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‘Serious failures’ in Edinburgh Council’s handling of tax payment complaint

Edinburgh Council has been told to apologise to a vulnerable resident repeatedly threatened with legal ...

By Donald Turvill, Local Democracy Reporter, Midlothian View

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Postal services unfit for purpose on the Rosneath Peninsula

Use the post office on the far side of the Clyde, residents told. People on ...

By The Lochside Press

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Ferry sick: Network-wide disruption on ferry services in Hebridean Isles

Recently, we reported that were the MV Hebridean Isles to complete repairs while the MV ...

By Ileach

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Crail Junior Community Council

In Crail, the Junior Community Council met with Councillor Hayes in the first JCC meeting ...

By Jenni Britain, Crail Matters

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A conversation with Roza Salih, the first refugee councillor in Scotland.

Last year, during the previous Scottish local elections results in May, the news spotlight was ...

By Juliana da Penha, Migrant Women Press

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Bus campaign rumbles on in Edinburgh

Residents opposing what they say is Lothian Buses’ excessive use of certain residential streets in ...

By Broughton Spurtle

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Opinion: Small businesses are in this crisis too

Recently, a local business in Forres displayed a poster explaining why their prices had increased. ...

By Marc Hindley, Forres Local

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Report highlights need for new models of local journalism in Glasgow

Drawing on findings from a workshop held in Glasgow, the Public Interest News Foundation and ...

By Greater Govanhill

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