A beluga whale has been sighted near Shetland – a rare sighting of the species rarely spotted south of the Arctic Circle, let alone in Scottish waters.
NICOLA Sturgeon is to step down from the post of first minister of Scotland and SNP party leader. The decision, announced during a press conference in Edinburgh on Wednesday morning, came as a surprise to party members and politicians from across the political spectrum..
A NEW retail space for small craft producers is set to open in a converted garage in Gulberwick this weekend The project is the brainchild of Robin Jones of Kaleidoscope Designs who created the retail space for herself and 14 other small craft businesses. The Annex is located.
A week after the Supreme Court found the Scottish Government has no powers to legislate for a second independence referendum, isles MP Alistair Carmichael argues that the case for constitutional reform to turn the UK into a modern democracy has never been more pressing.