A sting in the tail: Scammers ripping off pet owners with bogus emails about expired microchips
Scammers are trying to extort money and personal information from pet owners by posing as legitimate microchip companies, Trading Standards has warned.
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Flynn branded ‘brass necked’ for criticising staff cut blamed on windfall tax he supported
The SNP has been accused of a “brass neck” U-turn on oil and gas after 250 jobs were set to be axed.
Fire crews record hefty increase in call-outs to help with obese people
The number of call-outs for fire crews to assist obese people in Scotland has soared by 52% in just four years, new figures show.
How art-felt sculpture park breathed new life into grand Victorian house
Overlooking the stunning Kyles of Bute, the grand Victorian mansion of Caol Ruadh is a special spot that means many things to many people.
Health boards urged to end ‘culture of secrecy’ around preventable death reviews
Government ministers face a mounting backlash over secrecy as almost 1,000 preventable death and accident reviews a year in Scottish hospitals go unpublished, we can reveal.
Louise Gilmour: Miliband, Martin and Swinney… business would be booming if it could be powered by brass necks alone
We have suffered many dark days during what ministers still like to call our “just transition” but, even by those standards, Wednesday was a doozy.
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Big Braw Community
Scotland is renowned for being a friendly nation, so why are so many people feeling isolated? Around one in ten people suffer from loneliness and we think that is far too high.
That’s why we want to establish Scotland’s Big Braw Community.
We are calling for politicians, businesses, charities and individuals to unite in a bid to halve chronic loneliness by 2030. We have already held a round table event at the Scottish Parliament, bringing together many of the nation’s most influential people.
All have backed our bid – and we will be outlining many more strands to our campaign in the weeks and months to come. We will also let you know how YOU can play your part.
Five ways to join our campaign:
- Call a relative or friend who is on their own for a chat.
- Check in on a neighbour who lives on their own and spend a few moments to find out how they are.
- If you’re going for a pint of milk, a loaf of bread or a newspaper, offer to get one for your neighbour.
- Share a cup of tea or coffee with someone who lives on their own – you might be the only other person they speak to in two weeks or more.
- If a couple of days pass by and you haven’t seen a neighbour who lives on their own, check and make sure they are okay.
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A sting in the tail: Scammers ripping off pet owners with bogus emails about expired microchips
Flynn branded ‘brass necked’ for criticising staff cut blamed on windfall tax he supported
Fire crews record hefty increase in call-outs to help with obese people
Health boards urged to end ‘culture of secrecy’ around preventable death reviews
Demi Hannaway family saddened by delay to new law to protect domestic abuse victims
