Alasdair Ferguson
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Celtic Alliance 'more than a symbol,' DFM says ahead of key Plaid Cymru speech (opens the original)
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CELTIC Alliance “more than a symbol,” Scotland’s Deputy First Minister has said ahead of her key speech at Plaid Cymru’s annual conference. The SNP aims to build on the historic Celtic Alliance, with Jenny Gilruth giving a speech on Friday to the Plaid Cymru conference on the constitutional change taking shape acorss the three nations. Last month, first ministers of the UK’s three devolved nations – SNP leader John Swinney, Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth and Sinn Féin vice president Michell
Councillors to visit planned site for new Ben Nevis car park ahead of crunch vote (opens the original)
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Find, save and share Public Notices that affect you. The Public Notice Portal carries statutory public notices published in local newspapers and is the fastest and most effective way of finding out what is happening in YOUR neighbourhood. HIGHLAND councillors will visit the proposed site for a new car park with more than 300 spaces near Ben Nevis ahead of a crunch vote on the decision next week. Around 40,000 people visit the North Face car park every year, and owner Forestry and Land Scotland (
Minister suggests Scottish Government U-turn on compulsory redundancy ban (opens the original)
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A SCOTTISH Government minister has seemingly signalled the end of an almost two-decade-long ban on compulsory redundancies in the public sector. Ivan McKee, the Cabinet Secretary for Public Sector Reform, told a Holyrood committee that the measure could be used as a last resort for workers who cannot be redeployed and when “every other avenue has been exhausted”. A no-compulsory-redundancy policy was introduced by the SNP in 2007, but the Scottish Government is trying to shrink the overall size
Zack Polanski hails 'historic' year for Greens ahead of biggest ever party conference (opens the original)
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ZACK Polanski has hailed a “historic” year for the Greens following the party’s “extraordinary electoral success” as he says they can “transform the political landscape” ahead of their biggest ever conference. The leader of the Green Party in England and Wales will address members in Brighton on Friday, where he said ahead of his speech that his party will continue to ramp up the pressure on the UK Government in a bid to “secure genuine change in people’s everyday lives”. Polanski's speech comes
Popular winter light show at Edinburgh Castle cancelled after six years (opens the original)
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A WINTER light show at Edinburgh Castle has been axed after six years as organisers said it is “no longer sustainable”. Historic Environment Scotland (HES) announced on Thursday that the Castle of Light event will not be going ahead this year. The event has been held every year during the festive period since 2019, with the exception of 2020 due to Covid-19. It was previously marketed as the UK’s largest annual projection show and an immersive light and sound experience set against the landmark
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