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We’ve got McGinn, Super Paul McGinn
Twelve years after making his debut for Queen’s Park and then plying his trade in the lower divisions with St Mirren, Dumbarton, Dundee, Chesterfield...
Letter from Scotland
On a walk over the Eildon Hills in the Borders last week, I came across a smart modern memorial to a very old poet,...
Letter from Scotland
We have been given another reminder this week that our grand western civilisation is really quite precarious. And isn’t it ironic that all our...
Coronavirus – drop in clinics for 12 to 15 year-olds open
Young people aged 12 to 15 will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine at drop-in clinics across Lothian from Monday.
Mass clinics are set...
Letter from Scotland
You wouldn’t think a sensible remark like “Think twice before you call an ambulance” could cause a political row. But the Health Secretary Humza...
Letter from Scotland
After a week of warm, sunny days and then rain and mist, climate change has been on my mind.
Not just the UN conference in...
Letter from Scotland
The red berries on the rowan trees on my daily walk are, for me, the first sign of autumn.
Soon the fieldfare and redwings...
NHS medical and dental staff to receive a pay rise
The Scottish Government has announced a 3% uplift for some NHS medical and dental staff, which they say is in recognition of their efforts...
Scottish Government appoints senior health officers
Professor Alison Strath has been appointed as Chief Pharmaceutical Officer and Professors Graham Ellis and Professor Nicola Steedman have been confirmed as Deputy Chief...
Coronavirus – France moved off quarantine list
Passengers arriving from France ino Scotland will no longer need to quarantine if they are fully vaccinated under the latest review of travel restrictions...
Drug deaths in Scotland “heart-breaking”
Drugs Policy Minister Angela Constance described the increase in drug-related deaths announced on Friday as “heart-breaking”, and repeated The Scottish Government’s determination to work...
Letter from Scotland
In this second Covid summer, Scots have been rediscovering their own country. Holidaying at home for just a few days at a time has...
Coronavirus – Government eases restrictions on EU and US visitors
People from the EU and US who are fully vaccinated will be able to travel to Scotland without any requirement for quarantine from Monday...
Letter from Scotland
Monday is “Freedom Day”…though it depends what you mean by freedom and it depends on whether you live in Scotland or England.
In England,...
Letter from Scotland
“We’re at the sharp end of the Delta wave,” the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, told us. For a day or two, Scotland had the...
Letter from Scotland
Midsummer and the end of term, for schools, parliament and people.
And we even have a glimpse of the end of Covid restrictions on...
Coronavirus – international students will be included in vaccination programme
International students are to be included in the national Covid-19 vaccination programme.
Health Secretary, Humza Yousaf, has confirmed this will take place in line...
Letter from Scotland
There’s a gentle air of midsummer rustling through the café awnings. People sit discussing the warm weather or Scotland’s prospects in our first European...
Letter from Scotland
Is Scotland really going green? It’s tempting to think so in a week which has seen the SNP and the Green Party talking about “a...
Letter from Scotland
It’s cup final weekend. The Hibees and the Saints will battle it out at Hampden on Saturday afternoon for the Scottish Football Association Challenge...
Check your Covid vaccination status online before travel
An NHS service allowing people travelling abroad to access their record of vaccination status themselves has been launched. The measure will provide confirmation of...
Marketing on Tap to help the hospitality industry
The new ‘Marketing on Tap’ campaign aimed at helping the Scottish hospitality industry has been set up by The Marketing Society Scotland (MSS) and...
Letter from Scotland
“We’re putting the recovery first,” was the election slogan all parties could agree on. And now the election is over and the new members...
Letter from Scotland
“Now is the month of Maying when merry lads (and lasses) are playing.” So Thomas Morley’s song welcomes in this happy month and so...
Letter from Scotland
We have been given back our “right to roam”. The coronavirus figures are now good enough for Nicola Sturgeon to make the surprise announcement...
#SP6 – LibDems unveil their commitment card
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie used a visit to Edinburgh on Tuesday to unveil the party’s Commitment Card which states that every candidate...
Letter from Scotland
Despite the pandemic and despite the collapse of the economy, Democracy goes marching on. The election campaign for the 129 seats in the Scottish...
Looking to more resilient hospitality businesses
INDUSTRY EXPERT LOOKS FORWARD TO A MORE RESILIENT HOSPITALITY SECTOR EMERGING FROM THE FIRES OF COVID-19
Having recently launched his own restaurant consultancy, hospitality...
Coronavirus – further restrictions on passengers arriving in Scotland
Ministers have agreed, on the basis of advice from the Joint Biosecurity Centre, to place additional restrictions on travellers arriving in Scotland from the...
Letter from Scotland
This week there’s a feeling that “We’re almost there!” Somewhere out on the horizon, the tide has turned.
Governments, north and south of the...
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