Tag: council

New £30,000 playpark approved by Edinburgh Council

Community

Deadline News Journalist - August 25, 2015

PLANS for a new £30,000 playpark including a meadow flower area have been approved by Edinburgh council. The new, improved Craigpark Crescent play area was...

Councils reject one in four requests for information

Community

Deadline News Journalist - August 2, 2015

SCOTLAND’S councils are rejecting nearly one in four requests from taxpayers asking how they spend public money, it has been revealed. New figures show that...

Besotted social worker struck off

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - July 2, 2015

A BESOTTED social worker who wrote a book of love poems about an ex-client has been struck off. Brian Gorman broke the profession’s rules by...

Labour Cllr apologises for “elderly a burden” slur

Politics

Deadline News Journalist - July 2, 2015

A LABOUR councillor has apologised after describing elderly residents in his wealthy seaside town as a “burden” on the community. Jim Goodfellow made the controversial...

Facebook used to recruit foster carers

In Brief

Deadline News Journalist - May 29, 2015

A FACEBOOK question and answer session will be used in a bid to recruit more foster carers. Edinburgh Council, which currently employs 350 carers, will...

Councils hand over £13m to consultants

Business

Peter Laing - May 20, 2015

ALMOST £13m has been spent on private consultants by Scottish councils in the past 15 months. Figures obtained through a Freedom of Information request showed...

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