Bridgerton-inspired Scottish castle owners looking to home swap for post-lockdown break

North Coast 500, not only will you find one of Scotland's most beautiful beaches but also Europe's smallest castle.Should you be distracted by the white sand beaches and unspoilt coastal scenery nearby, you might even miss the tiny stronghold, known as the Hermit's Castle, which stands at just 7 or 8-feet tall - including the rock it's built upon.Found on the NC500 route, close to Lochinver, the 'castle' is located near to the beautiful beach at Achmelvich, with views looking out towards the

Kate Forbes, the SNP's finance secretary. Governments normally use the budget to outline the state of the country's finances and propose tax changes.

ditch its plans for a second referendum on independence and instead focus on the country's economic recovery.Housing charities have also pleaded with the finance secretary to commit more cash to building 53,000 more affordable homes over the term of the next Scottish Parliament.Speaking ahead of the budget, Forbes said: “This is the most important budget in the history of devolution.

Prime Minister to use his expected trip this week to apologise for Brexit delays affecting the fishing industry.

nurses, midwives, paramedics, cleaners, domestics and porters – will be taking to social media as well as holding a virtual pay rally on Tuesday to call for a “fair” pay rise.

Scottish Government is looking at ways of accelerating the roll out of the coronavirus vaccine across the country. A 24/7 pilot scheme is being considered at vaccinating younger people in society as the government attempts to ramp up its programme.

indyref2 was extended to “anyone who believes in democracy in Scotland.” The Scottish Government’s preferred option for securing another referendum is based on a joint agreement with the UK Government. This was the basis of the 2014 referendum, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he will not consent to another vote.Over the weekend, it emerged that the SNP’s plan B involves the Scottish Parliament organising its own referendum.

coronavirus death recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. However, this figure is lower due to Register Offices being closed at weekends.

link.“However, I wanted to join NYDCS as the company offers a lot of experiences that you just would not get on your own. It’s also a great way to connect with other dancers and creatives.”Antonia, who also attended Lanarkshire’s Jazzart school and was part of the youth company South Lanarkshire, will now join 11 other dancers set to work with Anna Kenrick over the coming months.

Ayrshire has won the prestigious Bucharest International Music Competition – after competing against top musicians from across the globe.East Ayrshire Council’s brass instructor Craig Anderson, who also teaches at the Royal Conservatoire and plays for orchestras across Scotland, formed Lomond Brass last summer when he sought fellow professional musicians to form a group to play the most difficult repertoire.The group consists of Chris Hart, principal trumpet at the RSNO, Scotland’s national

Ryan Porteous’ life and on Saturday he's hoping it will be the venue for a third.Mind you, he’s got his mum to thank for making sure one of the first two didn’t go pear shaped.The Hibs centre back was still at school when his boyhood heroes won the Scottish Cup for the first time in 114 years back in 2016 and was in the crowd when David Gray scored the last minute header to beat Rangers and spark a mass pitch invasion that turned ugly.Porteous, on the Hibs books as a part-timer back then, might

link.The MSP added: “We need to look at what was happening in our country before the pandemic.“We know locally that in Larkhall and Blantyre the SNP council closed council-run care homes. We need more council-run care homes, not fewer of them, so I am committed to publicly-owned national care services to make sure that we put people before profit.“I care about our local area.

Jackie Baillie said: "This needs to be sorted and the Scottish Government must tell the water regulator to start properly looking after the financial interests of water customers and not to take more from them than is necessary."Scottish Water is responsible for delivering its service to domestic and business clients, but the Water Industry Commission for Scotland (WICS) sets the charges.According to the WICS, prices are set to increase by an average of 2% above inflation from 2021 over the next

Scottish Government not to probe potentially criminal harassment claims- warning that staff were not trained to investigate or "engage with victims". Deputy Chief Constable Fiona Taylor also said the Government asked Police Scotland "a number of hypothetical questions" about its harassment policy that appeared to be about a "specific set of circumstances".

Labour anti-semitism row, has backed MSP Monica Lennon for the top job.

Scottish Government has published the latest weekly coronavirus data as the country enters into its third week of lockdown.