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A futuristic sky walkway could be installed on Edinburgh’s Arthur’s Seat to help tackle the risk of rock falls on a currently closed path, although some believe this would be an “excessive and inappropriate” option, it has been reported.

It is one of the options being considered to tackle rock falls at the historic path in Edinburgh.

THE lives of eight people who were killed in Greenock during the Radical War are being remembered 202 years on - and in memory of a local historian…

A YES march next weekend will see thousands show their "readiness for independence to the rest of the world" ahead of a potential 2023…

PROVOST Martin Brennan says the people of Inverclydes incredible response to the Covid crisis was his proudest moment as civic leader.

One of Scotland's most historic paths has been closed for three years after 50 tonnes of rocks fell from cliffs.

One of Scotland's most historic paths has been closed for three years after a 50 tonne rock fall.

ON the morning of Sunday, April 2, 1820, posters were seen on walls all over Glasgow and in many other parts of central and south west Scotland.

AS I have shown over the last few weeks, Scotland’s Radical War or Scottish Insurrection of 1820, centred on Glasgow, was a long time coming, and events in England and the influence of Englishmen in particular proved crucial in the run up to that revolutionary year. After the huge meeting on Glasgow Green in October 1816, the radical movement transformed as weavers and men from other trades formed societies, usually based on workers’ unions, to campaign for political change and better c...

INVERCLYDES civic leader laid a wreath to mark the anniversary of a very dark day in Greenocks history. Provost Martin Brennan honoured the eight people who were shot dead 201 years ago in the town during the Radical War conflict. The atrocity happened when soldiers opened fire on a crowd who tried to free impoverished anti-government protesters being escorted to Greenock jail. The dead included an eight-year-old boy and a man aged 65, and a further 10 people were seriously injured. T...