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A discovery beneath a Scottish high school has turned back the clock on Scotland’s ancient past — revealing Neolithic timber halls that predate even the mighty Stonehenge. Carnoustie’s Hidden Past Comes to Light Archaeologists digging under Carnoustie High School in Angus stumbled upon something no one expected. Tucked away beneath school grounds were the remains of what experts now say is the largest early Neolithic timber hall ever found in Scotland. One line. This hall, believed to date back to around 4,000 BC, is older than Stonehenge — pushing back the timeline for Scotland’s first farming communities by centuries. Guard…

A free mobile app is giving ordinary people across Scotland the chance to help save one of the country’s most critically endangered fish — the flapper skate — by turning their photos into vital scientific data. From Photo Albums to a National Effort Back in 2018, a single angling charter skipper, Ronnie Campbell, kickstarted what’s now become a national project. He handed over 400 digital images of flapper skates to the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS). Fast forward seven years and that seed has grown into SkateSpotter, a mobile app curated by NatureScot that now boasts over 4,000 photos…

A shocking twist from the UK Covid Inquiry: Scotland’s main care home watchdog says it was blocked from inspecting a struggling care home at the height of the pandemic — leaving grieving families demanding answers. Safety Watchdog Kept Out as Crisis Unfolded Kevin Mitchell, the Care Inspectorate’s executive director of scrutiny and assurance, told the UK Covid Inquiry he was stopped from visiting a care home in the west of Scotland where several residents died in April 2020. He’d tried to get boots on the ground. But public health officials said no. Mitchell described how he needed permission from local…

A major digital revamp is coming for Scotland’s health and care services, as BJSS lands a multi-million pound contract to deliver the first phase of a new ‘digital front door’ app. The ambitious plan aims to reshape how Scots access health and social care — from GP records to vaccination schedules — all at their fingertips. A Big Step for Digital Health Access Think of it like this: one app, countless connections. NHS Education for Scotland (NES) picked BJSS, now part of CGI, to get the ball rolling with £27.8 million backing the deal. This isn’t just another health portal…

A salmon farming giant is doing what landlords and councils haven’t managed — putting roofs over workers’ heads, right where they work. Bakkafrost Scotland just got the green light to build temporary accommodation units at its Scalpay site, tackling a housing squeeze that’s been choking its operations in the Western Isles. A Solution Born Out Of Necessity Try finding a flat on Harris these days. Good luck. That’s the harsh truth many workers face, and it’s been biting Bakkafrost hard. Recruiting folks is one thing — keeping them is another when there’s nowhere affordable to live. So they pitched a…

Standing alone but never truly alone — that’s how Laura Kazuwa describes her experience as the only delegate representing Scotland’s small but steadfast Seventh-day Adventist community at this year’s General Conference Session in St Louis, USA. Among thousands of voices, her single vote speaks volumes. For Scotland’s fewer than 1,000 members, it’s not about filling a room — it’s about showing up, standing up, and letting your faith echo far beyond your numbers. One Voice Among Thousands Laura admits it wasn’t easy at first. Who wouldn’t feel daunted, stepping into an arena packed with people from every corner of the…

Beneath the cold, restless waves off Scotland’s northern coast, a turbine has been whirring away for more than six years — and that’s got renewable energy watchers buzzing. Submerged off the Pentland Firth’s rugged shoreline, the underwater turbine’s record run without major hiccups has breathed new life into the promise of tidal power — and thrown a spotlight on Scotland’s quiet but determined push to turn its churning seas into clean energy gold. What Makes This So Impressive? Let’s not sugarcoat it — the ocean is brutal. Salt, storms, constant currents. If your shiny new turbine can’t survive years down…

Scottish Greens MSP Ross Greer has confirmed he’ll stand for co-leadership of his party, setting up a lively contest for the top job after Patrick Harvie’s decision to step down. A Fresh Face for a Party in Transition Greer, 30, is no stranger to Holyrood. Representing the West Scotland region since 2016, he’s built a reputation as one of the Greens’ most outspoken figures — quick with a pointed question, never shy about tackling controversy head-on. His candidacy, expected for weeks but now official, signals the party’s next phase as it tries to hold on to its hard-won place at…

Scotland’s police force is quietly gearing up for a major security operation this month as speculation mounts that Donald Trump will fly in to open a new 18-hole golf course named after his mother. And if history repeats itself, he won’t be the only one making headlines — demonstrators are already expected to show up in force. A Long-Rumoured Return Trump’s rumored trip has been circulating for weeks, but it now looks more likely than ever. The former US president — who still owns two golf resorts in Scotland — is tipped to open the new course at his Menie…

In what campaigners are calling a landmark moment for nature, the UK government has confirmed that lead-based shotgun pellets and bullets will be banned for hunting and shooting in England, Scotland, and Wales — with a phased rollout starting in 2026. A Long Battle to Protect Birds The fight to ban lead ammo has dragged on for decades. For many conservationists, this week’s announcement feels overdue — and necessary. Every year, around 100,000 waterbirds in the UK die from lead poisoning, according to the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT). The reason? Birds often swallow discarded lead pellets, mistaking them for…