Boxer Mike Towell ‘did not spar’ in weeks before fatal fight
Boxer Mike Towell was suffering from severe headaches and did not spar for almost three weeks in the lead-up to his final bout,...
‘Thousands of jobs will go’ if new campaign succeeds in getting a grouse shooting ban in Scotland
THOUSANDS of Scotland’s rural workers will be put on the dole if a new campaign succeeds in getting a grouse shooting ban, gamekeepers...
Imam in unfair dismissal claim after whistleblowing on mosque
An imam is locked in a legal battle with officials at one of Scotland’s biggest mosques amid claims he was sacked for whistleblowing...
Scots jobs hammerblow concerns as French tyre firm feared to be shutting its Dundee plant
HUNDREDS of jobs are feared lost at a Scots Michelin plant amid concerns that the French tyre manufacturer plans to close it by...
Like father, like son: Heroes were badly wounded in world wars
A BLIND veteran who lost his hand to a sniper in a post-D-Day assault has discovered he lives in the same nursing home...
School music crisis as hundreds of tutors axed in the past decade
THE number of music instructors working in Scottish schools has plummeted to an all time low. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17203149.school-music-crisis-as-hundreds-of-tutors-axed-in-the-past-decade/
Councils need half a billion pounds just to avoid further cuts, ministers warned
COUNCILS need an extra half a billion pounds just to avoid further cuts to already stretched services, Scottish ministers have been told. ....
Parents campaign to end discrimination over nursery funding
A Scottish campaign aims to end a “crude and obstructive" postcode lottery of funding for parents who want to defer their child’s entry...
Why we delayed the start of school for our son
Sandra McGinley decided to give her son Joseph an extra year at nursery after concerns he was not ready for formal school. ....
Analysis: Child’s needs must come first – not funding
Professor John McKendrick, from Glasgow Caledonian University’s Glasgow School for Business and Society . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17201523.analysis-childs-needs-must-come-first-not-funding/
