Pitlochry High School lauded for “calm, positive and inclusive environment” by education watchdog

Members of the Kay Alexander Highland Dancers recently sat their SDTA exams in Castle Douglas, which they passed with flying colours.

Trainspotting producer Andrew Macdonald has been appointed as the new Chair of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF). 

An energy giant forced a gran to pay ­thousands of pounds extra by wrongly calculating her bills for seven years.

Police searching for a missing Northumberland man who vanished four days ago believe he may be in the Edinburgh or Dunbar areas.

The number of women being forced to travel to England from Scotland to receive later abortion care has increased by 55 per cent in the past year, new figures show. In 2021, the number of people travelling to England for care was 42 but this increased to 65, according to the British Pregnancy Advice Service (BPAS).

Manchester United are set to begin their tour of the US with a friendly against Arsenal in New York on Saturday.

A cat that was spotted wandering the streets of Perth was this week reunited with its worried owners after she was reported missing two months ago – 120-miles away in the Highlands.

Erik ten Hag says he had a catch-up chat with Lyon star Nicolas Tagliafico prior to Manchester United’s friendly against the Ligue 1 club to talk about his World Cup success with Argentina.

Manchester United have named a 24-man squad for Wednesday's pre-season friendly against Lyon which includes Jonny Evans.

A Perthshire GP has called on the Scottish Government to modernise the way prescriptions are handled.

Greater Manchester is bracing itself for a stormy weekend. After a day of unseasonably strong winds today (Friday) a yellow warning for wind has been issued covering the south of England and Wales whilst rain warnings have been issued in Scotland.

Castle Douglas High School S6 student William Ross was over the moon to be chosen for this year’s Strathclyde University Scottish Space School.

Manchester United's Marcus Rashford joined Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne and Nathan Ake at Calvin Harris' Ibiza concert this weekend.

Naman Ramachandran “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” and “Choose Irvine Welsh” are among the world premieres at the 2023 Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), the full program for which was unveiled on Thursday. As previously announced, “Silent Roar” and “Fremont” will bookend the festival, which includes 24 feature films, five retrospective titles, five short film programs and an outdoor screening weekend with seven features. A hybrid adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s iconic novella “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” Hope Dickson Leach’s film transposes the action from London to Victorian Edinburgh. Ian Jefferies’ “Choose Irvine Welsh” is a documentary about the renowned “Trainspotting” author and features his admirers including Iggy Pop, Martin Compston, Danny Boyle, Bobbie Gillespie, Gail Porter, Rowetta and Andrew Macdonald.

Princess Kate was a vision in blue at King Charles’ coronation celebration in Scotland on Wednesday, July 5. 

Perth and Kinross Council's leader will seek to meet with University of Highlands and Islands principal Vicki Nairn regarding the loss of up to 50 jobs at UHI Perth.

The landscape of Manchester United's first-team squad has officially changed following the conclusion of several players' contracts and loan deals.

Naman Ramachandran Music Box Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Richie Adams’ “The Road Dance,” the Scottish adaptation of John McKay’s 2002 bestselling novel. In the film, Kirsty MacLeod (Hermione Corfield) dreams of a better life away from the isolation that suffocates her in a small village on an island in the Outer Scottish Hebrides. Suppressing these aspirations, she sees her lover Murdo (Will Fletcher) conscripted for service in WWI, soon to set off and fight alongside the other young men from the village. A road dance is held in their honor the evening before they depart, and it’s on this fateful evening that Kirsty’s life takes a dramatic and tragic turn.

Former Manchester City and Bolton Wanderers midfielder Aaron Mooy has announced his retirement from professional football aged just 32.

Humza Yousaf has refused to guarantee the roll out of free school meals for all primary school children will take place within the next three years. The First Minister instead committed his Government to extending the policy without offering a timescale.