Invigorating winter walks often leave one in need of sustenance ... and Robin McKelvie guarantees there’s a cosy hostelry at the end of each of these scenic routes

MINISTERS have been told that they should cut the cost of bus and rail travel to reach a target of cutting car miles by 20% by 2030 as part of their climate change commitments.

EXPORTS to the EU from Scotland have slumped by over £2.2bn since Brexit.

House prices are going to fall in an overdue correction across a market super-charged by many years of miniscule interest rates, and the more recent rush towards larger properties in the wake of Covid lockdown restrictions. This is normally welcome n...

By Scott Wright

By Scott Wright

AXL Rose, singer of Guns N' Roses fame, would demand provision of a square melon before he would perform on stage.

ASTHMA sufferers face a "deadly combination" of triggers from a combination of cold weather, respiratory viruses and smoke from fireworks and bonfires, a charity has warned.

By Ian McConnell

By Ian McConnell

Mortgage approvals for home buyers fell significantly in September as rising interest rates and cost-of-living concerns eroded demand and weighed on market activity.

By Ian McConnell

SO Sir Keir Starmer coming north of the Border to "rebuild support" in Scotland with his intention to "oust" the Conservatives ("Starmer to visit in bid to rebuild support in Scotland", The Herald, October 31). Is he aware that several councils are n...

WHEN I was young, a strange character haunted my home town. It’s harsh to say, but he was shabby, disliked. He lived in a fancy house outside town, but was down on his luck – dirty and ill-kempt. He was nasty and odd. He’d shout at shopkeepers,...

Farming

FOR some people, like my sister’s boyfriend Dave, wearing a pair of odd socks is intentional. A style statement. But if you ever see me in a non-matching pair, know this: I am not trying to spice up an outfit by adopting a jolly sartorial quirk. I ...

Dressed to impress

More than 800 officers have quit Police Scotland after serving on the force for less than a decade, data from the past five years shows.

Collins’ annual 10-strong list also includes ‘partygate’, ‘Kyiv’ and ‘quiet quitting’.

Police were present in the area, with images and footage on social media showing them in riot gear, since around 5.30pm

THROUGHOUT the Ferguson shipyard debacle, Nicola Sturgeon has clung to the defence that it was all done with best intentions to “save shipbuilding on the Lower Clyde”. This has never stood up to scrutiny and certainly did not justify the flagrant...

ONE of the SNP’s gender recognition reform rebels has said she voted with her “conscience” on Thursday night.

Described as a game for 'cinephiles and casual movie watchers alike' it is inspired by the worldwide popular guessing games. 

Here's how you can play the mind-bending game, some hints to help you along with today's puzzle and that all-important answer when you can't take it anymore!

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

Despite proudly carrying a ‘yes badge’ in 2014, Ross Newton would vote against Scottish independence given a second referendum on the matter.

A Scot who voted against Scottish independence in 2014 described how recent events in Westminster have convinced her that “England is beyond help”.

The opposition parties do their best to hold the SNP-led Scottish Government to account.

Unlike many Kilmacolm properties which are deliberately designed to stand out from the crowd, The Pond House impresses by melding into the natural landscape, writes Beverley Brown

UNISON had been balloting members over potential strike action when a revised offer was received by the union.

Asset management specialist Scotch Whisky Investments (SWI) is set to hold a second consultation on a mixed-use development in Fife that will be home to its corporate headquarters.

Scotland's biggest teaching union has opened a strike ballot ballot prompted by "serious" concerns over the safety of staff as a result of pupil violence at an Aberdeen school.

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More strikes will follow if a resolution isn't agreed.

NICOLA Sturgeon’s flagship plan to overhaul Scotland’s care system has “significantly understated” the potential costs involved, the country’s spending watchdog has warned.

Two-thirds of those between between the ages of 18 and 34 say they have taken on new debt this year to help cope with the cost-of-living crisis.

TWO thirds of Scots trust Nicola Sturgeon's government to work in the country's best interests, a new study has found.

Using data from a Scottish Government social attitude survey, visualisations and graphs show how Scots have changed their opinions on the UK and Scottish Governments in the last eight years.

THE former Archaos nightclub in Glasgow city centre is to be turned into student accommodation, it has been revealed.

By Scott Wright

Bram Stoker's novel, which turns 125 this year, was inspired by a Scottish writer.

I’m going to tell you something about my personal life that no one outside my family knows – some people might think it embarrassing. But it’s relevant here because of the furore over Eddie Izzard, the trans comedian with hopes of being an MP. ...

TEACHERS everywhere will have breathed a sigh of relief on behalf of three colleagues recently acquitted in a French court of a charge equivalent to manslaughter.

AS the Gender Recognition Reform Bill continues its progress through the Scottish Parliament, it’s worth recalling JK Rowling’s tweet from 2019: “Dress however you please. Call yourself whatever you like. Sleep with any consenting adult who’l...

KEIR Starmer is planning to travel to Scotland towards the end of this week as his party prepares to step up its campaign to win power.

BUSINESSES have highlighted the need for access as plans to pedestrianise a world-famous shopping street in the Scottish capital are set to reach a "milestone moment" this week.

The new service is now operating up to three times a week.

DOUGLAS Ross and Rishi Sunak have met in Number 10 to help reset the relationship between the UK and Scotland.

THEY were two countries he called home and now two years' on from Sir Sean Connery's death his family have revealed a foundation has been set up in his name to help projects in both Scotland and the Bahamas.

DAYS spent messing around on the west coast water as a boy with his father put the young Andrew Clark into a current he’d be happily caught in all his life.