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New £18.3m Balgray train station opens in Barrhead this weekend
Balgray station is set to welcome its first passengers on 27 September, providing a new rail link between Barrhead and Glasgow. The project…
Clydebank teenager receives kidney transplant after 13-year diagnosis
Alexander from Clydebank has received a kidney transplant, ending 13 years of treatment for chronic kidney disease that began when he was a…
First baby in 34 years born on the island of North Ronaldsay
Alice Traill Ford and Jorge Suarez have welcomed their son, Duncan, at Holland House on North Ronaldsay. This marks the first birth on the …
Rare 10th-century Anglo-Saxon coin discovered in Shetland
Archaeologists and detectorists have unearthed a rare crux penny featuring Ethelred the Unready in Nesting, marking the northernmost Anglo-…
Coastguard rescues dog from Ardrossan harbour after it slipped its lead
A dog fell into the water at Clyde Marina after slipping its lead at the harbour wall. Coastguard teams located the animal 200 metres away …
UK photographer Henry Spiers wins Bird Photographer of the Year 2026
Henry Spiers has won the grand prize in the 2026 Bird Photographer of the Year competition for his image of a northern gannet diving in Sco…
Josh McPake earns first Scotland call-up three years after being without a club
After spending time without a club and playing in the third tier of Scottish football, 25-year-old winger Josh McPake has been named in the…
Saving Wildcats project uses 72-camera surveillance to prepare cats for Cairngorms release
The Saving Wildcats partnership is using extensive camera monitoring to assess the behaviour of captive-bred wildcats before they are relea…
Pandora the cat reunited with owners six years after escaping a car crash in Perthshire
Pandora went missing in 2020 when her cat basket was thrown from a vehicle during a collision near Errol. After six years of searching, the…
Sailor rescued after falling overboard near Lochranza
A sailor was rescued after spending over half an hour in the water off the coast of Lochranza on Friday. Bystanders who spotted the person …
Winners of the inaugural Orkney Nature Festival photography competition announced
More than 200 entries were submitted to the first Orkney Nature Festival photography contest, which celebrated the islands' wildlife and la…
Fifteen-year-old boy reported missing in Lanark is found safe
Euan Douglas, who had been reported missing from the Blackhill View area of Lanark on Friday, has been traced by police. His safe return br…