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Cash awarded to help transform 10 derelict sites in Scotland

Ten projects that aim to transform derelict and vacant sites are to share more than £5 million. Schemes that will benefit from the public cash include an initiative that aims to build 133 net-zero, affordable homes in part of Edinburgh, along with a ...

10 May 2022 at 13:25

Scotland

Scotland’s carbon footprint down by nearly a third from 2006 peak, figures show

Scotland’s carbon footprint has shrunk by almost a third from its peak in 2006, new figures show. However, the Scottish Government figures showed the smallest drop in emissions was in those directly generated by households in areas such as heating ...

21 Mar 2023 at 12:47

Scotland

Scotland could face £10bn budget shortfall in 50 years, experts warn

Scotland could be facing an annual budget shortfall of £10 billion within 50 years, a major new report has warned. Outgoing Deputy First Minister John Swinney said the report, from the Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC), shows “Scotland lacks the ...

22 Mar 2023 at 16:54

Scotland

Farmers bringing cattle into Scotland face tighter controls in fight against TB

Tighter controls are being introduced on cattle being brought into Scotland, in a bid to ensure the country remains free of bovine tuberculosis (TB). The Scottish Government announced changes to legislation will come into force from May 18, ...

12 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Storm clean-up emergency funding leaves councils ‘in the cold’, say Lib Dems

A funding scheme which can help councils deal with the aftermath of storms and flooding has paid out under £10 million in the past 14 years, figures show. The Bellwin Scheme was set up so Scottish ministers can give local authorities extra ...

27 Jan 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Somerville: Reforming Universal Credit could lift 40,000 children out of poverty

Up to 40,000 children in Scotland could be lifted out of poverty over the next year if the UK made changes to Universal Credit, Scotland’s Social Justice Secretary has said. Shirley-Anne Somerville claimed that would be the impact if ...

25 Mar 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Community right-to-buy laws to be reviewed

A review of community right-to-buy is to be carried out, the Scottish Government has announced. It comes as Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon said ministers want to see more of the country owned by local communities. The ...

06 Mar 2024 at 11:14

Scotland

Scottish Government accused of trying to ‘bury’ offshore wind power figures

The Scottish Government has been accused of having “tried to bury” figures detailing Scotland’s offshore wind capacity, with Energy Secretary Neil Gray now being urged to make a statement to Holyrood. After ministers had ...

14 Nov 2023 at 09:05

Tory MSP tells of mother’s care home death and says ‘families deserve the truth’

A senior Tory MSP has spoken about how his mother died alone and “without family contact” in a care home during the Covid pandemic. Murdo Fraser questioned if strict restrictions in care homes were as “damaging, if not ...

01 Nov 2023 at 10:17

Scotland

Highly protected marine areas ‘will not be progressed’, Mairi McAllan confirms

The Scottish Government has confirmed controversial plans which would have restricted fishing in 10% of waters will not go ahead, with Net Zero Secretary Mairi McAllan saying that previously proposed highly protected ...

07 Nov 2023 at 15:18

Scotland

Delay to UK deposit return scheme branded ‘extremely disappointing’ by McAllan

Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary has said a decision to delay the introduction of a deposit return scheme across the UK by two years is “extremely disappointing” but “unsurprising”. Mairi McAllan spoke out after the UK ...

25 Apr 2024 at 17:47

Scotland

Salmond warns Swinney not to backtrack on roads projects to appease Green MSPs

Alex Salmond has warned likely first minister John Swinney he could pay the “heaviest of political prices” if key road-building projects – such as completing the dualing of the A9 – are put on hold to appease the ...

06 May 2024 at 00:01

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