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Scotland Women’s Under-19 squad announced for Croatia ties
Pauline Hamill will take charge of Scotland Women’s Under-19s for the first time in Croatia for two matches against the hosts in Zagreb.
Hamill takes...
Scotland face Malta in must win tie at Hampden Park
Friday night’s 3-0 win over Lithuania continued Scotland’s rejuvenation as they set their sights on Slovakia who lie within touching distance, four points ahead.
A...
Tickets still available for Scotland v Malta game at Hampden Park
Tickets are still available for the Scotland v Malta game at Hampden Park on Monday night.
It is all to play for in World Cup...
Donald Park takes charge of Scotland Under-19s for first time
At the end of this week Scotland Under-19s play the first of three international matches in Serbia ahead of their European Championship qualification campaign...
Gareth Evans to step down from Scotland Women’s Under-19s head coach role
Scotland Women’s Under-19s head coach Gareth Evans has announced he will step down from the role.
The former Hibs' striker leaves after leading Scotland to...
Steven Whittaker recalled to Scotland squad for World Cup Qualifying double-header
Gordon Strachan has named his Scotland squad for the vital FIFA World Cup Qualifying double-header against Lithuania and Malta.
Steven Whittaker has been recalled to...
Culture Secretary calls for freedom of movement
EU fundamental to continued development of creative sector.
The Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said earlier that it is crucial that freedom of movement within the...
A&E on target in June
June performance at 95.5%.
The Scottish Government tell us that performance across Scotland’s accident and emergency departments was just above the 95% target during June.
ISD...
Concern over drop in EU student applications
Scotland continues to be a destination for people applying to study at university according to the Minister for Employability and Training, Jamie Hepburn.
Commenting on...
Tourism boss makes pledge as Scotland remains must-visit destination
VisitScotland Chief Executive, Malcolm Roughead, claims Scotland continues to be a must-visit destination in the global tourism market.
He was responding to the release of...
Government welcomes new figures on positive destinations for university graduates
Higher Education Minister Shirley-Anne Somerville has welcomed the publication of new statistics showing 91 per cent of Scotland’s university graduates are going into positive...
Extra nurse and midwife training places
An estimated 2,600 extra nursing and midwifery training places will be created over the next four years as part of wide-ranging measures to support...
Basketball Scotland lose their coach
basketballscotland announce today that Men’s National Performance Coach, Erik Olson, has taken the decision to depart the organisation to pursue a new coaching role...
Official drug seizure figures published
Scotland’s Chief Statistician has published Drugs Seizures and Offender Characteristics for 2014-15 and 2015-16.
The report provides information on drugs seized by Police Scotland in...
Letter from Scotland
A cycle ride through the corn and buttercup fields of Fife, the other day, reminded me of the real world, beyond the politics of...
First Minister’s expenses for US trip released
The First Minister's trip to the US interested The Edinburgh Reporter, particularly the second half of it, as she arrived in New York when...
Letter from Scotland
She’s been sent home to think again…..Theresa May about Brexit, Nicola Sturgeon about a second independence referendum. And, in a way, we’ve all been...
#GE2017 UKIP launch their Scottish manifesto
The room in the basement of the Royal Scots Club in the leafy New Town was quiet when I arrived, and it remained reasonably subdued throughout.
There...
#GE2017 SNP launch manifesto today
To a packed Concert Hall in Perth where the SNP have previously held their party conference the party leader Nicola Sturgeon walked on sure...
Scotland Under-20 squad announced for the upcoming Toulon Tournament in France
Scot Gemmill has named his Scotland Under-20 squad for the upcoming Toulon Tournament in France.
The team is made up of players born in 1997...
Hundreds of free events during Bookbug Week
Bookbug Week, an annual celebration of Scotland’s national book gifting programme, takes place between 15 and 21 May with hundreds of free events for...
Theatre preview: Glory on Earth – The Lyceum
Knox, Knox. Who's There? The Reformation of Scotland and the fiery proselytiser's tempestuous relationship with the doomed, game of thrones dabbler, Mary Queen of...
Scotland Women’s Rugby – 2017 Six Nations
Scottish Women's Rugby have had their best Six Nations Championship since 2010.
That was the year that Scotland's women beat France (10-8) and drew with Italy...
Fishing – fundraiser for Scotland ladies
The Scottish Ladies Fly Fishing team will host a fundraiser on Sunday April 23 at Rescobie Loch near Forfar.
The event runs from 9am to...
Letter from Scotland
If you don’t mind the cool air, this Easter weekend looks like being a cracker. The daffodils are still in their full glory, the...
First Minister announces funding to train women in peacekeeping
Today in New York the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced a £1.2m funding package to train over 200 women from conflict zones around the world...
Field hockey – crowdfunding campaign launched #backthebluesticks
Scotland’s senior men’s hockey squad has launched a fund-raising campaign to pay for their the campaign in the World League semi-finals in London this...
Team Scotland Mark 1 Year to Gold Coast
Team Scotland celebrate 1 Year to Commonwealth Games with Volleyball Challenge
Today (Tuesday 4 April) marks one year to go until the next Commonwealth Games...
Gordon Strachan insists that players have desire and hunger to do well
Scotland face Slovenia at Hampden tonight knowing that victory is essential to keep their World Cup hopes alive.
The visitors are currently four points ahead of Scotland...
Scottish Government launch digital strategy
The Scottish Government says it has plans to boost the number of jobs associated with the digital industries to 150,000 in the next four...
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