Taxation overhaul drives rise in house purchases
RISING numbers of Scots are moving home as the stamp duty replacement and record low interest rates have cut some of the exorbitant costs.
RBS confirms Mary Somerville as the new face of its £10 note
RBS has confirmed Mary Somerville will appear on its new £10 note, after concerns of fraud in its online poll were raised.
RBS is investigating fraud in the £10 note poll in which Thomas Telford surged to lead over Mary Somerville
RBS has ruled out holding a new poll to find out who will grace its new £10 note, while it investigates possible fraud.
Expert craftsmen repair Glasgow University belltower
IT has dominated the skyline of Scotland’s biggest city since 1887. But Glasgow University’s belltower will remain shrouded in scaffolding until April as craftsmen continue with major repairs to the fabric of the historic building.
Expert craftsmen repair Glasgow University belltower
IT has dominated the Glasgow skyline since 1887.
Call for more children to learn the bagpipes as less than a quarter of schools offer classes
LEADING pipers fear young musicians will be forced to turn into private tuition to learn to play a skirl after it was revealed fewer than one in four Scottish schools offer pupils the chance to take up country’s national instrument.
Police to clampdown on rural crime
Police have announced a rural crime crackdown after it emerged high-value quad bikes were being stolen to order for foreign gangs.
Churches of Scotland and England vow to work together as historic new pact published
An historic pact between the Churches of Scotland and England committing them to cooperate and work together in an unprecedented move has been published.
Greenock electronics factory to close with the loss of 400 jobs
A major electronics factory is to close with the loss of hundreds of jobs.
Greenock electronics factory to close with the loss of 400 jobs
A major electronics factory is to close with the loss of hundreds of jobs.
