What a pairing of headline and picture.

As someone who lives in the Borders and is just back from a week in D&G, I now really wish I'd left the kids at home and taken my bike! Brilliant read and one that totally captures why Scotland's lowlands are the place to be ⛰️🌿🐏

A world-first book aimed at teaching younger children about cyber security is being issued to all Primary 1 pupils in Scotland in November. Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth helped launch The Bongles book at Abertay cyberQuarter in Dundee. More ➡️ bit.ly/3FA8Wqf

In April 1976, Neil Young busked outside Glasgow Central Station. Young, who turns 78 today, performed The Old Laughing Lady. Not everyone was impressed, with one older gentleman remarking: "rubbish. He should get done. He should get the jail."

We work with people, organisations and ideas that are helping change the world 🌍 Catch-up with last night's STV News to see how Converge alumni SolarisKit Ltd is helping people in Africa access hot water with its innovative flat-pack solar kit. 📺: news.stv.tv/v/dundee-solar…

A fine - if baltic - pilgrimage to Firhill yesterday.

Drum roll as we proudly announce the appointment of Polly Po as our new Chair! A titan in Scotland's tech sector, Polly brings a wealth of expertise & connections. Read her first article as Chair in today's The Herald here: bit.ly/3t5HvSu

Robots designed in Edinburgh which interact with patients to save nurses' time are being trialled in a Paris hospital The Times of Scotland Helen Puttick thetimes.co.uk/article/robots…

Converge 2024 is now open for applications! We're on the lookout for aspiring university founders with purpose and ingenuity like Niall McGrath, an The University of Edinburgh graduate who co-founded ROBOCEAN to restore seagrass meadows. Read in full here - ow.ly/l0PU50QwCiv

A total pleasure to have led Hot Tin Roof's involvement in this policy launch event and an exciting time to have been in and around Westminster ahead of yesterday's budget.

Never a dull day at HTR HQ 😎

Proud to share the HTR bullpen with a heap of talented colleagues who consistently produce campaigns that make a difference. Fingers crossed we bring home a clean sweep!

#ICYMI: We’re proud to have played our part in publicising this important story for our client, SSE Energy Solutions, as they lead the drive to net zero. Full story on Scotland’s most powerful EV hub here: bit.ly/461VB6k #PR #SSEEnergySolutions #Decarbonisation #NetZero

Discover Steven Herd's 5⃣ key Turing Fest takeaways, including why AI has the aesthetic sense of a 'Live Laugh Love' sign & the need for #B2B tech PRs to ditch the jargon. 🤖💡🔊 🔗: hottinroof.co.uk/ai-good-taste-… #TuringFest Bethan Vincent Matt LeMay Doesn't Live Here Any More April Dunford Emma Stratton

Glasgow West MP Patricia Ferguson has been elected as the new chair of the Scottish Affairs Committee in the House of Commons holyrood.com/news/view,glas…

Repurposing oil and gas infrastructure, a geothermal revolution in the North Sea? dlvr.it/TDHH5K

Heading to Sainy B’s for a meal deal. Hope it’s not up 5p in price or my mate Danzo will have a breaky D.

Northern Rail execs in the not-so-distant future...

NINE out of the fifteen morning peak-time trains on the Edinburgh /Tweedbank line cancelled or delayed this morning ScotRail. Nowt on your feed - what's the reason?