A former Scottish National Party MP who embezzled nearly £25,000 from two independence groups has been jailed for two years. Natalie McGarry, who represented Glasgow East between 2015 and 2017, was found guilty of two embezzlement charges, totaling £24,635, in May after a trial in Glasgow Sheriff’s Court. A juryRead More →
Last week I watched Europe for Scotland hosted by Lesley Riddoch. A comment caught my attention. The French contributor, who works for Erasmus+, said that one of the big losses from our withdrawal from the program was for European educators who wanted to see Scottish schools because, as she said,Read More →
More than two-thirds of Scottish businesses are struggling to recruit workers with the right skills amid a national shortage, according to a new report. A study by the Open University found that 70% of respondents said their organizations are currently facing skills shortages, with 77% seeing reduced production, profitability orRead More →
Martin Gilbert: North East food plays big role in Scottish industry Calendar An icon of a desktop calendar. to cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across it. Caret A right-pointing solid arrow icon. E-mail An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of Facebook’s “f”Read More →
Early last week the Scottish Government published the first in a series of articles – “Building a New Scotland” – this will again plead for Scotland to become an independent country. He’ll present a positive, optimistic, optimistic case — and he’ll tackle the tough questions head-on. Today Scotland, like otherRead More →
A new gallery space at the Scottish National Gallery is due to be completed next summer as the main building works are due to finish this year. The major project is entering its final phase, after which visitors will be able to access a new suite of galleries focusing onRead More →
GLENDA Burns (Letters, June 20) doesn’t need to choke on her breakfast over an advisory referendum, because if that’s in fact what the SNP is planning, it’s entirely fair and will be successful. Glenda fears this will lead us down a ‘dead end’ path like Catalonia. Glenda need not worry,Read More →
Saturday, June 18, 2022 Eilish McColgan broke her mother’s Scottish 10,000m record in Hengelo (photo via HBK Games) Scottish record alert! Jake breaks Men’s Mile record after 40 years Jack Lawrie certainly did not know what he was about to launch when he took the start in Eisenstadt in AustriaRead More →
The transformation of Edinburgh’s Scottish National Gallery is ‘on track’ to be completed by the end of the year but will not open to the public until summer 2023, we learned today . The National Galleries of Scotland said the project is entering its final phase with a series ofRead More →
Day 25 Another fairly easy day through beautiful countryside, rolling hills and small lochs.I follow the River Spey for a while, a river I will follow after I finish the SNT, on the Speyside Way.This trail follows the river to the coast and goes from distillery to distillery.You can’t goRead More →