While the official government of the U.K. is caught up in the fear-based mentality of scarcity and austerity, ordinary people are quite happily tending the seeds of a much happier and healthier society. As the Labour party threatens to sell off allotments in their ideas of a ‘realistic’ economy, groups in Fife are demonstrating how […] Source

THE announcement by EnergieKontor regarding Ballach Wind development near iconic Glen Affric arrived with a confusing bang. On August 6 the German company wrote to community councils saying it had submitted its planning application for 20 mega-sized turbines to the Scottish Government in July after consulting with the community and refining its plans. Those “refinements” are certainly not obvious and it is doubtful they have changed anything at all after public “feedback”. Cherry-picked viewpoints, misty visuals and turbines not much larger than cows all serve to try and downplay what will be a catastrophic impact for so many. Source

TOP Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc has been pictured wearing a bespoke kilt as part of a collaboration with a Scotch whisky brand … Source

A £3 MILLION rescue deal has saved an historic 24-room Scottish boutique hotel after it entered administration earlier this year Source

EDINBURGH Airport has vowed to look into refurbishing its arrivals hall following complaints that its interior looks like “corrugated iron and wire” … Source

Major high street retailer Poundland has announced the closure of another Scottish location. Source

Almost 500 people were arrested in London yesterday for holding placards supporting ‘Palestine Action’ which the UK government has declared a ‘terrorist organisation’ despite it never harming anyone. In theory, anyone holding such a placard could receive up to 14 years in prison.  Those arrested at that ‘Defend our Juries’ protest included folk who had […] Source

“Gordon Brown warns child poverty in Scotland is getting ‘worse every day’ as he calls for UK Government action” … Source

A nervous wait has ended in exam day joy for four Moray pupils, who have spoken to The Northern Scot about how they got on. …

I don’t have any time for Rory or Alastair Campbell but this is worth watching as they interact with Gary Stevenson and his analysis (you can zip past “all that David Copperfield kind of crap”): Source

Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been confirmed at a farm near Banff. …

School wants musicians across Moray to have access to the instruments. …