The Highlands get more than six million visitors a year – including day trippers, overseas tourists and cruise passengers, according to Highland Council’s figures. Among its attractions are the North Coast 500 tourist route, which starts and finishes in Inverness, also the landscape of Skye and beaches along its 3,050 …
Read More »Livingston: Stevie May back among goals and eager for silverware
It is a minor miracle May is still playing. After his 27-goal splash for St Johnstone, the forward was one of the hottest properties in the Scottish game. He was the inspirational spearhead, the homegrown hero in a side that would defeat Robertson’s Dundee United in the Scottish Cup final …
Read More »Scotland's papers: Council budget fears and William's 'hardest year'
Cosla’s call for unlimited council tax raising powers and Royal family cancer battles make the front pages. Source link RMW Suitcase Large Medium Cabin Size | Hard Shell | Lightweight | 4 Dual Spinner Wheels | Trolley Luggage Suitcase | Hold Check in Luggage | TSA Combination Lock (Ice Blue, …
Read More »‘I have 100 scarecrows and can’t protect my crops from geese’
Marty is angry that the stoat project receives more funding than the money given to control geese numbers. A report, published by the Scottish government in February 2024, said that in 2022 the Orkney population of resident greylag geese numbers was approximately 24,000. It agreed to fund measures to control …
Read More »Council pension settlement secured from Under Armour
Under Armour is based in Baltimore, Maryland. It was founded in 1996 by former college football player Kevin Plank. It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and has a market cap of $3bn (£2.3bn). A statement on the company’s website said it had consistently denied the accusations …
Read More »Council defends decision to put stickers on graves
Glasgow City Council said the stickers were placed due it being “very challenging” to track down who had responsibility for some of the graves. A spokesman said: “The safety of those working in and visiting our cemeteries is an absolute priority. “Regular inspections of headstones is a statutory obligation for …
Read More »Washed up whale left to rot ‘naturally’ on Fife beach for nine months
The fin whale – the second-largest species of whale – is likely to have been washed up as a result of the strong winds that lashed the country during Storm Jocelyn. The species is known for having a distinct ridge along its back behind the dorsal fin, which gives it …
Read More »Oil firm Apache blames windfall tax for North Sea pull-out
Then Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the money raised would support households facing rising energy bills. Initially set at 25% and due to expire in 2025, the Conservatives later raised it to 35% and said it would last until March 2029. In the recent Budget, Labour raised the levy to 38% …
Read More »Man, 53, dies after three vehicle crash in Edinburgh
A 53-year-old man has died following a three-vehicle crash on the A720 near Edinburgh. Emergency services were called to the scene between the Gogar roundabout and Hermiston Gait on Thursday morning following reports of a crash on the city bypass. The crash involved a grey Volkswagen campervan, a grey Volkswagen …
Read More »UK and German investigators disagree on cause of fatal air crash
In a new report, external, the AAIB said in the lead up to the accident the gyroplane may have inadvertently entered what they called a low G flight regime. Investigators said this may have caused Mr Nichol to feel a sensation of weightlessness, and he then flew a sequence of …
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