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Embezzlement accused ex-councillor ‘handed over bag containing £2,000’
Yvonne Kucuk is accused of embezzling £8,690 from The People’s Development Trust. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16980014.embezzlement-accused-ex-councillor-handed-over-bag-containing-2000/
Brown ‘pretty convinced’ People’s Vote will happen to give voters final say on Brexit
GORDON Brown has predicted that there will be another referendum on Brexit because the people will demand a “final say” on the deal...
Storm Callum brings travel chaos after fresh landslips at Rest and Be Thankful
Heavy rain on the notorious A83 has extended the travel chaos after bad weather earlier in the week forced motorist on a 60-mile...
Hammond says good Brexit deal will produce ‘upside dividend’ for Britain
BRITAIN will get a Brexit “upside dividend" if it can agree good withdrawal terms with Brussels, Philip Hammond has insisted, pointing to the...
Scotland’s Boat Show casts off at Inverkip for weekend of nautical enjoyment
Thousands of people are expected to attend Scotland’s Boat Show across the weekend at Kip Marina in Inverclyde to view everything from dinghies...
Groundbreaking move sees native oyster reefs return to Dornoch Firth for the first time in more than 100 years
DIVERS have placed 20,000 native oysters in the sea in a bid to restore native reefs which were fished to extinction more than...
Most Scots in the dark over devolved taxes
MOST Scots don’t understand how devolved taxes work, according to a survey suggesting SNP ministers have failed to explain the powers they long...
Scotland’s only resident killer whale colony faces extinction due to illegal chemicals in the sea
SCOTLAND’S unique resident pod of killer whales will become extinct within two decades as they cannot reproduce due to high levels of illegal...
Margaret Taylor: £40m Johnston Press pension woe likely to be a turn-off for buyers
ALARM bells over Johnston Press’s future started ringing in May 2015 when, after announcing a major debt restructuring and rights issue, the firm’s...
Andrew McKie: The court ruling that averted a half-baked kind of liberalism
ON the face of it, liberalism is a piece of cake. It’s an excellent political theory and set of moral principles, describing a...
