Short-term future of Scottish Crannog Centre in Perthshire secured after major funding boost

Love Island's Laura Anderson stripped down to a bikini as she braved the outdoors on her Scottish staycation. The reality star took a trip to Loch Tay last week after ditching plans to holiday in Dubai due to lockdown restrictions.

drinks brand is going all out for gin and whisky fans this Christmas. St Andrew's Eden Mill has launched the Ultimate Scottish Luxury Christmas Hamper range as well as a series of virtual Christmas party nights throughout December.Teaming up with a selection of Scottish producers to create the special hampers, the brand are hoping to offer a one-stop box of festive fun.

Dennis Canavan, who was chair of the 2014 pro-independence campaign, said an IndyRef2 could be held in the months after the Holyrood election next May.The former Labour MP pointed to the example of 1997 when Tony Blair's new government held a vote on whether to proceed with Scottish devolution in September after being elected just five months previously.The issue of when to call an IndyRef2 has become a major talking point as opinion polls have consistently shown the SNP is on course to win a

COP26 conference on the environment is held in Glasgow, SNP ministers have been told to "accelerate" its green plans.The call came from the Climate Emergency Response Group (CERG), which is made up of a variety of civic and business leaders based north of the Border.In spring 2019 the CERG published a list of 20 proposals for climate action which was subsequently backed by the Scottish Government.A report out today by the group has used a traffic light system to rate ministers' efforts to meet

Prime Minister responded to concerns raised by the SNP’s Ian Blackford that the famous Scottish regiment would be a victim of defence reorganisation.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.THE Scottish Government’s decision to plug the shortfall in school milk funding left by Brexit has been praised by Airdrie MP Neil Gray.Children and young people in Monklands will now be able to continue to access subsidised milk in schools, despite the EU ceasing to provide local authorities with provision subsidy.Ministers had pressed the UK Government to make up the shortfall, but to date no such

woman as told of her 10-years of hell at the hands of sadistic bullies who tortured her over a birth-defect. Jenny McGibbon, 26, says she was relentlessly bullied between the ages of seven and 17 after being born with a condition called Gastroschisis.The condition meant Jenny was born with her intestines outside of her body and she had to undergo life-saving surgery which left her with a 20cm scar across her abdomen, no belly button, and several chronic health problems.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A popular Stirling nightclub has been given a financial lifeline as part of efforts to support culture venues during the coronavirus pandemic.City centre venue Fubar was one of 203 venues who received the boost from the Scottish Government’s Culture Organisations and Venue Recovery Fund, with the club securing a £145,000 grant.The fund has the aim of protecting jobs and firms which may be put at risk due to

Booze is set to be banned from all trains and stations across Scotland from Monday, rail chiefs have announced. ScotRail have decided to put a temporary alcohol restriction in place to help ensure passengers stick to strict social distancing rules.

NHS for his epilepsy have been thrown a lifeline by a generous company.Little Murray Gray, eight, from Edinburgh needs cannabis oil to prevent debilitating epileptic seizures.But the medicine costs £1,400 a month which his family have been fundraising to pay for - despite the medicine being available on the NHS for the past two years.Murray was diagnosed with Doose syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy, in 2017 and had up to 12 seizures a day.After he ended up in a vegetative state in hospital,

Scottish Victorian  hotel and has incredible plans to turn it into a plush beachfront family home. Leslie Benzies has splurged out on the the former Dalriada Hotel in Portobello for more than £1 million from hoteliers Terry and Alison Magill.

However, SNP opposition members branded the Labour plea as “hypocrisy”, claiming Labour had already voted against a review of Third Sector funding and refused to spend reserves to help the community.Depute SNP group leader, Councillor Frank Anderson, branded Labour’s approach as an: “Oliver Twist financial strategy of  ‘Can we have some more’.”Councillor Anderson said: “Perhaps if they were serious, instead of playing politics, they would use their £2million reserves, or the ability they have to

care home is in lockdown after a massive outbreak of coronavirus. A total of 19 staff members and 24 residents at the Fairview facility, operated by HC One, have tested positive for Covid-19 this week.

Aberdeen future could be in doubt after the on-loan forward was ruled out for up to 10 weeks. The 30-year-old, at Pittodrie from Bristol City until January 31, was carried off during the William Hill Scottish Cup defeat to Celtic on Sunday.

furlough wage scheme will apply to any lockdown in the UK until next March. In a major financiao move the chancellor is expected to end days of confusion over a Scotland-only extension of the wage support scheme when he makes a statement to the Commons on Thursday morning.

Paige Turley has revealed that living with boyfriend Finn Tapp during lockdown has cemented their relationship – even though she is having to house-train him like a puppy.The 23-year-old singer said cohabiting away from the limelight during the pandemic has been a blessing.And the former Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist from Fauldhouse, West Lothian, said that despite his lack of housework skills, her footballing beau is definitely “the one” and she is looking forward to tying the knot and

Donald Trump could fly to Scotland to play golf instead of challenging a Joe Biden election victory in the courts, one of his former aides has suggested. Anthony Scaramucci - who briefly served as White House communications director - claimed the controversial business magnate will "go down easier" than many people think if he loses Tuesday's US presidential contests.