Oxfam calls on Nicola Sturgeon to show ‘global leadership’ on climate change
Nicola Sturgeon is being urged to show "global leadership" on climate change by stepping up Scotland's efforts to reduce emissions.
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First minister calls UK Government’s silence on Brexit breakdown ‘unconscionable’
Nicola Sturgeon has said the UK Government’s refusal to publish its breakdown of Brexit’s impact on Scotland is “unconscionable”.
Westhill firm to be TTF provider
International diving consultancy, DiveSource said yesterday it had been accepted as a training provider on the Transition Training Fund (TTF) scheme.
Sturgeon wants Scotland to be ‘inventor and producer’ of the future
Scottish First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, today set out the government’s plans to boost growth, create employment and harness the innovation of the future through £45 million in funding over three years.
Aberdeen harbour expansion gets £12m boost
Nicola Sturgeon will today announce a £12million boost towards Aberdeen Harbour’s £350million expansion.
Highland Spring boss urges Holyrood to get behind Brexit
Business leaders are “fed up” with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s quest for independence and want her to get back to her day job, according to the boss of one of Scotland’s leading brands.
Mundell to Sturgeon: Take threat of second Scottish Referendum off the table
The Scottish Secretary has said he foresees “no circumstances” for a second Scottish referendum taking place before the 2021 Holyrood elections.
IndyRef2 plans a factor in election result, Sturgeon admits
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has conceded her plans for a second vote on independence were “undoubtedly” a factor as the SNP lost 21 seats at Westminster.
Nicola Sturgeon rules out ‘rash decisions’ on Indyref2 after major SNP losses
Nicola Sturgeon has said she will not make “rash decisions” on her plan for a second independence referendum, despite the SNP suffering a number of high-profile losses in the General Election.
Sturgeon hails impact of Transition Training Fund
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said yesterday that 60% of people supported by the Transition Training Fund (TTF) had gone on to find employment.
Nicola Sturgeon hails ‘great success’ of oil and gas industry
The oil and gas industry is still a “great success”, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon insisted as she highlighted new figures showing spending by the sector on innovation almost trebled last year.
Exclusive: Sturgeon to laud jump in oil innovation spending at OGUK conference
New figures from Scottish Enterprise (SE) show spending on oil and gas innovation in Scotland nearly trebled last year.
Nicola Sturgeon to speak at OGUK conference
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will deliver the keynote address at the Oil and Gas UK Conference on June 6.
Total signs up for new five-year partnership with Heriot-Watt University
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visited Heriot-Watt University (HWU) in Edinburgh yesterday to mark the start of a new five-year partnership between oil giant Total and HWU’s Institute of Petroleum Engineering.
Timing should not be determined by May, says Sturgeon
The timing of a second independence referendum should not be determined by what is “convenient” for Theresa May, Scotland’s First Minister has said.
Sturgeon ‘not ruling out Scottish Independence referendum in 2018’
Nicola Sturgeon has refused to rule out a second Scottish independence referendum in 2018.
Video: First minister unveils £5m decommissioning fund
A £5million decommissioning fund unveiled by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in Aberdeen yesterday will be targeted at ports looking to cash in on dismantling the topsides of North Sea platforms.
Sturgeon hails Sparrows’ renewables contract award
Aberdeen-based Sparrows Group will supply more than 100 cranes for a major southern North Sea wind farm after winning its biggest ever contract for a renewables project.
Video: More details on decom fund ‘in due course’, Sturgeon says
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has vowed to provide more details about the Scottish Government’s new decommissioning fund “in due course”.
First Minister to announce new North Sea oil and gas decommissioning fund
Nicola Sturgeon will visit Aberdeen today to announce a new multi-million pound decommissioning fund for the North Sea.
Author Ian Rankin joins Moray Firth oil transfer protests
Protesters led by one of the country's best-known authors have been backed by Nicola Sturgeon in their quest to block ship-to-ship oil transfers in the Moray Firth.
£500m MeyGen tidal scheme could create thousands of Highland jobs
Nicola Sturgeon predicted that the Highlands would soon be “powering the world” as she unveiled a £500million clean energy project that could create thousands of north jobs.
Nicola Sturgeon urges UK to tackle ‘uncertainty’ over marine energy
Nicola Sturgeon has called on the UK Government to end uncertainty around subsidies for marine energy projects.
Brexit brings back old dilemmas for Scots seeking Independence
The U.K. may have entered a new political era with its unexpected decision to leave the European Union, but in Scotland some old dilemmas are resurfacing.
Sir Ian Wood urges Nicola Sturgeon not to call second independence referendum
Oil industry tycoon Sir Ian Wood has urged First Minister Nicola Sturgeon not to call another independence referendum.