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'It just makes sense': What the experts say about short-term let licencing in Europe

PUSHBACK to the introduction of a short-term let licencing scheme in Scotland has garnered a lot of attention lately.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 24, 2023

Scottish national park to replace 'junk Gaelic' on its signage

A SCOTTISH national park has said it will update its signage after complaints that it included “junk Gaelic” ..

The National (Scotland) · Aug 23, 2023

'Action must match words': SNP meet US firm behind contentious Taymouth development

JOHN Swinney and Pete Wishart have said they will continue to press the US firm looking to develop Taymouth Castle into a luxury resort for the…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 22, 2023

Scottish hotel called out over 'We love the Highland Clearances' image

A HOTEL chain has been accused of “insulting” Scotland after it used an image on its website of a neon sign stating: “We love the Highland…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 17, 2023

Firm at centre of major defamation case folds - as ex-MSP 'owed £60k'

A FIRM which sold tiny plots of land in the Highlands has gone into liquidation after it lost a high-profile defamation case against a former Greens…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 16, 2023

Scottish Labour move out of Glasgow offices

SCOTTISH Labour have vacated the Glasgow offices which have housed the branch office for around a decade, The National can reveal.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 16, 2023

'Commonwealth Games ending would be a huge loss for Scotland,' athlete warns

SCOTTISH hockey player Fiona Burnet looks back on Glasgow 2014 fondly, remembering the buzz all around the city as people visited venues from…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 14, 2023

'They're loving life': Holyrood's honey bee population soars to one million

THE Scottish Parliament’s thriving hives have grown to a population of over a million bees,

The National (Scotland) · Aug 14, 2023

SNP MP writes to Home Office over detained Stirling postgraduate student

AN SNP MP has written to the Home Office calling for an explanation as to why a postgraduate student from the University of Stirling has been…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 12, 2023

Inside Westminster: What MPs are saying about Angus MacNeil's expulsion

ANGUS MacNeil gave SNP high command no choice but to expel him from the party, MPs have said.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 11, 2023