3+ hour, 38+ min ago   (646+ words) THE Scottish Greens have announced they will force a Holyrood vote on halting AI data centre applications. They have accused SNP ministers of “sitting on the fence” as speculative proposals for the energy-hungry infrastructure continue to mount. The Scottish Government…...

5+ hour, 41+ min ago   (547+ words) ANDY Burnham has been urged to “blacklist” a company with links to illegal Israeli settlements from a license to drill in the North Sea by a former first minister after the Prime Minister announced sanctions last week. Humza Yousaf has…...

12+ hour, 20+ min ago   (1110+ words) CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a golf course on a protected Scottish beach could generate millions for the Highland economy while helping to combat depopulation problems that have persisted since the Clearances, one of Scotland’s leading economists has said. Speaking to…...

12+ hour, 47+ min ago   (979+ words) A "GOLDEN" chance to revitalise the former shipbuilding communities along the Clyde could be scuppered because of a two-week deadline to move an historic ship from Pakistan before it is destroyed. Clyde Naval Heritage (CNH) have been told they have…...

22+ hour, 18+ min ago   (653+ words) A SCOTTISH businessman who is locked in a bitter legal battle with car giants Renault and Nissan after he was forced to close his family-run dealership after 45 years has won the latest stage of his claim. Kevin Mackie is suing…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (578+ words) A BELOVED Scottish bakery’s £11 million plans to expand its operating base as part of a bid to double its number of outlets have been approved. Fife Council green-lit Baynes the Family Bakers' extension plans at its Lochore base earlier this…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (458+ words) Good evening! This week's edition of the In Common newsletter comes from Craig Dalzell. A PROMINENT member of the Scottish financial sector is worried about data centres. Not for quite the same reasons as many of the rest of us…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (403+ words) A RENOWNED Scottish cultural magazine has announced it is "ceasing operations" after 20 years. The Skinny, a monthly free magazine distributed in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee, said they were "devastated" to confirm the news, apologising to staff and readers for the…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (389+ words) Perth has been named Scotland’s batch cooking capital. The city topped the list with 612 searches per 100,000 people, according to new research by kitchen experts Prestige. Stirling followed closely with 607 searches per 100,000. Dunfermline took third place with 527, Inverness was fourth with…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (238+ words) BEST-SELLING celebrity chef Yotam Ottolenghi is set to open his first Scottish restaurant. The British-Israeli cook, known for his inventive vegetable-focused recipes which draw on Middle Eastern and Mediterranean flavours, is set to open an eatery in central Edinburgh on…...