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Jimmy Thelin salutes Rangers conquerors after momentous Aberdeen win
Jimmy Thelin praised his players’ character to battle to a significant 2-1 win for Aberdeen against Rangers. The Dons play Celtic in the Premier Sports Cup semi-final at Hampden Park on Saturday, with Rangers facing Motherwell in the other last-four
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The Herald Top Employer Awards, in association with s1jobs: All of the 2024 winners
The University of Strathclyde has been named Scottish Top Employer of the Year at a glittering ceremony that took place last night in the Radisson Hotel in Glasgow. The award, sponsored by Trump Turnberry, was the outstanding accolade amongst a
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There were two hands on his back: Dundee manager hits out at Celtic penalty award
TONY Docherty tonight hit out at the penalty Celtic were awarded against his Dundee team and claimed the Dens Park club had deserved to keep a clean sheet in their William Hill Premiership defeat at Parkhead. Simon Murray and his team mates performed
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Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers reacts to Parkhead club going nine clear of Rangers
BRENDAN Rodgers tonight stressed that his focus remains firmly on Celtic after the Parkhead club forged nine points clear of their city rivals Rangers at the top of the William Hill Premiership. The Scottish champions increased their slender goal
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Celtic 2 Dundee 0: Brendan Rodgers' men stay on top with hard-fought Premiership win
WITH so much of focus on the Aberdeen game against Rangers at Pittodrie during the build up to the midweek William Hill Premiership fixtures, few in Scottish football had entertained the possibility that Celtic could slip up against Dundee at Parkhead
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Clement claims Rangers defeat 'one of the better performances this season'
Philippe Clement claimed his side's performance in the 2-1 defeat to Aberdeen was one of the better Rangers displays of the season. The Ibrox boss watched his team drop nine points behind Aberdeen and Celtic at the top of the table with the deserved
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Woeful Rangers beaten comfortably by Aberdeen who go NINE clear of rivals
Aberdeen kept up their stunning start to the season by defeating Rangers 2-1 at Pittodrie, a result that ramps up the pressure on beleaguered Ibrox manager Philippe Clement. The Dons were much the better side in an incident-packed first half and
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Woman killed on Glasgow housing estate named as police launch murder probe
A woman killed in an incident in Glasgow has been named by police, who are treating her death as murder. Officers were called to the St Mungo Avenue area of the city on Tuesday following reports of a disturbance, with a woman found seriously injured
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SNP open to budget deal with Labour as Robison praises Reeves' tax and spending plans
Shona Robison has praised Rachel Reeves’ tax and spending plans, describing them as a “step in the right direction” and even suggested she would be open to a deal with Scottish Labour to get her own budget passed. The Finance Secretary also confirmed
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Women authors dominate Scottish Book Award nominations as shortlists announced
Women are dominating the shortlists for Scotland’s National Book Awards after the Saltire Society announced the people up for the prizes. It’s one of the oldest literary prizes in the UK and celebrates exceptional talent across fiction, non-fiction
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Martha Thomas 'fire in the belly' rallying cry for Scotland's Euros bid
Martha Thomas couldn’t get to an airport quick enough as England hosted – and won – the last Women’s European Championships. Now she hopes to be reaching for her passport with an entirely different vibe to the trip. Thomas netted her seventh
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Police Scotland officers to work to rule as dispute over pay goes on
Police officers will take action short of a strike from Friday in part of an ongoing dispute over pay. The Scottish Police Federation has asked for an uplift of 5.7% for 2024-25, but no formal offer has been made by Police Scotland, the Scottish
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Ian McConnell: A seismic Budget with huge implications for Scotland
Rachel Reeves’s Budget felt like a very big one indeed, with a major call in hiking employers’ national insurance contributions by £25 billion a year. The Chancellor highlighted Labour’s focus on the economy and investment, as she delivered large
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Scot who was 'the architect of the modern travel industry'
Bill Munro, founder of Barrhead Travel Born: 1/10/44. Died: 26/10/2024 Back in 1975 Bill Munro was a frustrated 31 year old banker, his head full of new ideas, thinking of ways he could determine his own future and be his own boss. Banking
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Budget will deliver bags of new money for Scotland. Will the SNP spend it wisely?
For the first Labour budget in 14 years, this was pretty good and I don’t even feel it necessary to add the caveat “in the circumstances”. It was a rare case of a politician under-promising and delivering more positivity than was advertised. Importantly
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Reeves has just made it easier for the Scottish Government to balance its budget
This was a big first Budget from Rachel Reeves and a big rebalancing of Government priorities. Taxes were raised significantly – by an average of £35 billion a year from April onwards – but spending has gone up by significantly more, at an average
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Reston may be quiet but rail is still the way forward
Last week we featured one of Scotland’s newest rail stations, Reston in Berwickshire, in an article which attracted a lot of attention from our readers. Reston opened in May 2022, at a cost of £20 million, but so far it is being used by only 80
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Could devastating floods in Spain be a warning for Europe's future?
It began with pictures of clouds and lightning. Then came hailstones the size of golf balls. Then the rain hit – as much rain as the region usually sees in right months fell in 24 hours. With the deluge came floods, and this morning the
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Hauntingly truthful novel skewers the cruelties of the British elite
Our Evenings Alan Hollinghurst Picador, £22 Review by Rosemary Goring From the opening page, there is the assurance of being in good hands with this novel, the ease of the first chapter allowing you to settle in and let the author transport
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This part of Scotland is home to more castles than any other in the British Isles
Castle Fraser Sauchen Inverurie Aberdeenshire AB51 7LD The rich farmland of Aberdeenshire is home to more castles per acre than any other part of the British Isles and one of the finest is Castle Fraser, which sits amongst fields of oats
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Barassie golfer Walker ready to roll the dice in Challenge Tour Grand Final gamble
Have a meander around some of the trophy cabinets in a variety of clubhouses and you’ll be confronted with the kind of shimmering collection of silver and gold that was assembled during the restoration of the monarchy. The prestigious Edward Trophy
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Abattoir fined £80,000 after worker suffers 'horrific injuries' in digger incident
An abattoir near Glasgow has been fined £80,000 after a worker suffered "horrific injuries" when the scoop of a digger fell on him. The worker was removing cattle from the back of a truck when the bucket became detached and struck him on October
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Budgets should no longer be a space for dull men trying to overcomplicate things
This article appears as part of the Unspun: Scottish Politics newsletter. When I’ve thought of budgets in the past, I’ve thought of dull men in dull suits obsessed with using phrases such as “fiscal drag” and overcomplicating things to seem smart
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Pair jailed as 'County Lines' drug smuggling operation in Aberdeen is uncovered
Two men have been jailed after being caught with £10,000 worth of drugs in Aberdeen. Jahvid Frith, 28, and Tyrone Sealey were arrested in February 2023 when police recovered cocaine, heroin and cannabis from a flat in Marischal Court, as well as
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Scotland to receive an extra £3.4bn as a result of budget, says Chancellor
Spending plans announced in the budget will result in a £3.4 billion boost for the Scottish Government’s block grant, Rachel Reeves has said. The Treasury said the increase would bring the settlement for ministers in Edinburgh to £47.7 bn, the
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SNP say millions of Scots will be poorer under Chancellor's £40bn tax hikes
The SNP has said millions of Scots "will be hit in the pocket" as the Chancellor unveiled more than £40billion of tax hikes. Stephen Flynn, the party's leader at Westminster, said Rachel Reeves' plans fail to deliver "the transformative change
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Sturgeon stays away as Holyrood pays tribute to Salmond
John Swinney praised Alex Salmond's "substantial and significant contribution" to Scottish and UK politics, as Holyrood remembered the former first minister. A motion of condolence saw MSPs from all parties pay tribute to the Alba leader. Mr
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Key points from the budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ has delivered the first Labour' Budget since March 2010. Here are the key points and what the figures mean for Scotland: £3.4bn extra for Scottish Government through Barnett Consequentials Freeze on income tax
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Budget 2024: So what does it mean for me?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered a blockbuster Budget - Labour's first since 2010 - with promises to "fix the foundations" of the economy while raising taxes by £40 billion. The minimum wage will be going up by more than inflation and state
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From 'extra mortuary capacity' to beds: How is the NHS preparing for winter?
This article appears as part of the Inside the NHS newsletter. Winter is the toughest time for the NHS. Cold weather drives people indoors, creating optimum conditions for respiratory viruses to spread. Icy roads and pavements mean more slips
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DEC raises £2 million in Scotland as public get behind Middle East appeal
Scottish people have raised more than £2 million for the Disaster Emergency Committee’s Middle East Humanitarian Appeal just two weeks after it was launched. The appeal was launched in a bid to help people in the Middle East with the ongoing crisis
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'Farcical': Newly-built ferry to be mothballed in Edinburgh 'for two years'
A car and passenger ferry built to operate a route between Australia and Tasmania is to be mothballed in Scotland 'for at least two years'. The Spirit of Tasmania IV was the first of a planned series of two 1,800-passenger ferries that will sail
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Judges agree with Lord Advocate on rape law corroboration changes
High Court judges have agreed with the Lord Advocate who has argued for changes to corroboration laws which could affect rape cases. The majority of a historic nine judge bench have agreed a “de recenti” statement made by a victim soon after an
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Nick Nairn to host Christmas market and festive feasts this winter
Scottish chef Nick Nairn has announced a lineup of winter events taking place at his restaurant and cook school in Port of Menteith. Launching in November, the seasonal programme includes long table feasts, an intimate chef’s table experience with
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Five of Scotland’s best Christmas shows (that aren’t traditional pantomimes)
Think festive theatre exclusively entails going to the panto? Oh no it doesn’t! For those of us who want to escape the shrieks and screams of a trip to a traditional pantomime, there’s plenty of alternative shows to enjoy across Scotland this festive
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Budget 2024: Facebook live with The Herald's reporters
Join The Herald's Political Editor Andrew Learmonth and Business Editor Ian McConnell as they quickly dissect the budget. Going live at 3.35pm, Andrew and Ian will take you through the big announcements and all the reaction. You can watch
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How Robert Burns is helping Ayrshire kids become workforce for the future
A new guided walk at Robert Burns Birthplace Museum and Cottage has been created by a group of primary school children as part of an education project by the National Trust of Scotland. The Workforce for the Future project saw the P7 Kincaidston
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Inside the organisation that's 'driving innovation' for public sector contracts
With a prime focus on net zero goals, Scotland Excel – the national centre for procurement expertise – is driving innovation in public sector contracts by promoting sustainability, skills development and social value within the country's vital construction
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The US election has us asking: where is Scotland’s reproductive health agenda?
Remember, remember, the 5th of November, when United States citizens go to the polls, and the world holds its breath. Democratic nominee Kamala Harris’s stands against former President and Republican candidate Donald Trump. Despite all the geopolitical
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Letters: People of Glasgow should have a say on future of George Square's statues
I ENJOYED the letters on slavery (Eric Melvin, October 29) and the statues in George Square (Kate Phillips, October 28 and Robin Johnston, October 29). I learned a lot while reading them (which is why I read the Herald Letters Pages in the first place
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Filming to begin on James McAvoy's directorial debut in Glasgow
Scottish actor James McAvoy is to film his directorial debut in Glasgow next month. California Schemin' will chart the true story of how two rappers from Dundee pretended to be American and duped the record industry. The rap duo, Silibil N'
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Bus staff agree pay rise of almost 10 per cent
Bus workers have backed a pay deal which will increase their wages by almost 10 per cent over two years. Around 200 First Bus Aberdeen staff have agreed a 7.2 per pay increase, which will be backdated to August. years. Talks with representatives
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Motorcyclist in critical condition after serious crash on Islay
Police are appealing for information following a serious crash on Islay. Around 8.25am on Tuesday, officers were called to a report of a crash involving a Volkswagan Transporter van and a BMW GS motorbike on the A846 south of Bowmore. Emergency
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Next profits to top £1bn as retailer cashes in on colder weather
Autumn's chill blew in favour of Next as the group upped its profit forecast for the third time in three months, putting it on course to join the elite band of retailers to make more than £1 billion in annual profits. Full-price sales during the
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Scottish alcohol-free beer brand partners with UK’s biggest pub group
A Scottish alcohol-free beer brand is celebrating a nationwide listing in the UK’s largest pub group. Days has gained a national listing for its 0.0% Lager and Pale Ale in Stonegate. The launch comes off the back of a 12-month period in which
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'State-of-the-art' new Elanic hospital set to open in Glasgow city centre
A new £6 million hospital has launched in Glasgow with an innovative patient-focused operating model specialising in Scotland’s most sought-after surgeries, enabling timely, expert healthcare. Elanic Hospital Glasgow is a 15,000 sq ft purpose-built
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Winter mortality falls after hitting 30-year high - but upward trend continues
The number of deaths registered in Scotland last winter was down by 10% on the previous year. A total of 21,983 deaths were recorded between December 2023 and March 2024, compared to 24,427 during the winter of 2022/23, which was the worst in
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Rail lines re-open after person dies on tracks
Rails lines have re-opened after a person died on the railway near a busy station. Emergency services were called in to deal with the incident on the line between Motherwell and Lanark, which disrupted the morning commute in the Central Belt.
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Spanish authorities report 51 dead from flash flooding in Valencia
At least 51 people have died in Spain’s eastern region of Valencia after flash floods swept away cars, turned village streets into rivers and disrupted rail lines and major roads in the worst natural disaster to hit the nation in recent memory.
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Joanna Cherry to act for Scots pensioners in bid to overturn winter fuel payment cut
Former SNP MP Joanna Cherry KC is set to act as senior counsel for two Scottish pensioners attempting to overturn the winter fuel payment cut. Peter and Florence Fanning, from Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire, have been granted full civil legal
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Major live exercise at Scots airport to test response to 'aircraft incident'
A live play exercise is to take place today (Wednesday) to Glasgow Prestwick Airport. The exercise, which will run from 10am to 4pm, is being done "to test the airport and multi-agency partners response to an aircraft incident". Due to the
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Watch: Antonio Conte shows adoration for Billy Gilmour after statement San Siro win
Napoli boss Antonio Conte couldn't hide his appreciation for Billy Gilmour at the San Siro last night as his side's statement win over AC Milan saw them move them seven points clear at the top of Serie A. Gilmour was given a warm embrace by his
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Budget 2024: Live: Reeves says Scottish Government budget to increase by £3.4bn
6:39pm The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS), the country’s largest teaching union, has welcomed the announcement
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The Future of Clyde Fishing – find all the articles in the series here
The Firth of Clyde is among the most intensely studied and hotly debated fisheries and marine ecosystems in Scotland. That’s why this week, The Herald’s latest series is taking a dive into the big questions around the state and future of its marine
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Project to remove invasive stoats from Orkney boosting native wildlife – RSPB
A project to remove non-native stoats from Orkney has boosted threatened birds and a species of vole found only on the islands, conservationists said. The Orkney Native Wildlife Project, which organisers say is the largest stoat removal from an
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Swinney: Budget must ‘immediately and significantly’ increase cash for Scotland
The Chancellor must “immediately and significantly” increase funding for Scotland in the Budget, First Minister John Swinney has said. Rachel Reeves will lay out the UK Government’s tax and spending plans on Wednesday, where she is expected to
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Fire crews extinguish building blaze in Fife town
Fire crews have extinguished a blaze that broke out in a building in Leven. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said crews were called to an address in North Street at 7.27pm on Tuesday. Two fire engines and a height appliance were dispatched
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Morelos breaks silence over drink driving incident
Alfredo Morelos has broken his silence over his involvement in an alleged drink driving accident. The former Rangers forward was arrested last week after his car collided with a motorcyclist in Rionegro, Antioquia in Colombia. He has been gathering
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Brendan Rodgers unconcerned by 'second and third' match between Aberdeen and Rangers
BRENDAN Rodgers has stressed he is unconcerned about the outcome of the William Hill Premiership match between Aberdeen and Rangers and feels that beating Dundee is far more important to Celtic’s title aspirations. The meeting between the Pittodrie
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Herald Diary: The US presidential election? It's a mug's game
Mind your language WE mentioned that the denizens of Glasgow’s west end can be a tad pretentious. And when we say "a tad", we mean they produce gallons of pretentiousness, in much the same way that Saudi Arabia gushes liquidy black stuff.
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British authorities care more about gun-toting gangsters than our police officers
In one of those where were you JFK moments I remember almost every word that was spoken and how a room of 20 hard-nosed blokes and lassies, habitually not backward in coming forward, was stunned into silence. Before us stood a broken man - tears running
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Alcohol: 'I would lose everything if I started drinking again - and I know that'
Shortly before he quit drinking for good, Steph McCutcheon went to hospital suffering what he thought was a heart attack. It turned out he was experiencing the side effects of alcohol withdrawal. "It had never really happened to me before because
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Letters: Don't believe the doomsayers: this is a great country to move to
ALLAN Sutherland (Letters, October 29) argues that people from England do not wish to move to Scotland. He cites as the reasons for the unwillingness to move north of the Border the trouble with drugs, education and healthcare. Statistics however
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England urged to follow Scotland on LGBT education in schools
England has been urged to follow Scotland in introducing an LGBTI action plan, with praise for inclusive education policies. In 2018 the UK Government published a comprehensive LGBT action plan taking in such areas as health, education, safety
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Carlos Alba: Sadly, Chris Hoy’s selfless revelation will change nothing
The public revelation by Sir Chris Hoy that he has an untreatable form of cancer, which started in his prostate, was a selfless act by a remarkable and inspirational man. Offering his own tragic example as a warning to others in what precious time
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Scot Govt has 'lost its way' on tackling public health harms, say campaigners
More than 10,000 people a year in Scotland are dying as a result of alcohol, tobacco, or unhealthy diets, but the Scottish Government "has lost its way" in tackling public health harms according to campaigners. A major report published today by
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Gregor Townsend must use 'L' word ahead of Scotland's Autumn Tests
Every four years at the start of the season, there is the quadrennial game played by just about every rugby pundit on the planet as to who will make the British and Irish Lions squad the following summer – except in France, of course, where the Lions
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Alison Rowat: Chancellor Rachel Reeves and the curious case of the iffy book
Rachel Reeves makes history today when she delivers her first Budget. After eight centuries of male Chancellors of the Exchequer, the purse strings are in the hands of someone who carries a purse. For Reeves I fancy something from Mulberry with a sturdy
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One in four CCTV cameras in Glasgow is not working amid public safety fears
More than a quarter of CCTV cameras in Glasgow do not work, new figures have revealed, with fears public safety could be at risk due to blackspots in coverage. Glasgow City Council operates 439 cameras across the city, including mobile and fixed
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Elaine Whyte: 'Everyone wants a sustainable future for the Clyde'
The Clyde is “unique” or a “microcosm of Scottish inshore fishing” are statements often used, except in reality it’s not, or it shouldn’t be. The level of attention the Clyde attracts in terms of fishing given the size of the marine area is truly astounding
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How wild swimming made me take a dive into the future of Clyde fishing
My own connection with the sea is through swimming, and it was while dipping in the Firth of Forth that I first became interested in the life of those East coast waters. I began to hear stories, to learn how the rare oyster shells washed up on the
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'Things got aggressive and physical': How cod closure hit Clyde fishermen
Creel fishermen and trawlermen have described how the sudden closure of a fishery area, two years ago, drove some to leave the industry, and put communities at war. Campbeltown creeler, Paul McAllister, almost quit fishing when the Scottish Government
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Hope for a Clyde cod supper? The battle to save a once common fish
Go to a fishmonger or chippy on the Ayrshire coast and there’s no chance of being served a fillet of Clyde cod. Partly this is because towards the end of the last century the West of Scotland cod population has experienced a catastrophic decline, and
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'Funding for Scotland in UK Budget must increase', First Minister says
The Chancellor must “immediately and significantly” increase funding for Scotland in the UK Budget, the First Minister has said. Making history as the first woman to deliver a UK budget, Rachel Reeves will set out the government’s financial plans
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A magnificent inland sea, Glasgow’s village pond: but is Firth of Clyde worth saving?
In 2014 Cabinet Secretary Richard Lochhead published his “Clyde 2020 Vision Statement”. That ‘Vision’ was for a healthy and thriving Firth of Clyde, the UK’s only inland sea with an area of 3000km2. It came in response to a Scottish Government Report
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Ian McConnell: Grim numbers for SNP Government but it has right to be aggrieved
The latest survey of the attitude of businesses to the Scottish Government surely makes for miserable reading for the SNP. The findings are stark. Only 9% of firms north of the Border agree that the Scottish Government understands the business
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'One of most interesting new distilleries in whisky' seals major deal
A Scotch whisky distillery is to start exporting to the US for the first time after sealing an exclusive import agreement. Holyrood Distillery, which describes itself as one of the first distilleries to produce whisky in Scotland’s capital city
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Scottish win on project which will 'take one million engineering hours to execute'
Aberdeen-based oil services company Wood has won a significant engineering services contract for a project it says will “take one million engineering hours to execute”, and engage hundreds of its staff. The contract is for Aramco’s southern and
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Scottish theatre puts bar and restaurant on open market
A bar, restaurant and function room owned by a Scottish theatre has been put on the market. The property is in a prime location on "one of the world’s coolest streets", the agent said. CDLH has been instructed by the charitable organisation
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Scottish lager giant overcomes Tartan Army exodus
Tennent's Lager gained market share in the Scottish on-trade despite a backdrop of “unfavourable summer weather” and the impact that 200,000 Scotland fans travelling to Germany for Euro 2024 had on domestic sales. C&C Group reported that Tennent
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Well-known Scottish football pub goes on market as owner retires after 20 years
A well-known Scottish football pub has been put on the market. The pub next to a Scottish Premier League club's stadium offers “a steady stream of customers”, the agent said. The Scottish Business Agency is marketing the Cottage Bar on Shettleston
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Collapsed Scottish glazing firm's vast factory site goes on market
A vast city site with potential for new homes is being offered for sale. The administrator is selling the former base of the collapsed glazing company behind landmarks like Queen Street and Waverley rail stations. JLL is marketing the sale
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German pharmaceutical group snaps up Scottish biotech firm
Kynos Therapeutics, a spin-out from the University of Edinburgh, has been acquired by German pharmaceutical group Dr Falk Pharma as the two look to progress development of the Scottish firm's anti-inflammatory treatments. The Kynos pipeline of
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Shares in BP slump as profits hit lowest since the pandemic
Shares in BP slumped by nearly 5% yesterday after the oil and gas major reported its worst quarterly profits in almost four years. The 30% decline during the three months from July to the end of September was expected as demand for oil has slowed
