Tag: Scottish Government

A further twenty war memorials across Scotland will be restored to their former glory after being awarded grants totalling £160,000, First Minister Alex Salmond has announced.The money from the latest round of funding from...

by Robert Pearson Over recent years bingo halls have closed all across Edinburgh. Many reasons for that spring to mind especially the introduction of the national smoking ban in certain premises. North Edinburgh’s nearest bingo hall...

Over the last few years, I have been working with local campaigners to tackle anti-social behaviour associated with 'party flats'. These flats are residential properties rented out for a short period of time - often...

Protesters against the planned Leith Biomass Plant have turned their attention to government subsidies in the hope that they will be the key to preventing Forth Energy’s plans to build a power plant in...

Over three quarters of a billion pounds will be transferred from resource expenditure into the capital investment programme to support economic recovery, it was announced today.The Scottish Spending Review 2011, published today, confirms that...

A £500,000 pledge of support from Scottish entrepreneur Brian Souter is to be used by the SNP to help propel its bid for a second historic term in government. Announcing the pledge today,...

Scotland's renewable electricity target for the next decade is being raised from 50 per cent to 80 per cent, First Minister Alex Salmond announced today.The FM confirmed the Scottish Government's increased national target -...