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Letter from Scotland
The autumn school holidays were originally to allow children to help bring in the potato harvest. “Tattie howking” it was called.
Nowadays, it’s done...
Coronavirus – the evidence
Just before the First Minister made her statement to parliament this afternoon, an evidence paper from the Chief Medical Officer Gregor Smith, Chief Nursing...
The Balmoral Introduces ‘The Curfew Club’
The Balmoral is offering guests the perfect antidote to restrictions on the hospitality industry with a curated range of after dark experiences.
The Balmoral, a...
Coronavirus – National Records of Scotland figures for Week 40
The National Records of Scotland have reported the number of deaths involving Covid-19 for Week 40 - 28 Sept to 4 October 2020.
As at 4 October...
Redmill – relatives told numbers were the same as Saturday
A relative of one of the residents at HC One's home in East Whitburn has contacted us about the complete lack of communication from...
Coronavirus – today’s figures
The Scottish Government has issued figures today of the number of people who have been diagnosed with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours.
The...
Scotland’s population reaches a record high
Scotland's population rose to 5.46 million in 2019 which is a record high, according to the statistics released by National Records of Scotland today....
Coronavirus – today’s figures
The First Minister has announced figures today of the number of people who have been diagnosed with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours at...
Girlguiding Scotland begin media literacy campaign today
The leading charity for girls and young women, Girlguiding Scotland, launches a new campaign today to support their members to deal with sexism and...
Coronavirus – today’s figures
The Scottish Government has issued figures today of the number of people who have been diagnosed with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours.
The...
Iconic Scotland will open the Great Tapestry of Scotland Centre
She starred in The Avengers, Sapphire and Steele, and Absolutely Fabulous, but Joanna Lumley reveals that it's a couthy wee Angus town that gives...
Letter from Scotland
The UK Government’s Internal Market Bill is causing a good deal internal strife in the United Kingdom.
The SNP’s Drew Hendry told the House...
SAY Award – Judges announced to pick Shortlist
Today the Scottish Album of the Year Award judges were announced.
https://twitter.com/SAYaward/status/1311679805063036935
They will now pick the Shortlist of 10 albums and the winner of...
Coronavirus – today’s numbers
The Scottish Government has announced another 640 cases of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 in Scotland since yesterday.
Sadly, 7 new deaths have...
Coronavirus – today’s numbers
The Scottish Government has announced another 806 cases of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 in Scotland since yesterday.
In Lothian 180 cases...
Letter from Scotland
“Do not visit family or friends in their homes or gardens.” It’s not a return to “lockdown” but another turn of the screw in...
Coronavirus – Countries added to the quarantine list
The Scottish Government has announced that travellers from four more countries must quarantine on arrival into Scotland from Saturday morning.
Travellers from Denmark, Iceland, Slovakia...
Letter from Scotland
It was all going so well. But now we’re sliding backwards. Covid cases are at a four-month high, there are more local outbreaks, the...
Get down to the beach this weekend
This particular beach is on the west coast but it is one of Scotland's finest, made famous in the film Local Hero, and it...
Converge finalists show off the best academic innovation
2020 CONVERGE FINALISTS WILL SHOWCASE THE VERY BEST ACADEMIC INNOVATION TO THE WORLD
The finalists for Converge 2020, Scotland’s leading academic company creation programme, have been announced....
Letter from Scotland
Science has come to our aid. Trials are now being carried out in Scotland for the first time on a natural cure to our...
Letter from Scotland
My “staycation” took me to the bonnie banks o’ Loch Lomond.
The cloud hung low over the glen but as we climbed up the...
Network Rail will work round the clock to fix the main Glasgow line
Network Rail said today they will repair flood damage on the main Edinburgh-Glasgow line near Polmont, working round the clock if necessary.
With the flood...
Lockdown puts Edinburgh’s love of walking in the frame
A story of the life-changing way walking helped an Edinburgh man during lockdown is the focus of a new photography-led campaign.
‘Humans of the Walk’...
Escape rooms closing pending government guidance
UPDATE: Since this story was first published the Scottish Government has now issued updated guidelines which will enable Escape to reopen. See the government...
UK Government invest in Scottish research
A research project led by Heriot-Watt University is one of three awarded funding by the UK Government today.
The Centre for Regulated Bio-Manufacture aims...
Letter from Scotland
The coronavirus has truly scuppered our summer. The Edinburgh International Festival and its 3,000 Fringe shows should be getting under way right now.
The...
People travelling from Spain no longer subject to quarantine rules
The Scottish Government has announced this afternoon that border health measures requiring people to quarantine for 14 days on arrival into Scotland are being...
Cars take up over a third of the space in Scottish cities
Scotland's Futures Forum has done some research in Glasgow and Dundee to find out how much space is dedicated to private vehicles. They have...
Letter from Scotland
We’ve done well this week. The freedoms we’ve been granted – traveling more than 5 miles from home, the re-opening of outdoor pubs and...
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