A SCOTTISH-BASED energy firm which helps support companies in the oil and gas industry transition to renewable alternatives has expanded, creating 30 new jobs Source

FIRST Minister John Swinney has hailed the announcement that an energy firm will look to build the “largest liquid air energy facility in the world” in Ayrshire … Source

UNEMPLOYMENT in Scotland has dropped in the last quarter and is now below that of the UK as a whole, the latest figures indicate … Source

A Most Unsuitable Game: Celebrating Scottish Women’s Football Fifty Years After the Ban Edited by Karen Fraser, Julie McNeill, Fiona Skillen Published by Tippermuir Books. £9.99. Reviewed by John McIntosh This book is ambitious – aiming to reflect the stories of the women who have played and play football in Scotland – from internationalists to […] Source

Greg Palast’s VIGILANTES INC: America’s New Vote Suppression Hitmen, narrated by Rosario Dawson and produced by Martin Sheen, reveals that in 43 states individual citizens are able to challenge and remove fellow citizens from voter rolls. Watch the film here. Source

A father of seven has credited his UHI Moray course for making him a “better person”. …

A business has banned two individuals for life after an alleged theft. …

SCOTLAND would have the “cheapest electricity in Europe” and could even have free power at times if zonal pricing was introduced, an Octopus Energy chief has said. Source

There was a major promotion in store for a local MSP when he became part of Tories’ shadow cabinet …

The Head of the IPCC has just said the Paris Agreement target of 1.5C is blown, 2C is dead without a miracle, and the world is heading for 3C in the lifetime of our children today, and we would possibly hit 4C. Storm Milton is heading for Florida. It’s dark irony for those who elected […] Source

A SCOTTISH trio is set to launch Scotland’s first ever coffee tequila brand, which they say is a “Mexican spirit with a Scottish heart” … Source