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...
Lindhurst calls for Edinburgh fire services to be fully resourced
A Lothian MSP has called on First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to ensure fire services across Edinburgh have the resources to ensure they are fully...
Edinburgh Science Festival 2019 – A Human Touch
If you go down to Holyrood you will see a huge selection of images both outside and inside the parliament building showing the human...
Charities urged to apply to the Wellbeing Fund
Third sector organisations across Scotland are being encouraged to apply for emergency funding to help cope with the effects of coronavirus (COVID-19).More than 2000...
The way out of lockdown in Scotland – what you...
Two months on from the first days of lockdown, the First Minister announced that the country may now take the first steps out of...
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...
Scottish Government law officers stepping down
The Lord Advocate, The Rt Hon James Wolffe QC, and the Solicitor General, Alison Di Rollo, have both confirmed it is their intention to...
Coronavirus – Friday’s figures
The number of cases of Covid-19 in Scotland were announced by Public Health Scotland today. In Lothian there are more cases than anywhere else...
Scots are encouraged to offer help to Ukrainians
Scotland’s offer to provide refuge and sanctuary to displaced Ukrainians, as part of the UK Government’s Homes for Ukraine scheme, is now open.Accessible through...
Scotland may lower Drink Driving Limit
The Scottish Government today published proposals seeking views on lowering the drink driving limit in Scotland.The consultation follows the recent transfer of the power...
Scottish economy on the up in 2013
The Scottish Government has issued estimated figures for the third quarter of 2013 between July and September, when they report the economy grew by...
Happy New Year messages from the Prime Minister and First Minister
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...
A day in New York with the First Minister
At the beginning of April I was in New York for Tartan Week and had the opportunity of interviewing the First Minister, the Rt...
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...
First Minister’s Christmas card for 2019 unveiled
The First Minister has chosen a Christmas card designed by Annie Lennox OBE this year.The drawing depicts a polar bear on an iceberg...
Government introduce free bedside TV in hospitals
The government has announced this morning that patients in six hospitals across Scotland are to receive free bedside television for the next three months.Visiting...
Coronavirus – today’s figures
At St Andrew's House today the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has just announced the latest figures for today, 20 October 2020, detailing the...
Scottish Government announces funding for additional training posts
The Scottish Government has announced the creation of up to 64 additional medical speciality training posts all part of the response to the coronavirus...
Coronavirus – reaction to recall of parliament
The First Minister has asked the Presiding Officer to recall parliament on Monday after a meeting of the government's resilience committee on Saturday to...
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...
Welcome support for B&B trade
The Scottish Government support announced for B&Bs has been given a warm welcome by SNP MSP Gordon MacDonald.The lockdown grant funding amounts to...
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.There are no...
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...
Call for disused MOD housing to be used for refugees in...
SNP MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Gordon MacDonald, has urged the UK Government to use the 160 unused homes, formerly used as accommodation for Ministry...
First Minister off to Downing Street today
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will take the fight to stop the Trade Union Bill coming into force in Scotland to Downing Street today.In the...
Lothians MSP was part of delegation to Bavaria
Lothian MSP Gordon Lindhurst has told us about the recent visit made by MSPs to Bavaria. Lindhurst was part of a delegation of three Convener MSPs...
#BeLikeStAndrew this November
The patron saint of Scotland St Andrew is usually recognised at the end of November on St Andrew's Day.This year the #BeLikeStAndrew campaign would...
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...
Hyslop to set out future working with the EU
External Affairs Secretary Fiona Hyslop today launches a document, explaining how Scotland will continue to work with the EU over the next five years,...
Lindhurst backs support for local newspapers
Lindhurst to back plans to give greater support to local newspaper industryLothians MSP Gordon Lindhurst is backing plans that will give greater support to...
