One of Edinburgh’s most famous streets is set to be significantly revitalised by an exciting range of independent retail businesses which are due to be opening their doors during the next few months. Source

A RECORD amount of renewable electricity was generated in Scotland in April, May and June of this year. Source

THE UK climate minister Graham Stuart says drilling for more oil and fracking is green. Yes, that is what he stated. Sure enough, we are all locked in a bubble with dystopian government spokespersons. Source

SCOTTISH protesters have glued themselves to the tarmac outside Downing Street to demonstrate against a Tory government “choosing profit over human life”. Source

Marks and Spencer is planning to close one in four of its biggest stores selling clothess and home goods as its plan to tackle a “difficult economic backdrop” ramps up. Source

CHANCELLOR Kwasi Kwarteng held undisclosed meetings with senior executives of Saudi Arabian firms when he was business secretary, according to documents obtained by The Guardian. Source

THE distiller runs Glenfiddich and Balvenie distilleries in Moray. …

Nicola Sturgeon's full speech to the SNP conference today (Monday October 10). …

A £2 million cash injection for Moray groups has been announced at the SNP conference in Aberdeen. …

What do we owe the future? A million-year view, William MacAskill, Oneworld Books Review by Hillary Sillitto William MacAskill is a young Scottish philosopher now working at Oxford University. Taking a million-year view is quite a challenge. Indeed, as he says, “there are few attempts to make predictions … more than a decade in advance.” […] Source

The week saw the passing of Ian Hamilton at the grand age of 97 years old. A ‘life well lived’ as the saying goes. He was responsible for the return of the Stone of Destiny to its rightful place. It was not, as some Scottish media had it ‘stolen’ by him and his colleagues. For […] Source

SCOTLAND’S remaining oil revenues should be used to create a £20 billion investment fund for the first decade after independence, Nicola Sturgeon has said. Source

THE “just transition” away from oil and gas will have failed if Scots are still living in fuel poverty in the years ahead, the Government minister in charge of the area has said. Source