Coronavirus – Wednesday’s figures
Public Health Scotland has just published the latest data on Covid-19 in Scotland. The daily case numbers remain high and The First Minister will...
Scottish Referendum Consultation now available on your iPhone
The Scottish Government say they will become the first administration in the UK to make an official publication available in digital download format for...
Call for additional support to be maintained in colleges
Alison Johnstone, Green MSP for Lothian and education spokesperson for the Scottish Greens, expressed concern today about a report by the EIS showing cuts...
Three Edinburgh charities celebrated at Holyrood
Three exceptional Edinburgh based charitable projects were last week invited to the Scottish Parliament, as part of an event marking the tenth anniversary of...
Greens to support rally at Holyrood to support EU citizens
The Scottish Greens will today speak up for EU citizens living in Scotland, and urge the Scottish Government to keep all options open in...
Local MSP backs the proposals on inclusive education
MSP for Edinburgh Northern and Leith Ben Macpherson has backed proposals for a more inclusive education system in Scotland improving the experiences of LGBTI...
Workplace parking levy in Scottish budget – for and against
In the Scottish Budget agreed earlier this evening, plans were laid down to impose a workplace parking levy.
The City of Edinburgh Council's Transport...
Scottish Minister writes to Russian Ambassador
Cabinet Secretary for External Affairs, Angus Robertson, has written to the Russian Ambassador for the UK to condemn the invasion of Ukraine by Russia “in...
Scottish Conservatives launch Save Our Roads campaign
Jeremy Balfour MSP calls for action in tackling Edinburgh’s growing problem with
potholes.
The Scottish Conservatives have launched a national pothole campaign, ‘Save Our Roads’, to raise awareness of...
Green MSP concerned over delayed discharges
Earlier this week Alison Johnstone, Health spokesperson for the Scottish Greens and MSP for Lothian expressed concern at the high level of delayed discharges...
Boyack supports Art in Action
Sarah Boyack MSP visited Collective, Edinburgh, this morning as part of the Art In Action campaign marking the first of a series of visits...
Specialist eye facility opened in Clydebank
The Scottish Government has announced the opening of a state-of-the art eye treatment centre for Scots who have sight issues.
The NHS Golden Jubilee Eye...
Coronavirus – today’s figures in Scotland
The latest figures detailing the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours in Scotland have been announced by the Deputy...
Coronavirus – today’s figures
The latest figures detailing the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours in Scotland were announced earlier.
The statistics...
Volunteers to help out at Gleneagles
Hundreds of businesses across Scotland have signed up to a training programme to help make tourist services more accessible, Tourism Minister Fergus Ewing revealed...
Prime Minister visits Edinburgh
The Prime Minister David Cameron paid a visit to Bute House earlier today to hold talks with the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. More powers...
Bursary to move into teaching
Bursaries of £20,000 will be available from next year for people wishing to change career and become a teacher in priority science, technology, engineering...
Johnson warned about damaging public health
Speaking ahead of the Prime Minister’s speech which he is expected to make on Sunday evening, Scottish Greens Co-Leader Patrick Harvie MSP said: “Last...
Coronavirus – no change to restrictions for now
The First Minister announced the Cabinet's decision on current lockdown restrictions on Tuesday in parliament. She said that there will be no change to...
Coronavirus – Monday’s figures
The number of cases of Covid-19 in Scotland were announced by Public Health Scotland today. Yet again the figures from NHS Tayside have not...
Sarah Boyack on the Green Investment Bank
by Lothians MSP Sarah Boyack
Earlier this month, Business Secretary Vince Cable announced that Edinburgh was to be home to the headquarters for the UK’s...
Scottish Independence Referendum – this week’s chat
A resumé of remarks and comments and pointers to articles about the Scottish Independence Referendum.
People living in Scotland are invited to vote in the...
Miles calls for a new life for redundant phone boxes
Lothians MSP Miles Briggs has called upon BT to make use of the otherwise redundant phone boxes in more rural locations outside the city as...
First Minister to warn of long term uncertainty promoted by withdrawal...
Speaking at the National Economic Forum in Dundee tomorrow First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will explain her view of the Draft Agreement which was agreed...
Michael Gove to give evidence to Holyrood on Wednesday
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...
Coronavirus – more government funding for business
Today The Scottish Government has announced £7.3 million for travel agents, brewers and indoor football centres.
The new funds will begin to take applications...
Coronavirus – Friday’s figures
The latest figures detailing the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 in the 24 hours to 8 April in Scotland are shown below.
The...
Holyrood passes Human Trafficking law
A new law introducing life sentences for traffickers has been introduced in Scotland for the very first time.
The Scottish Parliament passed the Scottish Government’s Human...
Government Fire safety review continues
There was a second meeting of a Ministerial Working Group convened to examine building and fire safety regulatory frameworks this week.
The meeting was chaired...
Coronavirus – today’s figures
The latest figures for today detailing the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours have just been announced today by...
