Here is every Scottish bank holiday this year, as First Minister John Swinney proposes a national public holiday to celebrate ...

Scottish councils have been warned of the "urgent need" to be prepared after an investigation into a "significant" cyber attack on Western Isles Council. The Accounts Commission said councils should ...

Edinburgh City Council has paid out £1.3m in exit packages for high earning employees leaving their positions while the total ...

Audit Scotland’s Accounts Commission has called on Scottish councils to improve citizen involvement when designing digital services and ensure staff have the right skills to undertake digital ...

Scotland’s councils are facing a near £1 billion budget gap over the next two years, with watchdogs warning local authorities will face “difficult decisions on what services can be delivered”. The ...

An 18th century bust bought for £5 ($6) nearly 100 years ago by a Scottish town council could sell for more than £2.5 million ($3 million). The bust of landowner and lawmaker John Gordon was sculpted ...

GOLDEN goodbye payments given to departing council bosses have cost taxpayers nearly £63million since 2022. And £100,000-plus ...

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Research on behalf of the Scottish Wide Area Network (SWAN) is claiming to have found a clarion call on behalf of Scottish citizens for their local councils to embrace a wider range of digital ...

Owners of second homes face the threat of unlimited increases in council tax under new legislation passed by MSPs. The SNP last night backed a Green amendment to the Housing (Scotland) Bill which will ...

Most Scottish further education colleges face unsustainable losses over the next three years - and several are warning they could run out of cash by the end of this financial year, according to a new ...