PROSECUTORS have dropped the charges against an extended family who were accused of keeping children locked up in cages.

Glasgow City Council has insisted its controversial personalisation programme, which aims to hand people with disabilities control over the services they need, is still on track, while admitting to “drift” on the timescale.

Social work department staff have been warned their careers could be at risk if they misuse social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter.

A new residential service is to open to help people fight drug and alcohol addictions.

MORE than 100 complaints have been made against old folk’s homes in South Ayrshire in just five years.

Fife councillors have been urged to save the threatened Drug and Alcohol Project Limited (DAPL) when the health and social care partnership meets on August 25.

Voluntary sector care providers in Scotland are under increasing pressure to manage the impact of reduced public sector support, with consequences for care provision in adult and children’s services, as well as job losses and pay cuts for frontline staff.

Almost a quarter of a million pounds is to be spent on supporting 10 homeless alcoholics in Dundee.

TWO women who were accused of horrific physical abusive against young girls in their care while they were nuns will not stand trial in front of their accusers after a Sheriff ruled against the case proceeding.

A freelance reporter asked to pay more than £84,000 for a Freedom of Information request seeking details of complaints made against collapsed care home provider Southern Cross has had his appeal against the decision rejected.