A SCOTTISH technical textiles company, celebrating 160 years, is recording factory noise before advances in technology cause the sound to “disappear”. Source

SERIOUS concerns have been raised over the poor “governance and decision-making” at a Glasgow shipyard as its future has been labelled “uncertain”, in a new report … Source

Thirty Environmental organisations are calling for transparency regarding the true climate impact of the new Peterhead gas power station, as the documents in the planning application contain “holes”… Source

SCOTLAND’S first Center Parcs holiday village has moved a step closer to reality after an initial planning bid was submitted to Scottish Borders Council… Source

THE ROAD TO JUSTICE: From The Province  Of The Cat by George Gunn This is the time of the shortest days and the darkest nights. The stars in the Caithness sky shine brighter now. The universe looks even more infinite. Our insignificance is compensated by the endless swirling beauty which is the harmony and light […] Source

Music writer Grant McPhee offers his best albums, singles and books of the year. ALBUMS Snowgoose  Artist: Snowgoose Album: Descendent Label: Violette Records An album reminiscent of Trees or any of those beautifully produced but very expensive early 70’s Vertigo Swirl albums, late 60s West-Coast studio pop bands (think Gary Usher, Roger Nichols and the […] Source

Police have appealed for help tracing the owner of an “out of control dog” which injured a man on the seafront at Nairn. …

A withdrawn statement from the Conservatives about Moray’s libraries has been called “shambolic” by opposition councillors. …

A pensioner has been placed on the Sex Offender’s Register for three years. …

A FAMILY-RUN pub in the centre of a town in Angus has been put up for sale … Source

Norway, a major oil & gas-producing nation, fulfills Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETP) pledge made a year ago at COP28 climate summit in Dubai Source

AN airline is set to add routes from a Scottish airport to a popular American city… Source

THE former abandoned home of a past manager of two Scottish rock bands is set to go under the hammer… Source

The first in a mini-series looking at where we are at the end of a tumultuous year of change, stasis and breakdown. As a year of turmoil carnage and absurdity grinds to a close, things may seem less clear than ever. The situation in Damascus, Paris, and Seoul (and elsewhere) is, despite a flurry of […] Source