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Zero Waste Scotland has teamed up with Scottish dancers, Sarah Gibson and Kara Hudson, for a nationwide campaign to tackle the 427 million single-use period products disposed of nationally every year and encourage Scots to try reusable options instead. With funding from European Regional Development Fund, the #TrialPeriod campaign was launched ...

In celebration of The National Lottery’s 25th Birthday, it has been revealed today that 526 millionaires have been created across Scotland since its launch in 1994. In total, 3,419 high tier prizes of £50,000 or more have been won by Scots over the last 25 years. As part of the milestone anniversary, ...

Thirty-two individuals from across Scotland are getting the work experience opportunity of a life time as they participate in the 2019 World Class finals, as part of Diageo’s Learning for Life programme.   The world’s largest cocktail competition, taking place over the course of three days (24-26 September) at SWG3 in Glasgow, ...

Inveraray Shinty Club was established in 1877, and today the club continues to progress, achieving great success in regular competitions. The team has particularly excelled in the Glasgow Celtic Society Cup, having won the trophy nine times.   The funding from The Scottish Salmon Company will allow the club’s junior team to ...

Nora Fraser, who celebrated her milestone birthday yesterday (on 4 September), was born at Linkwood Distillery in one of the site cottages in 1939. The daughter of Henry Arthur Stephen and his wife Elizabeth, Nora grew up with her two brothers, Jim and Henry, living in the shadow of an ...

Exporting to 26 countries around the world, with a key focus on the Far East and US, SSC has seen a 122% increase in exports in the last two years, with 58% of revenues now derived from global exports.   Japan is the second biggest consumer of seafood in the world and ...

Glasgow enters new recycling era with official opening of city waste and renewable energy hub The Glasgow Recycling and Renewable Energy centre (GRREC) at Polmadie on the south side of Glasgow has been officially opened by Susan Aitken, the leader of Glasgow City Council. The site is the first of its kind ...

Golspie Rowing Club has been named winner of the Shieldaig Coastal Rowing Regatta 2019, after competing in a series of gripping races on Saturday (10 August). The annual event, which brings huge excitement to the local community as part of the Shieldaig Fete Day, has been sponsored by The Scottish Salmon ...

Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Aileen Campbell, yesterday joined a group of refugees in Glasgow to celebrate their graduation from a trailblazing new hospitality training scheme. Ms Campbell, whose portfolio includes responsibility for refugee policy in Scotland, presented the refugees with certificates at a special event to celebrate their graduation from the ...

As excitement builds ahead of the Shieldaig Fete and Rowing Regatta, The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has announced that it is to sponsor the event for the fifth consecutive year. The Regatta takes place this Saturday (10 August) and is part of the annual Shieldaig Fete Day, which raises money for ...