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Almost 100,000 children receive full allocation of funded care

Almost 100,000 children in Scotland received the full allocation of funded childcare in January, a new report shows. The Scottish Government’s “flagship” policy – which sought to provide 1,140 hours of funded early learning and childcare per year to ...

13 Apr 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

Food and drink wholesalers share £5m from coronavirus resilience fund

Food and drink wholesalers affected by Covid-19 restrictions over the winter have received new funding support. The Scottish Government announced that 40 eligible businesses have been awarded a total of £5.37 million from the Scottish Wholesale ...

14 Apr 2022 at 13:55

Councils should focus on improving roads and housing, poll suggests

Voters want their local councils to improve roads and provide more affordable housing, a new poll has found. The survey carried out by Ipsos ahead of the local elections on May 5 found 50% of people thought improving the condition of roads and ...

20 Apr 2022 at 15:25

National News

New laws could entitle parents to five days leave to care for sick children

The Cabinet's new work-life balance laws will introduce unpaid leave for up to five days for any employee who needs it to care for a sick relative. It follows the introduction of the European Union’s Work Life Balance Directive, which ...

19 Apr 2022 at 16:33

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Govt asks Irish children to design badge honouring volunteers' work during pandemic

The government is asking Irish children to design artwork for a commemorative badge acknowledging the contribution of volunteers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Minister of State in the Department of Rural and Community Development, ...

16 Mar 2022 at 15:33

Archbishops call for more action from UK government on visas for Ukrainian refugees

National News

Archbishops unite to press UK government on visas for Ukrainian refugees

Senior church leaders on the island of Ireland have called on the UK Government to do more to help Ukrainian refugees. The all-Ireland primates of the Catholic Church and Church of Ireland came together to urge London to follow ...

16 Mar 2022 at 19:33

Scotland

Ambulance service recruitment hits new highs

Recruitment for the Scottish Ambulance Service hit its highest level in the past year, new figures show. The ambulance service has faced serious pressure in the past year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the military called ...

29 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Local News

Donegal Co Council in spotlight over alleged planning irregularities

Donegal County Council was placed firmly under the spotlight during Wednesday night's RTÉ Investigates: Council Chamber Secrets programme in relation to alleged planning irregularities. According to the RTE 1 team, the ...

24 Mar 2022 at 10:33

Agreement ‘in principle’ for Scottish Government to be refugee ‘super sponsor’

Refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine could arrive in Scotland “very soon”, Nicola Sturgeon has said, after the UK Government gave its backing in principle to the First Minister’s “super sponsor” proposal. Ms Sturgeon ...

15 Mar 2022 at 17:25

Scotland

‘Petulant’ SQA response to education report shows why change is needed, say MSPs

The “petulant” response to an education expert’s report has shown why a change of leadership at Scotland’s exam authority is needed, a cross-party group of MSPs has said. Professor Ken Muir, who published a report ...

24 Mar 2022 at 13:25

Covid restrictions eased as number of patients in hospital hits new record high

The number of patients in hospital with Covid-19 has reached the highest it has ever been since the start of the pandemic as restrictions ease across the country. A total of 2,128 people were in hospital with the ...

21 Mar 2022 at 16:25

Scotland

Tories to call for more ferry funding as watchdog reports on Ferguson Marine

The Scottish Tories are to call for an increase to ferry funding in a debate this week. The debate will push for long term financing for the ferry fleet, which the party’s transport spokesman, Graham Simpson, ...

21 Mar 2022 at 14:25

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