Category: Regional News
Wedding venue and 52-bedroom hotel up for sale for first time in 20 years
Pro-Palestine protesters target Glasgow firm linked with supplying weapons to Israel
Jobs lost as luxury Highland spa goes bust amid ‘mounting cost pressures’
Scottish child poverty can only be eliminated with independence
The Guardian newspaper has reported that Labour’s “flagship child poverty policy” has been delayed until at least the autumn, pushing tens of thousands more children into poverty in the meantime. It was because this policy was supposed to be unveiled in a few months that the Labour party justified voting against…
The Juggernaut Can Be Stopped
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
Reform lets its mask slip to reveal its true ugliness
A96 reopens between Forres and Elgin after three hurt in coach and van crash
Heroin and other drugs found in police raid on couple’s home
Town remembers plane crash tragedy which claimed 11 lives
Scottish travel firm closes ‘out of the blue’ after 20 years with all jobs lost
The difficulty of tactical voting in the Holyrood list vote
It is now less than a year to the next Scottish Parliament elections and once more social media screen space is being consumed with arguments about tactical voting in the regional list vote. Every time there’s a Scottish election this argument comes up, even though tactical voting on the regional list…
Shell pays no tax on North Sea drilling and gets £12.4m back from HMRC
US game developers admit using Scottish artist’s work without permission
Gone Fishing
“Some sections of Scotland’s fishing industry have accused Sir Keir Starmer’s government of “capitulating” to the EU over a deal on access to UK waters. Labour ministers have agreed a 12-year deal which extends existing access for EU boats in exchange for reduced checks and restrictions on food exports. The agreement, which also includes a […] Source