IN the run-up to the independence referendum I gave up watching and listening to UK “news” as it swung behind the status quo of ...

MSPs passed the SNP’s budget as Finance Secretary Shona Robison announced a £15m loan to help Dundee University tackle its financial crisis.

Unions said the plans would result in "devastating cuts" and called for Edinburgh University to use some of its assets ...

Speaking ahead of the Scottish Parliament debating the Budget at Stage 3 (Tuesday 25th February), Scottish Liberal Democrat ...

Council Tax will see an 8.95% increase in West Lothian, slightly below a national average of around 8.8%, but hefty enough to ...

West Lothian households will pay an average £10.37 extra a month in Council Tax, plus extra costs for bulky uplift and garden waste with the agreement of the 2025/26 budget. Council Tax will see an 8.

For the Band D taxpayer 8.95% is an increase of almost £125 extra a year - while other regular household costs will climb.

Scotland’s housing minister has defended a decision to lift private rent controls for two years, saying tenants “already have ...

Gregor Poynton, MP for Livingston constituency and Chair of the APPG on Children's Online Safety, has called for a minimum age requirement of 16 for social media accounts, backing proposals inspired ...

Council tax in Shetland is set to rise by 10% in 2025/26. It comes after a decision was made by elected members at a meeting ...

FIVE more cash-strapped local authorities are imposing major council tax rises today – including a whopping 15 per cent hike in one area. The increases were being voted on despite claims ...

A leading Scottish animal charity, OneKind, is celebrating the thousands of volunteers and members of the public who helped ...