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Scottish News: Redundancies expected at Hearts

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:25:15 GMT

Staff at the crisis-hit football club Hearts will be made redundant later, the administrator has said.

Scottish News: Vote defeat will end SNP majority

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:25:14 GMT

Voters are going to the polls to elect an MSP for the Aberdeen Donside constituency.

Scottish News: Final Iain Banks novel released

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:25:14 GMT

The final novel written by Iain Banks has been released, 11 days after his death.

Scottish News: Somerset top for holiday rentals

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:25:17 GMT

Somerset has the best-rated holiday rental properties while London accommodation is the least liked, according to travellers' reviews.

Scottish News: Independence drive 'baffles people'

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:25:16 GMT

The drive for Scottish independence is greeted with "bafflement" around the world, according to Foreign Secretary William Hague.

Scottish News: Economic system 'does not work'

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:25:16 GMT

The gap between rich and poor is widening, with Scotland's wealthiest households now 273 times better off than the most deprived, a report has found.

Scottish News: Ferry sank after list of failings

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:25:16 GMT

A passenger ship from which seven people were forced to evacuate as it sank in Loch Lomond was in a "poor condition" with a catalogue of failures, according to an official report.

Scottish News: Premiere kicks off film festival

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:25:15 GMT

A European premiere attended by actors Brian Cox and Ewen Bremner has kicked off the 67th Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF).

Scottish News: Ashes meeting attendance 'refused'

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:25:15 GMT

Campaigners have claimed that First Minister Alex Salmond "refused" to attend a meeting calling for a public inquiry into the baby ashes scandal.

Scottish News: Victims Commissioner 'not needed'

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:25:15 GMT

Calls for a dedicated Victims Commissioner to be established have been rejected by Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill.

Scottish News: Cyprus warning over Scotland crisis

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:25:14 GMT

An independent Scotland would face problems similar to Cyprus if it had to deal with a banking crisis, a Treasury minister has warned.

Scottish News: BDO named as Hearts administrators

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:25:15 GMT

Troubled football club Hearts has entered administration.

Scottish News: Bodies found at remote dive site

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:25:16 GMT

Two bodies have been found close to a German shipwreck where two divers went missing last month.

Scottish News: £179m budget underspend revealed

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:25:16 GMT

The Scottish Government underspent its budget by £179 million, Finance Secretary John Swinney has revealed.

Scottish News: Ancient pollen offers climate clues

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:25:16 GMT

Ancient pollen from the Brazilian rainforest could help predict the impact of climate changes in the future, scientists say.

Scottish News: Virgin Media is 2014 Games sponsor

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:25:16 GMT

Virgin Media workers have donned signature Richard Branson beards to celebrate the company's sponsorship of Glasgow's Commonwealth Games.

Scottish News: Crimewatch to show body parts case

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:25:15 GMT

The murder of a woman whose dismembered remains were found in a shallow grave will feature on BBC's Crimewatch Roadshow programme.

Scottish News: Administrators appointed at Hearts

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:25:15 GMT

BDO has been appointed to control the financial affairs of SPL outfit Hearts two days after the club announced their intention to go into administration, according to reports.

Scottish News: Recycling is sealed with a kiss

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:25:14 GMT

Scottish Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead got up close and personal with a flippered friend during a visit to a safari park.

Scottish News: Reckless bankers could face jail

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:25:16 GMT

The Government will legislate to ensure reckless bank bosses can be jailed and bonuses can be clawed back, David Cameron has said.

Scottish News: City shortlisted for culture status

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:25:15 GMT

Dundee has made the shortlist to become UK City of Culture for 2017.

Scottish News: Businesses to get government aid

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:25:15 GMT

A total of £20 million of European cash is being spent on a new programme aimed at helping businesses and boosting the economy.

Scottish News: Hearts' survival 'fully expected'

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:25:15 GMT

First Minister Alex Salmond has said he fully expects troubled football club Hearts to survive its difficulties.

Scottish News: Cities vying for culture spotlight

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:25:14 GMT

Dundee, Hull, Leicester and Swansea Bay are the four contenders which have made it through to the shortlist for the UK's next City Of Culture.

Scottish News: Fresh appeal made for missing woman

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:25:15 GMT

Police have made a fresh appeal to help trace a student who has been missing for a week.

Scottish News: Biodiversity strategy launched

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:25:15 GMT

Scotland's insects generate as much as £43 million a year for the economy and its peatlands are believed to store 10 times more carbon dioxide than all of the UK's trees, according to the Scottish Government.

Scottish News: Latest Fraser appeal set for autumn

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:25:14 GMT

Convicted wife killer Nat Fraser's latest appeal will be heard in September.

Scottish News: Trial teacher won't give evidence

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:25:14 GMT

A teacher who allegedly abducted a schoolgirl to France will not give evidence in his defence.

Scottish News: Jail reckless bankers, says report

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:25:14 GMT

Reckless bank bosses should be jailed and pay rules overhauled to end rewards for failure, according to a report by MPs and peers.

Scottish News: RBS split raised amid banks rethink

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:25:15 GMT

Radical plans to split Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) into a "good" bank and a "bad" bank must be looked at immediately as part of an urgent rethink of Government plans for privatisation, according to an influential Parliamentary commission.