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Councillors use FoI laws to force information from their own council

FRUSTRATED Scottish councillors are using the Freedom of Information Act to get information  - from their own council. Three councillors at Scottish...

School ordered to remove banner from railings for distracting drivers

A SCHOOL'S fundraising banner has been ordered to be removed for "fanciful" road safety rules. St John's primary school in Edinburgh was told to take...

Visitor centre planned for recycling facility

by Kirsty Topping BARMY council chiefs are set to open a new visitor centre on the site of a new waste facility. Edinburgh and Midlothian councils...

Parking wardens attacked and abused on the job

SCOTS parking wardens are suffering a epidemic of abuse from enraged motorists, including dog attacks, egg-throwing, spitting, and even water balloon ambushes. New figures show...

Tram contractors demand six times original estimate

CONTRACTORS brought in to build the capital’s tram network are demanding £12 million – six times the original estimate. BSC consortium is taking...

Scots A&E forced to give out ASBOs in bid to curb violence

A SCOTS A&E department has been forced to turn to ASBOs in a desperate bid to keep staff and the ill safe from violent...

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