Johnston Press investor drops Alex Salmond as prospective chairman
ALEX Salmond has been dropped from plans to install him as boardroom chair to the troubled publisher Johnston Press, owner of The Scotsman...
Five dead in crash between minibus and car
Five others were injured in the incident in Moray. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16381649.five-dead-in-crash-between-minibus-and-car/
Major Fringe venue creates new contracts with employees after discussions with workers’ union
ONE of the Edinburgh Fringe’s key venues has signed the first “recognition agreement" with the Unite union to give better contracts to festival...
ScotRail risks being ‘brought to its needs’ by industrial action, union warns
SCOTLAND’S rail network faces being “brought to its knees” if staff are not paid more money for overtime work, union leaders have warned....
Ken Smith’s diary: Barking mad; Congratulations; Getting shirty
Barking mad . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16381368.ken-smiths-diary-barking-mad-congratulations-getting-shirty/
Wildlife watchdog under fire for allowing at-risk birds to be killed
SCOTLAND’S wildlife watchdog has been accused of “reaching for the shotgun” by needlessly allowing endangered birds to be killed rather than controlled in...
Camley’s Cartoon on Friday, July 27
Framed prints of Steven Camley’s cartoons are available by calling 0141 302 6210. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16381374.camleys-cartoon-on-friday-july-27/
Continuing homophobia within Scottish football is silencing child abuse victims, SFA warned
CONTINUING homophobic attitudes and banter within football has helped to stifle reports of child sexual abuse within the sport in Scotland. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16380920.continuing-homophobia-within-scottish-football-is-silencing-child-abuse-victims-sfa-warned/
Boom in new English ‘tax haven’ firms after Scottish crackdown
THE number of new “secrecy firms” boomed in England after an attempted crackdown on their Scottish equivalents, The Herald can reveal. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16380266.boom-in-new-english-tax-haven-firms-after-scottish-crackdown/
Donald Campbell’s Bluebird to fly again in Scotland
FOR more than 30 years it lay beneath the waves, the shattered remains of a dream to travel faster than anyone had before....
