Tag: council

New crackdown on stopping in cycle boxes

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - April 4, 2012

DRIVERS who stop in "cycle boxes" at junctions will be hit with a fine and penalty points. Motorists widely ignore the brown-painted zones at traffic...

Council electric cars fail to generate a buzz

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - March 16, 2012

ELECTRIC cars bought by a Scots council to show off their green credentials have proved an expensive flop, official figures have revealed. At least £70,000...

Homeless turn down council house offers due to ‘decor’ concerns

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - March 15, 2012

HUNDREDS of homeless Scots have turned down offers of council houses amid complaints they don't like the decor and the garden is too big. New...

Council considering lower rent for shops not selling ‘tartan tat’

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - January 13, 2012

By Richard Morgan SHOPS in Edinburgh’s historic Royal Mile may be offered lower rent in return for banning displays of “tartan tat”. The street, which attracts...

Trees removed to make way for trams

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - January 11, 2012

EDINBURGH’S disastrous trams project has claimed another victim – dozens of mature trees in some of the city’s most prestigious streets. Furious residents, already reeling...

Council blasted for spending on “skinny lattes and Irn Bru”

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - January 5, 2012

A CASH-STRAPPED Scottish council paid more than £11,500 to an English racecourse, it has emerged. East Lothian Council also spent more than £26,000 to the...

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