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UK Government claims independence referendum could be held next year
Scotland's independence referendum could be held as early as next year, the UK Government has insisted. (...)
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Caledonian Sleeper trains get the green light with £100m deal
Sleeper trains from Tayside and Fife to London were spared the axe yesterday after the Scottish Government agreed a £100 million deal. (...)
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Scots face inflation-busting rail fares hike
Rail passengers in Scotland have been promised a cruel start to the New Year after ScotRail announced an inflation-busting 6% increase in fares. (...)
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College cuts would mean 550 fewer Tayside places, warns MSP
Nearly 550 fewer college places will be available in Tayside next year if funding cuts go ahead. (...)
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Increase in breakdowns caused by rodent damage
Repair garages in Angus are reportedly having to deal with a spike in the number of rodent-related breakdowns. (...)
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UK Government committee calls Forth Energy's biomass plans into question
A new report has cast doubt on Forth Energy's biomass plans for Dundee, Rosyth, Grangemouth and Leith. (...)
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Lottery winners add £1m to SNP's independence fighting fund
The SNP's drive for independence has been handed a £1 million boost from a pair of Scots lottery winners. (...)
UK Government told Longannet carbon capture scheme collapse must be explained
Ministers have been urged to come clean on the collapse of the carbon capture project planned for Longannet amid suggestions money was the main motivation behind the decision. (...)
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Dundee games developer backs calls for a Scottish creative content fund
The head of a Dundee video games firm has backed a call for a fund to be set up to aid the industry. (...)
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Fife becomes focus of shale gas extraction firm Dart Energy
Gas and electricity bills may be soaring but a massive new energy supply could found in underground coal seams in Fife. (...)
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'Last thing we need now' — 2011 Leuchars airshow may have been last
The future of Leuchars air show has been thrown into fresh doubt after the UK Government revealed this year's spectacular may have been the last. (...)
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'Scotland is being used as the guinea pig' — coastguard cuts criticised
Scottish Government Ministers view plans to axe coastguard stations as a "triple blow" to Scotland's maritime safety. (...)
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Longannet carbon capture scheme rumours described as 'deeply worrying'
ScottishPower has insisted talks with the UK Government are continuing, despite strong rumours that its flagship carbon capture and storage project is on the brink of collapse. (...)
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Transport Futures group urges Scottish Government to join plans for high-speed rail line
The Scottish Government has been told it must begin building a high-speed rail line to connect Scotland and England. (...)
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Abertay could be test case for future of Scotland's universities
Should two universities go into one? The answer to that question could decide the fate of Abertay and Dundee universities — and have serious implications for the city, the region and the future of Scottish higher education. (...)
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Scottish budget build-up: John Swinney warned efficiency savings can only go so far
Councils are expected to bear the brunt when the Scottish Government outlines the most bracing public spending cuts for a generation today. (...)
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RAF Leuchars task force says it won't tolerate period of decline
The transition task force overseeing the RAF's departure from Leuchars said it won't accept a fallow period for the local economy. (...)
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Scottish Government warned of £8.4m-a-month penalty if it fails to impose public sector pension reforms
The Scottish Government has been "threatened" with a budget cut worth £100 million if it refuses to implement controversial Westminster public sector pension reforms. (...)
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Unions combine to threaten widest industrial action since 1926
The UK faces the biggest wave of industrial action since the General Strike brought the country to a halt in 1926. (...)
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Alex Salmond confirms there will be a single police force for Scotland
First Minister Alex Salmond has confirmed the worst-kept secret in Scotland — there will be a single police force. (...)
