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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 Dunfermline. The scheme includes a new railway bridge, closure of a level crossing and a mixture of council- and developer-built sections forming

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 commissioned by Transport Scotland found a clear consensus that the earliest date is too soon and warned that smaller operators dependent on

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

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

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

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Economy·Featured·Perth and Kinross·Scottish News

BBC Says Scotland’s Green Economy Is Real. True. But Scotland Does Not Own the Power System

New figures say Scotland’s net zero economy supports more than 105,000 jobs and contributes £10.2 billion in economic value. Those numbers matter,

by David McDonald

28 May 2026

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Aberdeen City·Aberdeenshire·Featured·Glasgow City·Highland·Infrastructure·Moray·Na h-Eileanan Siar·Scottish News·Shetland Islands

The Quiet Rewiring of Scotland: Hitachi Energy and the Power Corridors Reshaping the North

Scotland’s renewable energy story is usually told through wind farms, household bills and climate targets. But another story is being built more

by David McDonald

28 May 2026

Energy·Featured·Scottish News

What Ofgem’s 13 Per Cent Energy Price Cap Rise Means for Scotland

Ofgem’s latest price cap rise will push typical household energy bills in Great Britain up from July, just as many Scottish households

by John Campbell

27 May 2026

Lord Smith of Kelvin holding the Commission's report

Featured·Policy and Government·Scottish News

What Was the Smith Commission, and Why Does It Matter Again?

Download the Smith Commission Report The Smith Commission was created after the 2014 No vote. It recommended more powers for Holyrood. It

by LM Bruce

27 May 2026

Featured·Policy and Government·Scottish News

Scottish Parliament Backs Call for Second Independence Referendum Powers

MSPs have voted to call on the UK Government to transfer the legal power needed for a second Scottish independence referendum. The

by LM Bruce

26 May 2026

Featured·Heritage and Arts

SCOTTISH BOOK REVIEW: The Glendarragh Code

The Moral World of The Glendarragh Code Lisa Marie Heitman-Bruce’s The Glendarragh Code begins beneath the Highland earth and moves outward toward

by James Stewart

26 May 2026

Community·Featured·Highland·Scottish News

From Dingwall to Abbey Road as Highland Composer Reaches International Stage

For a young musician growing up in Dingwall, places like Abbey Road Studios can feel less like real destinations and more like

by Joseph Kennedy

26 May 2026

Featured·Policy and Government·Scottish News

Scotland’s Constitutional Question is Back Before Holyrood

The First Minister’s first major programme debate of the new Parliament will ask MSPs to support a call for Westminster to devolve

by LM Bruce

22 May 2026

Economy·Featured·Scottish News

Scotland’s Food Price Cap Row: What the Evidence Actually Shows

Scottish politicians have argued over whether ministers should cap prices on essential supermarket goods, but the available evidence points to a more

by James Stewart

22 May 2026

Allegedly one of the 250 people who think they are paying for everyone in Scotland

Economy·Featured·Scottish News

Tom Hunter’s 250 Taxpayer Claim Collapses Under Scotland’s Own Tax Data

Sir Tom Hunter has argued that Scotland risks pushing away the people who fund public services, but one striking claim about 250

by John Campbell

22 May 2026

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Featured·Infrastructure·Scottish News

Scotland, As the Data Finds It

A national portrait of Scotland through land, homes, people, services and power. A thousand years from now, if historians look back, they

by LM Bruce

21 May 2026

Alistair Leslie image credit Ben Mullay/HIE

Economy·Featured·Highland·Scottish News

Ness Engineering Expansion Shows the Value of Skilled Local Firms in Shetland

Sumburgh based Ness Engineering is expanding its existing site with support from Highlands and Islands Enterprise. The investment will add workshop, storage

by James Stewart

21 May 2026

Economy·Featured·Scottish News

Zero Hours Reform Will Test Scotland’s Balance Between Security and Flexibility

Major changes to zero hours and low hours work are due to reshape employment law across Great Britain from 2027. For Scotland,

by Andrew Robertson

20 May 2026

Community·Featured·Scottish News

New Ebola Emergency Is Distant From Scotland, but the Route In Is Clear

A new Ebola emergency in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda has been declared a public health emergency of international

by Editorial Team

20 May 2026

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Environment·Featured·Scottish Borders·Scottish News

Scottish Borders Council Tests Whether Weed Control Can Move Beyond Glyphosate

Scottish Borders Council is to consider a pilot comparing chemical free weed control with its current glyphosate based approach in Galashiels and

by Andrew Robertson

20 May 2026

Featured·Policy and Government·Scottish News

John Swinney Returns as First Minister With Promise of Cooperation and Constitutional Purpose

John Swinney accepted the Scottish Parliament’s nomination as First Minister today with a speech that sought to combine personal humility, post election

by LM Bruce

19 May 2026

Economy·Featured·Scottish News

Google Fires a Warning Shot Over Scotland’s Digital Future

Google says its new Android developer verification rules are intended to make phones safer. Scotland should still pay attention, because a country

by Editorial Team

18 May 2026

Featured·Highland·Infrastructure·Scottish News

Twenty Eight Scottish Monuments in the Crosshairs of a New UK Power Corridor

A proposed 400kV overhead line from Caithness to Beauly has been presented as essential to Scotland’s net zero electricity system. But Historic

by Editorial Team

16 May 2026

Offshore oil rig drilling platforms off the coastline near Invergordon

Energy·Featured·Scottish News

The North Sea Is Scotland’s Constitutional Test

The question is no longer whether the North Sea can return to the past. The question is whether Scotland enters the next

by LM Bruce

14 May 2026

King Charles III, accompanied by Queen Camilla, reads the King's Speech in the Chamber of the House of Lords PA

Featured·Policy and Government·Scottish News

The King’s Speech and Scotland: Where The Real Risks Lie

The King’s Speech set out a large Westminster programme on energy, Europe, immigration, housing, digital identity, public services and national security. Modern

by Editorial Team

13 May 2026

Aberdeen City·Featured·Infrastructure·Scottish News

Former Grampian Police Headquarters on Queen Street to be Demolished

The former Grampian Police headquarters on Queen Street is to be demolished as part of Aberdeen City Council’s wider plan to redevelop

by James Stewart

13 May 2026

Featured·Glasgow City·Scottish News·Transport

Glasgow To Begin 20mph Rollout In Govan

Govan will be the first area of Glasgow to move to new 20mph speed limits, with almost 200 streets included in the

by Andrew Robertson

13 May 2026

City of Edinburgh·Community·Featured·Scottish News

Edinburgh Flats To Receive Retrofit Works In Viewpoint Housing Project

Union Technical has been appointed to upgrade 34 flats across three Viewpoint Housing Association sites in Edinburgh, with works intended to make

by James Stewart

13 May 2026

Community·Featured·Highland·Scottish News

Logie Timber To Cut Energy Costs With Solar Panels At Moray Sawmill

Logie Timber, based near Forres, has secured support from Highlands and Islands Enterprise for a £71,000 solar project intended to reduce electricity

by Andrew Robertson

13 May 2026

Lochmaddy, known in Scottish Gaelic as Loch nam Madadh, meaning “Loch of the Hounds”, is the birthplace of Rev Dr Roderick Macleod MBE

Argyll and Bute·Community·Featured·Heritage and Arts·Na h-Eileanan Siar·Scottish News

Western Isles Tribute Marks Passing Of Gaelic Scholar Rev Dr Roderick Macleod MBE

Rev Dr Roderick Macleod MBE, a former member of the first Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and a noted Gaelic scholar, minister, writer

by Editorial Team

12 May 2026

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Economy·Featured·Scottish News

Scottish Musicians Appear Among Co Owners As Subvert Launches New Music Marketplace

Scottish artists are listed among the members of Subvert, a newly launched cooperative music marketplace owned by artists, labels, supporters and workers

by LM Bruce

12 May 2026

State of the art permanent galleries will significantly expand the number of objects on public display

Aberdeenshire·Featured·Infrastructure·Scottish News

Peterhead Museum And Library Project To Begin As Former Building Plan Is Shelved

Construction of the new Museum of Aberdeenshire and Peterhead Library is due to begin in June, but Aberdeenshire Council has confirmed that

by James Stewart

12 May 2026

Community·East Ayrshire·Featured·Scottish News

Ayrshire Based King’s Foundation Turns To Quantum Technology In New Urban Planning Programme

The King’s Foundation has joined FormationQ in a three year programme intended to help fast growing Commonwealth towns plan more sustainably, extending

by LM Bruce

11 May 2026

Featured·Policy and Government·Scottish News

Scotland’s Complaints Watchdog Warns Some Cases May Wait 25 Weeks

The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman says sustained demand has left some complaints waiting up to 25 weeks before allocation to a Complaints

by John Campbell

11 May 2026

East Ayrshire·Featured·Heritage and Arts·Scottish News

Brownings Carries Kilmarnock’s Baking Heritage Into a Wider Scotland

The family bakery founded in Kilmarnock in 1945 expanded its Asda range from early May 2026, but the larger story is one

by David McDonald

11 May 2026

The sea stacks of Duncansby Head, the most northeasterly part of Scotland and slightly northeast of John O'Groats in Caithness

Energy·Featured·Highland·Scottish News

Hollandmey Wind Farm Consent Leaves Caithness Facing a 2026 Construction Question

ScottishPower Renewables has consent for a wind, solar and battery project near Mey after a public inquiry. But in north east Caithness,

by Andrew Robertson

10 May 2026

Featured·Highland·Policy and Government·Scottish News

Scotland Returns the SNP, But Not the Old Political Map

The 2026 Holyrood election has returned the SNP as Scotland’s largest party, but not with the comfort of command. Beneath the headline

by LM Bruce

9 May 2026

Aberdeenshire·Featured·Highland·Infrastructure·Moray·Scottish News

Scotland’s Energy Landscape Is Quietly Becoming Part of the Global AI Economy

For generations, Scotland’s energy story was associated with coalfields, hydroelectric dams and later the offshore oil and gas industry of the North

by LM Bruce

7 May 2026

Featured·Heritage and Arts·Moray·Scottish News

From a Highland Bakery to Animal Shelters Across America: Walker’s Shortbread Expands Its Scottie Dog Legacy

There are few Scottish food companies whose identity remains as closely tied to place as Walker’s Shortbread. Founded in the Speyside village

by James Stewart

7 May 2026

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Economy·Featured

Scotland Is Trying to Rebuild Its Economy, Rewire Its Infrastructure and Save the Climate

Scotland is attempting one of the most complicated balancing acts in modern public policy: reducing emissions, modernising infrastructure, protecting households from rising

by David McDonald

7 May 2026

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Featured·Policy and Government

Biodiversity Is Becoming Law in Scotland

For years, biodiversity policy in Scotland largely existed in the language of targets, strategies and environmental ambition. Nature restoration was encouraged, discussed

by Editorial Team

6 May 2026

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Economy·Featured·Scottish News

Scotland’s Forest Argument Is About More Than Trees

A new report commissioned by Confor challenges a Royal Society of Edinburgh inquiry into public support for forestry. Behind the technical dispute

by Andrew Robertson

5 May 2026

Glenmorangie Harrison Ford Limited Edition

Featured·Heritage and Arts·Scottish News

Harrison Ford, Glenmorangie and the Quiet Confidence of Tain

A new Glenmorangie created with Harrison Ford has brought international attention to one of Scotland’s most graceful Highland whiskies. Yet the lasting

by LM Bruce

4 May 2026

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Featured·Heritage and Arts·Scottish News

United States Removes Tariffs on Scotch Whisky in Move Welcomed by Industry

President Donald Trump has announced the removal of US tariffs on Scotch whisky, a development described by industry leaders as a significant

by David McDonald

1 May 2026

Shrieve Chemicals FIS Chemicals acquisition

Aberdeen City·Economy·Featured·Scottish News

US Chemicals Group Acquires Aberdeen-based FIS in Cross-border Deal

A long-established Scottish manufacturer with roots in the North Sea supply chain has been acquired by a US-backed chemicals distributor, reflecting continued

by John Campbell

1 May 2026

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Environment·Featured·Scottish News

Scotland’s Salmon and Sea Trout Catches Fall to Historic Lows in 2025

Official statistics released this morning record the weakest salmon returns in modern Scottish records, with total catches in 2025 falling to their

by Andrew Robertson

29 April 2026

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