September 8, 2026 – THE DEMOCRAT

Primary teachers hired to teach secondary pupils to read

September 8, 2026 heaneymedia

Scotland Politics Scotland Business Edinburgh, Fife & East Glasgow & West Highlands & Islands NE, Orkney & Shetland South Tayside & Central Alba by Lucy Adams, Katy McCloskey and Andrew

Top-ranked immigration lawyer joins Anderson Strathern as firm continues to invest in talent

September 8, 2026 heaneymedia

Left to Right: Mark Templeton, Jamie Kerr and Chris McDowall, and new trainees. (Photo: Chris Watt Photography) September 7, 2026 by BILL HEANEY Independent Scottish

Forced Adoption era was a dark secret that remained hidden until our expose

September 8, 2026 heaneymedia

Marion Scott This is the film I am so very proud of. It will be shown on BBC iplayer from Monday and then BBC 1

NATIONALIST KNIVES ARE OUT FOR SARWAR

September 8, 2026 heaneymedia

Malcolm Offord: Scotland Can’t Afford Free University For Half Of School Leavers

September 8, 2026 heaneymedia

by Noah Vickers in House magazine 06 September Reform’s Scottish leader, Malcolm Offord, talks to Noah Vickers about his political journey, how to tackle climate

NUJ JOURNALISM COURSES IN OCTOBER

Joan Macdonald tells us the NUJ in Glasgow has limited places available on courses taking place in the next couple of weeks via Zoom. Feature

Tablet journalist wins Young Reporter Award and calls for media to reflect growing public interest in religion

by Ruth Gledhill 30 September 2026, The Tablet Sarah Sands, chief executive of Hymns Ancient and Modern, delivers the Religion Media Centre annual lecture at

What we heard from Prime Minister Andy Burnham this morning

by Lucy Ashton Following his first speech at the Labour Party conference as PM yesterday, Andy Burnham was interviewed by BBC Radio 4’s Today programme

Garvaghy Rd residents say chief constable must meet them to explain parade advice

Orange Order says it had ‘very positive and constructive meeting’ with NI Secretary Bryant The standoff in Portadown has entered a third day despite efforts

Why did Peter Murrell initially qualify for Legal Aid, asks Jackie Baillie

by BILL HEANEY Following confirmation that former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has had his legal aid withdrawn, Scottish Labour deputy leader Jackie Baillie, pictured

£1m pilot fund for Scotland’s historic places of worship opens for applications

More than 100 faith group representatives have expressed interest in the £1m pilot fund, which opens for applications today Funding will be allocated on a

POLICE: MOTOR CYCLISTS AMONG THE MOST VULNERABLE ROAD USERS

by BILL HEANEY Police Scotland engaged with more than 1000 motorcyclists as part of efforts to prevent harm on Scotland’s roads. The campaign ran from

Faslane dry docks and research ship to be built in UK, says Chancellor John Healey

New dry docks will significantly enhance capacity at the Faslane naval base in the Gareloch. 28 September 2026 Orders for three floating dry docks, worth

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