Tag: winter

Energy efficiency fund “will help thousands”

Business

Deadline News Journalist - August 21, 2015

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

Community

Peter Laing - May 22, 2015

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

Business

Guest - December 20, 2011

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

In Brief

Deadline News Journalist - October 3, 2011

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

Multimedia

Deadline News Journalist - February 17, 2011

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...