Tag: council

“Ridiculous” Edinburgh Council shuts new £50K playground after one complaint

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - April 20, 2016

COUNCIL health and safety officials have been branded “ridiculous” after they shut a brand new £50,000 school playground following a single complaint from a...

“SNP puppet” Cone Tsar scraps 2014 and 2015 reports because there was no Cone Tsar

In Brief

Kirsty Stewart - February 26, 2016

SCOTLAND’S £300,000-a-year Cone Tsar has abandoned individual reports for 2014 and 2015 - because there was no Cone Tsar for part of the time. The...

Glasgow provost’s car “uninsured” for at least three weeks

Court & Crime

Deadline News Journalist - February 23, 2016

ONE of the luxurious private limousines used by Glasgow’s Lord Provost was uninsured for at least three weeks, according to the government’s official database. The...

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

Community

Deadline News Journalist - January 31, 2016

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

Local News

Deadline News Journalist - January 22, 2016

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

Business

Deadline News Journalist - January 7, 2016

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...

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