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Torridon becomes Scotland's newest National Nature Reserve
NatureScot has granted National Nature Reserve status to a 5,100-hectare area of Wester Ross, stretching from the shores of Loch Torridon t…
Bays of Harris community group secures £1m to buy 27,000-acre estate
After a 14-year campaign, the Bays of Harris Community Estate Ltd has been awarded over £1m by the Scottish Land Fund to purchase a 27,181-…
Cumbernauld congregation to rebuild St Mungo's Church one year after fire
A year after St Mungo's Church in Cumbernauld was destroyed by a deliberate fire, the congregation has announced plans to build a new place…
Floating wind turbine ready for tow to North Sea gas platform
A floating wind turbine has been fully integrated with its foundation and is now ready to be towed to the Culzean gas platform off the Scot…
Bass Rock and Craigleith islands move into charitable ownership for the first time in 320 years
The RSPB has acquired Bass Rock and Craigleith in the Firth of Forth from the Dalrymple family to help protect their significant seabird co…
Loch Ryan hosts five days of high-speed racing for the Scottish Fin and Foil Championships
Over 100 windsurfers, wing foilers, and hydrofoil sailors have gathered in Stranraer for the Scottish Fin and Foil Championships. The event…
Scotland-wide genetic screening offered for specific cancer-linked variants in Orkney and Shetland
People with ancestry from Westray in Orkney or Whalsay in Shetland are to be offered screening for specific BRCA gene variants linked to br…
Snake-like creatures filmed at Rogie Falls identified as migrating elvers
After a video of mysterious creatures at a Highland waterfall went viral, river expert Will Millard confirmed they were juvenile eels known…
Kilchoan Post Office reopens after community-led restoration project
Residents of Kilchoan on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula have restored postal services to their village following the closure of the area's only…
Cumbernauld's St Mungo's Church to be rebuilt after fire
Following a fire that destroyed the landmark B-listed building last year, the Church of Scotland has confirmed plans to construct a new wor…
Scottish exam pass rates rise as record numbers secure university places
Pass rates for National 5s, Highers, and Advanced Highers have all increased this year, alongside a record number of vocational qualificati…
Two people and a dog rescued by Kippford RNLI after being cut off by the tide at Sandyhills
A rescue crew from Kippford RNLI was dispatched to the coast near Sandyhills on Sunday after two people and their dog became stranded by th…