Council leaders have warned cuts to vital services are now “inevitable” as they told how the Scottish Government’s draft budget for 2019-20 would have a “major impact” on their work.
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Charities could be struck off if they repeatedly fail to publish annual accounts of their spending and activities, under new proposals from the Scottish Government. Ministers are consulting on bringing
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Armed forces veterans must act quickly if they are having problems with their hearing or sight, three Scottish charities have urged. With veterans at greater risk of developing sensory impairment,
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Over a third of health boards in Scotland need intervention after dropping below expected standards, MSPs have been told. In a letter to the health committee at Holyrood, NHS Scotland
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Childline volunteers will be working around the clock to ensure struggling young people have someone to talk to over the festive season. Volunteers expect to deliver hundreds of counselling sessions
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Scotland will recruit an extra 80 mental health professionals to work with children and young people with a £4 million investment. Psychologists, nurses, allied health professionals and administration workers are
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Nicola Sturgeon has branded the UK Government’s immigration proposals “an act of vandalism” as she called for a visa allowing Europeans to work in Scotland even if they earn less
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Scottish councils’ allocations in the draft budget put at risk the delivery of essential services next year, according to local government body Cosla. Total funding for both the revenue and
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The Care Inspectorate have announced the appointment of Peter Macleod as their new Chief Executive. Mr Macleod is currently Director of Children’s Services and Chief Social Worker, at Renfrewshire Council,
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The Scottish Conservatives have called on ministers to deliver on a pledge to publish a national strategy to combat loneliness by the end of the year. The government vowed to
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