Scottish election 2021: Nicola Sturgeon pledges to revamp every play park in Scotland with £60m fund

Nicola Sturgeon has pledged £60 million of funding to revamp every children’s play park across Scotland, if the SNP is re-elected. [View email online]( [Subscribe]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [The Scotsman] Apr 4, 2021 Top Stories A round up of the most popular news stories this week. [Scottish election 2021: Nicola Sturgeon pledges to revamp every play park in Scotland with £60m fund]( Nicola Sturgeon has pledged £60 million of funding to revamp every children’s play park across Scotland, if the SNP is re-elected. [{$escapedtitle}]( [Article Image]( [Police urgently appealing for witnesses to tragedy as two-year-old child killed in car crash in Scottish town]( A two-year-old has died after being hit by a car in Dumfries last night. [Article Image]( [Faster and better decision-making crucial at time of extreme uncertainty]( Leaders urged to screen out the noise of judgments and biases in quest to get the big decisions right Promoted by GetSmarter [Article Image]( [Alex Salmond claims the Yes campaign is ‘reborn’ in his Alba party and argument for supermajority ‘unassailable’]( The Yes campaign of the summer of 2014 is “now reborn in political form in the ranks of Alba”, the new party’s leader Alex Salmond has announced today. [Article Image]( [Family heartbroken after 20-year-old man is found dead in Aberdeen flat]( A man who died in Aberdeen has been named by police as 20-year-old Scott Hector. [Article Image]( [Shuggie Bain: Stunning mural unveiled in city which inspired Booker-winning novel]( A stunning 30-foot-high mural inspired by Glasgow-born author Douglas Stuart’s Booker Prize winning novel Shuggie Bain has been unveiled in the city where much of the book is set. [Article Image]( [Man, 62, dies after collision between motorbike and SUV in Argyll and Bute]( A motorcyclist has died after a road accident in Argyll and Bute. [Article Image]( [Randolph Street: Police investigation underway after man dies in fire at Fife property]( A police investigation has been launched after a man died following a fire at a property in Fife. [Article Image]( [Independent Scotland would face significant funding gap, new report finds]( Scotland’s public purse faces a major shortfall should it leave the UK by the middle of this decade – and would need to impose tax rises or spending cuts of nearly £1,800 per person, according to new analysis. [Article Image]( [UK government accused of COP26 ‘greenwashing’ over deal with ‘planet wrecking’ firm]( The UK Government has been accused of turning COP26 into a “greenwashing platform” after partnering with a firm that has been condemned by environmental groups for sourcing palm oil products from businesses accused of widespread deforestation activities. [View more news]( You have received this email as you are opted in to newsletters from The Scotsman, published by JPIMedia Publishing Ltd. To manage your individual newsletter preferences with us, please [click here]( and log in to your account. Alternatively you can [update]( your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive from JPIMedia Publishing Ltd, or [unsubscribe]( from all future emails. JPIMedia Publishing Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales with registered number 11499982, having its registered address at 9th Floor, 107 Cheapside, London, England, EC2V 6DN, United Kingdom. We will process your personal data in accordance with our [privacy policy](.