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Stirling Council awards £120,000 contract to restore Bridge of Allan’s 128-year-old Paterson Memorial Clock, destroyed in a car crash in December 2024.

Machines With Vision has secured a valuable Network Rail contract after technology trials showed it could cut the time needed to locate suspected track defects

Welsh singing star Charlotte Church will be performing at the finale of Edinburgh's Hogmanay festival under plans to expand to the McEwan Hall for four days of events.

AAB Group welcomes nearly 90 graduates, apprentices and placement students across the UK and Ireland as Kreston Reeves expands early-career recruitment.

The decline was recorded in Scotland, raising concerns about the worsening housing crisis.

Almost eight in 10 employers in Scotland’s historic environment sector have reported skills or knowledge gaps, new research shows.

Scotland’s industrial biotechnology sector targets £2bn turnover, 5,500 jobs and £650m GVA by 2030 under a refreshed plan unveiled October 8 by IBioIC.

A Dumbarton apprentice has been named Scotland’s overall Apprentice of the Year at an awards ceremony in Glasgow.

Canadian carrier WestJet has removed its Glasgow to Toronto route from sale months after it relaunched.

The multicultural celebration, which marks the traditional Hindu festival of lights, will include the display of the Diwali Idols in Princes Street Gardens.

More than four in 10 families in Scotland feel financially unprepared to deal with the impact of dementia.

Drivers in Bearsden will soon pay to park on the town's high street, prompting anger from shoppers and business owners

The restoration of beavers to the River Tweed is a “bad idea”, an East Berwickshire councillor has warned

A drug dealing former police officer was stopped three times in seven months with illegal narcotics in cars.

Scotland’s winter NHS plan will target delayed discharge, hospital flow and care closer to home as ministers prepare for increased pressure on health and social care services.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor: High Court hears Thames Valley Police’s criminal investigation continues despite unlawful raids at Sandringham and Royal Lodge.

A woman drove with a workman on top of her bonnet after a dispute over a parking space.

Best-selling author Sir Ian Rankin has suggested he would not have been able to go to university in Scotland under the current funding system.

Two major think tanks warn that typical disposable incomes are nearly £3,000 lower than before the crisis, with Labour now on course to preside over the worst parliament for living standards since modern records began in 1961.

Caledonian Trust told The Herald that it is in discussions with a 'preferred party' about purchasing the site, which has been used by Scot-ART since 2008.

The Federation of Small Businesses Scotland says the council should not move forward with the proposed tourism tax

Up to 50 serving officers with Police Scotland are currently suspended from their job over allegations of violence against women and girls

Coronation Street and Still Game actor Eric Potts admits making 83 indecent images of children and sharing five; he faces a prison sentence following guilty plea.

A love of colour and an expert eye for using it are just two of the many reasons behind the success of Silvia Ciferri’s interior design studio

Six cases of alleged corporate fraud involving staff at Dundee City Council were reported to police last year, it has emerged.

The row over pensions may not sound like the most exciting story, but it matters to everyone eventually.

A major parcel delivery company is expanding its driver network across England and Scotland, creating new opportunities for people seeking flexible work in their local communities.

One of Scotland’s most-visited light shows has opened its 25th anniversary show with organisers marking a quarter of a century since the popular sound and light event was first staged.

Glasgow City Council has appointed CBRE to develop a business case for an impact fund aimed at boosting investment and regeneration in central Glasgow.

Plans revealed for a new Hill House visitor centre in Helensburgh include a café, shop and interpretation facilities, with public drop-in session on October 15.

A Scottish hotel group has reported a decrease in turnover following the closure of two hotels

Nomadic Scotland launches a five-day winter luxury self-drive food trip through the Highlands, Skye and Argyll.

More than 1000 headstones across Glasgow failed a recent safety inspection carried out by council officers, it has been confirmed.

Coach operator Scottish Citylink has announced a new coach route between Glasgow Airport and Edinburgh city centre

Police are appealing for information after a man and a woman were struck by a van in Dumfries.

Rail passengers are being warned of line closures and changes to train services as a major upgrade to part of Scotland’s rail network gets under way this weekend.

Plans have been submitted for a second residential development on a prominent stretch of the River Clyde in Glasgow

The excitement of the World Cup is now over, with Scotland and England exiting the competition at the group stage and semi-final phase respectively.

Residents in Dumfries could be given free trees to plant in their gardens under plans to tackle a shortage of tree cover in the town

A total of 57 former Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, and Cookhouse sites are set to be bought by Common Table Group, a new hospitality company.

Forty years after first finding fame, Hue And Cry remain as ambitious, opinionated and creatively restless as ever.

Police said the youngster, who was a rear passenger in the Polo, was pronounced dead at the scene

On Wednesday evening, the party announced that councillors Susan Rae, Jule Bandel, Claire Miller, and Kayleigh Kinross-O’Neill will not seek re-election.

The road was later reopened

A 19-year-old man who was arrested in connection with the death of a man in Glasgow has now been charged.

Northern Ireland flooring firm Ceco, a Headlam flooring subsidiary, has ceased trading after 48 years, having fallen into administration.

Scottish councils recorded a record 21,800 instances of failing to offer temporary accommodation to households entitled to it in 2025/26.

Alex Cole-Hamilton says his ten-strong group holds unrivalled leverage over John Swinney's budget, sets four firm demands.

Police Scotland has handed out just 25 fixed penalty notices for graffiti since January 2024, totalling £1,000, of which only £600 has been collected.

Campaigners in Caithness and Wigtownshire have welcomed Scotland’s maternity review, saying rural families must finally see meaningful change.