Tag: winter

Energy efficiency fund “will help thousands”

ALMOST 2,000 of Scotland’s poorest households will benefit from a £5 million fund to make their homes cheaper to keep warm, Housing Minister Margaret...

Ben Nevis is off limits to amateurs this summer

OFFICIALS are warning amateur hillwalkers to steer clear of Ben Nevis this summer as treacherous winter conditions are persisting longer than usual. High winds and...

Adventurer Mark Beaumont backs Scottish energy campaign

HE may be "The Man Who Cycled the World", but it seems Mark Beaumont still has a soft spot for his Scottish roots. As temperatures...

Snow joke: Roads bosses prepare for winter weather

Transport Minister Keith Brown says the government will learn from last winter's travel disruptions as it prepares for the inevitable snow and ice. Scotland's roads bosses must...

Pix – Ice patrol vehicles takes control

New ice patrol vehicles are being deployed to improve Scotland’s resilience said Transport Minister Keith Brown today.   The vehicles will be fully equipped with mobile...

That’ll come in Andes – 26,000 tonnes of salt arrives from Peru

SCOTLAND stocked up for a harsh January on the roads as thousands of tonnes of salt was brought into the country. With more snow and...

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