Success after success in skills-related contests. …

A PALESTINIAN pop-up shop in Glasgow is hoping to open a permanent cafe to support artisans and businesses in Gaza and the West Bank. Source

A public meeting at the end of this week is to focus on plans to save Cullen library from closure. …

Tougher punishments for those abusing the under-11 bus pass scheme are needed, an MSP has demanded. …

lowercase is Bella’s regular feature covering publishing and literary news, events from independent bookshops, and short reviews. Readers & bookshop events suggestions are welcome. Pàdraig MacAoidh [Peter Mackay] has been appointed as Scotland’s Makar – our national poet following in the footsteps of Kathleen Jamie, Jackie Kay, Liz Lochhead, and Edwin Morgan and is the first Makar to […] Source

A LUXURY bottle of whisky worth £40,000 is among stolen goods in a break-in at the high-end Highland department store House of Bruar. Source

A SCOTTISH pub popular with visitors to the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park has been put up for sale… Source

THE SNP and Plaid Cymru are to submit a cross-party amendment calling for the reversal of the National Insurance tax hike for public services, charities, and small businesses. Source

A DUNDEE manufacturing firm has announced it faces closure with all jobs at risk just weeks before Christmas … Source

On Saturday Jim Sillars posted a tribute to Alex Salmond saying “Make Alex’s death a call to unity … Recognise that a divided movement cannot win.” I think it’s fair to say that’s unlikely. Despite Jim’s plea some people decided to use the event of a funeral service to shout “Traitor” at John Swinney and […] Source

It seems like there’s been a re-set to the 1970s. Scottish nationalism used to be a fringe phenomenon confined to the back-rooms of pubs and the electoral margins, glorying in ‘Scotland’s Oil’ and venerating romantic heroes. Now, the political landscape feels to have gone back to those days. Clusters of people join online to discuss […] Source