| Modern Scot - 05/11/2026 · Issue 022 |
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CONTENTS Issue 022 · 5 November 2026 |
 | | Policy and Government · 4 November 2026 The Scottish Government is urging businesses to accelerate their use of artificial intelligence, citing modelling that suggests the technology could add more than £23 billion to Scotland's… Continue reading → |
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 | | Policy and Government · 4 November 2026 Highland Council says its latest assessment identifies a requirement for 31,848 additional homes over the next 20 years, a scale of demand that extends far beyond its… Continue reading → |
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 | | Economy · 4 November 2026 Scottish-headquartered Dales Marine Services has launched an international mobile engineering operation that will send ship-repair teams and specialist equipment directly to vessels and overseas ports. The company… Continue reading → |
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 | | Economy · 4 November 2026 An Edinburgh food business has secured £160,000 in social investment to expand locally produced cricket-protein powder, with a commercial launch planned for early 2027. The Insect Café,… Continue reading → |
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 | | Energy · 4 November 2026 Communities along the electricity transmission route between Fort Augustus and Skye can now apply for a share of a new £5.46 million fund associated with the replacement… Continue reading → |
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 | | Energy · 4 November 2026 The UK Government introduced legislation in Westminster on Wednesday, 4 November, that would permanently end the issuing of new licences for oil and gas exploration in the… Continue reading → |
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 | | Infrastructure · 4 November 2026 Scotland's water regulator has reported growing delays in Scottish Water's infrastructure commitments, even though the publicly owned utility continues to deliver high customer satisfaction and spending remains… Continue reading → |
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 | | Infrastructure · 4 November 2026 Dumfries and Galloway Council has agreed further oversight of its bridges and other structures after an independent engineering review found overdue inspections, gaps in structural assessments and… Continue reading → |
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 | | Transport · 4 November 2026 Scotland's latest transport statistics have revealed a substantial divide in public transport satisfaction between rural communities and major cities, with fewer than half of rural residents satisfied… Continue reading → |
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 | | Transport · 4 November 2026 Glasgow Airport has warned travellers to allow additional time for journeys during two planned weekend closures of the M8 motorway on 7–8 and 14–15 November. The closures… Continue reading → |
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 | | Health · 4 November 2026 Scotland recorded 703 probable suicide deaths in 2025, the lowest annual number since 2017, but newly published statistics reveal substantial inequalities between men and women, poorer and… Continue reading → |
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 | | Health · 4 November 2026 NHS Lanarkshire has confirmed that £250.895 million was spent on the Monklands Replacement Project between April 2016 and September 2026, even though the hospital scheme developed during… Continue reading → |
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 | | Environment · 4 November 2026 Scotland's peatland restoration programme has passed a significant environmental milestone, with more than 100,000 hectares of degraded peatland now placed on the road to recovery, according to… Continue reading → |
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 | | Environment · 4 November 2026 One of Britain's rarest moths has recorded its most successful year since systematic monitoring began, with new surveys revealing that its known distribution across Glen Affric has… Continue reading → |
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 | | Community · 4 November 2026 Scottish councils will be allowed to request up to two additional school in-service days during the current academic year to give teachers more time to prepare for… Continue reading → |
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 | | Heritage and Arts · 5 November 2026 The sea, the weather and the extraordinary light of Scotland's western islands have inspired generations of artists. For Ellis O'Connor, who grew up on Uist in the… Continue reading → |
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 | | Tea With Gunns · 5 November 2026 Every fifth of November, otherwise sensible Scottish people leave their warm houses, dress as though they are about to be rescued from a North Sea oil platform,… Continue reading → |
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 | | Scottish History Ledger · 4 November 2026 In 1876, a message was sent from the remote Scottish archipelago of St Kilda in a most unusual fashion. It was placed inside a wooden container, sealed… Continue reading → |
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 | | Scottish Sites We Love · 4 November 2026 There is something rather extraordinary about being able to stand in your own street, look at the houses, shops and roads around you, and then discover what… Continue reading → |
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 | | The Dented Kettle · 4 November 2026 Scotland has produced some excellent names for food. There is clootie dumpling, cranachan, skirlie, cock-a-leekie and the splendidly unpretentious stovies. But surely one of the finest is… Continue reading → |
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Upcoming Events |
Edinburgh Zine Fair 2026 7 Nov 2026 · City of Edinburgh | | View event → |
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Glasgow Whisky Festival 7 Nov 2026 · Glasgow City | | View event → |
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Remembrance Sunday Scotland 8 Nov 2026 · Scotland wide | | View event → |
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Fort Kinnaird Help for Heroes Cafe November 9 Nov 2026 · City of Edinburgh | | View event → |
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Armistice Day Scotland 11 Nov 2026 · Scotland wide | | View event → |
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Edinburgh Zoo’s Giant Lanterns 13 Nov 2026 · City of Edinburgh | | View event → |
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Erskine Military Ball and Ally Awards 13 Nov 2026 · Glasgow City | | View event → |
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Oban Winter Festival 13 Nov 2026 · Argyll and Bute | | View event → |
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Edinburgh Christmas 14 Nov 2026 · City of Edinburgh | | View event → |
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Gundog Breeds Association of Scotland Championship Show 14 Nov 2026 · City of Edinburgh | | View event → |
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Inverness Beaufort Hotel Record Fair November 2026 14 Nov 2026 · Highland | | View event → |
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