A support service for domestic abuse victims has received a glowing inspection report from a Scottish Government-funded watchdog body. Women’s Aid East and Midlothian (WAEM) provides information, support and temporary
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A project to give kids the best health start in life has been launched in the North-east. NHS Grampian’s board approved the Child Health 2020 strategy and an outline action
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Andrew Lowe, director of social work at Scottish Borders Council, is to retire. Mr Lowe, who suffered a heart attack in March last year, said he has struggled to maintain
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A new strategy to help cut the number of people committing suicide has been unveiled. The accompanying document outlines how the Scottish Government aims to continue a downward trend in
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Caring for vulnerable youngsters by “exiling them to institutions” such as children’s homes needs to end, an expert has said. Rather than expecting professionals to “raise our most marginalised children”,
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People in Scotland are more likely to die from alcohol-related causes than those in comparable parts of northern England, according to an NHS study. Sales of alcohol per person were
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A zero tolerance campaign has been launched by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, aimed at cutting knife crime. Offenders caught with a knife in a public place will
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More than four-fifths of people in Scotland believe Christmas has become too materialistic, according to new research. A survey of 1,200 people for Scottish aid charity SCIAF found that 82%
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A care home operator ordered to close a site in Inverness has been instructed to make urgent improvements at a property it runs on the Black Isle. Watchdog, the Care
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Falkirk Council faces a bill of £200,000 after being told to beef up its online security systems by the UK Cabinet Office. Local authorities across the country have been warned
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