The Western Isles is the council area with the most Gaelic speakers in Scotland Gaelic and Scots have now been recognised as official languages as part of a range of new measures coming into force on ...

In August 2002 Itchy Coo, an imprint dedicated to publishing books in Scots for young readers, launched its first four titles at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Did you know with a Digital ...

Gaelic in Scotland is in a "perilous state" and more needs to be done to "urgently support" language speakers, a Holyrood committee has warned. The Scottish government has introduced the Scottish ...

Reports reveal that Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and Irish will – for the first time – feature in a royal coronation with King Charles III. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can ...

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Kate Forbes, a Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) politician who speaks the language, has proposed a scheme that would potentially develop Gaelic-speaking housing estates to preserve the language.

First of all, may we lay to rest the issue of which is the "real language" of Scotland? Gaelic was not the first language to be spoken on what is now Scottish soil, but since the languages of the ...

Gaelic and Scots have now been recognised as official languages as part of a range of new measures coming into force on St Andrew's Day. The Scottish Languages Act, which MSPs voted through in June, ...