RACIST incidents have risen by 10 per cent in Scotland, despite crime being at a 37-year low, new figures have revealed.

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.

HOMECARE staff caught up in a service shake-up are concerned about their future. Council employees say they are being “sidelined” in favour of private companies.

A CHARITY providing life-changing support to children with autism have been awarded £605,903 by the Big Lottery Fund.

Following on from the launch of the UK project to develop mobile learning resources and increase the skill base in the sector to develop such resources, we are pleased to announce that IRISS (the Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services) has been commissioned to run four, hands-on workshops across Scotland.