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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Must-Have Apps for Travelling in Edinburgh

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If you're traveling for the first time in Edinburgh or planning a long trip we got your back. In this review, we've added the...

New Scottish disability benefit to be introduced

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The Scottish Government has announced plans to introduce a Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance for those with a disability or long-term health condition ....

Government commits more funding for mental health

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The Scottish Government has announced monies for two funds to help mental health projects for children and young people as well as adults.The Communities...

Chief Constable’s old pals act raises more questions over judgement

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EXCLUSIVEUnder pressure Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell called in expert advice from her former police force despite it being slated over its performance...

Children’s Minister visits Busy Bees Edinburgh Park

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In her Ministerial visit to the Edinburgh centre, Natalie Don MSP was shown how Busy Bees delivers high quality early learning and childcare in...

Calls for action on railway station for Winchburgh

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Labour MSP Foysol Choudhury has called for sustained action to secure a train station for Winchburgh.Winchburgh is an expanding West Lothian community, with Winchburgh...

MSPs call for action on roads and streets

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Two MSPs have today called for action both on our roads in Scotland and in particular the roads in the East Edinburgh constituency.Ash...

New no smoking rules at hospitals come into effect today

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The Scottish Government has put a nationwide ban in place meaning that anyone who smokes within 15 metres of a hospital building could be...

Best Start Foods available to more people as rules relaxed

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The Scottish Government has changed a benefit which will allow around 20,000 people to access funding to help with food shopping.The eligibility rules for...

Professor Stephen Salter at Holyrood speaking about project to arrest climate...

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Daniel Johnson MSP hosted Professor Stephen Salter to Holyrood on Tuesday evening. Professor Salter delivered a presentation to MSPs on how his engineering solutions...

Food poverty must be addressed

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Scottish Labour has revealed that the number of food parcels delivered in Edinburgh has risen by 89% since 2018, with an even higher rise...

Health Secretary quits over bill for data roaming charges

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Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care, Michael Matheson, has tendered his resignation to the First Minister today, months after the matter...

Community Right to Buy powers will be reviewed this summer

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The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs has announced that The Scottish Government is to begin a review of Community Rights to Buy this summer...

MSP welcomes new affordable housing for Edinburgh

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Edinburgh Central MSP Marco Biagi has today welcomed The Scottish Government's announcement of funding for 516 new affordable houses across the city. This includes...

Jason Leitch stepping down from post

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The Scottish Government has announced on Tuesday that Professor Jason Leitch will leave his role as National Clinical Director at the end of April....

The new First Minister marks the road towards a more inclusive...

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After the election of Humza Yousaf MSP as First Minister of Scotland, Foysol Choudhury MSP for Lothian said:   “I extend my sincere congratulations to Humza Yousaf...

Holyrood committee supports tourist tax bill

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Holyrood committee gives backing for overnight accommodation levy bill in stage one report released today.

Reform UK launches in Scotland with Michelle Ballantyne appointed leader

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The political party Reform UK has launched in Scotland on Monday.Michelle Ballantyne, the independent MSP for Southern Scotland, has been announced as its...

Visitor Levy continues its way through parliament

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Edinburgh has been at the forefront of introducing the Transient Visitor Levy or tourist tax for at least the last decade.Successive administrations in...

Call for first aid project to be rolled out in schools

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A Scottish Green MSP is calling for a pilot project teaching first aid to children in schools to be extended and made available permanently...

Baby Boxes continue to help families with newborn babies

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Almost 284,000 boxes have been given to families expecting a new baby since 2017, with almost 50,000 of those delivered in the NHS Lothian...

Scottish Government releases tenth paper in Building a New Scotland series

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Culture Secretary Angus Robertson will announce a new paper today which states that an independent Scotland could unlock the potential of the country’s culture...

Government accused of treating Lothians heart disease patients disgracefully

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Lothians MSP Sarah Boyack has hit out at The Scottish Government for failing patients who are suffering with heart and circulatory disease.Statistics provided to...

Briggs hosts meeting at parliament on social isolation

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Lothian MSP hosts roundtable to tackle the issue of Social Isolation across Edinburgh, the Lothians and the rest of ScotlandMiles Briggs hosted a roundtable...

Independence paper to set out how Scotland will take up its...

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The Scottish Government will outline its "vision of an independent Scotland as an internationalist country promoting peace, prosperity and climate action" later on Monday.External...

Government publishes the latest in series of independence papers

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The Scottish Government has launched the latest in its series of independence papers and the latest deals with putting Scotland in place on the...

Call for ‘concrete plans’ for Scotland’s railways on anniversary of Scotrail...

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Opposition parties have called for concrete plans and a better vision for Scotland's rail services, on the first anniversary of Scotrail being brought back...

First Minister writes to the Foreign Secretary calling for Gaza humanitarian...

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The First Minister, Humza Yousaf, has written to the UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly asking for a humanitarian corridor to be set up in...

Conservative MSP stands down to become Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for...

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Donald Cameron MSP is standing down from The Scottish Parliament to become part of the Scotland Office team at Westminster.The King has approved...

Happy New Year from Douglas Ross

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Douglas Ross the leader of the Scottish Conservatives wishes everyone in Scotland a Happy New Year."As we draw 2023 to a close tonight,...