Stirling is the parkrun capital of Scotland according to new research. AussieBoots, the company behind the research, analysed the increase in average monthly online searches for parkruns across the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024.

The hike – the biggest so far out of Scotland’s 32 local authorities – will take Band D council tax in Falkirk to £1576.77, an increase of £4.09 per week.

Source: Scottish Greens 04 Mar 2025 Climate Nuclear energy is costly and toxic and will do nothing to cut bills. More in Climate New nuclear power would cost Scottish households while diverting funding and resources from real climate action,

In Scotland areas due to receive up to £20 million funding each through the plan are Arbroath, Elgin, Orkney, Peterhead, Dumfries, Irvine, Kilmarnock, Clydebank, Coatbridge and Greenock.

The Scottish Government has shared its latest Recorded Crime in Scotland report, which reveals the areas of the country that have the highest crime rates per 10,000 residents.

DFDS, named the World’s Leading Ferry Service in 2024, used to run a link between Rosyth and Zeebrugge in Belgium, but shut the passenger service after just one year citing a lack of users, and ceased freight crossings in 2018 following a fire.

With interest rates on a downward trajectory, financing conditions are improving and that should create a more supportive environment for finance into 2025” – Susan Nightingale, British Business Bank

The Port of Cromarty Firth in Scotland is expected to become a major hub for the UK's floating offshore wind sector due to a £55 million investment from the UK government

Scotland draws in researchers, students and innovators from around the world. It's a thriving and lively country: one that has long led the way in scientific research and literature. You might know it for the invention of television or discovery of penicillin,

An executive at energy group SSE has been appointed CBI Scotland chair in a recognition of business focus on the green agenda.