Edinburgh Old Town hotel ban sought by heritage body
A HERITAGE body has called for a moratorium on new hotels in the historic centre of the Scottish capital. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16218432.Edinburgh_Old_Town_hotel_ban_sought_by_heritage_body/?ref=rss
New chapter for museum dedicated to the secrets of ancient Scottish landscape
IT is a landscape which has held special significance to the people of Scotland since prehistoric times. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16218614.New_chapter_for_museum_dedicated_to_the_secrets_of_ancient_Scottish_landscape/?ref=rss
New Scottish Enterprise boss under fire over canals legacy
THE incoming chief executive of Scotland’s national jobs quango is facing questions about his record in his current public sector role. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16219047.New_Scottish_Enterprise_boss_under_fire_over_canals_legacy/?ref=rss
Church to open £1.3m coffee shop and community hub
IT APPOINTED the first openly gay minister in Scotland and boosted its numbers within a year, now one church in Aberdeen is celebrating...
‘Very existence of Church’ threatened by missing generations
THE Church of Scotland has unveiled a decade-long survival plan as a report to go before its annual leaders’ gathering next week showed...
Bees at risk from foreign honey trap
For centuries, they have clashed with and repelled repeated foreign invaders from Vikings to the mighty Roman Empire. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16218487.Bees_at_risk_from_foreign_honey_trap/?ref=rss
Farmers fear losing sheep if lynx are returned to UK
Plans to let lynx loose in the south of Scotland could scare away more tourists than they attract, environment chiefs have been warned....
Seven years for ex-soldier who shook baby girl to death
A former soldier who shook an “innocent, defenceless" baby girl to death has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16218603.Seven_years_for_ex-soldier_who_shook_baby_girl_to_death/?ref=rss
Boost fitness and run Daily Mile globally, study suggests
Governments around the world should consider introducing school fitness scheme The Daily Mile to improve the health of children, new research suggests. ....
Warning over lack of access to Advanced Highers for poor pupils
SCHOOLS in Scotland’s most deprived communities are far less likely to offer pupils a full range of the country’s most prestigious qualification. ....
