SNP ministers warned they cannot duck local tax debate
THE SNP Government can no longer duck a debate about overhauling local taxation, Scotland’s most senior councillor has warned ministers. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16976616.snp-ministers-warned-they-cannot-duck-local-tax-debate/
Children were sexually abused and assaulted at orphanages, abuse inquiry rules
The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry found that kids suffered “emotional, physical and sexual abuse" abuse at Smyllum Park in Lanark and Bellevue House...
Gordon Brown says second Brexit vote is ‘only way to sort out the problem’
The former prime minister predicts the UK will not be ‘wholly out’ of the EU by up to 2022. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16976429.gordon-brown-says-second-brexit-vote-is-only-way-to-sort-out-the-problem/
Dead dog found in canal with legs tied together
The Scottish SPCA was alerted to the grim discovery in Falkirk when the body of the spaniel-type dog was taken to a local...
Whisky sets environmental performance standard for Scotland
In the future, successful businesses will be those that minimise their use of water, materials and carbon-based energy, reduce pollution – and create...
New art gallery and revamped Observatory to open atop Edinburgh’s Calton Hill in November
A NEW £4.5m gallery and renovation project, atop one of the iconic hills of Edinburgh, is to finally open in November. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16976378.new-art-gallery-and-revamped-observatory-to-open-atop-edinburghs-calton-hill-in-november/
Rest And Be Thankful remains shut after landslips leave 75-tonne boulder hanging over A83
Operators closed the route on Tuesday morning after around 2,500 tonnes of debris reached the catch-fences above the road following heavy rain. ....
Heseltine: Thatcher blew UK’s North Sea oil windfall
MARGARET Thatcher squandered billions from North Sea oil on a short-term consumer boom when she should have i invested it, Lord Heseltine told...
The Scotsman owner Johnston Press puts itself up for sale after strategic review
The Scotsman and Yorkshire Post owner Johnston Press has put itself up for sale after months of speculation around the company’s future. ....
Universal Pictures to film on a number of Glasgow city centre streets soon
Glasgow is to welcome yet another major film production to the city from 24 October, when a Universal Pictures production will film on a...
