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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…
Bays of Harris community group secures £1m funding to purchase local estate
Bays of Harris Community Estate Ltd has been awarded over £1m from the Scottish Land Fund to buy a 27,181-acre crofting estate. After 14 ye…
ScotRail records 2.1 million passenger journeys in a single week
ScotRail saw its busiest week since returning to public ownership, with 2.1 million journeys made between 26 July and 1 August. The surge i…
Four hundred Lanarkshire food wholesale workers secure pay rise
Employees at the Brake Brothers facility in Newhouse have negotiated a 4.85 per cent increase to their basic hourly wage. The deal, which f…
Scottish exam results show rise in pass rates and record vocational qualifications
Pupils across Scotland have received their exam results, with pass rates increasing at National 5, Higher, and Advanced Higher levels. The …
Genetic testing for cancer-risk variants to be offered to people with Orkney and Shetland ancestry
Researchers from the University of Aberdeen and NHS North of Scotland are launching a screening programme for individuals with ancestral li…
Scottish Hospital at Home service saves over £60m by treating patients in their own homes
A report from Healthcare Improvement Scotland estimates that the Hospital at Home service saved over £60 million by providing care for olde…
Annual gannet hunt on Sula Sgeir cancelled for the first time in 400 years
NatureScot has refused a licence for the traditional guga hunt on the island of Sula Sgeir after new modelling suggested the removal of up …
Heriot-Watt University researchers turn cheese production waste into bioethanol
Scientists at Heriot-Watt University have partnered with Take Root Bio to convert salty whey—a difficult cheese byproduct—into usable bioet…
Coastguard and RNLI rescue injured puppy and owner from Wick cliff
A man became stranded while attempting to reach his injured springer spaniel, Skye, after she fell down a cliff in Wick. RNLI volunteers an…
Four hundred Brakes Brothers workers in Motherwell secure pay rise
Around 400 staff at the Brakes Brothers distribution centre in Newhouse have accepted a new pay deal, securing a 70p-per-hour increase. The…
Glasgow hosts scaled-back Commonwealth Games as baton passes to Amdavad
After the original host withdrew due to rising costs, Glasgow stepped in to deliver a sustainable, smaller-scale Commonwealth Games. The ev…