New findings released by the British Journal of Psychiatry have shown that 14% of teenage youngsters in Scotland have self-harmed; a further 14% have harboured thoughts of self harm; 4 in ten expressed a wish to be dead. This is a cry for help which cannot be ignored. The results have been released at the [...]
The Scottish Government has released figures which show that since April 2008 almost 700 Scottish pensioners who applied for a free benefits check have received £801,456. Most of the money came in the form of increased Pension Credit, Attendance Allowance or a full Council Tax rebate.
Every pensioner who applies to the central heating programme (CHP), [...]
With financial doom and gloom all around it is encouraging to hear that almost 300 Scottish projects will benefit from the first round of the 2007-13 European Structural Funds programme. Something in the region of £200 million has been allocated to support economic development, enhance skills, increase turnover and help create new jobs.
Projects cover a [...]
The new year is starting with a major row between the Scottish Government and Westminster over the funding of a new Forth road bridge. Scottish ministers want the Treasury to bring forward money due to the Holyrood administration over a number of years to pay for the crossing. The bridge comes with a price tag [...]
* To commemorate the year of Homecoming the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society have commissioned a special ‘Homecoming Dance’. Following in the tradition of reels and strathspeys danced the world over the new dance will be spreading through dance societies around the globe.
* Witness Scotland’s historic Border towns compete in the World’s oldest rugby [...]
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Highland Heartbeat, a popular Scottish music entertainment programme, will capitalise on the interest in Scottish culture and Homecoming 2009 when it airs across the US in February on the US ‘free-to-air’ channel PBS.
The programme will include the Homecoming Caledonia advert and will reach tens of millions of viewers. Produced in Scotland, the show [...]
The Scottish Government has announced its plan to make Scotland’s schools greener under a new initiative to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency. To tie in with the requirements of the Scottish Climate Change Bill the local government education departments will have to work closely with ‘Carbon Trust’ in order to acquire the necessary knowledge [...]
