A CARERS’ group has hit out at plans to close three Glasgow centres for people with learning disabilities and accused councillors of being “more concerned about the welfare of statues in George Square”.

WE MUST learn from the recent shocking cases to listen to children and act to help those at risk, writes Tam Baillie.

Calls to a helpline that deals with housing problems have increased by more than 40 per cent in the past three years, the charity that runs the service revealed.

THE Scottish Government today accused Remploy bosses of jeopardising efforts to save Scottish jobs over “unnecessary secrecy” in crunch negotiations.

The size and scale of Scotland’s social housing providers are a financial drawback as they plan for their long-term future, by Susan Torrance

Plans to invest a further £3 million in services to support Fife’s most vulnerable people are up for discussion.

A LEADING charity and Scotland’s largest police force have embarked on a groundbreaking venture aimed at cutting off the supply of young new recruits to Glasgow’s crime gangs.

Calls have been made to provide small personalised care homes for elderly residents in Dumbarton and the Vale just days after the council agreed a £20million merger of all residential facilities.

New legislation that will allow disabled people to buy their own alternatives to council-run social care has been passed by the Scottish Parliament.

A charity has welcomed Glasgow’s plans to revamp day care services for adults with learning disabilities. But it has called on the city council to listen to the concerns of people affected by the move.