The Scottish Government

MSP URGES PEOPLE TO CALL HOME HEAT HELPLINE 20,500 households in Edinburgh entitled to help with their fuel bills New research reveals that around 20,500 households...

A beautiful array of flowers and plants painted by Dame Elizabeth Blackadder will help celebrate the forthcoming Year of Natural Scotland while at the...

Members of the Scottish Parliament attended an event in Holyrood this week organised by Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, to raise...

Tighter controls on taxi licensing to crack down on rogue firms and support responsible businesses are being consulted on. The Scottish Government today launched a...

What is your suggestion for the name to be given to the new bridge over the River Forth? Latest suggestions are as follows:- The...

First Minister Alex Salmond has today responded to a joint letter seeking Scottish Government support to secure a positive future for Heart of Midlothian...

Get your Act together! From Climate Act to Climate Action demonstration at Scottish Parliament took place earlier today. Campaigners gathered round ‘Alex Salmond’ outside The Scottish...

The last couple of days have demonstrated something fundamental with the question of separation – the SNP can’t answer the fundamental questions about Scotland’s...

SNP MSPS CONDEMN “VACUOUS” TORY PROMISES AFTER REMPLOY MEETING SNP MSPs have this afternoon condemned the UK Government for abandoning the disabled workers at Remploy...

Gordon MacDonald MSP got on board with the campaign for tax justice when a double-decker bus on a mission pulled up outside the Scottish...

It was confirmed by the Scottish Government yesterday that St John's RC Primary School in Edinburgh will be refurbished or rebuilt under the Scotland's...

Plans to build a replacement for Edinburgh’s Royal Hospital for Sick Children (RHSC ) and Department of Clinical Neurosciences (DCN) have been approved, it...

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...

The Scottish Government's new Cabinet team has been announced by First Minister Alex Salmond, subject to the necessary parliamentary approval. Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon,...

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 Alex Salmond will be in Holyrood later today to announce the Scottish Government's business programme which the BBC tell you more about...

The Scottish Government has wished Scottish athletes the best of luck for London 2012. Scottish Ministers have recorded a good luck message to all 54...

Exciting plans to electrify Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley train route - which would cut journey times by 10 minutes - have been...

A further death linked to the outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Edinburgh was confirmed last night. A man with significant pre-existing underlying health conditions died...

Several of our Edinburgh MSPs were in good voice today at Holyrood. First of all at General Questions this morning, we heard Colin Beattie SNP member...

  Marco Biagi, MSP for Edinburgh Central, has welcomed the Scottish Government's plan on giving urban communities more say on unused land and derelict properties...

Representatives of cycling safety group, Pedal on Parliament, met with Scottish Government Transport Minister Keith Brown MSP, along with other MSPs and government officials...

A Jubilee Garden will be planted in the grounds of Holyrood Palace as a permanent gift from the people of Scotland to The Queen...

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...

As the law stands, the prosecution in Scotland cannot rely upon previous convictions to help prove their case against an accused person. If an...

A multi-million pound fund to help develop Scotland’s first commercial wave and tidal power arrays was opened today. Addressing the AllEnergy conference in Aberdeen, First...

There was only one Edinburgh or Lothians MSP who managed to get a word in edgeways at First Minister's Questions today at Holyrood. Margo MacDonald,...

The preferred minimum price for alcohol will be 50p per unit, it was announced today by The Scottish Government. Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said that,...

More Needs Done on Haymarket Access Plan Edinburgh Central MSP Marco Biagi has urged Network Rail to reconsider its plans for pedestrian and cycle access...

Gordon Macdonald MSP has welcomed the launch of a new £30 Million programme by The Scottish Government that is set to improve cancer survival...