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SPF sounds "profound alarm" to energy price gap increase
5+ hour, 42+ min ago (447+ words) THE SCOTTISH Pensioners" Forum (SPF) has reacted with "profound alarm" to Ofgem"s announcement on an increase to the energy price gap. The Forum has warned that the move "will have devastating consequences for older people already trapped in fuel…...
Edinburgh Zoo asks public to vote on name for newborn capybara
5+ hour, 44+ min ago (213+ words) A baby capybara, born at Edinburgh Zoo earlier this month has had his first health check with vets confirming the newborn is a boy. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), who run the zoo is now inviting the public…...
Highland travel firm takes Scots back to site of disastrous Panama colony
5+ hour, 36+ min ago (413+ words) A HIGHLAND travel firm has launched a new scheme to bring Scots on an expedition of the site of the disastrous Darien Scheme, which bankrupted the country. The Darien Scheme was a project launched by the Kingdom of Scotland in…...
Hibs sign highly rated teenager Isla Taylor on two-year deal
5+ hour, 43+ min ago (368+ words) The 16-year-old versatile midfielder has put pen-to-paper on a two-year-deal, extending her stay at the Club until Summer 2028." Taylor made her professional debut aged 15 in February 2025, impressing off the bench against Queen's Park at Ochilview Park, helping Hibs to a…...
Acclaimed circus troupe joins line-up for Hebridean Celtic Festival
7+ hour, 2+ min ago (602+ words) A SCOTTISH circus troupe is set to bring stilt walking, aerobatics, cabaret, and plate spinning to one of the country's top folk festivals this summer. Edinburgh-based Think Circus will join the official line-up at the Hebridean Celtic Festival " Heb Celt…...
New Law Society of Scotland president is first from the northern isles
23+ hour, 30+ min ago (486+ words) A SOLICITOR who has worked only with one firm her whole career has become the new President of the Law Society of Scotland. Orkney solicitor, and owner of one of Scotland's smaller law firms d and h, (which has four…...
Edinburgh's famous Elephant House confirms first venture in China following successful return
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (358+ words) EDINBURGH'S famous Elephant House Caf" has confirmed that its first venture in China is nearing completion and due to open later this year, following its successful reopening. The caf" " which has long claimed to be the "birthplace of Harry Potter…...
Housebuilders welcome Scottish Government's new First Home Fund
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (523+ words) THREE Scottish housebuilders have offered a cautious welcome to the Scottish Government's plans to offer interest-free loans of up to "10, 000 to first-time buyers. The new First Home Fund, which will be available from June, applies to properties valued at up…...
Hope for one of the UK's most endangered birds as numbers rise
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (342+ words) THE count of male capercaillies in the Cairngorms National Park has risen by 30% from last year. These numbers mark a significant milestone for the Capercaillie Emergency Plan. These sustained conservation efforts, led by Cairngorms National Park Authority and Nature Scot…...
Edinburgh Zoo welcomes second critically endangered Sumatran tiger
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (167+ words) THE Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's (RZSS) Edinburgh Zoo has welcomed Sialang, a critically endangered Sumatran tiger. Sialang is there as part of a European breeding programme to help save one of the world's rarest tiger subspecies. Dharma is a…...