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Parents campaign to end discrimination over nursery funding
A Scottish campaign aims to end a “crude and obstructive" postcode lottery of funding for parents who want to defer their child’s entry...
Why we delayed the start of school for our son
Sandra McGinley decided to give her son Joseph an extra year at nursery after concerns he was not ready for formal school. ....
Analysis: Child’s needs must come first – not funding
Professor John McKendrick, from Glasgow Caledonian University’s Glasgow School for Business and Society . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17201523.analysis-childs-needs-must-come-first-not-funding/
Two of Scotland’s biggest firms join forces to try and get motorists to go electric
TWO of Scotland’s biggest companies are are joining forces in a unique ‘go green’ move to create the electric car-buying equivalent of the...
Arthritis – Scotland’s hidden misery where half of sufferers feel isolated and even worry about intimacy
ARTHRITIS has become Scotland’s hidden misunderstood heartache creating an “epidemic of isolation" with nearly half of sufferers saying they avoid going out on...
‘I just wanted a hug from my dad’: Ali Douglas, broadcaster turned mental-health advocate
THERE’S a startling moment in the opening page of Ali Douglas’s book in which she writes about wading into the Spanish sea, a...
Marianne Taylor: Call me a killjoy but it’s time to ban the sale of fireworks
LIKE thousands of others, I’ll be heading down to the city’s organised fireworks display at Glasgow Green tonight and will no doubt enjoy...
Highland patient suffered ‘severe side effects’ after being left too long on drug
A FORMER NHS Highland neurologist said a targets-driven culture led to one patient being harmed after she was left on an immuno-suppressant drug...
Role of women in screen, and film studio issue dominate talk at Scottish BAFTA awards
THE CALL for the film and TV industry to hire more women, and the ongoing lack major Scottish film studios, were the hot...
Care charities fear impact of Living Wage increase
Care charities are facing a crisis over implementing the living wage, because of the chaotic way the Scottish Government policy has been introduced,...
