
The future of mountain weather forecasts in doubt
Guarantees over the future of Scotland’s mountain weather forecasts were sought in the Scottish Parliament today (13 Sept) by Green MSP, Andy Wightman. Reports emerged over the weekend suggesting that SportScotland More...

Energy Taskforce coming to Aberdeen this week
The Taskforce established by the First Minister to support jobs in the energy sector will meet for the first time in Aberdeen next Wednesday. The new Energy Jobs Taskforce, chaired by Scottish Enterprise Chief Executive More...

Government calls for exploration support
The Scottish Government is calling for change in taxes as a way of supporting the North Sea Oil industry at a point where oil prices dropped to $50 a barrel on Friday and petrol prices at the pump are heading More...

Flybe reopening Aberdeen base next year
Chief Commercial Officer of Flybe, Paul Simmons was at Bute House this morning to announce his good news along with the First Minister’s news about falling unemployment numbers in Scotland. The airline which More...

Housing for NHS Staff
Craiginches site is to be developed into homes for key workers. Key public sector workers, including NHS staff, are set to benefit from new homes developed on the Craiginches site in Aberdeen, under new plans announced More...

Report on policing shows decrease in youth crime
A report on the work of police forces across Scotland before they joined together to form Police Scotland suggests that confidence and satisfaction in police is high, detection rates are up and crime continued to More...

Energy Minister raises renewables concern
Minister raises grave concerns in letter to Ed Davey. Scotland’s Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing, has warned that the UK Government’s Electricity Market Reform proposals could undermine Scotland’s renewables More...

First Minister arrives in China
First Minister Alex Salmond will arrive in Beijing today to convene a 30 company trade delegation focused on increasing trade in the oil and gas and construction sectors and deepening the friendship between More...

Port of Ardersier to become offshore wind hub
The Port of Ardersier on Scotland’s Moray Firth, once the centre of the early oil industry, has today moved centre stage as one of the key manufacturing and port facilities for the UK’s fast-growing offshore More...

£122.5m to be invested in NHS Grampian
The funding is enabling patients in the Grampian area to benefit from a £110 million emergency care centre and a £12.5 million energy centre at Foresterhill Health Campus. The area is also benefitting from £25.7m More...