Category: Featured

Scotland, Wales and Ireland’s Nationalist Movements Join Forces in Challenge to Westminster Rule

SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Féin sign Cardiff pact declaring ‘constitutional change is coming’ The leaders of the SNP, Plaid Cymru and

by LM Bruce

14 September 2026

Environment·Featured

In 2017, Scotland Had 61 Salmon Stocks Rated Good. For 2027, Only 22 Are Left

Scotland’s latest assessment of wild Atlantic salmon shows a ten-year deterioration across much of the country. For the 2017 angling season, 61

by LM Bruce

10 September 2026

Economy·Featured

Scotland’s Businesses Are Beginning to Worry More About Missing Customers Than Rising Costs

Falling demand has become the most commonly cited main concern among Scottish businesses for September 2026, narrowly ahead of energy prices. At

by Andrew Robertson

10 September 2026

Caption: Shankend Viaduct south of Hawick, part of the former Waverley Route between Edinburgh and Carlisle. The line closed in 1969; the surviving viaduct stands on the corridor

Featured·Transport

Scotland Is Studying a Railway From Tweedbank to Carlisle. The Victorian Route It Would Follow Has Been Partly Dismantled for 57 Years.

A new public survey opened in September as Scottish Borders Council and WSP began developing the case for extending the Borders Railway

by James Stewart

10 September 2026

Caption: An Edinburgh tram on Princes Street. The city is considering the next major expansion of the network, with proposed routes towards Granton in the north and the Royal

Featured·Transport

Edinburgh Is Preparing to Spend Up to £2.9 Billion on Its Next Tram Expansion

Edinburgh councillors are being asked on 10 September to decide whether the city should advance the next stage of its tram expansion.

by Editorial Team

10 September 2026

Featured·Infrastructure

Highland Councillors Were Asked on 9 September to Oppose a 173-Kilometre Power Line

Highland Council’s planning officers have recommended a formal objection to one of the largest electricity transmission projects proposed in northern Scotland: a

by James Stewart

10 September 2026

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Featured·Infrastructure

Scotland Is Rebuilding the Giant Highland Dry Dock Created for the North Sea Oil Age

In 1975, workers began removing 1.8 million tonnes of Torridonian sandstone from a Highland mountainside to create a construction yard capable of

by Andrew Robertson

10 September 2026

Energy·Featured

Scotland Is Becoming a Giant Battery

At the end of March, Scotland had 22 operating battery-storage projects with a combined capacity of 843 megawatts. Behind them was something

by Editorial Team

9 September 2026

Energy·Featured

One of Scotland’s New Grid-Stability Machines Has Changed Hands

A little-known piece of electrical infrastructure in Moray changed hands this week. Foresight Group says it has acquired the Blackhillock Synchronous Condenser,

by Editorial Team

9 September 2026

Economy·Featured

When a Publicly Backed Scottish Technology Company Fails, Who Keeps the Invention?

PureLiFi was created from research at the University of Edinburgh, received Scottish public support over more than a decade and built an

by John Campbell

9 September 2026

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Featured·Policy and Government

Scotland Is About to Rewrite the Map of Its Public Bodies

The Scottish Government has begun a five-year programme to reduce a public sector landscape containing more than 130 national bodies. Transport Scotland

by James Stewart

9 September 2026

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Featured·Policy and Government

Scotland Plans 150,000 Apprenticeships. Parliament Has Reopened the Question of Where the Money Goes

The Scottish Government intends to fund at least 150,000 apprenticeships over the next five years. As it prepares for that expansion, an

by Andrew Robertson

9 September 2026

Community·Featured

Scotland Has a Migration Map Now. It Shows a Country Moving in Different Directions

New population and migration material published this week makes it possible to examine Scotland below the national total. The figures describe a

by Andrew Robertson

3 September 2026

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Economy·Featured

Scotland Is Preparing to Change Council Tax After 35 Years of 1991 Property Values

The Scottish Government has confirmed that a Council Tax Bill will be introduced during the first year of the new Parliament. Two

by James Stewart

3 September 2026

Featured·Policy and Government

Scotland Is Preparing to Put Legal Price Ceilings on Food, Potentially Selecting Imported Food Over Scottish Food

The Scottish Government has now published the first detailed framework for statutory controls on the price of essential food. What began as

by LM Bruce

3 September 2026

Featured·Policy and Government

Scotland Is Building A Major Projects Office. What Will Change?

The Scottish Government has announced a new Major Projects Office to accelerate nationally significant investment in housing, energy and other strategic sectors.

by Andrew Robertson

3 September 2026

Featured·Tea With Gunns

When Your Cupboard Joins National Security

I have always kept food in the house, because I was brought up properly and because the weather in Scotland has never

by Mrs Gunn

28 August 2026

Featured·Heritage and Arts

Scottish Government Opens Consultation On National Performing Company For Traditional Music

The Scottish Government has begun consultation work on a new National Performing Company for traditional music. The proposed body would become Scotland’s

by LM Bruce

27 August 2026

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Economy·Featured

Scottish Household Survey Records Tourism Support And Lower Local Involvement In Decisions

The Scottish Household Survey’s 2025 tourism sentiment results show that 48 per cent of adults agreed tourism was good for their local

by James Stewart

27 August 2026

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Economy·Featured

Energy Prices Remain A Leading Concern For Scottish Businesses

The latest Business Insights and Conditions Survey for Scotland records falling demand and energy prices as the top concerns for September 2026

by Andrew Robertson

27 August 2026

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Economy·Featured

Scotland’s Onshore Economy Grew By 0.7 Per Cent In The Second Quarter Of 2026

Scotland’s onshore GDP grew by 0.7 per cent in real terms between April and June 2026, after growth of 0.1 per cent

by LM Bruce

27 August 2026

Featured·Policy and Government

Scotland Moves Toward Compulsory Purchase Reform After 2025 Consultation

The Scottish Government has confirmed that it will bring forward legislation in this Parliament to reform compulsory purchase in Scotland. The proposed

by John Campbell

27 August 2026

Featured·Policy and Government

Scotland’s GP Walk-In Pilot Expands To Forty Planned Or Operational Services

The Scottish Government has announced 24 further areas for GP-led walk-in services, bringing the number of centres planned or operational to 40.

by James Stewart

27 August 2026

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Environment·Featured

Scotland’s Drinking Water Quality Fell Slightly In 2025 As Complaints Rose

Regulatory testing found that 99.88 per cent of samples taken from consumers’ taps met required standards in 2025. The Drinking Water Quality

by Andrew Robertson

27 August 2026

Featured·Infrastructure

60% of Scotland’s News Publications Controlled Outside Scotland and Only 8.5% of Scottish-Owned Titles in Google News

Modern Scot’s ownership census has identified 190 Scottish newspapers, magazines and digital news publications. Of the 179 for which ownership can presently

by Editorial Team

21 August 2026

HMP Shotts in North Lanarkshire, one of Scotland’s maximum security prisons, which holds men serving long term sentences. Image: Scottish Prison Service

Featured·Policy and Government

Scotland’s Prisons Hold More Than 8,600 People as Ministers Consider Sentencing and Release Reform

Scotland’s prison system has entered a new policy stage after consultation closed on proposals that could change the use of short custodial

by Andrew Robertson

21 August 2026

Featured·Highland·Transport

Aviemore To Carrbridge Route Moves Closer To Planning Decision After Years Of Delay

A long-promised walking, wheeling and cycling route between Aviemore and Carrbridge is moving closer to a formal planning decision after years of

by John Campbell

21 August 2026

Aberdeen City·Economy·Featured

More Than A Third Of Great British Energy Staff Live Outside Scotland Despite Aberdeen Headquarters

More than a third of the people currently working for Great British Energy live outside Scotland, despite Aberdeen being designated as the

by James Stewart

21 August 2026

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Featured·Policy and Government

New 50MW Data Centre Rule Gives Ministers Sight of Scotland’s Biggest Projects, but Not the Whole Pipeline

Scotland’s largest proposed data centres will now have to be brought quickly to the attention of ministers, after the Scottish Government introduced

by Andrew Robertson

21 August 2026

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Dumfries and Galloway·Featured·Policy and Government

New Livestock Movement Laws Tighten As BSE And Bluetongue Hit Dumfries And Galloway

Dumfries and Galloway is confronting two separate livestock disease problems at once, with a new case of classical BSE confirmed in cattle

by Editorial Team

21 August 2026

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Featured·Policy and Government

Scotland Declined £20,675 to Restore Five Drug-Wastewater Monitoring Sites

Internal records show the Scottish Government was offered the chance to return five sites to a UK drug-monitoring programme after Home Office

by Editorial Team

20 August 2026

Environment·Featured

SEPA Plans to Stop Sending Draft Pollution Permit Decisions to People Who Object

Scotland’s environmental regulator is proposing to stop routinely sending draft permit decisions to people who have already objected to or commented on

by Editorial Team

19 August 2026

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Community·Featured·North Lanarkshire

DataVita’s North Lanarkshire AI plan gets public backing as Flynn repeats disputed 3,400 jobs claim

A £300 million expansion of DataVita’s North Lanarkshire AI data centres is receiving substantial public financial backing while the Scottish Economy Secretary

by Editorial Team

18 August 2026

Featured·Policy and Government

ScotAccount Brings Digital Identity Into Scotland’s Property Ownership System

Scotland does not currently require a government Digital ID to buy or sell a home, but Scotland is promoting its government Digital

by James Stewart

18 August 2026

Economy·Featured

Ferguson Marine faces 70 Job Losses While Four Vessel Contracts Remain Unsigned

Up to 70 workers could leave Ferguson Marine as the Port Glasgow shipyard runs into a gap between the completion of MV

by Andrew Robertson

18 August 2026

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Featured·Infrastructure·Scottish Borders

More Than 1,000 Customers Connected to GoFibre Network Around Eyemouth

A broadband company founded in the Scottish Borders has passed 1,000 customer connections around Eyemouth, less than nine years after the business

by LM Bruce

18 August 2026

Featured·Infrastructure

China Is Making the Renminbi Easier to Use in Europe — What It Could Mean for Scotland

Deutsche Bank has become the first non-Chinese bank in Europe authorised to clear China’s renminbi directly. It sounds like a Frankfurt banking

by Editorial Team

17 August 2026

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Featured·Policy and Government

Scotland, Rebuilt: What 81 Years of Progress Did, and Did Not, Solve

The Scotland that emerged from the Second World War faced a housing shortage measured in hundreds of thousands, decades of outward migration,

by LM Bruce

17 August 2026

Featured·Policy and Government

Britain Will Keep Brazilian Meat Market Open as EU Restrictions Begin

Scottish farming and meat organisations are pressing the UK Government to tighten controls on Brazilian beef and poultry before new European Union

by John Campbell

17 August 2026

Scientists collect carcasses at a wind energy facility as part of research to estimate wildlife mortality. Image: Manuela Huso, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), public domain

Environment·Featured

NatureScot Challenges Wind-Farm Bird Model as Scotland’s Own Records Show 71 Raptor Deaths

A study part-funded by NatureScot models substantial long-term effects from wind-turbine collisions on hen harriers and golden eagles in the Flow Country.

by Editorial Team

17 August 2026

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Economy·Featured

Bluetongue Reaches Four Scottish Premises as Vaccine Evidence Sharpens the Questions Ahead

Five animals on four premises in Dumfries and Galloway have now been affected by BTV-3. As investigators establish whether Scotland is dealing

by LM Bruce

17 August 2026

Loch na Cathrach Duibhe and Loch Eriboll From the top of an escarpment west of Ben Heilam

Energy·Featured

Two Scottish Hydro Schemes Fall Below Ofgem Financial Test as Regulator Weighs Consumer Risk

Glenmuckloch and Loch na Cathrach remain outside Ofgem’s proposed long-duration electricity storage portfolio after the regulator assessed both below a financial threshold

by James Stewart

17 August 2026

Caption: The Hill House in Helensburgh, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, stands beneath the protective Hill House Box, which has sheltered the building from rain while its

Featured·Heritage and Arts

Mackintosh’s Hill House Moves Towards New ‘Breathable’ Exterior After 120 Years of Damp

The National Trust for Scotland is commissioning a detailed survey of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Hill House as it prepares to replace the

by LM Bruce

17 August 2026

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Featured·Policy and Government

NHS Scotland Seeks Provider for £9m Online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Service

NHS Scotland is seeking a provider for a national online cognitive behavioural therapy service under a contract worth up to £9m. The

by James Stewart

17 August 2026

Economy·Featured

Nearly One in Four Larger Manufacturers in Scotland Reports Impact From US Tariffs

New Scottish Government estimates show US tariff effects remain concentrated among manufacturers and goods exporters, while the American tariff regime itself changed

by John Campbell

17 August 2026

Featured·Heritage and Arts·Na h-Eileanan Siar·Scottish History Ledger

The Men Who Came to Take Lewis

In 1598, James VI granted a group of Lowland landowners sweeping rights over Lewis. They came with soldiers, craftsmen and plans for

by LM Bruce

13 August 2026

Wick — Royal Bank of Scotland, 1 Bridge Street The former Royal Bank of Scotland at 1 Bridge Street, Wick, a monumental stone banking building whose clock tower still dominates the

Economy·Featured

A Country Without Tellers: How Scotland Lost Its Banks

In little more than a decade, Scotland has watched a familiar piece of civic life disappear from hundreds of communities. The story

by LM Bruce

13 August 2026

Pipework being laid on Tay Street and Shore Road. Image: Scottish Water

Featured·Infrastructure

Some Scottish Sewer-Overflow Projects Move Into The 2030s As Regulators Question The Starting Line

Minutes published in July reveal that Scottish Water, SEPA and the Scottish Government do not share the same understanding of the baseline

by James Stewart

11 August 2026

An artistic reconstruction of Bessie Bell and Mary Gray standing beside the simple woodland bower associated with their story, near a river in seventeenth century Perthshire during

Featured·Heritage and Arts·Perth and Kinross·Scottish History Ledger

Bessie Bell And Mary Gray: The Evidence Behind Perthshire’s Plague Ballad

FIRST PUBLISHED IN 2015 For centuries, Bessie Bell and Mary Gray have been remembered as two young Perthshire women who tried to

by LM Bruce

11 August 2026

CGI showing the proposed Dunfermline Northern Link Road, which will be delivered in phases and includes a bridge over the Fife Circle railway line. Image credit: Fife Council /

Featured·Fife·Infrastructure·Scottish News

Dunfermline’s Northern Link Road Moves Towards Planning As £70m Road Programme Takes Shape

Fife Council is preparing to seek planning permission for the first council-led section of a new strategic road across the north of

by LM Bruce

11 August 2026

Featured·Transport

Scottish Bus Study Warns 2030 Electric Transition Could Push Rural Operators Out

Scottish Ministers have powers to restrict newly registered non-zero-emission buses from local services from a date no earlier than 2030. But research

by John Campbell

11 August 2026

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Economy·Featured

Scotland’s Power-Machinery Imports Jump 46% as Government Pushes Home-Grown Wind Manufacturing

Power-generating machinery accounted for around two-fifths of the increase in Scotland’s goods imports in the year to March 2026. The statistics do

by Andrew Robertson

10 August 2026

Environment·Featured

Scottish Government Said Wind-Farm Woodland Loss Was ‘Small’. FLS Says It Cannot Calculate It

Forestry and Land Scotland has disclosed the individual developments associated with more than 8,600 hectares of forestry felling on Scotland’s national estate,

by LM Bruce

10 August 2026

Turbine at Dorenell wind farm, south of Dufftown. Image thanks to EDF

Energy·Featured

The £11 Million Rent Beneath Moray’s Wind and the 67 Turbines That Could Follow

Court papers exposed an index-linked £6 million minimum rent at Dorenell Wind Farm; subsequent reporting found the land payment had reached about

by John Campbell

10 August 2026

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Featured·Tea With Gunns

American Coffee and Other Emergencies

I was back at the wee fish shop somewhere between Thurso and Scrabster last Thursday, minding my own business, as I generally

by Mrs Gunn

9 August 2026

Family baiting lines, Buckhaven. Another is described as Robinson family

Featured·Heritage and Arts·Scotland, In Focus·Scottish History Ledger

Old Scottish Fisheries – A Scotland Once Described By Its Fish

FIRST PUBLISHED IN 2016 Long before oil, whisky or tourism became shorthand for Scottish wealth, foreign visitors and Scotland’s own chroniclers repeatedly

by Editorial Team

9 August 2026

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Featured·Transport

War Exposes Scotland’s Dependence On English Supply Routes

Scotland has avoided a sustained nationwide shortage of fuel, food or essential goods. Yet 21.1 million tonnes entered the country by road

by LM Bruce

6 August 2026

Economy·Featured

Scotland’s International Services Exports May Have Reached £19 Billion – But The Official Estimate Stops At 2023

A report commissioned by the Scottish Government estimates that Scotland’s international services exports may have reached £19.2 billion in 2025. The corresponding

by James Stewart

6 August 2026

William Home Lizars’ comparative view of Scotland’s principal rivers, published by John Thomson in the early nineteenth century. The rivers are arranged by reported length rather than geographical position.

Featured·Heritage and Arts

Scotland’s Rivers In 1831: What A Remarkable Atlas Reveals About Two Centuries Of Change

A hand-coloured chart published nearly two centuries ago attempted to place Scotland’s great rivers side by side. The Tay still stands at

by LM Bruce

5 August 2026

Featured·Policy and Government

Scotland’s Elected Representatives, Counted: 1,407 Names Across Councils, Holyrood and Westminster

Modern Scot assembled the current official details of Scotland’s serving councillors, MSPs and MPs. The directory contains 1,407 elected representatives: 1,221 councillors,

by LM Bruce

5 August 2026

Featured·Policy and Government

Twenty Of Scotland’s 24 Community Energy Meetings Came From One Consultation

Twenty of the 24 community energy meetings identified by the Scottish Government over a 12-month period came from a single offshore-wind consultation.

by Andrew Robertson

3 August 2026

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Featured·Infrastructure

The Two Water Systems Of Scotland

Thousands of people in rural Scotland rely on private water supplies, but ministers have never assessed how their costs and responsibilities compare

by LM Bruce

3 August 2026

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Featured·Infrastructure

Ministers Confirm Scotland’s 20GW Wind Ambition Was Not Mapped To Specific Areas

The Scottish Government has confirmed that its ambition to install 20 gigawatts of onshore wind capacity by 2030 was not accompanied by

by James Stewart

3 August 2026

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Energy·Featured

Scotland’s Local Electricity Network Coordination Group Ended Without A Replacement

A Scottish Government group established to resolve barriers preventing homes, businesses and public infrastructure from connecting to local electricity networks stopped meeting

by Andrew Robertson

3 August 2026

Community·Featured

KEEK Launches To Give Scotland A Fairer Way To Be Found Online

Modern Scot has launched the beta version of KEEK, a human-reviewed search engine for Scottish websites built without paid rankings, sponsored placement

by Editorial Team

1 August 2026

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Featured·Policy and Government

Scotland Promised Every Pupil A Device. Five Years Later, The National Account Is Still Incomplete

The Scottish Government said every school-aged child would receive a digital device by 2026. Its latest report records widespread shared provision, leaves

by James Stewart

31 July 2026

Economy·Featured

Fourteen Councils Exceed Welfare Fund Budgets As Crisis Applications Rise

Scottish councils received more than 258,000 Crisis Grant applications in one year, while emergency spending increased by 26 per cent and fourteen

by Andrew Robertson

31 July 2026

Featured·Policy and Government

Open Letter: Scotland Should Not Be Left Behind on Local News

Local news publishers from across Scotland are calling on the Scottish Government to introduce a Scottish Local News Fund, warning that Scotland

by Editorial Team

29 July 2026

City of Edinburgh·Community·Featured

Edinburgh’s Official Statistical Portrait Leaves Crime And Homelessness Outside The Frame

The council’s annual overview records Michelin restaurants, airport passengers and festival attendances. It omits crime entirely and leaves the capital’s legal failures

by John Campbell

29 July 2026

Featured·Highland

Land Control Leads To £13.85m Highland Housing Award Without Open Competition

Highland Council says competitive tendering for 52 homes at Rosskeen would duplicate work and threaten funding deadlines. Its planning reports and procurement

by James Stewart

29 July 2026

BETA Technologies’ ALIA CTOL (CX300) aircraft, selected for Project SEAN demonstration flights across Scotland’s Highlands and Islands.

Featured·Highland·Transport

£1.52m Trial Will Test Whether Electric Aircraft Can Serve Highland And Island Routes

Project SEAN is a three-month government-funded test of electric flying from Inverness Airport. It will examine whether a small battery-powered aircraft, charging

by John Campbell

29 July 2026

Argyll and Bute·Featured·Policy and Government

The Children Who Leave Mull For School — And The Local Answer Scotland Has Not Yet Tested

Almost one in five secondary-age pupils across Mull, Iona and Ulva attend school on the mainland. Many live in an Oban hostel

by LM Bruce

27 July 2026

Aberdeen City·Energy·Featured

North Sea Kittiwake Platform Enters Final Phase After 36 Years

A long-serving North Sea production hub is moving towards shutdown and decommissioning, opening another chapter in the industrial transition facing Aberdeen as

by Andrew Robertson

27 July 2026

Charred eggshell fragments lie on burned ground at Abernethy following the July 2026 | Credit: RSPB Scotland

Environment·Featured·Highland

What Will Happen To The Animals Caught In The Cairngorms Wildfire?

Some will have escaped. Others could not. As firefighters continue working across Glenmore and Abernethy, the true cost to wildlife remains hidden

by LM Bruce

27 July 2026

Kinghorn Beach. Image: Bill Kasman / Geograph Britain and Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0

Environment·Featured·Fife

Kinghorn Faces Permanent Bathing Warning As Pollution Source Remains Unresolved

Kinghorn Harbour Beach is carrying a fourth consecutive Poor classification, while bacterial pollution in the burn crossing the sand has prompted a

by John Campbell

27 July 2026

Featured·Infrastructure·North Ayrshire

North Ayrshire Council Faces Transparency Questions Over £1.17m Data-Centre Deal

North Ayrshire Council has committed more than £1.17 million of public money to a six-year data-centre contract awarded directly to one supplier.

by Andrew Robertson

25 July 2026

Energy·Featured

Ofgem Plans Tighter Controls On Dividends And Debt At Scotland’s Energy Networks

Britain’s energy regulator is consulting on stronger financial controls for the monopoly companies operating Scotland’s electricity networks, including proposed restrictions on shareholder

by John Campbell

25 July 2026

Featured·Policy and Government

Scottish Local Government External Debt Budgeted To Rise By £3.2 Billion

Scotland’s councils and other local-authority bodies have budgeted for combined external debt to reach almost £28.8 billion during 2026–27, as borrowing remains

by Andrew Robertson

25 July 2026

Environment·Featured·Highland

Cairngorms Wildfire Declared Major Incident As Nethy Bridge Is Evacuated

An entire Highland village has been evacuated after strengthening winds drove a long-running wildfire towards Nethy Bridge, turning an operation that had

by LM Bruce

25 July 2026

Community·Featured·Stirling

Tributes Paid After Councillor Paul Henke Dies Aged 76

The Forth and Endrick councillor, former Royal Navy bomb-disposal officer and author had served the Balfron community for years before his election

by Editorial Team

24 July 2026

Featured·Infrastructure

Scotland’s Digital Identity System Runs on Amazon Cloud

ScotAccount now has more than 768,000 registered accounts and processes biometric images during some identity checks. The Scottish Government says the information

by Editorial Team

24 July 2026

Muckrach Castle is a Category A listed building.

Featured·Heritage and Arts

Scotland’s Endangered Architecture Left Unmonitored For Two Years As Official At-Risk Register Remains Frozen

Historic Environment Scotland froze the official Buildings at Risk Register in September 2024 after a review found that it was incomplete and

by Editorial Team

24 July 2026

Featured·Infrastructure

Scotland’s Public-Sector AI Map Is Stored on Microsoft Cloud Outside Scotland

The Scottish Government has awarded a Finnish software company a £1 million contract to expand the country’s central AI-governance platform. Saidot says

by Editorial Team

24 July 2026

Community·Featured·Renfrewshire

Renfrewshire Establishes Annual Dolly Parton Day After Delivering 230,000 Children’s Books

The first official celebration will take place on 25 September, marking the growth of a locally funded reading programme that sends a

by Editorial Team

23 July 2026

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Community·Featured·Perth and Kinross

Officers Begin Daily Perth City Centre Patrols

Police Scotland has assigned officers to weekday city-centre patrols, while new council enforcement staff are expected to extend coverage across Perth and

by Editorial Team

23 July 2026

Community·Featured·Orkney Islands

Norman Rendall Retires After 20 Years at Orkney Council Headquarters

The senior caretaker has been thanked for two decades of work keeping the council’s School Place offices running behind the scenes. Senior

by Editorial Team

23 July 2026

Economy·Featured·North Lanarkshire

Public Grant Helped Bring Post Office Back to Motherwell After Three-Year Gap

The new branch opened on Brandon Parade East in March, creating four jobs and restoring postal, parcel and cash services to the

by Editorial Team

23 July 2026

Featured·Infrastructure

Scotland Produces 30 Million Tonnes of Construction Materials but Cannot Show How Long Supplies Will Last

More than 200 mineral-product sites supply the stone, sand, concrete and asphalt used across Scotland, but public records do not provide a

by James Stewart

23 July 2026

Energy·Featured

Scotland’s Energy Backlog Grows as UK Prepares to Favour Strategic Data Centres

Nearly two-thirds of Scotland’s live energy applications have remained in the consenting system for more than a year while the UK Government

by James Stewart

23 July 2026

Featured·Heritage and Arts

Kenneth Branagh to Defend Highland Estate from American Billionaire in New Paramount+ Drama

Laird will place an inherited Scottish estate at the centre of a battle over foreign wealth, family power and control of the

by Editorial Team

23 July 2026

Aberdeenshire·Featured·Highland·Infrastructure

Caledonia Wind Farms Secure Consent for 140 Turbines in Moray Firth

Scottish ministers have approved two offshore wind farms with a combined anticipated capacity of 2GW. The decision removes a major regulatory barrier,

by James Stewart

22 July 2026

Clyde Arc Bridge along River Clyde Sunset twilight at Glasgow city Scotland UK.

Featured·Glasgow City·Infrastructure

Glasgow Power Network Under Enhanced Monitoring Ahead of Commonwealth Games

SP Energy Networks has introduced additional engineering support and trialled mobile fault-detection technology before the Games begin on Thursday. The measures may

by Andrew Robertson

22 July 2026

Aberdeenshire·Angus·Economy·Featured

Scottish Ministers Disclose Scale of Opposition to Kintore–Tealing Power Line

More than 10,000 people and organisations were notified that they had a right to participate in the examination of SSEN Transmission’s proposed

by John Campbell

22 July 2026

Featured·Policy and Government

Legal Aid Reform Promises a Planned System but Does Not Guarantee Access to a Lawyer

Ministers are proposing simpler applications, greater freedom for accredited solicitors and stronger powers to direct services towards areas where private firms are

by James Stewart

22 July 2026

First Minister thanks emergency services at scene of Cairngorms wildfire

Featured·Highland

Cairngorms Wildfire Enters Second Week

Around 10 square kilometres of land have been affected across Glenmore and Abernethy, while emergency crews warn that the incident remains active

by Editorial Team

22 July 2026

Featured·Policy and Government

Burnham Closes Door on Scottish Referendum in First Call with Swinney

The new Prime Minister promised deeper devolution and more pragmatic relations with Holyrood, but made clear that his government was not preparing

by Andrew Robertson

21 July 2026

Aberdeen Arts Centre has raised almost £88k in six weeks towards its three year target

Aberdeen City·Community·Featured·Scottish News

Performers Rally Behind Aberdeen Arts Centre

More than 100 performers from across north-east Scotland will take part in two fundraising shows this autumn as Aberdeen Arts Centre continues

by LM Bruce

20 July 2026

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Economy·Featured·North Lanarkshire

If the AI Bubble Bursts, What Happens to Scotland

Editor’s Note: This investigation concerns more than the financial risk of an AI bubble. Data centres depend upon AI companies, while much

by Editorial Team

20 July 2026

Featured·Highland·Infrastructure

SaxaVord Reaches Launch Point

SaxaVord has reached a pivotal launch point, prompting Unst to critically assess the potential gains, restrictions, and risks associated with the ambitious

by LM Bruce

17 July 2026

CoreWeave Data Centre image, January 2026

Featured·Infrastructure·North Lanarkshire·Scottish News

CoreWeave Wanted More Scottish Data Centres

Internal papers show the American AI company wanted to expand rapidly after its first Lanarkshire facility. The same documents warn that accommodating

by James Stewart

15 July 2026