The support is said to be crucial to 'safeguard the future' of the event ahead of its 80th anniversary in 2027.

Arran has only one care home left and its beds have been reduced to 10 giving elderly residents no option but to leave the island.

Seven arts charities at Glasgow’s Trongate 103 have warned ministers the publicly funded cultural complex is at risk of collapse within days. With eviction notices, steep new rents and soaring service charges, they say one of the city’s key creat...

Scotland’s largest city echoes with the debate over Union Corner, razed by a vape shop inferno

Analysis by Nationwide Building Society identified the Scottish council area as the most affordable place for people getting on the property ladder

John Crawford's mother X died within a few weeks of leaving Arran.

Many investors will have been wondering what action to take amid the war in the Middle East

Fife College has issued a statement on the death of a man at the city's Fife College Campus earlier today.

Guests have been left stranded after arriving at a closed Greenock hotel due to an ongoing booking blunder.

A body has been found during searches for a missing Glasgow man.

BBC's Woman's Hour Dame Jenni Murray has died at the age of 75.

NHS Ayrshire & Arran said it is aware of a data protection breach where a member of staff "accessed some electronic patient records inappropriately".

Drawing by John Gordon Sinclair inspired by Scott McTominay's spectacular goal against Denmark

A long-established Scottish wholesale food supplier has entered liquidation with debts of more than £5 million

Edinburgh police criticised for placing A-board on Princes Street Gardens walkway, sparking council debate over obstruction and Police Scotland operations.

Daniel Abercrombie appointed director of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival 2026, bringing extensive experience to Edinburgh’s major cultural event.

Keep Craigmillar Clean launches in Edinburgh with City Council, Paws on Plastic, and Litter Busters to tackle litter, protect green spaces and boost community pride.

Dovecot Studios Edinburgh hosts 'Costume Couture: Sixty Years of Cosprop.'

Guide dog puppies from Edinburgh, Glasgow and the Scottish Borders trained at Edinburgh Castle, aided by volunteer puppy raisers and Guide Dogs Scotland.

Edinburgh imposes Scotland’s first temporary ban on AI data centres, as councillors demand clear Scottish Government guidance on 'green' data centre standards.

Two major city centre developments — which will see a new hotel and restaurant created — have been hailed as a “vote of confidence” in Glasgow.

UK pub giant JD Wetherspoon pledges to 'keep price increases to a minimum' despite cost pressures

One of the main exits at Glasgow Central will reopen on Sunday, two weeks after a fire in a nearby building led to the station’s closure for several days.

The party’s leader in Scotland pledged to re-align Scotland’s tax bands with the rest of the UK, as well as a 1p cut in all rates.

An easyJet flight from London Gatwick bound declared an emergency over Scotland after failing to land at Inverness Airport.

Chuck Norris has died at the age of 86 following a medical emergency in Hawaii.

Royal Mail, Loganair and US-based electric aerospace company BETA Technologies have launched the UK’s first real-world electric flight demonstrations across Royal Mail’s essential Scottish mail flight routes.

The Solicitor General is urging professionals to share advice and for parents to follow the available advice on safer sleeping

A pub and restaurant in a historic Scottish town has been sold.

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Archibald Hunter.

Lecturers at City of Glasgow College have begun strike action over health and safety concerns at its Riverside campus

SPT’s partnership has now approved the proposed new Glasgow Subway opening hours to come into effect once Subway modernisation is complete.

Two people have been arrested after attempting to enter the Faslane naval base

The first official wildfire alert of the year has been issued, warning of a very high risk of wildfire in northern and north-east Scotland.

Women waited up to 72 hours to access labour wards at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, a watchdog has found, exposing severe staffing shortages, rising clinical risks and failures to act on repeated whistleblower warnings.

Speed cameras are to be installed on one of Scotland's busiest motorways as roadworks get underway.

A councillor has defected from the Scottish Greens to the SNP, saying the party is better placed to see off the “threat” of Reform UK.

Hundreds of new jobs are being created at the Scottish airport

The UK’s contactless payment rules have changed, giving banks power to raise or remove the £100 cap - but nothing changes yet.

Organisers promise event will be 'bold, unmistakably Glasgow and unlike anything the Commonwealth Games has produced before'.

Former staff members from the Centre for Creative Arts in Glasgow are calling for a public meeting in response to the venue's sudden closure earlier this year

Edinburgh Council unveils £350m housing framework to speed up delivery of affordable homes as part of a wider £600m programme.

The Met Office has said it could be possible to see the Northern Lights in parts of the UK over the next few nights as people urged to 'keep an eye out'

Glasgow content creator Darren Dowling (known as Dazza online) has launched an ambitious new online raffle that could see one lucky entrant win his own home, all while raising funds for a children’s charity.

Reform UK has suspended Dundee City West candidate Stuart Niven after it emerged he accepted a seven-year director disqualification over misuse of a taxpayer-backed Covid Bounce Back Loan.

Deacon Blue’s Ricky Ross to perform live in “Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil” at Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre, May 2026.

This 'colourful town' that is known for its 'spectacular' views has been named the happiest place to live in Scotland.

First penguin eggs of 2026 laid at Edinburgh Zoo, with gentoo and northern rockhopper penguins starting the breeding season.

Puffins return to the Firth of Forth as breeding season begins. Scottish Seabird Centre and volunteers boost puffin numbers on Craigleith and Isle of May.

This cute village in the Highlands of Scotland is home to the country's very own 'Leaning Tower of Pisa'.