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Motorway boost for travelling Scots
The £500m M8, M73 and M74 motorway improvements project has been officially opened, saving motorists up to 20 minutes on journey times.
The project, including...
Baby Boxes being delivered in Scotland from tomorrow
The Scottish Government is ready to start sending out baby boxes to all newborn babies due from tomorrow. They claim that the policy which...
Brexit Bill talks held in Edinburgh
The UK First Secretary of State Damian Green was accompanied by The Secretary of State for Scotland David Mundell when he visited Edinburgh yesterday.
The...
Scottish Government pressing socio-economic initiative
Public bodies in Scotland will be required to put reducing poverty and inequality at the heart of their decision making.
The introduction of a socio-economic...
Chris is taking on the Mongol Rally in an electric car
Chris Ramsey from Aberdeenshire will take on an epic rally challenge this month by becoming the first person to enter an electric vehicle (EV)...
Government set up a fund to support young disabled
Young disabled people will be able to access a £5m fund to help them live more independent lives, Public Health Minister Aileen Campbell announced...
Latest train fleet upgrades
Rail users across a number of central belt routes are set to benefit from the latest fleet upgrades.
The latest upgraded class 156 diesel train,...
Equality projects boosted by multi-million investment
Over 200 projects working to promote equality and address discrimination will benefit from more than £20m investment over the next year.
More than £5m will...
Ewing confirms new support funding
Funding to support food and drink businesses work with each other to come up with innovative ways to sell their products has been launched...
Swinney welcomes education spend increase
New figures showing an increase in education spend by local authorities have been welcomed by Deputy First Minister John Swinney.
The latest provisional out-turn and...
Scottish Government announce £2.85m funding to boost cancer services
Health Secretary Shona Robison has announced £2.85m funding to help improve cancer services so that patients are seen more quickly.
The investment will be directed...
Battle of Prestonpans Tapestry on display at Holyrood
The medieval 'comic strip' which tells the story of Bonnie Prince Charlie's voyage to Scotland is being displayed in the Main Hall at the Scottish...
New Information Commissioner proposed
Daren Fitzhenry is to be nominated by the Scottish Parliament as the new Scottish Information Commissioner next week.
He will succeed Rosemary Agnew who was...
Freedom of Information to become more transparent
The Scottish Government has announced that all information released in response to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests will be published online from 3 July...
First Minister writes to the Prime Minister
Today the First Minister has sent a letter to Theresa May the Prime Minister urging her to think about the Scottish and Welsh interests...
New law on underage drinking introduced today
A new law which makes if an offence for someone to make alcohol available to a child or young person to drink in public comes...
Transplant numbers up in the last year
The Scottish Government has released new figures confirming that the number of people who had an organ transplant from a deceased donor in the last year...
First Minister announces funding to train women in peacekeeping
Today in New York the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced a £1.2m funding package to train over 200 women from conflict zones around the world...
The British media’s progressives are coming round to Scottish independence
by Simon Pia, Edinburgh Napier University
As Theresa May and Nicola Sturgeon had their Brexit stand-off in Glasgow on Monday March 27 ahead of the...
#NYCTW The Scottish Parliament will be celebrating in New York
A delegation from the Scottish Parliament are travelling to the US this weekend. They will visit Winnipeg, Ottawa and New York, meeting with parliamentarians,...
First Minister sets out referendum process ahead of Brexit trigger
The First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced today at Bute House that the Scottish Government is determined that Scotland will have the choice between what...
Fishing – Scottish Government rules out rod licence proposal
Proposals to introduce rod licences and a new wild fisheries levy will not be taken forward, Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has announced.
The Scottish Government...
Government reveals Scotland’s Baby Box designs
The final six designs for Scotland's Baby Box were revealed by the Minister for Childcare and Early Years, Mark McDonald in Dundee yesterday.
The shortlist...
Lorraine backs Cancer Research UK’s campaign on obesity
Lorraine Rosie was at Holyrood to support Cancer Research UK's Scale Down Cancer campaign to demand action on obesity.
The 55 year-old mum lost 5...
Malta takes over presidency of the EU
Malta takes over the presidency of the EU from today.
The country has fewer citizens than the Scottish capital, and on taking up the role, Malta...
Creative Industries Advisory Group established
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...
More blueberries from Scotland
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...
Scottish Government warns Storm Conor could be on the way
The Scottish Government say that Storm Conor is set to arrive overnight.
The public are being urged to check before they travel as Storm Conor...
Government moves cleft lip and palate surgery to Glasgow
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...
Finance Secretary looking forward to presenting his first budget
Finance Secretary Derek Mackay will present his first budget to Holyrood later today, when the Scottish Government can employ its new powers over income...
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