STAFF at the Edinburgh Evening News are celebrating after scooping several prizes at the first in-house journalism awards run in Scotland by the paper’s publishers. In competition with 26 other ...

HERIOT-Watt University has appointed Professor Robert Craik as the provost and CEO of its new Malaysia campus. This new flagship campus will enable students in the region to take advantage of ...

JIM Anderson may have retired from competitive swimming after the London 2012 Paralympics, but he has not been idle. As well as coaching other swimmers, playing boccia and taking part in some ...

A WELL-known Aberdeen facility offering care for the elderly has marked another refurbishment milestone. Deeside Care Home, in Cults, is currently the focus of a rolling programme of investment which ...

THE Times Scotland has appointed experienced journalist and Scottish political commentator, Hamish Macdonell, to the post of Scottish political editor. The appointment follows last week’s ABC National ...

IAN Abernethy, the Lochaber freelance journalist who has just completed 50 years in the business, is the winner of this year’s Barron Trophy, which recognises lifetime achievement in journalism in the ...

AFTER 36 years at the helm, a local business man and founding member of a successful North-east company is stepping down from his position as head of the organisation. Alasdair Craigie, 69, is to ...

THE outstanding achievements of individual staff members and teams from a diverse range of NHS Lothian services have received recognition in the organisation’s annual ‘Celebrating Success Awards’. The ...

A handful of Scots local and regional newspapers – some of them free – have bucked the trend of falling circulation among Scots newspaper titles, according to latest figures. Sales the Audit Bureau of ...

SANDY Cumming CBE, chief executive of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) for the past nine-and-a-half years, plans to leave the organisation next month and take on a new, national role. Mr Cumming ...

The Elgin local newspaper, The Northern Scot, has been named among the winners in a competition celebrating the best of the regional press in the UK. The paper took the Best Weekly Newspaper award for ...

ISLAND communities in the Outer Hebrides are set for an economic boost as a new brand encourages visitors from across the world to come and experience an unique and diverse island journey. The Outer ...