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

It’s been revealed that the Attorney General’s office gave contact details of the CPS and counter terror police, to the Israel government, during an investigation into protests at an Elbit Systems arms factory. The revelations come at a time when protest is being criminalised and dissenting voices shut down. Mike Small reports. Today, The Guardian […] Source

PICTURES have revealed what the inside of a Scottish flat looks like after a “massive bidding frenzy” erupted over it … Source

A SCOTTISH Labour MP tore into broken promises from his party’s leadership in a fiery Westminster speech after it was confirmed that Scotland’s last oil refinery had ceased work for good … Source

PLANS for a battery storage system to be built in South Lanarkshire have been approved by the local authority … Source