Dumfries and Galloway Council told to make sure it knows "actual costs" of new waste programme

link.In July this year the Scottish Government announced a delay to the implementation of the 1140 programme due to the current health crisis.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Soft play centres in Dumfries and Galloway are urging the Scottish Government to allow them to open the doors and return to business.Owners have expressed genuine fears for the future if they are still banned from opening the inside areas to the public and also pointed to the centres being allowed to reopen in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.Debbie Shuttleworth, manager of the Farmer’s Den, said: “It has

Matt Ratana has told how a planned holiday to reunite with him will now be a visit to his grave. Matthew Ratana, from New Zealand, had been hoping to meet up with the Kiwi police officer, whose late mother Mary was Scottish, during a planned trip to the UK earlier this year.

Thursday saw a further 668 cases in Scotland, taking the total to 29,912.There are currently 154 in hospital with 17 in intensive care.A further three people who tested positive in the past 24 hours have died, taking the Scottish total to 2,522.

school cleaners who worked during lockdown should receive a 'key worker' bonus, one union says. GMB members will protest outside the Scottish Parliament on Thursday in a bid to secure the additional payment for council workers.

The Scottish total has risen by a further 806, which First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said includes a number of results from Friday and Saturday.The national tally is now at 28,604. 123 people are in hospital with 14 in intensive care.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.An 11-year-old Wishaw schoolgirl is the inspiration behind an innovative new collection of jewellery.Sarah Mcgough, 33, named her online business after her daughter Summer Jane, a P7 pupil at St Thomas’s Primary.Sarah’s husband Michael runs Peter Francis Jewellers in Caledonian Road, Wishaw.The couple met after she moved to Scotland from Cork 15 years ago.Last year she launched Summer Jane, an online

Perth and Kinross Council has called on the local authority to be given more support in dealing with an increase in people choosing to stay in the region for their holidays.

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Highland ward councillor reckons a £134,660 grant for a project to transform Kinloch Rannoch Outdoor Centre has vindicated the council’s decision not to sell the building for a pound.

link.The move follows a motion to the meeting of South Lanarkshire Council held today, which stated: “South Lanarkshire Council acknowledges that whilst attending a well-organised fireworks display can be a positive community experience, the noise associated with displays and the anti-social behaviour perpetrated by a minority can be distressing for vulnerable groups of people, livestock and pets.“South Lanarkshire Council notes the Consultation on Fireworks in Scotland carried out by The

"It’s a bit of a mess.”A Scottish Water spokesperson said: “The reinstatement is being inspected this afternoon (Monday). Once the tar has cooled then the temporary traffic management should be removed and road back to normal tonight.”

homeless.Callum Coulson, 33, was left on the street after council officials ordered an ­evacuation of his Glasgow home.He was among dozens of people affected after council building standards officers and structural engineers ruled the tenement unsafe.The St Andrew’s ­Ambulance driver says he felt “abandoned” by the authorities as lockdown restrictions were reintroduced in the city and he was left ­struggling to find shelter.Council officials admitted only one person from the block of six

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link.“To give just one example of this work, the committee will hear about the fantastic progress being made, with the help of Scottish Government funding, to reduce the carbon footprint of our vehicles by the introduction of more electric vehicles.

Perthshire town could be made to use a council office as Police Scotland looks to slash costs.