A NEW state-of-the-art health centre has scooped two prestigious gongs just months after opening its door to patients.

Minister for Public Health and Sport Shona Robison has announced the appointment of the Chair to Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland.

Aberdeen City Council is to axe 900 jobs next year as it battles for survival in the new age of austerity for the public sector.

John Swinney was last night accused of dodging the tough decisions in his last Budget before next year’s Holyrood elections.

THE News has taken a realistic view of what has to be done as our city and the nation as a whole face up to an austere era in which much less cash is available for public services.

Domestic abuse in Scotland has dropped for the first time in 10 years, official figures have shown. According to the Scottish government, the number of reported incidents dropped 4% in 2009/10 compared with the previous year.

The Scottish Government has announced that the SSSC will open its register for Managers of Housing Support and Care at Home services on 17th January 2011.

New research into the financial impact of effective early years support for children in Scotland shows it could save the public purse up to £131 million a year in the medium term.

More than 1,300 convicted sex offenders could be able to claim compensation from the Scottish government after a landmark hearing in Edinburgh.

Staff at Craigmillar’s Blindcraft factory were told this morning that a council report has recommended its closure.