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Take a look through our gallery to see every Edinburgh and Lothians bank that will close in 2025 - and all the closures in 2024.

Every local bank that will close for good in 2025

Trim Castle Hotel, in County Meath, was signed up to a bespoke deal thanks to Radius Energy's tailored service

Luxury hotel shaves thousands off energy bills by recruiting experts

Dunelm store Fareham

The best deal in the Dunelm Black Friday sale is a winter warmer

The new Christmas gifting trend is the £9.99 mystery deal

Deals website launches £9.99 mystery gift including £500 of vouchers

We've found three premium robot vacuums for less than £100

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The cheap winter heating solution that follows Martin Lewis' advice

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How much money do you need to earn to be comfortable in the capital?

A plate of fish and chips. (Pic credit: Leon Neal / AFP via Getty Images)

The tips and discounts that will get you a cheap local takeaway

Escape to the Canary Islands this October

Bargain breaks: Low-cost autumn holidays for last-minute sun

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Aldi September offers range from household cleaning to DIY and renovation

The household bargains you'll find in the middle aisle for autumn

Shoppers could save money on their groceries from supermarkets, like one shown here

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Colder months ahead and a rising energy cap will mean increased bills this winter

Could installing a heat pump be the answer to rising energy bills?

Energy bills are heading in the wrong direction again, at the worst time of year - but heat pumps could bring costs down for many people

Gareth Butterfield

A quarter of children in Scotland are living in poverty amid a 92% surge in demand for financial advice, leading charity Children 1st has said.

One in seven children living in poverty

Follow our advice to save on car breakdown cover

Expert shows how to save hundreds on car breakdown cover

Stock photo of a electricity meter reading. Getty Images/iStockphoto

Single mum says she is still due £1,500 from her energy supplier

Morrisons are offering one free kids meal all day, every day, if you spend £4.49. There are six Morrisons supermarkets in Edinburgh, at the South Gyle Shopping Cenre (above), New Swanston, Pilton Drive, Portobello Road, Waterfront Broadway and Gilmerton Road.

Free food for kids during Christmas holidays

The shelves at Edinburgh Food Project's Broomhouse warehouse are emptying quicker than they are being filled in the run-up to Christmas.

Foodbank calls for more donations as stock dwindles

M&S has undergone a significant turnaround plan in recent years including a raft of store closures while others have been opened in the likes of out-of-town locations. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

M&S: Profits up, food sales surge, dividend restored but more stores will close

The total annual energy bill of an average Edinburgh household is £1,888, according to the latest figures. Photo by Jacob King/ PA.

Households pay hundreds of pounds extra on their energy bills

The Wasps Trust was supported by SIS to deliver sustainable building upgrades for Inverness Creative Academy. Picture by Martin Shields Photography

Charity and social enterprise funder sees lending return to pre-pandemic levels

Rebrand for Edinburgh company with a global reach in the energy sector – WeConnect Energy. Submitted picture

Ad Feature Rebrand for Edinburgh-based global energy company

JD Sports Fashion - something of a UK retail success story - expects to open more than 200 stores worldwide by January next year.

Tiso owner JD Sports hailed as retail sector 'star performer' as Gen Z digs deep

ONS figures show the median wage including bonuses in Edinburgh saw just a 7.5 per cent increase in the three months to July – below Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation of 7.8 per cent over the same period. Photo: PA/ Joe Giddens

Wages fail to match inflation despite UK real-terms pay steadying

Figures reveal Edinburgh wages fail to match inflation

Marieta Marinova, Radar

Stock photo of Peter Whitecross Butchers at Dunbar High Street, which has sadly closed its doors after 27 years in business.

Butcher forced to close shop after "hardest year yet"

The limited glimpses of the sun during August was one of the factors behind the dreary sales figures.

Scottish retailers suffer second month of falling sales as spending squeezed

Chris Lawrie, area director for Scotland at Bank of Scotland: 'There are challenges, particularly with continued high prices which many firms are finding difficult to navigate.'

Scottish firms less confident than others in UK as soaring costs take toll

Charity Super.Mkt, the ‘department store for second-hand style, has officially opened its doors in Edinburgh's St James Quarter.

Charity Super.Mkt opens its doors at St James Quarter

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon runs more than 800 pubs across the UK and Ireland, including Dunfermline’s Guildhall & Linen Exchange. Picture: Scott Reid

Tim Martin dispels 'urban myths' surrounding Wetherspoons as sales rebound

The FCA has found that around 400,000 Scots had missed a domestic bill or loan payment in at least three of the previous six months (file image). Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto.

Interview: FCA boss Nikhil Rathi on improving bank support for Scots customers

The Scottish Retail Consortium said the April figures revealed a more pronounced polarisation of performance between food and non-food categories.

Cost of living: Easter sees 'slender but welcome' uplift in Scottish sales

Retail was one of the sectors to see an uptick in confidence in the opening quarter of the year.

Small business confidence rebounds but 'plenty of dark clouds on horizon'

Rathbones has found that 44 per cent of business-owners north of the Border have given their employees regular financial help in the last six months. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images.

Cost of living: Scottish business-owners supporting employees financially

Primark has become one of the most familiar and successful brands on the high street.

Primark pull: Cash-strapped customers flock to value chain despite price hikes

Following the changes Prezzo will still have 97 restaurants and about 2,000 staff.

Scottish sites hit as Prezzo takes axe to 46 restaurants amid soaring costs

The Scottish Retail Consortium said that once adjusted for inflation, total retail sales by value dipped 0.1 per cent in March.

Scottish retail sales flatline as cash-strapped shoppers focus on essentials

Volunteers involved in the World Care Foundation and State Street food bag and voucher initiative.

Syrian refugees in city receive food vouchers and parcels

AG Barr chief executive Roger White: 'We are now in an investment phase.' Picture: Stewart Attwood

Irn-Bru maker AG Barr enjoys double-digit sales growth and signals end of era

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon runs some 840 pubs across the UK and Ireland, including Dunfermline’s Guildhall & Linen Exchange. Picture: Scott Reid

Wetherspoon cheers return to profit as chairman eyes easing of inflation

Jeavon Lolay, head of economics and market insight at Lloyds Bank Corporate & Institutional Banking, said February’s data underlined the economy’s 'relative robustness'.

Number of business sectors in growth mode hits ten-month high

John Lewis has department stores in Edinburgh and Glasgow, above, having closed its Aberdeen store. Further cost cutting is now on the cards across the business. Picture: John Devlin

John Lewis: Bonus blow and huge cost-cutting as retail icon slumps to £78m loss

Best home energy efficient lighting: eco-friendly low-cost bulbs

Best home energy efficient lighting: eco-friendly low-cost bulbs

The Scottish Retail Consortium said total sales grew by 0.6 per cent in February, compared with the same month last year and once prices had been adjusted for inflation.

Scots retail sales rise for fourth month as grocery inflation hits 24-year high

Surgeons Quarter managing director Scott Mitchell: 'The performance showcases that we are an ambitious and forward-looking organisation.' Picture: Ian Georgeson Photography

Edinburgh hospitality firm sees sales surpass pre-Covid peak but profits hit

Back row: Dana Jupp (Library Assistant), Lynn Kinmont (catering team), Brooke McHale (catering team) and Becky Shanks (Library Assistant). Seated: Council Leader, Councillor Kelly Parry and Marie Dickinson (catering team).

Two more Midlothian warm spaces opening

Wind energy is proving vast amounts of green electricity (Picture: Ben Birchall/PA)

Scotland's renewable energy bonanza should lead to cheaper bills

Mairi Spowage, director of the Fraser of Allander Institute: 'Scottish firms have had to weather a number of storms over the past 25 years, and their resilience is once again being tested.'

Scottish firms tested by 'cost-of-doing-business crisis' as exports falter

Margaret Gillan from Tranent who launched the pet foodbank in East Lothian last year, pictured with her dog Oscar.

Woman launches pet foodbank as owners struggle to feed animals

The past couple of weeks have seen results from Britain's big banks, including RBS owner NatWest.

Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds wraps up reporting season 'in some style'

Shoppers hit the high street last month leading to a modest rise in sales but the outlook for consumer spending remains stormy.

Shoppers take advantage of January sales but retail recovery 'deeply fragile'

AG Barr is behind one of Scotland's most famous products, the iconic Irn-Bru soft drink. Picture: Phil Barton

Irn-Bru maker flags higher profits but warns over inflation and return scheme

Andrew McRae, FSB’s Scotland policy chairman, says Scotland’s small business community has endured an 'unprecedented sequence of challenges over the last two and a half years'.

Scottish business group pushes button on biggest 'state of the nation' project

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