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Councils spend £8.3m on axed staff “gagging orders”

COUNCIL bosses have spent £8.3m of taxpayers’ cash on secret “gagging orders” to stop axed employees from blowing the whistle on scandals. Councils across Scotland...

Councillor in hot water following school snow closure meltdown

AN outspoken councillor is in trouble after blasting his own officials on social media for closing schools in bad weather. Rory Stewart launched a lengthy...

Council under fire after failing to issue a single dog fouling fine

A SCOTTISH council failed to issue a single fine for dog fouling last year despite hundreds of complaints from the public. Scottish Borders Council has...

Driver got £13K payout for pothole

A DRIVER whose car hit a pothole received a compensation pay-out of £13,000 from a Scottish council. And a pedestrian who suffered a fracture as...

Delight as council backs down over street’s bra bunting for breast cancer tribute

FRIENDS of a breast cancer patient who decorated the street with bunting made from bras are celebrating after the local council backed down over...

Flower beds face axe under council’s “destructive” cost-cutting plan

FLOWER beds will be axed by a Scots council under a “destructive” plan to save cash. Argyll and Bute is set to turf over rose...

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