TWO social care workers have failed in their attempts to run haulage firms following a ruling by Scotland’s traffic commissioner.

A blaze that killed 14 elderly residents in an Uddingston care home could have been prevented if a fire door had been fitted and closed on a cupboard where the blaze broke out.

The church needs to learn to listen more as well as giving advice when it comes to supporting people considering suicide, a senior Kirk minister has claimed.

Development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise is to host a summit on the future of “telehealthcare” in a bid to put the region at the forefront of the potentially lucrative emerging sector.

Colin Anderson remembers when Peter Peacock, the former education minister, spoke to the Scottish Parliament about the Miss X case in the Scottish Borders.

There has been a 36% increase in demand for charity food handouts in the Highlands. The rise in demand from facilities in Inverness and Invergordon has prompted an urgent appeal for donations to restock their shelves.

A CONTROVERSIAL homeless hostel could be replaced by a care home for the elderly. Just two months after the Mount Royale Hotel closed down, plans are being developed to demolish it and create two care homes on the site.

A NEW team of officials from the city council, Tayside Police and NHS Tayside is to be set up in response to a scathing report on child protection services in Dundee.

A man convicted of murdering his baby daughter in a “vicious attack” has been jailed for a minimum of 16 years.

CHILDREN whose sleep is disturbed are more likely to develop drug and alcohol problems in later life, according to a new study.