SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn and a score of former MPs have been accepted as potential candidates for the 2026 election, Holyrood can reveal. Flynn drew ire from some woman MSPs earlier this ...

Somerset Music Academy, a teaching centre, repairer and music shop, opened its new doors for the first time in Holyrood Street, after relocating, on Saturday, February 22 at 10am. The shop moved down ...

AN event of some cultural significance will take place in the Scottish Parliament on March 18 – and we all should be aware of it. Readers of The National know how important Brownsbank Cottage is for ...

Now, a new Scottish tartan is memorializing the victims of the Witchcraft Act. The black, gray, red and pink pattern was officially registered with the Scottish Register of Tartans in February ...

It was reported last month that the veteran MSP could be blocked from standing as a candidate at the 2026 Holyrood election. He recently claimed party bosses only tended to select “obedient and ...

Navigation apps have evolved a great deal since the earlier times. In 2025, the biggest names remain Waze and Google Maps. Both possess high-end capabilities, but serve somewhat differently towards ...

Twenty-six years into its creation, some members of the Scottish Parliament have finally realised what they are there for. Some of them are slow learners. Perhaps they thought that being a member ...

Mr Lumsden asked Holyrood bosses: “How many sachets of (a) sauce and (b) salt and pepper (i) it and (ii) its suppliers have procured, and the average cost for each item in each of the last 10 ...

Next year’s Holyrood elections could “deliver something of an upset” pollsters have said, amid rising support from Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. When it comes to the regional list vote for the Scottish ...

Ms Chapman's proposal will be considered by members of Holyrood's Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee in the coming weeks. It is likely to be backed by tenants' organisations but last ...

Finance secretary Shona Robison has announced she will stand down at the next Holyrood election after 27 years as an MSP. Robison, the MSP for Dundee City East, has held several roles in SNP ...

Despite her achievements in Government, she added: “The best moments over my time at Holyrood have come from representing and supporting my constituents. “I will forever be grateful to them ...