More than 300 artists and makers taking part this week. …

ALL jobs at a landfill and waste business in Falkirk are at risk of being lost as the firm which runs it has entered administration … Source

On the day that an independent inquiry by the United Nations concluded that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, over 750 Scottish cultural organisations, collectives and artists have backed a cultural boycott of Israel amid growing international efforts to isolate the country. The moves are called for in […] Source

A bed and furniture business has continued its growth by moving into a larger shop. …

Teachers must be given time and resources to improve collaboration, a meeting has heard. …

SCOTCH whisky giant Diageo is facing opposition from 50 residents over its plans to demolish the Talisker Distillery in Skye … Source

JOB losses are expected at broadcaster Sky’s Scottish campus … Source

THE First Minister has said the UK Government’s “distraction” over the exit of Peter Mandelson could have an impact on the push for a whisky deal in the US … Source

THE historic B-listed Edinburgh headquarters of TSB Bank have been put on sale … Source

Disney+ might not be the first place you’d expect to be provided with razor-sharp political drama drawing on real-life revolutionary history. But the release of Andor: A Star Wars Story in 2022, with the second and concluding season coming out earlier this year, took everyone by surprise. The original Star Wars trilogy (1977–83) depicted a ragtag army of rebels […] Source

Charlie Kirk was killed by a single gunshot fired from a distant rooftop at the Utah Valley University campus, where he was speaking on Wednesday. Source

The Scottish Highlands have the most concentrated land ownership in Europe.  Absentee owners of large sporting estates monopolise land that prevents and discourages economic growth for local communities.  In many parts of the Highlands, there is also a population crisis with local schools and health services at risk of permanent closure.  The Land Reform Act […] Source

A signalling fault near Inverness is causing major disruption across Highland and north railway services. …