North Lanarkshire council has forged links with fast food staff to help reduce the rate of suicides in Scotland

A specialist medical unit for victims of sexual crime has been opened, a move which police hope will help improve confidence in reporting offences.

A musical focusing on dementia and alzheimers is to be brought to the stage in a one-woman show.

Help provided by Citizens Advice Bureaux saves Scotland’s economy more than £60 million a year, a new report has found.

One in five young people on the dole are more likely to be out of work in the future, according to a study.

ANGUS Council has teamed up with NHS Tayside to help people find services that are autism friendly.

The Care Inspectorate has today published ‘Childcare Statistics 2011’ which presents statistics on the provision and use of day care of children and child minding services registered with the Care Inspectorate as at 31 December 2011.

THREE council day centres in Glasgow could close under plans to revamp services for people with learning disabilities.

Nurseries led by staff with degrees have a positive impact on the overall quality of provision for pre-school children, research has found.

PARENTS fear disabled school children could lose out on vital support if a struggling out-of-school club is forced to close.