Da Vinci Code church captured in 3D »
A Scottish church that featured in a bestseller novel has been captured in 3D using cutting-edge technology.
Rosslyn Chapel, a building dating back to the 1400s, gained international fame from Dan Brown’s book, the Da Vinci Code.
A team from Historic Scotland and Digital Design Studio at the Glasgow School of Art scanned the building using three [...]
Dog owners to face tougher penalties »
A government committee has supported the introduction of tougher penalties for dog owners who do not keep their pets under control.
Under the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Bill, introduced by Christine Grahame MSP, local authorities could force owners to keep dogs on leads in public places and attend dog control training classes. Failure to comply with [...]
Gallery: 1100 sleep rough for homeless charity »
A homeless charity held their annual Sleepout event on Friday night, attracting over 1100 people.
Participants spent the night sleeping rough inside the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre or its car park to raise money for the Aberdeen Cyrenians.
The event is expected to have raised £30,000 for the charity.
10,000 families to save hundreds on energy bills »
Thousands of low-income families will receive help from the Scottish Government to reduce their energy bill costs.
The Scottish Government today expanded their Energy Assistance Package initiative, which helps families to get new central heating systems, home insulation and green energy devices. It is open to low-income families who have children under 16, and also to [...]
Police hand out Polish posters as hopes fade for missing angler »
Grampian Police has renewed an appeal for witnesses as hopes fade for missing angler Adam Kryszpin.
Mr Krzyszpin is believed to have been swept off cliffs in Cove while fishing on Sunday. The Coastguard conducted coastline searches, while police officers re-visited potential witnesses.
Detective Sergeant Stuart Gray said: “We know Adam headed off towards the area known [...]
Police warning after stadium ban »
A senior police officer has slammed sectarianism at football matches after a teen Hearts fan was convicted of sectarian behaviour on Monday.
19-year-old Callum Dean, from Edinburgh, was fined £350 at Aberdeen Sherriff Court on Monday and banned from entering football stadiums after a sectarian incident at the Aberdeen v. Hearts clash on Saturday 9th January.
Grampian [...]
Salmond to face new questions on Lockerbie bomber release »
The First Minister and the Justice Secretary are to face new questions about the Lockerbie bomber’s release.
Alex Salmond and Kenny MacAskill will be grilled by the Scottish Affairs Committee at Westminster today over the release of Libyan Abdelbaset al-Megrahi in August 2009.
Megrahi, who killed 270 people by bombing PanAm flight 103 in 1988, was freed on [...]
Pensioner and teen charged over hare coursing allegations »
A pensioner and a teenager were among four men arrested over two alleged hare coursing incidents in Aberdeenshire.
Grampian Police confirmed that a 16-year-old boy and three men aged 22, 48 and 69 were all charged.
The incidents allegedly took place on agricultural land in St Katherines and Clola in Aberdeenshire on Saturday 9th January.
Constable Gary Johnston, [...]
Government launches £4million apprentice scheme »
A £4million scheme to encourage businesses to hire apprentices was today launched by the Scottish Education Secretary.
4000 companies will be given £1,000 to take on new apprentices in the scheme, which runs from January 11th to March 26th 2010.
Education and Lifelong Learning Secretary Mike Russell said:
“This Government is doing everything it can to help the [...]
Gallery: Scottish snow »
Our photographer captured snowy scenes across Scotland. You can check them out in our gallery.