Cross party plea for government funding for Edinburgh’s Hindu Diwali festival
All party leaders in the Scottish Parliament along with some of the Edinburgh and Lothian MSPs have written to the First Minister asking that...
Cultural Day in the Grassmarket on Saturday
A host of well-known faces will come together to take part in a Cultural Day in Edinburgh’s Grassmarket to celebrate a decade of the...
MSP joins in litter pick in the Pentlands
ONE DAY, ONE PLANET, ONE GOAL
As part of World Cleanup Day, Gordon Macdonald MSP took part in a litter pick organised by Friends of...
Holyrood to consider Statutory Repairs
Alex Neil, Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment, yesterday stated that The Scottish Government was open to looking at any recommendations of The...
Coronavirus – vaccinations will now be offered to 16 and 17-year-olds
All young people in Scotland who are aged 16 or 17 will now be offered the Covid-19 vaccination.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI)...
Beattie resigns as SNP Treasurer
Colin Beattie MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh has resigned as Treasurer of the SNP with immediate effect.
Mr Beattie (71) was arrested at...
Coronavirus – today’s figures
The Scottish Government has issued figures today of the number of people who have been diagnosed with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours.
The...
COSLA and Holyrood moving forward on fiscal framework for local government
COSLA and the Scottish Government have moved forward with discussions on the way local government is funded.
The debate arose from the Verity House Agreement...
Presiding Officer calls for Parliamentary reform
The voices of the people must be heard in Parliament following Scotland’s unprecedented voter turn-out at the Referendum, says Presiding Officer Tricia Marwick.
Leading Time for...
John Byrne ‘s Christmas card for the First Minister unveiled
Artist John Byrne has created a Christmas Card for the First Minister in 2017 which is cheeky as well as festive, and dates back...
National Clean Air Day 2017
The Scottish Government says that Scotland is making progress tackling air pollution, according to a new report launched today.
In the last 18 months 40...
Coronavirus – Friday’s figures
The latest figures detailing the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 in the 24 hours to 14 May 2021 in Scotland are shown below,...
First Minister in Call for climate justice
Scotland will launch a Climate Justice Fund this week to help some of the world’s poorest communities tackle the impact of climate change, it...
Choudhury says enough is enough
In Edinburgh, the closure of The Filmhouse, Gorgie City Farm, The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art’s Modern Two, The Prentice Centre and many...
Green MSP concerned about Borders Railway failing cyclists
Alison Johnstone, Scottish Green MSP for Lothian and co-convener of Holyrood's cross-party group on cycling, is adding her voice to concerns that the Borders...
Coronavirus – everyone over 18 can now sign up for a...
Every adult over 18 can now sign up for a vaccine appointment.
Anyone aged 18 and over who has not received a first Covid-19 vaccination...
MSP presented with Youth Advocacy Award
Daniel Johnson was presented with the Youth Advocacy Award, which recognises MSPs who are raising issues relating to young people in the Parliament or...
MSP suggests moving the police into Victoria Quay
Ben Macpherson MSP wrote to Justice Secretary Angela Constance on Thursday following the session just ahead of First Minister’s Questions.
He had not had...
Edinburgh’s finances raised at Holyrood
At the virtual session of portfolio questions on Finance today, the first question on the agenda for the Minister for Public Finance and Migration,...
Some benefits go up from today
Twelve Scottish Government benefits including those for carers, disabled people, and low income households will increase by 10.1% from today.
As part of the government's...
New government campaign to promote applying for disability benefits
The Scottish Government is beginning a new campaign to urge disabled people to find out if they are eligible for government disability benefits. The...
Cashback for Communities funding for basketball
Today The Scottish Government announced CashBack for Communities funding to help the development of basketball in Scotland with a new £600,000 funding boost adding to...
Plans for Lands Tribunal to amalgamate with the Scottish Land Court
The Scottish Government has announced that the Lands Tribunal for Scotland and the Scottish Land Court will be merged into one body.
This follows public...
‘Hidden’ Cancer highlighted at Holyrood
Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, hosted Make 2nds Countat the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday, a charity set up by Edinburgh resident Lisa Fleming following...
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...
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 at a media...
More funding for pre-school pupils across Scotland
Education Secretary Angela Constance has announced funding of £2.7 million for pre-school programmes to improve literacy in children.
Bookbug, which aims to encourage reading from...
Parliament to debate overhaul of SQA on Wednesday
After the to-ing and fro-ing around exam results last year, it is little surprise that the opposition are reviving an old argument about splitting...
Johnstone claims a better future is Green
'The Scottish Greens Will Deliver a Better Future'
Scottish Greens Parliamentary Co-Leader Alison Johnstone MSP brought the party spring conference in Edinburgh to a close...
Government inquiry into historical child abuse to meet in Edinburgh next...
Public to help shape remit of Inquiry into historical abuse in care.
Survivors of historical abuse in care or in institutions in Scotland are being...
