Central Scotland

Liz Hamilton is an expert in the Scottish building industry

Urgency needed if country is to get homes it needs

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has signalled a willingness to look at reviewing or ending the state pension triple lock

Readers Letters: Are you sure UK can't afford pensions triple lock?

Jamie Thain, partner and head of commercial property for Galbraith (Picture: Lesley Martin)

Industrial units are the star commercial property performers

David McDonald, 96, says that the Drumtassie fishery, managed by Leeanne Aitchison, right, is one of the friendliest angling venues he has come across in over 80 years of fishing. Picture Nigel Duncan

It’s a family affair for Leeanne, the wee lassie from Drumtassie - Nigel Duncan

Joe Fagan MSP

MSP elected just two months ago running for Scottish Labour leadership

Balvaird Castle near Bridge of Earn in Perth and Kinross. PIC: HES

15th Century castle open for first time in decade after Outlander role

A slow, complex planning process and lack of viable land frustrate housebuilders (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

SMEs must play a key role in tackling housing crisis

MSPs from the SNP parliamentary group at Holyrood pose for a photograph before the parliament went into recess for the Scottish Parliamentary Elections on March 25, 2026 (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: What have the SNP ever done for us?

Calls for SNP candidate to be sacked over Jordan Linden scandal

Douglas Lumsden MSP and Stephen Kerr MSP

Exclusive Two Tory MSPs ask a fifth of all written questions in Holyrood

All the areas in Scotland affected by flood warnings and alerts

Edinburgh Castle, one of 300 properties managed on behalf of the nation by troubled quango Historic Environment Scotland.

'Mayday' issued at Historic Environment Scotland as inquiry launched

Scenic Scottish Getaways: Family Summer Breaks from £450 with Largo Leisure Park...

Next generation of Red Arrows could be built at Prestwick Airport

TV presenter Sean Batty and STP's Kimberley Guthrie celebrating Oban's 2024 Town of the Year win with community leaders

Search launched for Town of the Year as Scotland Love Local Awards return

Davy Russell, Katy Loudon and Ross Lambie.

Explainer Hamilton by-election - the controversies and the candidates

Gillian Mackay MSP

Gillian Mackay launches bid to become co-leader of the Scottish Greens

Stirling County Rugby Football Club received £2,500 funding as part of Aldi’s initiative

Aldi Scotland awards £7,500 to sports clubs across Central Scotland

Allanwater Homes is known for offering a high specification in its homes

Allanwater Homes bringing fourteen different house types to new Braidwood, Carlu...

Employee ownership is fast becoming a route to growth for ambitious, people-first Scottish companies (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

Put your people first with employee ownership

L-R: Peter & Peter Sanaghan, Brian & Daniel Boyle and Colin & Suzie Russell at Asda Blantyre.

Meet the dads who work alongside their children in Asda

The layout showing the United Mills Scottish industrial yard in the 1950s/60s (Picture: Ray Norton)

Model railway exhibition returns to Edinburgh after many years

Edinburgh-based Insurepair specialises in fire and flood restoration work.

Edinburgh reinstatement firm looks to add more jobs after doubling workforce

The government says it is committed to expanding free school meals for the poorest children in Scotland. Image: Press Association.

Government commits to free school meals pledge

I’m shocked by the state of the roads Alastair Dalton

Nick Murray, front centre, with Foras Co-Founders Dec McLaughlin and Caro Melendez and members of a 48-person cohort delegation at the offices of Portuguese startup success story Unbabal in Lisbon, Nov 2023

Eco-system builders connect people, ideas and inspiration - Nick Murray

The future of the Grangemouth plant is shrouded in uncertainty following owner Petroineos’ announcement of plans to turn the site into a fuels import terminal (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Grangemouth’s in danger, but nothing is set in stone yet - Richard Leonard

Twenty years in prison would make the worst polluters think twice Richard Dixon

Meghan Gallacher, deputy leader of the Scottish Conservatives. Image: Lisa Ferguson/National World.

Meet Meghan Gallacher, the Scottish Conservatives’ deputy leader

Dental plaque taken from teeth of those left at the Tomb of Eagle revealed evidence of widespread consumption of seaweed in Orkney. PIC: Karen Hardy/The Power of Plants

Our seaweed eating ancestors who dined on the superfood 5,000 years ago

Cars are stuck in floodingin Rutherglen. Photo: John Devlin

10 stranded motorists airlifted to safety as floods cause chaos across Scotland

Green MSP Maggie Chapman defended the terrorist attacks by Hamas in Israel (Picture: John Devlin)

Humza Yousaf must restore credibily by getting Greens out of government - Stephe...

Harnessing the power of the sun, wind and waves can lead to a bright future for the UK economy, while also tackling climate change (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Labour's renewable energy plans could save £93 billion for UK households

There is a creche at Holyrood - but it only offers parents a maximum of four hours at a time. Image: Douglas McGilviray/Getty Images.

Scottish Parliament branded 'not family friendly'

Heavy rain is due across large parts of the country on Saturday. Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Weather warning as Storm Betty sweeps into Scotland

Riders cycle down the Royal Mile at the start of the men's Elite Road Race at the Cycling World Championships in Edinburgh (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

World's top cyclists take to Scotland's roads for elite race

The gym area is set to include treadmills, Peloton bikes, rowing and elliptical machines and a large floor space for weight training or yoga. Picture: contributed.

Healthtech firm looks to rival Silicon Valley with new hi-tech Stirling HQ

Exclusive Plans for new 'ecocide' law covering environmental harm take step forward

The Old Manse is through to the final of Scotland's Home of the Year 2023.

Auchterarder manse progresses to Scotland's Home of the Year final

The proposals would see protests banned within 150 metres of abortion clinics. Image: John Devlin.

Scottish Government supports proposals to ban protests outside abortion clinics

Musicians David Foley, Josie Duncan and Cammy Barnes launch The Reeling festival in Rouken Glen Park. Picture: John Devlin

Stage set for new festival in one of Scotland's biggest public parks

A flood alert is in place for parts of Scotland

Flood alerts issued across Scotland with weather warning issued

People grieving over the loss of a child should not be forced to be in the same room as those experiencing the joy of a new-born baby (Picture: Didier Pallages/AFP via Getty Images)

Mums grieving for lost baby should not have to do that in maternity unit

The Met office warning has been extended

Amber ‘extreme heat’ warning extended to east including Edinburgh

Tom Tugendhat delivers the first speech of his Conservative Party leadership campaign yesterday (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Johnson's successor must be responsible, ethical and moderate – Stephen Kerr

Monica Lennon has urged the chief medical officer Gregor Smith and national clinical director Jason Leitch to give assurances there is no evidence to support John Mason’s claims on abortion care.

MSP urges Jason Leitch to fact check John Mason abortion comments

John Mason has made claims against abortion services as First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says his comments are 'wrong'. (Photo: ED Jones/AFP via Getty Images)

MSP claims 'considerable scepticism' around abortion consent

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