AN ELGIN 22-year-old has admitted calling a police officer a “spastic and a piggy b******” after he “took some exception” to being arrested. …

New development proposed for town centre. …

THE event is due to be held on June 8. …

An online car retailer has entered administration with over 200 jobs at risk … Source

More on the #ScottishCensus2022. Some good news for Gaelic. The census shows us that: 2.5% of people aged 3+ had some skills in Gaelic in 2022. This is an increase of 43,100 since 2011. The percentage of 3 to 15 year olds with Gaelic skills doubled from 1.3% to 2.9%. The census also revealed that […] Source

The latest Scottish Census results showed for the first time a majority of people registering as having ‘no religion’. David Mackenzie explores the language we use to describe this state. I have previous on this one as a secondary school teacher and a local authority education adviser. In the early nineties the then Secretary of […] Source

THE battle for a just transition for Scotland’s oil and gas workers if being lost in London, the SNP’s Westminster leader has warned … Source

THE vast majority of SNP voters and most Scots in general want tackling climate change to remain a top priority for the Scottish Government, new research has found. Source

Prof. Cornel West delivers the 2024 Gifford Lecture Series at the University of Edinburgh, titled ‘A Jazz-soaked Philosophy for our Catastrophic Times: From Socrates to Coltrane’. Lecture Two Lecture Three Lecture Four Lecture Five Lecture Six *** Source

A WEALTH tax of two per cent on Scotland’s 10 richest people could fund 10,000 public sector workers, according to recent analysis … Source

The UK will fail to achieve a “just and fair” transition by 2030 unless there is urgent alignment across the political spectrum to sustain offshore energy industry jobs and investment, a study has found. Source

While councillors backed the recommendation, approval must be granted at full council next week. …

“The situation before this was already bad […] but to hear about the cuts makes it even worse." …

A SCOTTISH harbour has announced record-breaking financial results after expanding its port last year … Source