It comes after Scotland's first tourist tax was approved in Edinburgh, with the 5% levy commencing from July 2026. The Glasgow consultation will be open to residents and the accommodation industry. Some businesses are concerned the process is being rushed.

A GLASGOW club owner has apologised for a “grave error in judgement” after inisting Scotland rollout red carpet for Donald Trump. Nightlife mogul Donald Macleod penned a column

The Sauchiehall Street venue was forced to temporarily close in December due to financial concerns.

NEW figures which reveal assaults on Scottish Ambulance staff are at a five-year-high are “completely unacceptable”, says the service.

Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts is set to reopen after securing muli-year funding from Creative Scotland. The arts venue has said it would be fully open on April 1 after having to close in December last year. It previously said the pandemic and fires at the Glasgow School of Art had affected the business.

Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts (CAA) has announced that they will be re-opening after being awarded multi-year funding. The centre has said that they will be opened April 1 after closing last December. They have received funding from Creative Scotland, which is Scotland's development body for the arts and creative industries.

Parent firm Lloyds is closing 14 Bank of Scotland branches, along with 61 Lloyds banks and 61 Halifax sites — you can use our map to check if the closures affect your branch.

Theatres securing significant boosts include Dundee Rep, which will see its funding rise from £1.9m to £2.6m then £2.8m and the Royal Lyceum in Edinburgh, which will see an increase from £1.2m to £1.5m to £1.7m.

Adventure doesn’t stop after dark in Scotland, from twilight kayaking along the River Tay to pitch-black bungee jumps in the Highlands.

Scotland's Stafford McDowall will earn a ninth cap at inside centre in place of injured captain Sione Tuipulotu in an otherwise experienced backline to face Italy in their Six Nations opener at Murrayfield on Saturday.

Scotland have added five players to their Six Nations squad ahead of their opening fixture against Italy at Murrayfield on Saturday, including Australia-born back row Alexander Masibaka after number eight Josh Bayliss dropped out with a groin injury.

Full Contact focused on certain players - Russell, Wales' Louis Rees-Zammit, England's Owen Farrell and Ellis Genge, and Ireland's Johnny Sexton and Andrew Porter - but as with many documentary of that type, it only told part of the story.