Scotland to hold its first ever pickleball championship
IT is a sport played by stars such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew Perry and the Kardashians – and soon Scotland will hold its first ever national pickleball championships.
Scottish council nets £21 million in bid to boost recycling rates
SCOTLAND’S largest council has been awarded more than £21 million to help boost recycling rates.
SNP demand inflation-busting spending boost in upcoming Budget
THE SNP have challenged the Tory government to deliver an inflation-busting increase in spending on the NHS and education to avoid a winter crisis.
Plans for Highland satellite launch site to create hundreds of new jobs
SCOTTISH aerospace firm Orbex has been granted a 50-year lease to build and operate the first-ever vertical launch site for satellites in the UK, in a move it is estimated to create around 250 new jobs for the area.
Sea cucumbers ‘can help solve food crisis’, Scottish research says
SEA cucumbers may be the solution to solving the food crisis, Stirling University research has shown.
Touring Doctor Who exhibition to land Tardis in Scotland
A NEW Doctor Who exhibition will open in Edinburgh this year, revealing the scientific secrets behind the Time Lord.
Charities given £250,000 by Scottish Government to tackle hunger crisis in Africa
TWO charities have been given grants of £250,000 from the Scottish Government to tackle a food shortage in the Horn of Africa.
Scotland's just transition to net zero is hampered by the Union, report says
A MAJOR report from Scotland’s Just Transition Commission (JTC) has called for a five-fold investment in net zero – but has highlighted that Scotland’s powers are limited in the Union.
Doing more of same will not improve lives of non-binary people, say charities
A GROUP of LGBT charities has told the Scottish Government doing “more of the same” will not improve the lives of non-binary people.
Child poverty rates still ‘stubbornly’ high, campaigners warn
THE Scottish Government is being urged to “act now” by campaigners, as child poverty remains “stubbornly” high across Scotland.
