Glasgow dominated the Entertainment and Hospitality Awards, with venues across the city scooping top honours. Source

THE owner of a Scottish island business has announced that he will give it away to a young family looking to move to the area … Source

A snapshot of the past week on Britain’s dramatically changing politics. Reform surge in England and talk about how young people need “moral re-education” about how great the Empire was and how to “love Britain.”    Labour collapses in the local elections in England and Keir Starmer’s response is to talk of doing the same […] Source

US president Donald Trump has said he was to impose a 100 per cent tariff on movies from outwith America … Source

BEER giant Heineken has announced that it will spend millions upgrading and investing in a host of pubs across Scotland this year … Source

This is a space dedicated to debate about the reasons for and strategies towards independence. Here’s a contribution on behalf of the Lanarkshire Forum for Independence. Back in September 2023, the Lanarkshire Forum for Independence, a non-party grassroots group formed before the 2014 referendum to campaign solely for Scottish Independence and active ever since, prepared […] Source

This is a space dedicated to debate about the reasons for and strategies towards independence. Here’s a contribution on behalf of the Aberdeen Independence Movement, a Roadmap to Independence.  We in the Aberdeen Independence Movement have said it before, and we’ll say it again: calling for a Northern Ireland-style deal on holding a Scottish independence […] Source

Three people have been taken to Raigmore Hospital following a crash which closed the A9 for several hours. …

Honour bestowed by RAF Benevolent Fund. …

AN award-winning Scottish distillery has announced job cuts in a bid to safeguard its future against “challenging headwinds”. Source

A Nairn teenager is urging Highland Council to reinstate support staff at his school, as he found himself struggling after losing one-to-one support. …

A MAJOR update on the top Edinburgh creative venue Summerhall has been issued, with the site’s future as a Fringe venue undecided, developers have said Source