Scottish Election: Casting your vote on Thursday
Your voice is a powerful tool for change – and using it to vote in these elections helps ensure your experience of social and economic issues reflects your needs. The people you elect become part of important discussions and decisions in parliament about your life, so who you choose can have a big impact on […]
Scottish independence is alive and kicking
Listening to BBC Radio Scotland’s phone-in morning show, which attracted an overwhelmingly pro-independence callers, was an illustration of how Scottish voters still have a significant appetite for independence. On Thursday, May 7th, Scottish voters will vote on the composition of their country’s parliament for the next five years. The ruling Scottish National Party (SNP) is […]
Sight Scotland Trains Polling Officers to Deliver Accessible Voting for All
Ahead of Scotland’s Parliament elections on 7 May, Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans partner with the Electoral Management Board for Scotland to deliver accessible voting training to all Returning Officers and more than 900 polling staff, ensuring visually impaired voters can cast their vote independently and in secret. Visually impaired voters face a range of […]
Wellbeing grassroots football team elects new executives
Amical FC Scotland, a Sunday afternoon football team that promotes wellbeing, physical activity and environmental protection through sports, held their general assembly on Sunday 26th April 2026 in Glasgow to vote in a new executive board members. The community football team, in its second exceptional year of relentless physical activity, friendly football matches, and environmental […]
New report: Teacher wellbeing is under pressure
Teacher well-being is under pressure globally. But the drivers and solutions are not always what school leaders expect – The Tes Global Wellbeing Report 2026 This year’s report shares what educators around the world are experiencing, where the biggest risks lie and what forward-thinking schools are doing in response. Workload, leadership support, professional growth and […]
Glasgow 2026:The main swimming pool at Glasgow Club Tollcross will reopen to the public on Thursday 30 April following refurbishment.
The refurbishment, part of Glasgow Life’s ongoing capital development programme, was supported by £2.9 million from Glasgow Life and Glasgow City Council and focused on pool and plant repairs, including re-tiling the main pool and refurbishing the pool filtration system. An additional £850,000 from Glasgow 2026’s venue readiness fund supported a wider upgrade of the main pool […]
Scotland has had more deaths than births since 2015 with population projected to fall
Scotland’s population is projected to start falling earlier than previously suggested, according to the latest population projections from National Records of Scotland. Projections show what will happen to the population if recent trends continue. The latest figures look at the 25 years from mid-2024 to mid-2049. Apart from a small decrease projected for this year […]
Pub adored by Robert Burns gets major makeover
THE decaying facade of an historic inn made famous by Scottish bard Robert Burns is to be restored to its former glory. Work on the Whigham’s Inn – a prominent but long-derelict building on the High Street of Sanquhar in Dumfries and Galloway – is due to start this week. Layers of paint, which are […]
40% of people in Inverclyde don’t seek help when struggling with bills
More than 40 per cent of people in Inverclyde still don’t seek professional advice or support when struggling to pay their energy bills, despite the support available. Reasons for this include the stigma or embarrassment many still feel is attached to asking for help -something that has increased from 33 per cent to 38 per […]
London Marathon 2026: Kenya’s Sawe breaks two-hour world record and Ethiopia’s Assefa broke her own women’s only world record
Kenyan Sebastian Sawe (pictured) makes history breaking the elite men London Marathon world record under two hours in with 1hr 59min 30sec time. Sabastian Sawe, 30, has made history as the first person to complete a marathon in under two hours, running time of one hour and 59 minutes. Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa (pictured below), broke […]