TAX revenues from North Sea oil and gas have increased to almost £8 billion in the first nine months of 2022, according to research. Source

‘I’VE always been brought up to think that disability is not an obstacle to doing anything. All these opportunities are still out there. You might need to find a workaround, but there’s nothing you can’t actually do. My attitude has always just been to find a way.” Source

A POPULAR, family-run Lanarkshire business employing nearly 100 people has warned its bars and nightclub face closure unless there is immediate government support for the hospitality and night-time industry. Source

SNP MP Douglas Chapman hosted a roundtable discussion at Westminster this week to discuss the UK’s crippling late payment culture and the “shattering consequences” it can have for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). Source

Would an independent Scotland have to use the euro? The answer is “No”. Nicola Sturgeon was correct when she told Douglas Ross this today – but that doesn’t prevent Scotland’s Unionist politicians and media doing their best to spread confusion.  The Times headline today was “Join the euro or your…

RISHI Sunak has been caught out quoting dodgy statistics about the rate of crimes in Scotland. Source

RISHI Sunak has been caught out quoting dodgy statistics about the rate of crimes in Scotland. Source

  Scotland is at a crossroads – should it remain as a region of a stagnant, Brexit-bound UK economy – or step out confidently into an independent future? Last week the Scottish government published a report on how an independent Scotland can build a strong economy, one that is fairer,…

A KEITH ex-army man's Everest Base Camp trek, inspired by his wife's two cancer battles, has raised £2600 for a local cancer charity. …

A CAIRNIE man has been sentenced at Elgin Sheriff Court for having a ninja-style kunai knife and a kitchen knife in Elgin. …

A BUCKIE man was sentenced last week for verbally abusing and threatening a 16-year old boy. …