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Nightclubs and ordering at the bar return as Covid restrictions eased

The easing on Monday of the final restrictions put in place in response to the Omicron variant marks a “very significant moment of progress” in tackling the virus, John Swinney has said. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced last week that ...

24 Jan 2022 at 10:25

Scotland

Nightclubs and ordering at bar return in Scotland as Covid restrictions eased

The easing on Monday of the final restrictions put in place in Scotland in response to the Omicron variant marks a “very significant moment of progress” in tackling the virus, John Swinney has said. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced ...

24 Jan 2022 at 11:55

Scottish Government orders nightclubs to close for at least three weeks

The Scottish Government has ordered nightclubs to close for at least three weeks from December 27, Deputy First Minister John Swinney has said. An amendment to coronavirus regulations published on Thursday ordered clubs to close, unless ...

23 Dec 2021 at 11:16

John Swinney warns Scots against heading to England for Hogmanay celebrations

Scotland’s Deputy First Minister has told New Year revellers planning to travel to England amid more relaxed Covid restrictions that this would be the “wrong course of action”. John Swinney said while there is nothing to stop ...

29 Dec 2021 at 09:25

Scotland

Sheriff to be removed from office for ‘misbehaviour’ towards women

A sheriff who behaved inappropriately towards two women is to be removed from judicial office. First Minister John Swinney announced the move after an independent tribunal report last month found that Sheriff John Brown’s ...

21 May 2024 at 14:37

Scotland

First Minister vows to ‘go all out’ to build Scotland’s economy

First Minister John Swinney said he would “go all out” to encourage investment in Scotland as he sets out his vision for the economy. Speaking ahead of a speech in Glasgow on Friday, Mr Swinney described his government ...

17 May 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Covid-19 inquiry to look at impacts of lockdown restrictions on Scots

Scotland’s Covid-19 inquiry will look into the impact of lockdown restrictions on the public, Deputy First Minister John Swinney has said. In December, Lady Poole was appointed to head the inquiry, which is in the ...

09 Jun 2022 at 17:33

Holyrood ‘at heart of nation’, Swinney to declare at ceremony with King

The Scottish Parliament has placed itself “at the very heart of the nation”, First Minister John Swinney will say as he joins the King and Queen at a ceremony to mark 25 years of devolution at Holyrood. Charles ...

28 Sept 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

John Swinney pledges further funding for college sport programme

A scheme which has helped “thousands” of women and girls take up sport is to benefit from Scottish Government funding, First Minister John Swinney has announced. He pledged £1.45 million of investment for ...

30 Sept 2024 at 00:01

North East must become ‘powerhouse of renewables revolution’ – John Swinney

Scotland’s First Minister will tell a renewables conference how the North East of Scotland must be “the powerhouse of the renewables revolution”. John Swinney will speak on Wednesday at the Scottish ...

09 Oct 2024 at 06:46

Scotland

Scotland’s outgoing national poet will leave ‘powerful legacy’, says Swinney

The First Minister has thanked Scotland’s national poet for her “stellar work” as she comes to the end of her three-year tenure. Kathleen Jamie, the national poet for Scotland, or Makar, is ...

17 Aug 2024 at 00:01

Completion of Shetland green energy projects hailed as ‘major milestone’

Energy giants at SSE have announced the completion of what is expected to be the most productive onshore wind farm in the UK – along with a 160-mile long subsea link to take power ...

29 Aug 2024 at 00:01

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