OAP hit with £22k Scottish Power bill 'back to square one' after thinking he won

Perth and Kinross Council after a successful Scottish election. The party polled third on the Mid Scotland and Fife regional list vote in both Perth and Kinross constituencies last Thursday - ahead of both Labour and the Liberal Democrats.

on the constitution and whether the SNP leader has a mandate for another referendum on Scottish independence. Putting that argument to one side, the First Minister already faces a daunting list of domestic issues which urgently require her attention.

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Outlander star Graham McTavish has spoken about the possible return of one of his characters to the hit show for season six. The Scots actor, who has just signed up to join the cast for season two of Netflix's The Witcher, spoke about his role as Buck Mackenzie in an interview with a British magazine.

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Funding of more than £22million has been approved to remove almost 8km of overhead power lines from the National Park.SSEN Transmission welcomed Ofgem’s decision to approve funding to remove a total of 7.8 km of overhead line from Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.The project which is part of SSEN Transmission’s VISTA (Visual Impact of Scottish Transmission Assets) scheme, will see the

Matin Compston didn't hold back when an online troll questioned his Scottish citizenship after the star appealed for people to vote for the SNP. Line of Duty star Martin had encouraged Scottish voters to take to the polls and said Scotland's future was in their hands.

Scottish Labour leader is determined to build a credible alternative to Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP but acknowledged he had work to do.It's been less than three months since Sarwar replaced Richard Leonard and despite an energetic campaign his party has trailed the Scottish Conservatives in recent surveys of voting intentions.But he made a direct pitch to Daily Record readers before polling stations open across Scotland.

sickening child porn images at his family home in Broughty Ferry, near Dundee. Andrews pled guilty to taking or permitting to be taken indecent images or pseudo images of children in Seafield Road between 8 and 11 November 2019.Andrews, 54, was the Director of Operations at the National Phenotypic Screening Centre in Dundee when his home was raided by police acting on information.

SNP would still be the biggest party in the Holyrood chamber, however they would be short of achieving a majority. According to the Savanta ComRes poll for The Scotsman, the SNP would return 59 MSPs which is six seats short of having a majority in the parliament.

Scottish Government of 'putting pints before play' after being told centres must remain closed. Jennifer McNaughton runs Pandamonium in Erskine and says the Scottish Government are leaving children behind on their decisions to lift Covid restrictions.

Dennistoun after they performed the Heimlich Manoeuvre and saved their life yesterday.Lauren was visiting the cafe with a family member when they began to choke on their food and couldn't breathe for what "felt like forever", according to Glasgow Live.Staff members were alerted to the distressing incident by Lauren's sister and three employees sprung to action.The staff - Poppy, Douglas and Erin - intervened and immediately phoned an ambulance as the team also provided comfort and

missing Scot after police searching for her confirmed they found a body. We told how the body of a woman was discovered in the search for missing Christine Thomson.

Hollywood star Meghan Fox became a Scottish Lord and Lady after being gifted a title as a present. Machine Gun Kelly, whose real name is Richard Colson Baker, was celebrating his 31st birthday with Hollywood star girlfriend Megan when he told fans about his special present.

manifesto.Labour’s national recovery plan includes detailed policies for turning the country around, including a catch up plan for schools.One of the policy commitments is to strip away some of the financial support received by fee-paying schools.The manifesto states: “Scottish Labour will end all public sector support for fee-paying private schools, implementing the recommendations made by the Barclay Review to end their charitable status for rates relief as a contribution towards achieving a

Scottish Water of sitting on half a billion pounds of surplus cash and demanded the money is handed to hard-pressed families. The 38-year-old also admitted his party had not been good enough in the past and made a personal appeal for voters to back him.

refunded him more than £2,500.Retired marine engineer Bill Glasson said he got the shock of his life when he was hit with three electricity bills for more than £22,000 each within the space of a week.Despite numerous attempts to address the matter with the company and find out what was happening, the frustrated 85-year-old said he was “getting nowhere” and was “stressed up to his eyeballs”.But after the Standard stepped in, Scottish Power backtracked and admitted Bill and wife Margaret, 81, had

Lib Dems, the party's election chairman has said. MP Alistair Carmichael, who is heading the campaign ahead of the May 6 election, said staff we left shaken by the incident but no one was hurt.

Douglas Ross ’ party supports doubling the Scottish Child Payment to £20 a week, but their Holyrood manifesto only commits them to the rise in 2025.