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A dramatic search operation has been launched to find Shona Campbell, a pensioner believed to have been swept into the Solway Firth while out for a walk. Shona Campbell was last seen at the Solway Estuary in Annan at around 5 p.m. on Monday, December 9. The 74-year-old reportedly encountered quicksand and got into difficulty.…

Religious voting on Falkirk council’s education decisions ‘must be looked at’ A Falkirk councillor is calling for a review of the voting rights of three religious representatives who sit on the council’s education executive. Falkirk Council has a legal obligation to appoint religious representatives to its education executive, a requirement established in 1973. However, Independent…

Stirling University’s initiative to combat the stigma surrounding drug and alcohol-related deaths has gained new support from the Scottish Government. The ‘See Beyond – See The Lives’ programme involves sharing videos of individuals who have lost loved ones to addiction, where they read out personal letters written to the departed and pledge to show respect…

Lanarkshire’s councillors have reacted to the 2024 Scottish budget, which includes the end of last year’s unexpected council tax freeze and promised funding for the new Monklands Hospital. Both council leaders in the area are currently dissecting the details of the recent announcement made by finance secretary Shona Robison at Holyrood last week. The SNP…

New Calls for Businesses to Accept Cash Payments as a Matter of ‘National Security’ A new online petition has been launched calling on the UK Government to pass a law mandating all businesses to accept cash payments. Christopher Martin Jones, the creator of the petition, argues that it is crucial for national security to ensure…

A man from East Lothian is facing charges of murdering his wife on New Year’s Day. Mompati Isaacs, aged 38, is accused of killing Keotshepile Isaacs in North Berwick in 2024. The incident allegedly involved Isaacs shouting at his 33-year-old wife, known as Naso, before pushing her onto a bed and repeatedly stabbing and hitting…

Flamingo Land urged not to appeal failed Loch Lomond resort bid as deadline looms Flamingo Land has been advised against appealing the rejection of its bid for a large holiday resort on the shores of Loch Lomond. The Yorkshire theme park operator faced unanimous rejection from the National Park board in September for its proposed…

A mother from Scotland is expressing her dismay after her two-year-old daughter’s backpack, which contained lifesaving medication, was stolen by a ‘bogus shopper’. The incident occurred at Poundstretcher on Gorgie Road in Edinburgh on Monday, December 9, around 11.30 am. Zoe Anderson inadvertently left the bag and her purse in the store, and a man…