Tag: local authorities

Plans revealed for sustainable construction festival in Edinburgh

Environment

Seán McGill - February 22, 2022

ORGANISERS have unveiled plans for an upcoming sustainable construction festival centred around making Scotland a net zero nation. The Green Home Festival will be hosted...

A new study has revealed the importance of data sharing during COVID

Coronavirus News

Shannon Milmine - May 26, 2021

NEW research conducted by the University of Glasgow has revealed that data sharing has been crucial to Scottish councils in managing the pandemic. A report...

Tendering of public sector contracts on the increase

Business

Deadline News Journalist - November 16, 2015

Public sector contracts being tendered to private businesses doubled during Christmas 2014, and these businesses are expecting to see more of the same this...

Charity challenges council candidates to improve youth’s lives

In Brief

Deadline News Journalist - April 22, 2012

YouthLinkScotland, the national agency for youth work, has challenged all of the candidates in the upcoming local government elections to commit to improving the...

Parking ticket appeal excuses revealed

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - October 7, 2011

SCOTTISH traffic wardens have revealed some of the hopeless, hilarious and heart-rending reasons given by drivers for appealing against tickets. Excuses range from humdrum claims...

December was the cruellest month for Scotland’s parking enforcers

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - March 10, 2011

THE extreme winter weather cost Scottish councils over £600,000 in lost parking ticket revenue. New figures show that at least 11,800 fewer parking tickets were...

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