Obituaries

Obituary: Civil engineer who led major projects across the UK

Obituary: entrepreneur who was a leading figure at the Merchants House of Glasgow

Tributes paid to Glasgow charity pioneer May Storrie after death at 78

Martin Amis at the Booker Prize ceremony in London in 1991

Obituary: Martin Amis, novelist celebrated for his verbal virtuosity

James Dunbar-Nasmith

Obituary: James Dunbar-Nasmith, architect of notable buildings in Scotland

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Proposed disability benefit changes are causing concern

Agenda: Time to rethink this change which will have a terrifying impact

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Obituary: Popular cricketer who became Scotland’s first National Cricket Coach

Obituary: World leader in conservation who played key role in setting up SEPA

Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on divisions within the SNP ranks

Camley's Cartoon: The travails of Donald Trump

Malcolm Lochhead

Obituary: Artist whose embroidery features in Stirling Castle and Glasgow Cathedral

Actor and director known for groundbreaking gay role in A Taste of Honey

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Bob Heatlie with Shakin' Stevens in Edinburgh (Photo: Heatlie family)

Obituary: Songwriter and producer who scored big hit with Aneka’s Japanese Boy

Stewart Hamilton

Obituary: Rugby stalwart lauded as the best player never capped for Scotland

Carl MacDougall

Obituary: Novelist at the forefront of revolution in Scottish writing

Professor John E Smith’s scientific journey began with a consuming interest in plants, both his father and grandfather being intrepid horticulturists

Obituary: Wise and friendly professor who was acknowledged authority on fungi

Obituary: Marj Bond, painter known for embracing bright and vibrant colours

Obituary: Willie Milne, gifted golfer who represented Scotland, GB and Ireland

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tribute Ken Buchanan travelled the world slaying monsters to become Scotland’s greatest

Keith Reid in October 1967 (Getty Images)

Obituary: Keith Reid, songwriter who penned the lyrics for A Whiter Shade of Pale

Sir David Lumsden

From Dambusters to saving BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Obituary Sir David Lumsden

Duncan Hendry. Image by Phil Wilkinson

Farewell to a pioneer who shaped Scotland’s cultural landscape

Obituary: Terence Feeley, Scottish heavyweight boxer and businessman

Obituary: Terence Feeley, Scottish heavyweight boxer and businessman

Dame Phyllida Barlow

Obituary: Dame Phyllida Barlow, relentlessly innovative sculptor

Alice Sheridan with her son, Tommy. Photograph: Martin Shields

Alice Sheridan: A principled and indomitable campaigner against injustice

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Allan McGraw in acrobatic fashion for Morton in 1965

Obituary: A true footballing legend – whose life was full of joy and despair

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A trailblazer who put cycling on the map for Scotland

Alastair Campbell

Obituary A giant of a man who foiled terror plots and tried to solve a notorious 1752 murder

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Peter Meadows in 2005 wearing his Linnean Society tie and showing his Sitara-i-Quaid-i-Azam medal. Picture: Raymond Stoddart

Obituary Glasgow University marine biologist and environmentalist was honoured by Pakistan

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Aonghas MacNeacail. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Obituary Aonghas MacNeacail - poet's parents were banned from registering his name in Gaelic

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Pamela, Countess of Mansfield

Obituary Pamela, Countess of Mansfield: Chatelaine of Scone Palace who made it a TV favourite

Alan Darby at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival on Friday, September 20, 2019 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Obituary: Alan Darby – Scots guitarist who played with Paul McCartney

Obituary: A former sheriff with a deep ecumenical faith

Bob Sutter with the Queen and Arnold Kemp

Obituary: The man who marshalled Herald's coverage of biggest news stories of our era

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Angus Wolfe Murray

Angus Wolfe Murray: From 'a beastly boarding school' to a life off-grid

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A ground-breaking film director shaped by growing up in rural Scotland

Scottish political thinker/writer Tom Nairn at his home in Livingston...Picture by Stewart Attwood.

Obituary Tom Nairn turned independence from a romantic notion to a challenge to UK

Dr Roderick Macleod

Obituary: Dr Roderick Macleod was a Gael, an islander and an archetypal Highland GP

Lisa Wishart died at the age of 57.

Much-loved hospitality leader who inspired those around her: Obituary: Lisa Wishart

Bridget MacCaskill

A charismatic nature writer who followed her passions: Bridget MacCaskill obituary

John Wetten Brown died on December 16, 2022

John Wetten Brown: A true original who helped make Glasgow Garden Festival a success

Graham Millar is employment law partner at full-service law firm Gilson Gray

Agenda How firms should handle flexible working requests

Fay Weldon.Picture: Alex Baker

Fay Weldon...and a St Andrews hotel that could have been the model for Fawlty Towers

Obituary: Jim Taylor, ‘Ultimate warrior’ who resolutely faced down adversity

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Obituary: Les Piggot, sprinter who competed in the Mexico and Munich Olympic Games

Obituary: Dawson Murray, outstanding painter seen by many as a latter-day Monet

Despite his achievements Professor Green remained unconventional, modest and completely uninterested in status symbols

Obituary: Prof David Green, pioneering civil engineer and vice-principal at Glasgow

Obituary: Duncan MacPhee, esteemed Highland crofting lawyer

Thomas Healy wrote about boxing and man’s relationship with dogs

Obituary: Thomas Healy, writer whose life was given order by a Doberman called Martin

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The greenspace project in Glasgow’s Avenue End Road, an underperforming site with no amenity for residents transformed into an attractive, usable greenspace

Agenda Let’s not lose our environmental ambition

William McAteer, at home in the Seychelles

Obituary: William McAteer, Scots journalist who became historian of the Seychelles

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Obituary: Dame Frances Campbell-Preston, lady-in-waiting to the Queen Mother

Fionna Duncan maintained her presence and her influence on younger musicians for over 60 years

Obituary Fionna Duncan, jazz singer who was admired across Europe and America

Sandy Stephen took on other interests from 1968 after running the Linthouse yard

Obituary: Sandy Stephen, last survivor of the Stephens shipbuilding dynasty

Jimmy Millar scored 178 goals for Rangers

Obituary: Jimmy Millar, free-scoring star of brilliant post-war Rangers side