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Local MSP asks for meeting with Flynn over Winchburgh station
Jenny Young, MSP for Central Scotland and Lothians West, has asked for a meeting with Transport Secretary, Stephen Flynn, to find out whether or...
Alyn Smith becomes a minister
First Minister, John Swinney has made a new appointment to his cabinet. He has announced that former MEP and MP, Alyn Smith, will be...
Council approach Scottish Government for support to make the Powderhall Link happen
Edinburgh's Transport Convener is taking a grip of an active travel project in Edinburgh which has been dormant for at least a decade.
Ten years...
Princes Street fire – how will the monies offered by the government be used?
The City of Edinburgh Council leader met with Deputy First Minister, Jenny Gilruth on Wednesday 5 August as a package of £5 million funding...
Scottish Government awards funding for digital development of the Fringe
The Scottish Government has announced £500,000 funding of digital development for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society.
Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes made the announcement about...
Scottish Government say their investment will tackle “economic inactivity”
Investment of more than £90 million will address long-term unemployment, boost economic growth and tackle child poverty according to the Deputy First Minister, Kate...
Apply now for School Age Payment – February deadline
Parents and carers of school age children are urged to apply now for financial support for children starting primary school.
The deadline for applications for...
Pilton parents say Scottish Child Payment welcome
Parents in Pilton who receive benefits for their children said they welcome the Scottish Child Payment which has made a "big difference" for them...
Government Union Learning Fund to support Scottish workers
The Scottish Government has announced a £2 million investment in the latest round of the Union Learning Fund.
This will be targeted at 23...
Letter from Scotland
Scotland will soon be issuing its own government “bonds” in a rather scary voyage into international financial waters.
We’re inviting the world to invest...
Granton Waterfront – next part of regeneration project to begin with government funding
The Granton Waterfront is a brownfield site where the £1.3 billion regeneration project has already started with the restoration of the Gas Holder, the...
Counting up the baby boxes
The Scottish Government has now delivered more than 350,000 Baby Boxes packed with essential items for newborns in Scotland in the last eight years.
The...
Scottish Cabinet reduced in reshuffle
John Swinney has as expected reshuffled his cabinet today.
Màiri McAllan has been appointed as Cabinet Secretary for Housing upon her return to government...
Demands for UK Government to do more for housing in Scotland
First Minister John Swinney has urged the UK Government to do more to support Scotland’s housing sector in the upcoming Spending Review.
The First Minister...
Block grant increased further
The block grant for the Scottish Government this year is £50 billion following Main Estimates 2025-26 published on Thursday.
The UK Government says that The Scottish...
Peak rail fares scrapped for good
In the programme for government announced at Holyrood on Tuesday the scrapping of peak rail fares is one which stands out and which has...
Government holding offshore investment event in Edinburgh
The Scottish Government will host a major investment event in Edinburgh on Monday which is aimed at unlocking new private investment in Scotland’s rapidly...
Government reaches agreement with other parties on budget proposals
The Scottish Government has made agreements with both the Scottish Liberal Democrats and also separately with the Scottish Green Party to support the proposed...
Government pledges £1 billion for Edinburgh
The draft 2025-26 Scottish Budget includes provision for funding to replace the Eye Pavilion, deliver school buildings and restore facilities at the Royal Botanic...
New Scottish disability benefit to be introduced
The Scottish Government has announced plans to introduce a Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance for those with a disability or long-term health condition ....
Scottish Government releases tenth paper in Building a New Scotland series
Culture Secretary Angus Robertson will announce a new paper today which states that an independent Scotland could unlock the potential of the country’s culture...
Happy New Year from the Scottish Greens
The co-leader of the Scottish Greens and Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater has issued a New Year message reflecting...
Read, Write, Count adds up
The First Minister backs an initiative established in 2015 called Read, Write, Count which has gifted almost quarter of a million books to children...
Scottish Government confirms commitment to rights of trade unions
Wellbeing Economy Secretary Neil Gray, will today focus on The Scottish Government’s collaborative approach to industrial relations and the rights of trade unions.
He will...
Conservatives call for Health Secretary’s iPad to be checked
The Scottish Conservatives have called for Michael Matheson to hand over his iPad to parliamentary authorities so that its record of use can be...
Keep the Promise – second round of funding announced
The Scottish Government has announced a second round of funding for the Promise initiative first established in 2020.
A fund of £4 million will be...
Social rented homes completed at Midlothian development
Housing Minister leads visit marking the boost to region’s supply of houses for social rent.
A major development providing 57 homes for social rent in...
Government launches consultation on biodiversity
The newest government consultation seeks views on a range of measures aimed at accelerating the pace and scale of efforts to tackle the biodiversity...
Funding to help Ukrainians living in Edinburgh
The Scottish Government has announced funding ahead of the Independence Day of Ukraine on Thursday.
The government says that more people who have been displaced...
Government funding available to decarbonise public buildings
The Scottish Government has £20 million on offer to local authorities, universities and other arms length organisations to decarbonise their buildings.
The fund is...
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