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Five Scottish areas apply to become green freeports

Scotland

Five areas bidding to become Scottish green freeports

Five bids have been received to create green freeports in Scotland, under a scheme agreed by the Scottish and UK Governments. Ministers want to create two freeports north of the border which would offer special tax incentives and lower tariffs for ...

20 Jun 2022 at 17:58

Oysters returned to Firth of Forth for first time in a century

Native oysters have returned to the Firth of Forth for the first time in 100 years following a restoration project. Restoration Forth aims to reintroduce 30,000 oysters to the area and create an oyster reef in the estuary, which in turn will ...

21 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Lifeboat crews rescue man ‘clinging to concrete pillar’ in Firth of Forth

A man was taken to hospital with suspected hypothermia after lifeboat crews were alerted to a man “clinging to a concrete pillar” on a Firth of Forth causeway. Emergency crews scrambled to reports of a man in the water between Cramond ...

05 Aug 2023 at 15:27

Scotland

Four people rescued after being cut off by tide in Firth of Forth

Four people have been rescued after they were cut off by the tide on an island in the Firth of Forth. Two RNLI inshore lifeboats went to the scene at Cramond Island when the alarm was raised at about 1.30pm on Wednesday, the ...

25 Jan 2023 at 14:47

Olympians Hoy and Holmes join adventure swimmer for relay around Firth of Forth

Two Olympic legends will join a long-distance adventure swimmer to compete in a relay triathlon along the coast of the Firth of Forth to raise awareness of marine conservation projects. Long-distance swimmer and passionate ...

11 Oct 2023 at 17:00

Positive signs oysters settling in well after reintroduction to Firth of Forth

Marine experts have expressed delight over positive signs that thousands of oysters released into the Firth of Forth are settling in well to their new environment. Heriot-Watt University, one of a group of organisations ...

11 Nov 2024 at 13:16

Controlled detonation carried out on unexploded device found by boat

Scotland

Coastguard carries out controlled detonation on unexploded device found by boat

A bomb disposal squad detonated an ordnance device discovered by a vessel in the Firth of Forth. On Friday at around 7.35pm, HM Coastguard was alerted after a boat found the device near Western Harbour. Police Scotland ...

30 Dec 2024 at 06:47

Lifeboat rescues paddleboarder who became stranded more than a mile offshore

Scotland

Coastguard rescues paddleboarder who became stranded more than a mile offshore

A paddleboarder who had been blown more than a mile offshore amid windy weather conditions has been rescued by lifeboat. An RNLI lifeboat team was called out at 10am on Sunday to assist two paddleboarders near ...

26 Aug 2024 at 06:51

Family ‘heartbroken’ as wife of ex-rugby star Scott Hastings confirmed missing

Family ‘heartbroken’ after ex-rugby star Scott Hastings’ wife confirmed missing

The wife of former Scottish rugby international Scott Hastings has been missing since Tuesday, when she went swimming in the Firth of Forth, the Hastings family has confirmed. Jenny Hastings failed to return ...

06 Sept 2024 at 10:40

Blitz survivor who joined Wrens aged 18 recalls efforts to defeat Nazi Germany

A 100-year-old veteran has described how she went “from school uniform into naval uniform” when she joined the Wrens to help defeat Nazi Germany during the Second World War. Growing up in London, Dorothea ...

03 May 2025 at 14:53

Charities call for wind farm to be blocked as thousands of bird deaths feared

Nature charities are urging the Scottish Government to refuse consent for one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms, warning it could kill and displace tens of thousands of seabirds. They warn the ...

30 Apr 2025 at 11:17

Scotland

Thousands brave freezing Forth for annual Loony Dook

Thousands of people took part in the annual Loony Dook tradition on New Year’s Day in South Queensferry. The eccentric tradition dip takes place in Scottish coastal towns, with participants dressing ...

01 Jan 2025 at 15:27

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