Dr Lorna Janet Waite Born Kilwinning 27 August 1964. Died Edinburgh 12 August 2023 Lorna J. Waite grew up in the industrial town of Kilbirnie in Ayrshire. When she was a teenager, the economic and social heart was ripped out of her community by the closure of Glengarnock Steelworks. That governmental vandalism contributed to her […] Source

Figures show massive numbers of buyer’s regret for those who backed Brexit. Grimsby, once Europe’s biggest fishing port, voted 70% for Brexit, but now voters say Brexit was based on ‘rhetoric and broken promises’ (How Brexit Failed England’s Premier Fishing Town). A poll this week showed 62% wanting to rejoin the EU. That figure might […] Source

CLAIM: English junior doctors ‘politicising their pay because they don’t like the Conservatives’ – Douglas Ross, Scottish Conservative leader, 17 August Source

CLAIM: English junior doctors ‘politicising their pay because they don’t like the Conservatives’ – Douglas Ross, Scottish Conservative leader, 17 August Source

MORE than 180 staff have been made redundant after a Scottish construction firm went burst. Source

ALBA are set to deliver their advert featuring Rishi Sunak as a vampire to thousands of households after blasting a media giant for “blatant censorship” … Source

Were you at Fat Boy Slim’s legendary performance? …

The judges are making their final decisions with the shortlist for the Highlands & Islands Food & Drink Awards 2023 to be announced soon …

AN Edinburgh-based firm has been named among the fastest growing businesses in the UK. Source

THE classes take place at Moray Sports Centre three times a week. …

PICTURE the scene: it’s a dark, wet and windy night, and you’ve missed the last bus home after a big night out with friends. It’s a walk of several miles, and you’re already drenched. The number for the local cab company is ringing out, and there’s no-one to come and pick you up because everyone you know locally is already sleeping off the evening’s festivities. Source

NEIL Oliver has been mocked after declaring he would never again visit his local Sainsbury’s for a bizarre reason … Source

A UNION has warned that Irn-Bru supplies could be disrupted as drivers walk out in a dispute over pay. Source