A FOUR-STAR boutique hotel located in the heart of Scotland’s “golf coast” has been put up for sale. Source

A WARNING has been issued that the next UK Government will have just 100 days to save 100,000 jobs in the North Sea energy sector as companies consider pulling investment from the UK. Source

A BUTCHER has won Scotland’s coveted National Black Pudding Championship title for an unprecedented fourth time. Source

A SPACE firm has landed more than £320,000 to help it become a key player in one of the UK’s fastest-growing industry sectors … Source

The unspeakable horrors of the war on Gaza have, improbably, got worse. Laith Arafeh, Ambassador; Head of the Palestine Mission to the Federal Republic of Germany, writes: “One day after the ICJ ordered Israel to cease its aggression on Rafah, Israel bombs tents sheltering hundreds of displaced Palestinians in the city, setting the make-shift camp […] Source

The Tories are running the most inept and chaotic election campaign ever seen as they slide into electoral oblivion. In desperation they have plucked National Service out of the ether in an attempt to shore up their elderly vote. It’s a catastrophic idea described hilariously by a pliant media as “the first major policy announcement […] Source

AN ELGIN 22-year-old has admitted calling a police officer a “spastic and a piggy b******” after he “took some exception” to being arrested. …

New development proposed for town centre. …

THE event is due to be held on June 8. …

An online car retailer has entered administration with over 200 jobs at risk … Source

More on the #ScottishCensus2022. Some good news for Gaelic. The census shows us that: 2.5% of people aged 3+ had some skills in Gaelic in 2022. This is an increase of 43,100 since 2011. The percentage of 3 to 15 year olds with Gaelic skills doubled from 1.3% to 2.9%. The census also revealed that […] Source

The latest Scottish Census results showed for the first time a majority of people registering as having ‘no religion’. David Mackenzie explores the language we use to describe this state. I have previous on this one as a secondary school teacher and a local authority education adviser. In the early nineties the then Secretary of […] Source

THE battle for a just transition for Scotland’s oil and gas workers if being lost in London, the SNP’s Westminster leader has warned … Source