The director of a bus company has expressed his pride after an award win. …

Royal chat for local loon who’s raised £140k. …

YOU report on the draconian increase in the minimum unit pricing of alcohol, a policy so “respected” that we in Scotland remain the only ones blighted by it. We should remember Scotland’s toll from alcohol-specific deaths is not unique. Source

A new takeaway has opened its doors for the first time. …

A GARDEN centre brand has confirmed it will be closing down 17 stores across the UK, including two in Scotland, as part of its newly launched restructuring plan … Source

HUNDREDS of charities, faith leaders, politicians and other leading experts have demanded that the Labour Government rejects plans for Rosebank … Source

THREE Scottish estates have been put up for sale by a rewilding company… Source

SUPERMARKET chain Aldi has said it is continuing its support of Scottish farmers as it announced it will double its pork range across its stores. Source

The Barlinnie Special Unit: Art, Punishment and Innovation edited by Kirstin Anderson. Waterside Press, published 1st October. £25. A new book explores the lessons learned from the Barlinnie Special Unit (1973 -1994) and what it tells us about contemporary discussions of incarceration, violence, power, class and media. The Special Unit in HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow […] Source

“How can this shameful tale be told? I will maintain until my death We could do nothing, being sold; Our only enemy was gold And we had no arms to fight it with.” -Edwin Muir The sudden closure of The People’s Story museum on Canongate has taken everyone by surprise. Including the councillors for the […] Source

After a long and determined campaign by Back Off Scotland, the proposed bill to ban anti-abortion protesters from Scotland’s clinics passed almost unanimously in June this year. The act has since received royal assent and became enforceable from 24th September—a great victory for reproductive rights in Scotland. However, the people of Scotland are not out […] Source

Calls have been made to introduce a levy on motorhomes and campervans. …

Four men aged between 19 and 40 have appeared in court charged with an assault which caused severe injury and endangered life. …