Shell last week reported an annual profit of almost $40bn for 2022 (£33.3bn). This is double their profits of $19.2bn (£16bn) for 2021 and smashed their previous record of $28.4bn (£23.7bn) set in 2008. Just today, BP also reported profits for 2022 of $28bn (£23.3bn), more than double the amount it made in 2021 and […] Source

ELGIN Library has been awarded funding for a trailblazing new project. …

SUSAN Macintosh won an RSW Watermark Award. …

PROFIT more than doubled at oil giant BP last year to hit record highs … Source

A SCOTTISH environmental activist is set to complete one week occupying a Shell oil platform at sea tomorrow. Source

A SCOTTISH Government budget which could threaten Council jobs has sparked a political row in Moray. …

Each month we feature some of the best fresh tunes just released from around Scotland. This month includes tracks from brand new albums by James Yorkston (‘The Great White Sea Eagle‘), Young Fathers (‘Heavy Heavy‘), Hamish Hawk (‘Angel Numbers‘), Callum Easter (‘Get Forever…Delete Don’t Want‘), Lindsey Black (‘Flight‘), Belle and Sebastian (‘Late Developers‘) and LT […] Source

CLOTHING retailer M&Co is to shut all of its 170 stores this spring, with the loss of almost 2000 jobs expected. Source

LEADING companies in the drinks sector have joined forces to challenge the Scottish Government to call time on moves which could restrict alcohol advertising and marketing. Source

A SCOTTISH student and inventor behind revolutionary bagpipe technology has his sights set on the “untapped” global market for Scotland’s national instrument after receiving a wave of overseas orders. Source

You’ll have heard the news. Shell has just announced record breaking annual profits of more than £32 BILLION. its highest profits in 115 years. The same week the company admitted it had paid just $134m in British windfall taxes during 2022. It’s the same week that British Gas – who’s profits are also up by […] Source