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Alex Salmond’s funeral to take place near his Aberdeenshire home

The funeral of Scotland’s former first minister Alex Salmond will take place near his home in Aberdeenshire on Tuesday. Family and close friends of Mr Salmond will attend the service at Strichen Parish Church, which will be conducted by Reverend Ian ...

29 Oct 2024 at 00:02

Hard-working Scots left squealing from SNP’s high taxes, says Sir Tom Hunter

Scots have been left “squealing” from paying increasingly higher taxes, Sir Tom Hunter has said, as he described the burden on nurses, teachers and policemen as unfair. Sir Tom, one of Scotland’s leading businessmen, said he has friends who have ...

22 Jan 2026 at 09:09

Scotland

Quangos bonfire and 100,000 new jobs pitched in Tom Hunter’s Holyrood manifesto

More than 100,000 new jobs could be created under proposals for sweeping reforms to Scotland’s tax, energy and planning systems, one of the country’s top business leaders has said. Sir Tom Hunter claimed plans laid out in his manifesto for the ...

21 Jan 2026 at 14:54

Scotland

Hundreds of school leaders to get extra training thanks to £800,000 investment

Up to 280 senior school teachers could benefit from extra training, thanks to cash from the Scottish Government and a charity set up by businessman Sir Tom Hunter. Both the Government and the Hunter Foundation will contribute £400,000 to the ...

13 Feb 2026 at 00:01

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Home-grown billionaire’s backing of Children In Need is his latest generous act

As Scotland’s first home-grown billionaire, Sir Tom Hunter has a long history of charitable giving. The man who made his fortune after starting out selling trainers from the back of a van is said to have coined the phrase “venture ...

15 Nov 2024 at 11:36

McGuinness thanks supporters as he completes Children In Need cycle ride

TV presenter and radio host Paddy McGuinness has said supporters helped him keep the pedals turning on his charity cycle ride from Wales to Scotland for BBC Children In Need. The Top Gear presenter began his journey on Monday at ...

15 Nov 2024 at 12:37

Kiltwalkers stride out to raise money for hundreds of charities

The streets of Glasgow were awash with tartan as thousands of people stepped out on the Kiltwalk to raise money for more than 800 charities. A record number of 14,000 Kiltwalkers braved the rain to take part in the event on ...

30 Apr 2023 at 13:22

Sir Chris Hoy teams up with Kiltwalk to raise funds for cancer charities

Sir Chris Hoy has teamed up with Kiltwalk to raise funds for others who, like him, are facing cancer. The six-time Olympic champion cyclist has joined forces with the mass walking event in which participants wear kilts and ...

07 Feb 2025 at 11:36

Scotland

Streets turn tartan as fundraisers stride out on kiltwalk

City streets and country routes were awash with tartan as thousands of kiltwalkers strode out in events which have raised more than £2.5 million for charity. More than 14,100 people took part in three different walks to ...

28 Apr 2024 at 16:43

Sir Chris Hoy urges Kiltwalkers to support his chosen cancer charities

Sir Chris Hoy has urged people to take part in mass walking events in kilts to raise money for cancer charities. He has teamed up with Kiltwalk to boost his Tour de 4, a new fundraising charity bike ride which supports ...

25 Feb 2025 at 09:16

Scotland

‘Build, baby, build’ to fix housing emergency, Government told

The Scottish Government has been urged to “build, baby, build” to tackle the housing emergency. It has been just over a year since the Scottish Parliament declared a housing emergency, following a similar move from a ...

18 May 2025 at 12:14

Scotland

Millionaire urges Scotland to emulate Singapore to reverse ‘managed decline’

One of Scotland’s best known businessmen has urged the Scottish Government emulate Singapore by cutting tax and red tape in an effort to reverse what he described as “managed decline”. Sir Tom Hunter commissioned a ...

18 May 2025 at 11:30

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