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Scotland’s largest city, Glasgow, will also be affected by the strikes, which GMB said would mean bins are not emptied “from the smallest villages to the biggest cities”. Only six of Scotland’s 32 council areas – Argyll and Bute, Na h-Eileanan an lar, Moray, Borders, Shetland and West Dunbartonshire – …

Nuala MacDonald takes inspiration from a trip to Canada’s ‘most autism-friendly town’. Source link

David McGroarty, the SFRS group commander covering Orkney, confirmed that a prohibition notice was issued to the owners of The Stromness Hotel on Saturday. “This follows more than two years of engagement in relation to a number of fire safety deficiencies which had previously been identified,” he said. He added …

NHS Highland said it has had discussions with the practices about expanding the size of their premises, but the work could not be progressed due to a pause of capital spending across NHS Scotland. Head of primary care Jill Mitchell said: “This has been a difficult decision for both practices, …

Great Britain’s Beth Potter wins Olympic triathlon bronze after the race is cleared to go ahead at Paris 2024 following days of uncertainty over the water quality in the River Seine. Source link

It’s true, Hoy has six golds as part of his haul of seven. What’s also true is Scott has never won an individual world or Olympic title. Five of his seven medals at Olympic Games have come in relay events. That’s why he was at pains to point out he …

Tributes to the girls killed in Southport and the price of decarbonising homes make the front pages. Source link

A listing on commercial property site Cuthbert White, external suggests refurbishment of the site offers many options options including “residential, galleries and entertainment spaces, boutique hotels, offices, studios, and student housing”. However, it also states the building is being sold with the current leases intact. A closing date of 18 …

Prof Findlater carried out inspections at a number of medical premises including those at the universities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and St Andrews. Anatomy departments accepted 290 bodies over the academic year and rejected 178. There were only nine more bodies accepted this year compared to the year before, …

Stuart Brooks, director of conservation and policy at the charity, said: “This development will have a significant adverse impact on the nationally designated Battlefield of Bannockburn, a heritage site of national and international importance and part of our national identity.” Mr Brooks said the development would “destroy one of the …

The firm, which is a registered charity, said it had been told by the Scottish government that the number of NHS garments ordered before its contract expires on 30 November would be significantly reduced. They also said a document-scanning deal, which involved digitally archiving papers, would not be renewed when …

Watch as Team GB’s men’s 4x200m freestyle relay team of James Guy, Tom Dean, Matt Richards and Duncan Scott successfully defend their Olympic title at Paris 2024. Source link

The Borderlands deal is a 10-year programme of investment signed by both governments in 2021 to boost the economies across the Scotland-England border. In total 22 towns throughout the area will benefit from this section of support. In alphabetical order they are Alnwick, Bedlington, Bellingham, Dalton in Furness, Egremont, Eyemouth, …

It’s a quieter night for the Scots in the pool, with Keanna MacInnes the only one in action. After setting a new Scottish record in the 100m butterfly at the weekend, the 22-year-old from Edinburgh goes in the heats of the 200m version (from 10:00), then hopefully the semi-finals later …

Overflowing bins and rubbish littering streets became a common sight before a pay agreement was eventually reached. Ms Robison said meetings with union leaders and Cosla had been “productive” but no deal had yet been agreed. She added the Scottish government was in “turbulent financial waters” following Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ …

Torsa is a trio of connected islands – Torsa, Torsa Beag and Eilean na h-Eaglaise- in the Slate Islands, an archipelago in the Inner Hebrides. Newspaper reports suggested the remote spot was in the process of being acquired as a homeland for the preacher’s Madhi Servants Union, which runs military-style …

arrested on 22 July and also later released. Officers launched a probe – called Operation Koine – into the business after several families reported concerns over their ashes and allegations of financial misconduct were made. A. Milne’s Dumbarton branch was closed last year while the Springburn branch, on Balornock Road, …

Brian Lavalette, the company’s property director for Scotland, said: “It’s great to see the planning consent come through for this fantastic sustainable development at Glasgow Waters.” He described the project as “one of the largest and most exciting regeneration projects in Scotland”. Mr Lavalette added: “Yorkhill Quay will be a …

An island driver got a surprise when she came across a bagpiper playing to an attentive audience of Shetland ponies. Janice Priest witnessed the unusual scene while travelling across Unst, in Shetland. “There’s no saying what you’ll encounter on the roads in Unst,” she said. “I was on my way …

Adele Rennie, 33, admitted posing as a man to lure an unsuspecting woman into sending her naked pictures. Source link