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THE SNP's long-awaited - it's been in gestation for two years - Growth Commission report, was finally published today. Of course, there has seldom been a report so widely trailed and discussed in advance, usually by pundits who hadn't yet read it, or knew what it contained. Now, however, we do know ...

The PSYV Western Isles group was nominated by Morag Ross, Health and Safety Assistant at SSC’s Marybank processing facility in Stornoway, in order to help raise funds to provide a set of waterproof trousers for each volunteer ensuring they are fully kitted out to support their community come rain or ...

*Advance tickets now on sale* A first for Scotland, the exhibition opens at the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston in Edinburgh between 21 September and 18 October and will showcase fifty ethically sourced, real-life specimens of creatures including a Baleen Whale, Whale Shark, Great White Shark, Dolphin, Seal, Octopus, Penguin and Sting ...

The Muse Developments, Aberdeen City Council and Aviva Investors backed project was awarded the accolade following judging in 15 categories covering the depth and breadth of the best new commercial and public property projects in Scotland over the past year.   The project was also ‘Highly Commended’ in the Architectural Excellence ...

The Winning Nurses syndicate lived up to their name with each member pocketing more than £66,666 by paying in just 50p, after matching one of the two lucky UK Millionaire Maker codes. The syndicate have been playing together for three years and the £1 million windfall tops their previous biggest ...

The event is open to everyone and the company has invited over 250 stakeholders to the two-day (April 25 & 26) exhibition event which takes place over two days (April 25 & 26) at the University of the Highlands & Islands campus in the city, to improve stakeholder knowledge and ...

The 22 per cent growth in schools having the opportunity for their young people to participate resulted in over 450 students (+17 per cent on 2017) completing the Career Ready programme, marking the largest graduation ceremony to date. With 12 of Scotland’s local authorities* engaged in the programme, pupils from the ...

Diageo announces a £150 million investment over three years to transform its Scotch whisky visitor experiences in the biggest concerted programme ever seen in Scotland’s whisky tourism sector. The centre-piece of the investment will be a new state-of-the-art Johnnie Walker immersive visitor experience based in Edinburgh, bringing to life the story ...

The ‘mane’ event took place at Kelvingrove Park, where the creator of Scotland’s favourite treats and sweets surprised locals by bringing along one of the mythical creatures to mark the day and introduce the brand’s new look pastel coloured Macaringues. Getting into the spirit of things, Lees have created their very ...

This has helped local authorities make savings of about £150million over that period. Procurement – the way councils buy goods and services – is a vital component that helps deliver essential public services. These range from providing healthy school meals and delivering the best possible social care to the salt supplies ...