gifts store

Somebody Cares reopens themed retail employability shop as weddings and gifts store

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/somebody-cares-reopens-themed-retail-employability-shop-as-weddings-and-gifts-store

Somebody Cares Scotland is delighted to announce the reopening of its themed retail employability shop on Great Western Road in Aberdeen this Friday, January 30 at 10am.

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Anti-poverty and inequality committee visits Tillydrone community

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/anti-poverty-and-inequality-committee-visits-tillydrone-community

As part of a series of planned visits, members of the Anti-Poverty and Inequality Committee visited various Tillydrone community facilities on Wednesday to hear from local service users, staff and volunteers.

Aberdeen leadership coach calls for cultural reset as new book highlights ‘fixable’ leadership crisis

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/aberdeen-leadership-coach-calls-for-cultural-reset-as-new-book-highlights-fixable-leadership-crisis

A respected local leadership coach with more than three decades of real-world experience has launched a new book highlighting that poor leadership behaviour is at the heart of widespread unhappiness at work, but insists the problem is both fixable and low-cost.

OpenGraph Image for Alison O’Donnell and Dawn Steele join Granite Noir X line-up

Alison O’Donnell and Dawn Steele join Granite Noir X line-up

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/alison-odonnell-and-dawn-steele-join-granite-noir-x-line-up

The star-studded programme for Granite Noir X has become even more stellar as Alison O’Donnell and Dawn Steele are added to the line-up for the crime writing festival in Aberdeen in February.