A visitor levy in the Western Isles is several years away if it happens at all and is unlikely to take the form currently ...

Magician John Henry Anderson died in 1874, the same year Harry Houdini was born - yet despite the two never meeting, Anderson ...

Party-list groups and candidates in the May midterm polls are prohibited from installing campaign posters on trees, bridges and other public structures and areas. Violators risk disqualification.

288pp. Icon. £22.99. Cape Wrath, in the northwest corner of Scotland, is not so named for angry seas and violent storms. The name derives from the Old Norse word for “turning point”. The naturalist ...

A Glasgow-born actor has landed a "pivotal" role in a new film. Douglas Henshall, known for his role as DI Jimmy Perez in BBC’s Shetland, will take part in a new independent production, Variety ...

Tommy Budge and Thelma Bruce had a joint ceremony with Tommy's older sister Violet Budge and Leslie Flett in Kirkwall, Orkney. The four have now marked the rare double platinum anniversary ...

A delayed cancer centre in Aberdeen should be open to patients from early next year, according to NHS Grampian. The Anchor Cancer Centre and Baird Family Hospital were due to open in 2020, but ...

A piece of Grateful Dead history is up for grabs. Available for bid on Heritage Auctions is a primitive hand-drawn poster that asks, “Can You Pass the Acid Test?” According to the listing ...

The Orkney and Shetland MP was speaking ahead of a parliamentary debate, which he will lead, on the government’s preparations for the radio teleswitch service (RTS) switch-off in Scotland. On 30th ...