AN area of Kirkintilloch believed to be the poorest in the district is getting a £2.5million community centre.

OFFENDERS given community payback orders instead of prison terms will no longer be in breach even if they commit a new crime, following a landmark ruling.

A MOVE by the council’s administration to block an adult resource centre charging inquiry smacks of a “cover-up”.

Seven young people with a learning disability have graduated from a pioneering training course at Wishaw General designed to help them into work.

Young people are being helped to develop their potential thanks to the latest round of grants from the Big Lottery Fund’s Young Start fund.

A disciplinary panel has decided a Tayside child care worker committed ”serious wrongdoing” and must complete extra training.

A patient at a Dundee care unit was tricked into the time they should get up in the morning by a staff member changing the time on their clock.

AN umbrella group for Scottish councils is facing criticism from Holyrood after claiming there is a multi-million funding gap in plans to allow people control over their own care.

CUPAR’S closure-threatened Eden Park children’s respite centre has been given a temporary reprieve — and hopes are high that the facility could avoid the axe altogether.

A Fife care home once described as having ”serious issues” by the Care Commission has been praised in a recent inspection report.