Households can now apply for another £400 towards energy bills

Scotland is fortunate enough to have some of the world's best golf courses dotted across the country.

George Bowie and country star Kevin McGuire’s collaboration on a cover of Wagon Wheel went down a storm when they put it out at the end of last year.

The family behind a dessert parlour say they're ‘over the moon’ to have been shortlisted for yet another national award.

Those who want to blow their mum away for Mother's Day this year could pick up a 'mystery holiday' at a discounted rate.

New research suggests that more than half of people living in Scotland are spending their time at home in the cold and dark for fear of rising household bills during the ongoing cost of living crisis.

A new poll suggests six-in-10 Scots are worried about affording their bills this year including mortgage repayments, monthly rent, and energy costs. The Survation poll for Scotland’s national advice charity, Advice Direct Scotland, also indicated 17 per cent of those with debt have fallen behind in their repayments.

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Poorer households with smokers spend almost a third of their income on tobacco, it has been disclosed, prompting calls to increase support to stop smoking in deprived areas, a charity has said.

Chvrches have spoken to NME about their new single ‘Over’, the “pressure” of stepping up to play stadiums with Coldplay, and how they’re preparing to mark their 10th year together as a band.The Scottish trio – comprising Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook and Martin Doherty – released the anthemic standalone track last Friday (February 24) before confirming three UK headline dates for this summer.“It’s sort of like a little miniature era between [2021 album] ‘Screen Violence’ and whatever the next year ends up being,” Mayberry told NME of ‘Over’, which was helmed by Swedish producer Oscar Holter (The Weeknd, Coldplay and BTS, Charli XCX).“I guess normally we kind of strictly abide by the album format and the album campaign format, and we’ll collect songs over the course of months and years, and then make a record.”While pointing to a yet-to-be-determined future, ‘Over’ harks back to the classic Chvrches sound as Mayberry seeks an escape from a period of personal turmoil (“It’s getting harder to breathe/ So, baby, put me to sleep/ ‘Til it gets better). This widescreen pop style, coupled with a narrative-led approach to writing lyrics, meant the song “didn’t feel right” for ‘Screen Violence’ – an LP that provided commentary on the horrors of modern society and our increasingly digital world.“It seemed a bit stupid to sit on it for an indeterminate amount of time until we’re ready to work on the next thing,” Mayberry told NME of the reasoning behind dropping the tune now.“So we kind of figured we would free ourselves from the self-imposed album cycle rules and just put the song out because we have it, and we’ve got loads more touring to do this year.

Hopes that new national planning rules would help protect the countryside from housing development look to be groundless.

The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has condemned new regulations introduced by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on February 27 which could affect more than 120,000 working people on Universal Credit. An increase to the Administrative Earnings Threshold (AET) means that more Universal Credit claimants will be moved from the ‘Light Touch’ group to the ‘Intensive Work Search’ group.

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Hit Scots sitcom Two Doors Down is set to return for a seventh series.

The latest phase of housing at Montgomerie Park has been given two new show homes.

Ayrshire hospitality giant Buzzworks has set sail at its newest venue after receiving the keys to its latest project at the recently constructed Greenock Cruise Ship Visitor Centre.

While most people have no issues with travelling on a plane, others are terrified at the thought of just stepping onto an aircraft, filling with dread as the cabin door closes behind them.

The latest UK Government figures suggest that almost a third of Scottish households with a prepayment meter have not yet redeemed their energy rebate vouchers. More than 867,000 vouchers were issued in Scotland under the government’s £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) between October and December last year.

The Scottish Government is providing £8.6 million in direct support for people affected by the UK benefit cap as part of its work to tackle child poverty.

The UK Government has confirmed that the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding (EBSS AF) is currently in its pilot phase and is accepting live applications in some pilot local authority areas ahead of a nationwide rollout next week. Energy and Climate Minister Graham Stuart MP said this is helping to “refine the end-to-end user journey before full scheme launch”.