Starmer’s honeymoon is over. I mean it was over a long time ago but now it’s over over. With some great stock phrases and familiar economics (George Osborne wants his policies back), Keir Starmer spoke of ‘tough times ahead’ and ‘No more sticking plaster politics.’ The slogan ‘Fixing the Foundations’ was rolled out, which sounds […] Source

THE best restaurants, food, and drink in the Highlands have been named as an annual awards announces its 2024 finalists … Source

SUPERMARKET giant Asda has expanded its partnership with family-run Scottish business Benzies Produce. Source

A HIGHLAND SPACEPORT FANTASY: From The Province Of The Cat by George Gunn It was often told to me as I grew up, by those who were my elders and betters and whom I supposed knew what they were on about, that I would amount to nothing. Now, after nine books of poetry, two novels […] Source

Oasis may be re-forming but Britpop isn’t. D:ream’s ‘Things can only get better’ has turned into a nightmare. Labour’s new miserabilism – “things can only get worse” – is deeply ideological and is foreshadowing the government’s plans. In a speech today Starmer will say his government has inherited “not just an economic black hole but […] Source

AN independent Scottish distillery is toasting its strong retail success – with new listings now available in stores across Scotland… Source

THE SNP are “mimicking” the Labour government in claiming that cuts are essential when there are in fact political choices that could avoid them, an influential Green MSP has said … Source

A FAMILY-OWNED Scottish hotel is set to close just months after it was taken over by new owners… Source

An RAF base is set to fuel its aircraft with ‘sustainable’ fuel. …

A British Airways flight has been cancelled between Heathrow and Inverness this evening. …

A coach firm could be in line for no fewer than three prestigious national honours. …

In the Scottish Labour party’s in-house magazine we are told that ‘Labour plan to bypass Holyrood and give direct spending powers to Westminster-run Scotland Office’ – SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Secretary Ian Murray’s department is to receive £150m to spend north of the border in a controversial shake-up.’ This is the sort of action expected […] Source

A SCOTTISH hotel has been named the best in the world for a wedding for a record-breaking fifth year … Source