BURNSIDE-based Glasgow Liberal Democrat MSP Robert Brown has called for better treatment for dementia sufferers during a debate in the Scottish Parliament on dementia.

VULNERABLE children and families in the region are benefiting from a new scheme which helps keep youngsters safe. Family group conferences, which have been developed by Children 1st and Dumfries and Galloway Council, bring together the wider family network so they can develop a plan to protect and support the children in the family.

The pregnant mother of two children, aged 3 and 4, taken into care because they were judged to be overweight spoke yesterday of her anguish at the decision.

A significant step forward has been taken towards delivery of a £9.3 million blueprint for older people’s care provision in Carnoustie (writes Graham Brown).

YOUNG people who live under the legal supervision of their local council, but can live at home with their parents, in foster care, with other family members or friends, or in residential care, will soon have access to a better education.

A charity has called on the Scottish government to invest £15m each year for the next five years to help people with dementia. Alzheimer Scotland said the number of people diagnosed with the condition in Scotland could increase by almost 60,000 within a generation.

PEOPLE with autism in Dumfries and Galloway are not getting the support they need. Dumfries and Galloway Council has been ranked as one of the worst local authorities in Scotland for the assistance they give to adults with autism.

Almost half of all care homes in Scotland do not meet national standards on eating, drinking and nutrition, leaving vulnerable, elderly residents at risk of weight loss and dehydration, according to a new report.

ALMOST 150 middle-management jobs are set to be axed as part of a major cost-cutting initiative being considered by South Lanarkshire Council.

The Highlands’ social work chief has appealed to councillors to “trust” her department to overcome a £3.4million budget crisis without jeopardising its services for the region’s most vulnerable.