Day: October 9, 2025

By Lucy Ashton It used to be a pretty straightforward business when it came to pupils spending a penny in the school toilets. So, what’s

MSPs Jackie Baillie, Marie McNair and the late Christina McKelvie. Like many other members of this parliament, I come to the debate thinking of MSP

By Bill Heaney Will the two child benefit cap be lifted  soon in Scotland — and if so when? SNP MSP Clare Adamson, pictured right, 

Clash in parliament over drug dealers – Labour’s Anas Sarwar and First Minister John Swinney. By Bill Heaney People selling poison to their communities are

First Minister John Swinney, Nicola Sturgeon, Alex Salmond and Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay. By Bill Heaney Independence -‘You’re having a laugh’. That was Scottish

Dumbarton Castle is welcoming back costumed characters during the October school holiday as part of Historic Environment Scotland’s (HES) Living History programme. On Saturday 11 and 18 October,