Local Democracy
£9.6m Kilcreggan Harbour plan rejected by almost 75 percent
£9.6m plans for ‘Kilcreggan Harbour’ were rejected by nearly three-quarters of the people who took ...
By Julian Calvert, Lochside Press
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Visitor levy passes Stage 1 in Scottish Parliament but cruise ships not included
A bill which would give Scotland’s local authorities powers to charge a visitor level, or ...
By Fiona Grahame, The Orkney News
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Rural & island communities facing a housing crisis
Rural and island communities are facing a housing crisis with second/multiple home ownership, holiday lets ...
By Fiona Grahame, The Orkney News
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Chief Constable under pressure as senior Police Scotland colleague lodges grievance
Police Scotland is in turmoil after it emerged a grievance has been lodged against recently ...
By Stephen Rafferty, The Edinburgh Reporter
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Shetland Island Council warns of workforce challenge as 10% of jobs remain vacant
SHETLAND Islands Council (SIC) is warning of its workforce challenges and the need to potentially ...
By Chris Cope, Shetland News
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The Secret Seven – a few things that public servants in Argyll and Bute kept private in 2023
The start of year is always a time for lists, so as 2024 begins, we’re ...
By The Lochside Press
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Tough Times’ as Robison Delivers Her First Draft Scottish Budget
The Scottish Government has published its Draft Budget for 2024 – 25 with “funding targeted ...
By Fiona Grahame, Orkney News
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Council Convener Rejects Palestine Ceasefire Motion
IS DISCUSSING a motion that calls for a permanent ceasefire in the war between Hamas ...
By Hans J Marter
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Campaign to reopen Edinburgh’s Radical Road
Campaigners have begun an urgent petition calling on Historic Environment Scotland (HES) to reopen Edinburgh’s ...
By The Edinburgh Reporter
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Forres given share of £1.5m fund for town centre regeneration
Forres is to get a share of £1,500,000 funding allocated for town centre regeneration and ...
By Marc Hindley, Forres Local
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Editorial: The Scottish Government needs to support independent media
I missed the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, answering a portfolio question ...
By Phyllis Stephen, The Edinburgh Reporter
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Edinburgh community councils review
Phase 1 of Edinburgh Council’s review of 46 community councils’ governance arrangements and boundaries began ...
By Alan McIntosh, Broughton Spurtle
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