The Scottish Government

SNP AND GREENS WELCOME £1.8M FOR GREEN BUSES A £1.8million investment that will see a further 26 low carbon vehicles added to the Scottish bus...

Green MSP, Alison Johnstone, lodged a motion on cycling this morning which promoted a well-mannered cross party debate on the issues of cycling safety...

The City of Edinburgh Council could save considerable sums of money if a bill launched today at Holyrood becomes law. The Council has spent over...

by Lothians MSP Sarah Boyack Earlier this month, Business Secretary Vince Cable announced that Edinburgh was to be home to the headquarters for the UK’s...

The Scottish Government say they will become the first administration in the UK to make an official  publication available in digital download format for...

The First Minister is set to tell a London audience tonight that independence is the key to Scotland's future economic growth. Alex Salmond is expected...

The Scottish Government recently published draft proposals for biomass subsidies that could potentially see Forth Energy get a financial windfall of over £170 million...

Transport, housing, health and digital projects will receive new investment to help boost the economy, Finance Secretary John Swinney told Parliament today. During the final...

The Scottish Government has confirmed it will reverse the proposed cut of £11.4m for college bursaries as the Budget is voted on today, protecting...

Councillors decided today to approve a motion lodged by Councillor Joanne Mowat asking the Chief Executive to write to the Justice Secretary about his...

Youth employment has topped the agenda at Scotland’s ninth National Economic Forum, held today at Edinburgh’s Corn Exchange. As part of the focus on getting...

First Minister Alex Salmond at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh yesterday outlined detailed proposals for the referendum in autumn 2014 on whether Scotland should become...

Friends of the Earth Edinburgh invited the public to "Give Keith Brown the boot" with an enormous papier-mâché boot this weekend. The environmental group carried out...

The University of Edinburgh’s Amnesty International Society is among many groups working in support of the Scottish Government’s Same Sex Marriage Consultation. Yesterday dressed in...

Alex Neil, Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment, yesterday stated that The Scottish Government was open to looking at any recommendations of The...

  As we advised you yesterday, Edinburgh campaigner, Ani Rinchen Khandro, went to Holyrood this afternoon and handed in the petition bearing over 1,000 names...

Edinburgh Central MSP, Marco Biagi, has welcomed the news from The Scottish Government that three proposals are being considered for the new Tenancy Deposit...

Three Scottish social landlords, including one in Edinburgh, have been awarded a share of a bumper fund to install more efficient heating systems for...

Nicola Sturgeon MSP, the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing, cuts the first turf for the start of building a...

SNP MEP Alyn Smith has welcomed comments by Professor Henri De Waele, senior lecturer in EU law at Radboud University in Nijmegen in the Netherlands. Speaking to...

Parliament bosses have spent thousands of pounds erecting two new entrance signs, just yards from the original granite sign. The original sign cost £20,000 and...

It is time for Scotland's Parliament to join forces with those across Scotland who are serious about tackling our battle with alcohol misuse, Health...

Scotland is set to establish its first National Conservation Centre for training young people in traditional building skills. The centre will be based in Stirling...

A Green MSP has called for officials to lift a ban on using social media in the chamber. Patrick Harvie wants The Scottish Government to...

Edinburgh Central MSP Marco Biagi has today welcomed The Scottish Government's announcement of funding for 516 new affordable houses across the city. This includes...