At Scotland’s major summer music festivals, four in five headliners are men
Only one in eleven major summer festivals analysed by The Ferret has a 50/50 gender split, with representation across all festivals declining at headline level.
Derelict Land
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Scotland’s 10 biggest vacant and derelict sites
The “world’s biggest” explosive plant, an ammunition store, sprawling opencast coal mines, railway networks, and RAF airfields make up
Just two communities bid for right to buy neglected land in five years
Just two communities have applied to take neglected land into public ownership since the Scottish Government launched the initiative more
Taxable derelict land increase in most council areas sparks calls for tax reform
The number of vacant and derelict land plots subject to business rates grew in most Scottish council areas in recent
Island depopulation: The battle on Bute
As the ferry approaches Rothesay harbour, passengers are greeted by signs of Bute’s struggles – and successes. Lined up behind
Scotland losing ‘substantial revenue’ over derelict land
Scotland is losing out on “substantial revenue” by under-taxing owners of vacant and derelict land, according to new research
Legal overhaul urged to tackle Scotland’s derelict land and buildings
Experts have called for “radical change” and an overhaul of Scotland’s laws to tackle thousands of vacant and derelict
‘An awful way to welcome visitors’: Dumfries and Galloway’s derelict buildings
The Mercury Inn is “an awful way to welcome visitors to Moffat”. This is how one of many disgruntled residents
The largest 10 vacant and derelict sites in Scotland
Five of Scotland’s 10 largest pieces of vacant and derelict land are not being brought back into use despite
‘Left behind and ignored’ – Glasgow’s derelict buildings
For Helen Carroll, the Talisman is more than a derelict building – it is a symbol of the way her community