Scotland news

• Glasgow Subway stations hit by escalator failures

  30-09-2026 17:09 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Escalators at St Enoch, Buchanan Street, Kelvinbridge, Partick, St Georges Cross and Hillhead are out of order according to Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
  
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• Scotland could get £1bn a year from UK social care reforms, IFS says

  01-10-2026 06:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scotland could receive £1bn a year or more from UK social care reforms, but the final sum will depend on how Westminster funds the new system.
  
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• All jobs lost as Scottish family-owned retailer collapses into administration

  01-10-2026 05:38 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A Scottish retailer operating for almost 30 years has been placed into administration.
  
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• 'Warm words not enough': Scots farming co-ops issue rallying call to government

  01-10-2026 05:34 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scotland's farming co-operatives issue call for auction as sector faces far-reaching challenges
  
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• Can SNP intervention finally help hospitality win long-running VAT war?

  01-10-2026 05:32 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scottish hospitality industry welcomes SNP support in long-running bid for VAT cut
  
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• Why Scotch whisky's 'shop window' could raise a further £100m for industry

  01-10-2026 05:31 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Founder of Scotch whisky technology platform outlines 'big opportunity' offered by visitor economy
  
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• Scotch whisky, women's golf and landmark hotels in spotlight

  01-10-2026 05:30 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Landmark hotels, women's golf and visits to Scotch whisky distilleries are in the spotlight
  
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• Modernisation brought progress to women’s golf. But did something get left behind?

  01-10-2026 05:30 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Independent researcher Julie Walker asks whether golf's modernisation overlooked women-led structures, even as participation and opportunity grew
  
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• Golf reformed its institutions. What happened to the ones women built?

  01-10-2026 05:30 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Independent researcher Julie Walker is examining what happened to the clubs, competitions and governing structures women built as golf modernised and merged
  
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• New exhibition to challenge perceptions of Mary Queen of Scots

  01-10-2026 01:52 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A new exhibition presenting Mary Queen of Scots as a Renaissance queen and giving a flavour of what it was like to be in her “vibrant” court is to open in Edinburgh next year.
  
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• Glasgow wood design firm marks 40 years of craftsmanship and Scottish projects

  01-10-2026 01:01 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Southside Glasgow firm Paul Hodgkiss Designs is celebrating 40 years of bespoke woodwork, with projects ranging from homes to distilleries.
  
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• £500m Scottish offshore wind investment programme faces target risks

  01-10-2026 01:01 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Audit Scotland says Scotland’s £500m offshore wind scheme is slow, with £141m committed and risks to its targets and future beyond 2028/29.
  
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• £1 million fund launched to help protect Scotland’s historic places of worship

  01-10-2026 01:01 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A new £1m Historic Environment Scotland fund will help listed places of worship cover VAT costs for repair and conservation work.
  
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• Esther Rantzen was queen of Saturday night TV and founder of ChildLine

  30-09-2026 20:05 via heraldscotland.com
  
  With her familiar toothy smile and irrepressible campaigning zeal, Esther Rantzen was a broadcasting phenomenon
  
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• £16.5bn Chapelcross data centre plans submitted despite Scottish Greens opposition

  30-09-2026 19:40 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Plans to build an enormous £16.5 billion data centre on the site of the former Chapelcross nuclear plant have been submitted
  
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• Rosebank opposition called 'virtue-signalling' as MSPs clash over new oil and gas

  30-09-2026 19:21 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Scottish Conservatives called opposition to new drilling in the North Sea 'ill-informed, dogmatic virtue signalling' in a debate on the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields
  
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• Scottish salmon production up 3 per cent but millions die at sea and escapes spike

  30-09-2026 19:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Scottish Atlantic salmon production rose 3% to 197,836 tonnes in 2025, but 15 million fish died before harvest and 85,000 also escaped from farms.
  
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• Rifle range approved despite fears it will shatter peace of Buddhist monastery

  30-09-2026 18:55 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A rifle range near Eskdalemuir was given the green light on Wednesday – despite concerns it could disturb the peace of a popular monastery
  
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• Fife councillor revealed to be living in Merseyside loses place on committee

  30-09-2026 18:38 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A councillor who was recently revealed to be living over 200 miles from his ward has been replaced on a Fife Council committee after just a month.
  
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• In Liverpool, Andy Burnham set out his vision for Britain — but can he deliver?

  30-09-2026 18:33 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Andy Burnham's first conference speech as Prime Minister was long on conviction and short on notes — but delivering on social care reform, housing and a new relationship with Europe will test him severely.
  
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• Pensions scandal - why won't Scotland's watchdog probe alleged maladministration?

  30-09-2026 18:29 via heraldscotland.com
  
  McCloud pension scandal: A retired teacher challenges the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman's refusal to investigate alleged maladministration by the Scottish Public Pensions Agency.
  
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• Whisky slump deepens as family-owned Scottish giant feels the strain

  30-09-2026 18:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Family-owned group reports lower turnover and profits for a second consecutive year as the Scotch whisky industry grapples with multiple headwinds
  
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• Cold War nuclear bunker up for sale for £24,000

  30-09-2026 17:23 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A former Cold War underground monitoring bunker has been listed for auction.
  
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• Jobs lost as UK high street chain shuts 19 more stores amid plans to close 150 sites

  30-09-2026 16:53 via heraldscotland.com
  
  TG Jones, formerly known as WH Smith, has been forced to shut more stores, affecting locations across the country.
  
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• Banknote collection donated to charity shop could fetch £70,000 at auction

  30-09-2026 16:05 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A "remarkable" collection of banknotes donated in albums to a British Heart Foundation store in Edinburgh is expected to fetch in the region of £70,000 at auction.
  
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• Councillor moves to Egypt without telling his constituents

  30-09-2026 15:39 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A Moray councillor has moved more than 3000 miles away – to Africa – without telling his constituents.
  
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• Man caught posting cocaine by Royal Mail for 'faster than Amazon' gang

  30-09-2026 15:25 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A man was caught posting cocaine by Royal Mail for a drugs gang who boasted that they aimed to deliver faster than Amazon
  
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• School bus involved in crash in Perth

  30-09-2026 15:19 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A school bus taking pupils to Perth High School this morning was involved in a crash.
  
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• Edinburgh tourist tax to fund six months of Princes Street Gardens events every year

  30-09-2026 15:17 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A six month programme of free music, theatre and cinema events in Princes Street Gardens is expected to be funded annually by Edinburgh's new visitor levy.
  
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• Man sentenced to six years in prison for child abuse in Edinburgh

  30-09-2026 14:43 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A man has been sentenced to six years in prison for historic sexual offences in Edinburgh
  
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