A SCOTTISH port securing a multi-million-pound loan from government-backed banks has been hailed as “hugely significant” by John Swinney… Source

Defendant already banned from unsupervised contact with women …

The English pop-rockers have a long history with the area and were “really excited” to headline the festival. …

A RESTAURANT in Edinburgh has been ordered to remove signage installed on a listed building “without consent” … Source

THE singer’s appearance was confirmed on the big screens at the event on Saturday night. …

I WATCHED the debate in Holyrood last Thursday regarding SSEN’s proposed infrastructure nightmare and felt real anger as I viewed row after row of empty chairs. Chairs that once supported very well-paid MSPs, the majority of whom couldn’t leave the chamber fast enough after FMQs rather than listen to a debate that was of huge importance to Scotland’s citizens. Source

The Scottish Green Party has been for most of its existence a flat democracy, where everyone gets a say and debates can, and usually do, become lengthy. Party conference rarely completes the matters up for vote. For many, this level of debate is what democracy should look like. Sadly, over the last five years this […] Source

This week marks the 25th anniversary of the Scottish Parliament. It is being celebrated with events throughout the year which will include multiple panel discussions about the virtues of devolution. What is needed in these discussions is a candid conversation about how Scotland can do better to make devolution work for marginalised and under-represented communities.  […] Source

A RECENTLY renovated bar and restaurant in Edinburgh’s west end has been put up for sale. Source

‘NERO fiddled while Rome burned”, the saying goes. To modernise the phrase, politicians fiddle while the planet burns … Source

A NEW Scottish government under John Swinney should revisit the recently introduced ban on wood-burning stoves in new-build houses, the director of a family firm in the industry has said … Source