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Cambo Country House and Estate, a historic venue and attraction on the coast of Fife, is preparing to host its 15th annual Snowdrop Festival in February and March. The festival celebrates the beauty and diversity of snowdrops, which are among the first flowers to bloom in the year. Cambo Estate is home to the UK’s Plant Heritage national collection of snowdrops, with over 200 varieties on display. A rare opportunity to tour the house As part of the festival, Cambo House, which has been the residence of the Erskine family since the late 1600s, will open its doors to visitors…

A Glasgow-based law firm has introduced a four-day week for its staff, in a bid to improve their work-life balance and productivity. Complete Clarity Solicitors and Simplicity Legal, which specialises in fixed fee family law work, is currently testing a condensed week model, where staff can choose to take Mondays or Fridays off. A progressive move for the legal sector The firm, which was founded by Co-Founder and Director Billy Smith 14 years ago, has a core policy that colleague wellbeing is a primary component of commercial and professional success. The firm believes that by offering a four-day week option,…

A young father has become the fourth person to die after a horrific crash on the A9 in the Highlands. Steven Macdonald, 28, passed away on Friday night at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness, where he had been fighting for his life since the collision on Monday. Family’s Heartbreak Steven’s family said they were “devastated” by his death and paid tribute to him as a “loving son, brother, partner and dad”. They also thanked the emergency services and hospital staff for their efforts to save him. Steven, from Inverness, was driving a Ford Fiesta that was involved in a head-on crash…

Victim taunted rivals online before fatal attack Marc Webley, 38, was shot outside the Anchor Inn pub in Granton, Edinburgh, just before midnight on December 31, 2023. He died in hospital shortly after the incident, which also left another man seriously injured. Mr Webley had posted a series of videos on social media, daring his enemies to come and get him before the shooting. He had a history of involvement in gangland violence and had served 11 years in prison for attempted murder in 2005. Police recover car believed to be used by shooter Police Scotland said a red Hyundai…

Police officers in Scotland have saved 24 puppies from being smuggled out of the country in a van at Cairnryan ferry port. The puppies, which were of cockapoo and cavapoo breeds, were found hidden inside cardboard boxes and were in poor health condition. The Scottish SPCA took them into their care and are investigating the incident. Puppies were destined for Ireland The police officers were alerted by the sound of barking coming from the van, which was about to board a ferry to Ireland. They searched the vehicle and discovered the puppies, which were estimated to be between six and…

Carol Forsyth, a 54-year-old woman from Glasgow, has shared her harrowing experience of living with incurable bone cancer and relying on food banks to feed herself and her family. She is one of the thousands of Scots who have faced long delays in receiving the new Adult Disability Payment (ADP), a benefit that replaced the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in Scotland. The diagnosis that changed her life Carol was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that affects the plasma cells in the bone marrow, in 2019. She had been feeling unwell for months, but did not suspect anything…

Police appeal for witnesses after incident involving large group of youths The British Transport Police (BTP) are seeking witnesses to an incident that occurred at Lanark railway station on Friday, December 29, 2023. According to the BTP, a large group of young people gathered at the station around 10 pm and one of them attempted to board a train with a knife. The man was prevented from entering the train by the staff and no one was injured. The BTP are asking anyone who saw the incident or who has any information to contact them by texting 61016 or calling…

Seagrass meadows are vital for the health of the ocean and the planet. They can capture carbon dioxide 35 times faster than rainforests, support marine biodiversity, and protect coastlines from erosion. However, they are also under threat from human activities, such as pollution, dredging, and anchoring. Over 90% of Britain’s seagrass has disappeared in the last century, jeopardising the nation’s net-zero targets. A team of engineers from the University of Edinburgh has come up with a solution: a robot that can plant seagrass seeds on the seabed more efficiently and affordably than current methods. The robot, named Robocean, is the…

A Scots postmistress who was sentenced to a year in prison for embezzling £20,000 from her Isle of Gigha branch has had her conviction quashed after 12 years. Aleid Kloosterhuis, 64, was one of the hundreds of victims of the Horizon IT scandal, which saw faulty accounting software falsely accuse post office workers of stealing money. A miscarriage of justice Kloosterhuis, who moved to Scotland from the Netherlands in 1998, pleaded guilty to embezzlement at Campbeltown Sheriff Court in 2012, based on evidence from the Horizon system. She was the only one of the six Scots postmasters and mistresses who…

Victim died in hospital after being shot outside the Anchor Inn Marc Webley, 38, was one of the two men who were seriously injured following a shooting outside the Anchor Inn pub in Granton, Edinburgh, on 31 December 2023. He was taken to hospital but later succumbed to his injuries. The other victim, a 39-year-old man, survived the attack and is recovering from his wounds. Police Scotland launched a murder investigation and have arrested and charged four people in connection with the incident. The latest suspect, a 20-year-old man, was arrested on Thursday and is due to appear at Edinburgh…