Organisers of Dumfries Doonhame festival "delighted" it can go ahead due to coronavirus restriction easing

"I am sure it will be a wonderful feeling for drivers and navigators to get into their cars and drive, and for volunteer marshals to get into the forests and support the rally.“The rally will be very different this year, as it is to take place without spectators, many of whom will have followed this and other rallies for many years.

Scotland edged closer to normality today as the country moved into Level 0 Covid restrictions. A number of local authority areas have been stuck with level one and level two restrictions for a number of weeks due to a spike in infections caused by the Delta variant.

Tilda Swinton is putting on a colorful display.

festivals have been cancelled as event chiefs were forced to pull the plug as Scotland remains tight in the grip of Covid-19. Organisers of Party at the Palace in Linlithgow, West Lothian and Perth's Party in the Park feel 'let down' by the Scottish Government and warn of a 'bleak future' for music festivals.

Jamie Lang The TV Foundation, an umbrella charity of the Edinburgh TV Festival supported by YouTube and Screen Scotland, is partnering with Louis Theroux on Looking for Louis, a new talent search venture to seek out the next generation of investigative documentary filmmakers. The search is being executed at Theroux’s Mindhouse Productions in partnership with The TV Foundation and Amazon Prime Video and supported by The TriForce Creative Network.

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iOS - Android Nicola Sturgeon confirmed that the level zero move would go ahead in a statement to a virtual meeting of the Scottish Parliament this afternoon.However, the First Minister added that “certain mitigations such as the mandatory wearing of face masks will remain not just now but for some time to come”.She said: “This is not just to give added added protection to the population as a whole, but to those amongst us who are particuarly vulnerable and have to shield; lifting all

Pubs and restaurants will be expected to close by midnight - earlier than anticipated - and Scots should continue to work from home where possible, delaying the move back into offices. The First Minister made the announcement to MSPs at a virtual meeting of the Scottish Parliament today, where she said mandatory use of face coverings was likely to remain for "some time to come".

coronavirus pandemic. The event, which takes place every year in the streets of Glasgow, was scheduled on Sunday, October 3, 2021.

Wetherspoon is set to increase the price of its food at its Scottish branches when the reduction on VAT comes to an end. Bosses at the firm have been offering customers discounted meals as a result of the measure, which was introduced by Tory Chancellor Rishi Sunak last year.

coronavirus restrictions.Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced earlier this week that England is targeting July 19 as the date when the majority of rules can be lifted, while Scotland is currently aiming to end restrictions on August 9.However, no date has been set yet by the Welsh government – though a regular 21-day review process is in place as Wales continues to aim to “reduce the peak number of daily hospital admissions” and allow time to vaccinate more people.While outdoor public events

libraries, roads and garden maintenance.

“We are moving forward and there is a feeling that massive weight has lifted but the Scottish Government asked us to found the Scottish Wedding Alliance - which was formed in November, prior to that there was no industry body.“The Scottish Government needed us because they don’t understand weddings and, at times, we have been completely ignored.”

Supermarket shoppers have been told that high street store Sainsbury's will be dropping its prices.The announcement included news of a £50 million investment into dozens of key items to make them cheaper for customers.Included in the list of 60 products are essentials like fresh fruit and veg, meat and dairy and the store says that by the end of the month consumers will see a significant drop in price.This is the latest step in the retailer's plan to "put food back at the heart of the business"

Scottish Labour has demanded a return to parliament for MSPs as he warns Covid cases in Scotland are getting "out of control". Anas Sarwar has called for the gap between first and second vaccinations to be halved to four weeks to deal with the “out of control” spread of coronavirus.

drug- related pick-up in Scotland. A mystery individual was seen briefly climbing into the back of Worley's taxi after he drove from Liverpool and pulled up outside shops in Perth.

Tilda Swinton is sitting cross-legged on a couch in her Highlands home, wearing heavy black specs and an army green Nine Inch Nails T-shirt, surrounded by her trio of spaniels.The Oscar-winning actor recently returned to her native Scotland after working “almost nonstop” for the past 18 months, at the same time the entertainment business was largely shut down by the coronavirus pandemic.An Instagram post of Swinton brandishing an appropriately funky face shield with Pedro Almodóvar on the

coronavirus restrictions on July 19, lockdown easing won’t reach its final stages north of the border until a few weeks later.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has earmarked August 9 as the date when restrictions will be lifted in Scotland, allowing three more weeks than their neighbours to vaccinate more people.Speaking to BBC Scotland about the impact that would have on a return to large events in the country, Professor Jason Leitch said Scottish stadiums and festivals could resume with no social

The UK Government said the Scottish unemployment figure is below the UK-wide rate of 4.7 per cent for those aged over 16.Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said: “There are encouraging elements to today’s figures, but these are challenging times and we still have a lot to do to get people back into work and see our economy prosper again.”

Coronavirus restrictions on weddings and funerals have been eased across Scotland from today. The new rules mean that people will be allowed to accompany the bride and the groom down the aisle with no requirement to wear a face covering.