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MSP unveils bowel cancer diagnosis and urges Scots to get tested

Scottish Tory MSP Edward Mountain has announced he has been receiving treatment for bowel cancer in the past year. The Highlands and Islands representative made the announcement through a video on Twitter, sporting a stoma bag which read “shit ...

27 Apr 2022 at 18:55

Scotland

Rocket company granted 50-year lease for Sutherland spaceport

The company which will launch rockets from the spaceport being built in Sutherland has been granted a 50-year lease for the facility. Orbex aim to use the site on the A’Mhoine peninsula to launch satellites into low Earth orbit. Their ...

01 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Two men taken to hospital following serious A9 crash

Two men were taken to hospital with serious injuries following a crash on the A9 in Sutherland on Wednesday morning. The crash involved three vehicles and happened a short distance south of Portgower, near Brora, shortly after 7.45am....

21 Sept 2022 at 21:00

Strikes will shut three islands airports completely for two days, bosses say

Three airports serving Scotland’s remote island communities will be closed completely when staff there walk out on strike for two days later this month. Bosses at Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (Hial) have confirmed that the ...

08 Dec 2022 at 18:19

Strikes close three remote Scottish Highlands and Islands airports

Strikes close three remote Scottish airports

Three of Scotland’s most remote airports are closed on Monday due to strikes. The facilities on the Outer Hebridean islands of Barra and Benbecula, as well as Sumburgh Airport on Shetland, will also be shuttered on Thursday as a ...

19 Dec 2022 at 14:36

Scotland

Fishermen in protest song comparing proposed ban to Highland Clearances

Two fishermen have written a protest song against plans to ban fishing in 10% of Scottish waters, saying they consider the move one of the biggest risks to rural life since the Highland Clearances. Donald MacNeil, 64, said ...

13 Apr 2023 at 21:30

Scotland

Opposition parties call for marine protection plans to be scrapped

Labour and the Scottish Conservatives have called for proposals which could ban fishing in at least 10% of Scottish waters to be scrapped as an SNP MSP claimed rural communities are “at risk”. A consultation on Highly ...

19 Apr 2023 at 14:58

Scotland

Airport workers announce pre-Christmas strike dates

Union bosses have demanded talks with the Scottish Government “as a matter of urgency” as they announced strike action which will hit airports across the highlands and islands in the run-up to Christmas. Unite said ...

06 Dec 2022 at 12:14

Further strike action planned at 10 Highlands and islands airports

Airports in the Highlands and islands face additional strikes after a second union announced members plan to walk out in a pay dispute. Prospect said firefighters and security staff will walk out of 10 Highlands ...

23 Feb 2023 at 14:39

Scotland

Greens urge Scottish Government to bring empty homes back into use

The Greens have called on the Scottish Government to “make good on its promise” and introduce new powers that would bring thousands of empty homes back into use. Ariane Burgess said she had secured a commitment ...

30 Dec 2024 at 08:48

Scotland

Swinney to probe concerns for money invested in paused Sutherland Spaceport

The First Minister says he will look into “completely reasonable” concerns around recouping public investment into Sutherland Spaceport after it was put on hold by the company developing the site. The ...

06 Dec 2024 at 09:42

Scotland

First orbital rocket launch from Scotland could blast off in October

The UK’s first orbital rocket launch could blast off from the Shetland islands in October or November this year, spaceport bosses have said. SaxaVord spaceport, on the northern tip of the Shetland ...

23 Jan 2023 at 00:01

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