The Scottish Government

A delegation from the Scottish Parliament are travelling to the US this weekend. They will visit Winnipeg, Ottawa and New York, meeting with parliamentarians,...

At this morning's meeting of the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee at Holyrood, Keith Brown MSP had to inform the members that the Queensferry...

The Scottish Government says it has plans to boost the number of jobs associated with the digital industries to 150,000 in the next four...

Miles Briggs Conservative MSP for Lothian has developed a love of bingo. But fear not, this game has a real benefit other than winning cash prizes! Miles is...

  The First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced today at Bute House that the Scottish Government is determined that Scotland will have the choice between what...

The Queen's Hall will celebrate its 200th anniversary in 2023 and now in the year of History, Heritage and Archaeology the Scottish Government has  granted it...

  To mark Scottish Apprenticeship Week, Scottish Conservative Leader Ruth Davidson visited Lothian Buses to help them remove a wheel nut from one of the...

Scottish Labour Leader Kezia Dugdale has announced an amendment to the budget motion at Holyrood today in a bid to stop cuts on local...

#KnowYourRates to be aware of any impending rise in business rates Politicians want further action by the Scottish Government With changes to business rates in the...

The Scottish Government has announced a new £25,000 scholarship in memory of Gordon Aikman who died at the beginning of the month. The scholarship will...

  A series of new initiatives designed to protect Scotland’s environment and tackle climate change have been published today by the Scottish Conservatives in a...

The Scottish Government's Labour Market Strategy has spawned a group of academics, trade union representatives and business experts who will meet later today in...

Earlier today the Scottish Government fixed income tax rates and bands set out in their Budget Bill, achieving a first in Scottish Parliamentary history. Scottish Income...

Scottish Conservative mental health spokesman Miles Briggs MSP has managed to get the support of Twitter to organise a conference on mental health this...

SNP MSP Ben Macpherson who has a background in renewable energy has encouraged The City of Edinburgh Council to apply for a share of The...

As part of the £120 million Pupil Equity Fund schools in Edinburgh will share £7.5 million which is intended to improve standards in schools...

Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop was on Edinburgh's Royal Mile today to hear how Scotland is capitalising on the booming demand from tourists to explore the country’s...

In Edinburgh the waiting time for an allotment to rent from the city council can be as long as 8 or 9 years. The full...

Miles Briggs is a Conservative MSP for Lothian and he is holding surgeries on 6 February 2017 in various locations then.   So if you have any...

Green MSP for Lothian Alison Johnstone is today urging Scottish Ministers to act on a report just published which claims that 400 child deaths...

Gordon Macdonald was re-elected to his position as SNP MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands last May. He produces a monthly newsletter which you can sign up...

The death of Dr Elsie Inglis a hundred years ago will be commemorated on 26 and 29 November 2017 as part of the World War...

Lothians MSP and Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has split from her fiancée of only six months, Louise Riddell. The Edinburgh College lecturer announced their...

The announcement earlier this week that baby boxes were being introduced in  a pilot scheme in Clackmannanshire and Orkney from 1 January resulted in a storm of...

First of all Prime Minister Theresa May explains that we have made a momentous decision and set ourselves in a new direction. She says in the...

The National Records of Scotland have today released the papers relating to the Scottish Executive from 2001. These detail the second full year of what...

Arise Sir Andy Murray! It looks like his mother may have to eat her words and start doffing her cap to him after all....

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...

Scientists at the James Hutton Institute are undertaking research to find ways of growing blueberries in Scotland. The Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has announced new...

The Scottish Government has today announced the closure of the East of Scotland cleft lip and palate surgery unit. Campaigners have been very vocal in...