The Scottish Government

Fire safety is to be strengthened in new high rise buildings and facilities for people with disabilities improved in larger new buildings. Changes to Scottish...

SNP SAY TORY GOVERNMENT MUST SCRAP “HEARTLESS” POLICY 13.1% of the total number of children in Edinburgh could be affected by the two-child cap, according...

Lothian MSP Gordon Lindhurst has hit out at the SNP Government for continuing to cut local authority budgets, including The City of Edinburgh Council. The...

Edinburgh Eastern MSP, Ash Denham, has written to Lothian Buses asking the company to reconsider changes to the number 15 bus service which are...

The Duke of Hamilton, visited Edinburgh Castle, today, Saturday 29th June, to officially receive the Crown of Scotland from Lord Mackay of Clashfern, before...

The sun came out for the visit of Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Rothesay to Holyrood this morning to attend the...

MSP HAILS RADICAL MOVE TO TACKLE CHILD POVERTY IN EDINBURGH Local MSP, Gordon Macdonald, has heaped praise on the SNP’s announcement of a new social...

Lothian MSP Miles Briggs tabled a motion noting the 30th annual Stockbridge Duck Race that will take place on 30 June 2019. The annual duck...

Around 21,408 people in Edinburgh will be hit by the BBC’s recent decision to scrap the free TV licence for over-75s, new figures have...

Government must get on its bike to hit cycling target Scottish Greens Parliamentary Co-Leader Alison Johnstone MSP has slammed the Scottish Government for its failure...

The Great Get Together will be the third annual series of events since Labour MP Jo Cox was murdered in her Yorkshire constituency in...

'Final chance to back 20 and save lives.' Scottish Green MSP Mark Ruskell has issued a final call for the Scottish Parliament to back his...

Andy Wightman MSP is defending a defamation action raised against him by Wildcat Haven Enterprises CIC. The organisation claims that he defamed them in two...

Bandits star Aaron Summers believes there is a positive mentality ahead of the club’s SGB Championship Shield semi-final double-header. The Borders club face SGB Championship...

An alliance of women’s organisations and The Scottish Parliament have announced a move aiming to tackle the gender imbalance in Scottish politics. The Scottish Parliament...

by Ben Macpherson MSP Short-term letting, through platforms such as Airbnb, is increasingly causing concern in Leith, with the consequences becoming more and more...

Cannonball Restaurant and Bar on Edinburgh’s Castlehill has won the top Food Tourism accolade at the Catering in Scotland (CIS) Excellence Awards. The awards recognise,...

Lothian MSP Gordon Lindhurst says the SNP must not let their independence obsession affect any plans to boost Scotland’s exports. The Scottish Conservative and Unionist...

It has been reported by the Scottish Government today that an outbreak of European Foulbrood has been found in West Lothian. This is a...

Labour MSP for Lothian Neil Findlay announced today that he will resign his seat in the Scottish Parliament at the next election in 2021....

Daniel Johnson Labour MSP for Edinburgh Southern and until today the Justice spokesperson on the Labour shadow cabinet at Holyrood has written to Labour...

PERFORMERS FORCED TO CANCEL TRIPS DUE TO VISA CONTROLS The UK Government’s hostile immigration policy is having a ‘truly devastating’ impact on the ability to...

Lothian MSP Gordon Lindhurst has criticised the u-turn by the SNP Government on promised cuts to air departure tax for passengers using Edinburgh Airport. The...

The Scottish Government has announced that First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to visit Dublin. She will use the opportunity to highlight Scotland’s growing political,...

Jeremy Balfour MSP lent his support to help improve the lives of people in Scotland living with terminal illness.  Meeting with representatives from Marie Curie...

MSPs from across the political divide joined funeral directors, charities, policymakers and academics for a parliamentary reception marking Good Death Week 2019, last week....

Council urged to ‘stop playing SimCity with city centre’ over transformation plans Opponents have called on transport chiefs to “avoid playing a game of SimCity...

Michael Gove MP will give evidence to two Scottish Parliament committees this week by video conference. The future of the UK’s environmental, agricultural and...

The Scottish Government’s consultation on the use and regulation of fireworks will close on Monday with more than 16,000 responses now received. The public’s views...

This evening there is a special live broadcast of a debate in the chamber at Holyrood to mark the 20th anniversary of The Scottish...