MSP welcomes rates cap savings of £4.5m in Edinburgh
New figures released by the Scottish Government estimatethat businesses across The City of Edinburgh will save £4.5M because of an SNP policy to protect...
Coronavirus – today’s figures
The latest figures for today detailing the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours have been announced.
The figures in Scotland...
Sturgeon appoints new cabinet
With the news earlier today that MSPs Fiona Hyslop and Fergus Ewing would not have ministerial positions in the new government, it was clear...
Coronavirus – Saturday’s figures
The number of cases of Covid-19 in Scotland were announced by Public Health Scotland today and are reported below.
There appears to...
Coronavirus – Tuesday’s figures
Public Health Scotland publishes the latest data on Covid-19 in Scotland each day. the figures are probably an underreporting today as NHS Borders Lab...
Record sums spent on making films in Scotland
Film and TV producers spent a record £45.2 million shooting on location in Scotland in 2014, Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop revealed today.
The record high...
Creative Industries Advisory Group established
The Scottish Government has set up The Creative Industries Advisory Group to advise Ministers on supporting the sector in Scotland.
Industry leaders from across the country...
The Great Get Together takes place next weekend
The Great Get Together will be the third annual series of events since Labour MP Jo Cox was murdered in her Yorkshire constituency in...
Coronavirus – Scottish Government issues stricter new nationwide guidelines
The Scottish Government has announced the daily update on Scottish cases of coronavirus as at today, 22 September 2020:
383 new cases of COVID-19 reported; this is 7.6% of...
Coronavirus – Saturday’s figures
The number of cases of Covid-19 in Scotland were announced by Public Health Scotland today, with the fewest cases since the middle of June....
Lib Dems ready themselves for next election
In the wake of Thursday's EU Referendum vote to leave Europe, and a night of the long knives which has now become the morning...
Boyack is back
Former Cabinet Secretary Sarah Boyack is to return to the Scottish Parliament, taking the list seat set to be vacated by Kezia Dugdale.Sarah Boyack...
At The Scottish Parliament this week
Now that all 129 MSPs have been elected there is an amount of procedure to get through to ensure they can all get started...
Coronavirus – Monday’s figures
The number of cases of Covid-19 in Scotland have been announced by Public Health Scotland. Case numbers show a significant downward trend, with other...
Nominations for Scottish Labour leader open today
Following Johann Lamont's sensational resignation from the leadership of Scottish Labour, many political commentators suggest the party is in disarray.
Candidates for leadership will be invited to...
Scottish Executive papers from 2000 opened today
Files opened for the first time at the National Records of Scotland show details of the first full year of operation of the then newly-established...
Hotels and campsites open to visitors from today
As part of Phase 3 of Scotland’s lockdown route map, guests can now stay in hotels and on campsites and visit tourist attractions across...
Coronavirus – new restrictions will be effective from Saturday
In light of the 'precarious and extremely serious' situation in relation to Covid, The Scottish Government has increased some of the restrictions relating to...
Culture Secretary tours Youth Arts Hub
Apart from all the other excitement that was going on in the capital today the Culture Secretary, Fiona Hyslop MSP, today toured Edinburgh’s Youth...
Kezia wins defamation case
Kezia Dugdale MSP has won a legal action against a pro-independence blogger who accused her of defamation.
In a written judgment issued today, Sheriff Nigel...
Coronavirus – Government helps business
Government has now made grants available to help businesses impacted by Covid-19 and applications are open.
The government says that the one-off grants are designed...
Coronavirus – today’s figures
The figures for today 17 October 2020 of the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours have just been announced....
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, 8...
Coronavirus – Sunday’s figures
The number of cases of Covid-19 in Scotland were announced by Public Health Scotland today. The figures received today may be underreported as they...
Government announces fund for innovative projects in agriculture
The Scottish Government will begin a funding programme to support projects which aim to boost food security in Scotland and address the biodiversity and...
Edinburgh MSP welcomes move to help tenants
Edinburgh Central MSP, Marco Biagi, has welcomed the news from The Scottish Government that three proposals are being considered for the new Tenancy Deposit...
Fifteen bills to be discussed in the new parliamentary session
The First Minister stood up yesterday afternoon at the first Tuesday afternoon business session at Holyrood to announce the fifteen bills that will be...
First Minister to resign
On the day after the historic Scottish Independence Referendum the First Minister called a press conference at Bute House to issue his resignation as...
Live broadcast from Holyrood to mark the parliament’s 20th anniversary
This evening there is a special live broadcast of a debate in the chamber at Holyrood to mark the 20th anniversary of The Scottish...
Coronavirus – today’s figures
The latest figures detailing the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours in Scotland have been announced.
The statistics in...
