Tarting up Tartan Week is a must, says Salmond (The Scotsman)
MINISTERS want to revamp Tartan Week events in the United States amid fears that the yearly celebration is losing momentum....more...MSPs given final say on capital trams and rail link as SNP sides with Tories (The Scotsman)
MSPs will have the final decision on the fate of Edinburgh's tram and airport rail link schemes after the Conservatives helped avert a first Parliamentary defeat for the SNP-led Scottish Executive....more... Forth Road Bridge could be closed every weekend for a year (The Scotsman)
WORK to replace the Forth Road Bridge's corroded main cables would take up to seven years and could shut the crossing every weekend for a year, bridge officials reported yesterday....more... Is this the way to treat a capital? (The Scotsman)
EDINBURGH'S transport system was once again in a state of total confusion last night after Alex Salmond announced his intention of scrapping £1.2 billion of projects for the city....more... SNP twists and turns to let Salmond sidestep defeat (The Scotsman)
ALEX Salmond will use parliamentary sleight of hand today to avoid an embarrassing defeat in the first test of his authority as First Minister....more... A9: the road that could lead to political paralysis (The Scotsman)
ALEX Salmond was facing a parliamentary backlash last night over his controversial plans to invest in roads at the expense of trams....more... Want to retire overseas? (Times Online)
More and more Britons are leaving Blighty to pick up their pension abroad. Just how easy is it?...more... Coal is king, declares Salmond as deep-mine revival signalled (The Scotsman)
ALEX Salmond believes he can revive Scotland's dormant deep-mined coal industry by combining a change in the Scottish government's attitude with new technology....more... Sailing with a light conscience (Guardian Unlimited)
Travel: Floating to Holland is as cheap as chips (and mayonnaise), says Simon Busch, and you can keep your green credentials intact too....more... |