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Scottish News: Britain 'should have own spaceport'

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:25:26 GMT

Britain should have its own spaceport where satellites and intrepid travellers could be blasted into orbit, according to business leaders.

Scottish News: Admissions rules 'will be fairer'

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:25:14 GMT

Universities will review admissions policies to give fair and equal access to students following a shake-up of the school curriculum.

Scottish News: Accused's 'inaction most unusual'

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:25:16 GMT

A former police officer has told a court that the inaction shown by a murder-accused when his wife was missing was unique in his 40 years with the force.

Scottish News: Festival celebrates crime writing

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:25:16 GMT

The programme for Scotland's first crime-writing festival has been launched.

Scottish News: Brooks contact with PMs attacked

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:25:16 GMT

The First Minister has attacked the "incredible contact" between prime ministers and a former News International chief executive facing criminal charges in the phone-hacking scandal.

Scottish News: Woman's jewellery 'seen in house'

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:25:18 GMT

Three rings were spotted in a missing woman's bathroom on the day she disappeared, a murder trial has heard.

Scottish News: Number of hate crimes increases

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:25:18 GMT

All types of hate crimes have increased in a year, new figures show.

Scottish News: Call for child protection inquiry

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:25:18 GMT

A public inquiry is needed into child protection so people can have confidence in the system, Labour leader Johann Lamont has said.

Scottish News: 'Fall in fuel poverty' welcomed

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:25:20 GMT

The number of UK households in fuel poverty has dropped from 5.5 million in 2009 to 4.75 million in 2010.

Scottish News: Councillor Leishman elected Provost

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:25:20 GMT

Football club director Jim Leishman has been elected as the new Provost of Fife.

Scottish News: Tests on fake retina 'encouraging'

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:25:18 GMT

Tests on a device that could restore sight to patients suffering from a common cause of blindness have produced "encouraging" results.

Scottish News: Waiting-time breaches evidence call

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:25:18 GMT

The Health Secretary has challenged Labour to bring forward the evidence that shows waiting-time rules are being breached across the NHS.

Scottish News: '3,200 jobs lost' with single force

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:25:16 GMT

Civilian police staff numbers could be almost halved when Scotland moves to a single national force with the loss of 3,200 jobs, according to the Labour Party.

Scottish News: Language could be taught from P1

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:25:15 GMT

Scottish children are to be taught a foreign language from primary one, learning minister Alasdair Allan has announced.

Scottish News: Rail crime levels fall in Scotland

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:25:18 GMT

Crime on Scotland's rail network has fallen for the eighth successive year, according to British Transport Police (BTP).

Scottish News: NHS whistleblowers 'need hotline'

Blairgowrie Advertiser — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:25:14 GMT

Labour has called for a national whistleblowing hotline for NHS staff after data from health boards revealed only one instance of it in the last two years.

Blairgowrie News: Parents asked not to park in Blairgowrie Community Campus