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Statue unveiled in Glasgow for Wallace, the city's first fire dog
Wallace, a setter-collie adopted by Glasgow firefighters in 1894, has been honoured with a statue at Central Station over a century after h…
Aberdeen train passenger to be reunited with dog's ashes left in lost property
A woman who accidentally left her dog's ashes on a train while travelling to Edinburgh will soon be reunited with the urn. British Transpor…
Woman reunited with dog's ashes after urn left on train
A woman has been reunited with the ashes of her family dog after an urn left on an LNER service was handed into lost property in Aberdeen. …
Up to 30 Minke whales spotted feeding near the Isle of Eigg
Researchers on a ten-day expedition off the west coast of Scotland have observed a gathering of up to 30 Minke whales feeding near the Isle…
Researchers use Gaelic and Scots place names to rediscover lost oyster beds in Scotland
Scientists from the University of Glasgow have identified previously undocumented oyster beds by cross-referencing coastal place names with…
Scottish Government launches community heart and lung health checks
The Scottish Government has introduced a new screening programme to identify cardiovascular and respiratory issues early through targeted c…
Scottish Government funding to support 500 jobs across 22 green energy projects
The Scottish Government has allocated £17.5 million from its Just Transition fund to support 22 projects in the north-east and Moray. This …
Six rescued pine martens released into the Scottish wilderness
Six pine martens have been returned to the wild after four months of rehabilitation at the Scottish SPCA's National Wildlife Rescue Centre.…
ScottishPower recycles 99.9 per cent of materials from Scotland's first commercial wind farm
Following the decommissioning of the Hagshaw wind farm, ScottishPower has successfully recycled or reused 99.9 per cent of the materials fr…
SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland receives £30m government investment
The UK government has committed £30m to the SaxaVord Spaceport in Unst, a move expected to unlock an additional £30m in private funding. Th…
Scottish Government allocates £17.5 million to support energy workers in the north-east
The Scottish Government has released £17.5 million from its Just Transition fund to help workers move from the fossil-fuel sector into gree…
Aberdeenshire pensioner completes 86ft cross-stitch replica of the Bayeux Tapestry
Ian Williams spent nearly four decades cross-stitching a 26-metre replica of the Bayeux Tapestry, a project he began to pass the time durin…