WHISKY is one of Scotland’s most iconic products. It’s big business too, generating a whopping £7.1 billion last year for the UK economy Source

The desultory nature of Scottish and UK politics seems at a new low ebb. In a land where everything is for sale, all of Scotland feels like a Flamingoland. In Balloch, on the shores of Loch Lomond, the community has stood up against the developer to oppose plans for a gigantic theme park that has […] Source

A POPULAR hotel and wedding venue in Angus has been put up for sale for the first time in 20 years … Source

PRO-Palestine activists have targeted a business in Glasgow over its links to firms that supply weapon parts to Israel’s military … Source

A HIGHLAND spa has entered liquidation resulting in the loss of jobs amid mounting cost pressures Source

THE JUGGERNAUT CAN BE STOPPED: Ewan Morrison on ‘For Emma’ & Resisting The Rise of Techno-Capital A conversation with Scottish literature’s enfant terrible about the themes of his new techno-thriller ‘For Emma‘, beamed to you from a dystopian near-future. By Bram E Gieben. I enter the shabby hotel room a few minutes before the author Ewan Morrison arrives. He […] Source

A section of the A96 in Moray closed after a collision between a Stagecoach bus and NHS Highland van has reopened. …

Class A narcotic found in a tin under the bed. …

A tragedy which claimed the lives of 11 people 80 years ago in a seaside town is still being felt today. …

A TRAVEL firm which provides transport for school children in Dundee and Angus has announced “out of the blue” that it will close after more than 20 years in business … Source

THE oil giant Shell effectively paid no tax in the UK last year and got £12.4 million back from the UK Government, new filings show. Source