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Navantia UK increases apprenticeship target to 750 by 2030
Navantia UK has raised its recruitment target for apprentices across its British shipyards from 500 to 750 by 2030. These new roles will su…
British Sign Language video service launches in Scottish pharmacies
A new six-month pilot programme now allows BSL users to connect with interpreters via smartphone when visiting pharmacies across Scotland. …
Rutherglen's 112-year-old bandstand restored following fire
The category B-listed Overtoun bandstand has been returned to its original state after a fire destroyed its timber structure in 2022. Speci…
Network Rail completes six months of Fife railway upgrades in 18 days
Engineers have finished a series of major bridge and signalling upgrades on the Fife Circle line in just 18 days, avoiding what would have …
Beavers to return to Loch Ness for the first time in 500 years
Charities Trees for Life and Beaver Trust have received a licence to reintroduce beavers to the Loch Ness area, five centuries after they w…
Methil shipyard secures second export order and creates sixty new jobs
The Methil yard has won its second export contract of the year, leading to the recruitment of sixty additional staff including welders, pla…
Golden eagle chick fledges from managed grouse moor in the Moffat Hills
A golden eagle chick known as Beaky Junior has successfully fledged from a nest on a managed grouse moor in the south of Scotland. This mar…
Victim Surcharge Fund opens for new applications to support survivors of domestic abuse
The Victim Surcharge Fund, which uses penalties paid by offenders to help those affected by crime, has opened for its seventh round of appl…
Scotland's renewable energy sector supports nearly 50,000 jobs
New research from the Fraser of Allander Institute shows that the renewable energy industry generated £14.9 billion in economic output and …
SSE appoints Aberdeen-based Seaway7 to support 465 offshore wind jobs
SSE has named Seaway7 as the preferred supplier for its Berwick Bank B offshore wind project, a move expected to support 465 skilled jobs a…
Conservationists relocate 40 Manx shearwater chicks to the Isle of Canna
Following the successful eradication of rats on the Isle of Canna, the National Trust for Scotland has moved 40 Manx shearwater chicks from…
St Andrews community group completes first hostile buy-out of derelict land
The Poets' Neuk group has successfully acquired an overgrown plot in St Andrews through a compulsory purchase order after negotiations with…