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New Edinburgh MSPs take a bow at Holyrood
Two new faces at Holyrood among the group of SNP MSPs who gathered earlier this afternoon. Marco Biagi and Gordon MacDonald will be representing...
Snowsport centre gets national backing
Midlothian Council has been successful in obtaining national backing for Britain's longest dry ski slope.
Two new injections of funding have been secured to help...
Edinburgh Reporter chats – Ewan Aitken
Ewan Aitken is currently the Councillor for Craigentinny/Duddingston and is now standing as the Labour candidate for Eastern Edinburgh. He was elected to the...
Edinburgh Reporter Chats – Margo McDonald MSP
It is clearly lunchtime. Margo is finishing her soup, sitting in the room occupied by her assistants and an American intern who is very...
Edinburgh Reporter Chats – Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP
We meet on what is obviously a typically busy morning for the SNP MSP for the Lothians., but is standing for the constituency of...
Portrait Gallery project awarded £2m by The Scottish Government
The world's first purpose-built portrait gallery is a step closer to opening again to the public as the Scottish Government confirms an additional £2...
NUS condemn legal moves on HMO flats
MSPs today passed a new law which they hope will raise the standard of private rented housing in Scotland.
The Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Bill...
Cost of cremation to fall
New legislation, passed by The Scottish Government today, will scrap the £147 cremation fees and give greater scrutiny to the death certification process.
Under current...
Funding for Scottish Councils allows council tax freeze to continue
The Scottish Parliament today agreed the full allocation of local government funding for 2011-12.
It follows confirmation that all 32 councils formally accepted the terms...
£2m funding for Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh's world famous Festivals will share £2 million from the Scottish Government to showcase Scotland's cultural and creative talent.
The funding will support ambitious and...
Portrait of the Queen to be unveiled at Holyrood this week
The first portrait of Her Majesty The Queen to be displayed at the Scottish Parliament will be unveiled by Her Royal Highness The...
Emissions targets 2010-22
Scottish Ministers today confirmed their plans to meet statutory annual greenhouse gas emissions reductions targets.
The Low Carbon Scotland: Meeting the Emissions Reductions Targets 2010-2022...
Employability Support for Edinburgh confirmed by Scottish Government
Shirley-Anne Somerville (MSP)(Lothians)(SNP) welcomed the news that The Scottish Government will continue direct funding of Edinburgh’s employability services in the next financial year with...
Government wants Scottish Digital Network publicly funded
Proposals to establish the Scottish Digital Network (SDN) to deliver local television services in Scotland have been put forward by the Scottish Government.
A formal...
Scotland Week to be celebrated in Canada and the United States
This year, for the first time, the huge contribution of Scots and Scotland to the founding of North America will be celebrated across the...
Lothians Counselling Scheme launches today
Scotland's largest voluntary social care organisation is launching an innovative new counselling scheme in the Lothians today.
The ABBA project, run by the...
Scottish Government awards contract to Business Stream
A three-year contract for water and waste water services has been awarded to Business Stream after the Scottish Government tendered the first national water...
Minister agrees to National Roads review
Following Audit Scotland's report last week into the condition of both local and strategic roads, Transport Minister Keith Brown has today confirmed his acceptance...
Holyrood open for Business till 22nd March 2011
‘The Presiding Officer wishes to announce that this session of the Parliament will end at midnight on 22 March 2011, and that dissolution begins...
Patients’ Rights Bill passed today
MSPs voted unanimously to pass The Patients Rights (Scotland) Bill today.
The Law Society of Scotland agrees with the general principles of the Bill which...
Let’s talk about education
Education Secretary Michael Russell today hosted the last of a series of discussion events on the Higher Education Green Paper, 'Building a Smarter Future'.
The...
The Culture Minister looks forward to the Festivals
by Fiona Hyslop MSP
As well as being one of the elected members for the Lothians region, I am also the Minister responsible for Culture...
City Council given more time for Trams compulsory purchase
The Scottish Government yesterday laid before Parliament two Orders to extend the time limits for the City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) to compulsorily acquire...
Census 2011 will be painted by numbers
‘Fill in the blanks and help shape Scotland’s future’ – that’s the message of a campaign launched today to highlight Scotland’s biggest population survey,...
No smoking to be extended
Guidance to give residential mental health patients and workers the same protection from second-hand smoke as others throughout Scotland was published today.
Smoking has been...
Cashback for Communities – Councillor Tymkewycz asks who wants the money?
by Councillor Stefan Tymkewycz, Councillor for Craigentinny/Duddingtston
I am calling all local youth groups and uniformed organisations, in my Craigentinny/Duddingston Ward, such as the Boys...
Scottish Rugby to get £3.65m investment
Cash totalling £3.65 million recovered from the proceeds of crime will be invested in Scottish rugby club activities and facilities over the next three...
Jobs for the young….
The Scottish Government said today it is to invest a further £10 million in 2011-12 to support unemployed young people into work and training...
Edinburgh MSP slams Government for record on Childhood Obesity
Edinburgh Central MSP, Sarah Boyack, has slammed the SNP Government after it emerged that the number of staff battling childhood obesity in Edinburgh has...
Queensferry Community Council Demand Changes to Bill Process
Queensferry & District Community Council (QDCC) this week called for a rethink of the way major public infrastructure projects are handled following the Forth...
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