Highland councillor issues tourist tax appeal
A tourist tax is needed to prevent visitors being put off visiting the Highlands because they “have to go to the toilet behind...
SNP ministers announce transparency improvements after FoI criticism
SNP ministers have announced plans to improve their “transparency and openness” after they were caught operating a secret twin-track freedom of information regime....
Company with three Scots care homes enters administration
A COMPANY with three care homes in Scotland has gone into administration. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16859728.bertinaley-care-with-three-scots-care-homes-enters-administration/
FMQs sketch: Creep of the week
A WEEK is a long time in politics, but half a parliament is so long ago it’s like it never happened. Ask Ruth...
Work begins on blue and green infrastructure project in Glasgow’s East End
A new green and blue infrastructure project in Greater Easterhouse being delivered by Glasgow City Council in partnership with Scottish Natural Heritage and...
Tourists ‘won’t be put off’ by Edinburgh tourist tax
TOURISTS say they would not be deterred from visiting Edinburgh if a tourist tax was introduced. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16859659.tourists-wont-be-put-off-by-edinburgh-tourist-tax/
Child abuse inquiry announces 17 more institutions to be investigated
Seventeen further institutions are to be investigated by a far-reaching inquiry into historical allegations of the abuse of children in care. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16859496.child-abuse-inquiry-announces-17-more-institutions-to-be-investigated/
Chief vet dismisses coverage of calf transports as ‘alarmist’
SCOTLAND’S top vet has insisted calves being shipped to Spain enjoy the “highest standards of welfare” and called a BBC documentary on the...
Sturgeon attacks ‘shameless’ Tories over school test vote
NICOLA Sturgeon has denounced the Scottish Tories as “shameless opportunists” for spearheading an attack on standardised school tests they previously supported. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16859165.sturgeon-attacks-shameless-tories-over-school-test-vote/
Drains in St Andrews ‘on a diet’ to tackle fatberg clogging problem
Every food business in a Scottish town is being targeted in a scheme aimed at tackling the problem of so-called fatbergs clogging up...
