Stuart Sommerville

Rising National Insurance costs will add to bills for staff in health and social care councillors heard. Local authorities await clarity on whether government will foot the bill

Images revealing the shocking state of reclaimed West Lothian council homes have been revealed amid concerns about delays bringing them back into use.

Three years on and 300 coats distributed to rough sleepers John Keogh plans his boldest fundraiser year to promote a product designed to protect those at risk on the streets

Officials say more than half of council homes are now left knee-deep in rubbish.

Diane Calder pays tribute to fantastic communities she has represented for more than a decade. A by-election will take place early in the New Year

Scottish school exam league tables have been criticised for being skewed by a “massive industry of private tutors.”

The head of a UK campaign fighting to get compensation for homeowners affected by the problem was denied a request to join a meeting between West Lothian Council and the Scottish Housing minister

The call comes on the back of growing violence on city buses, which saw £1,700 worth of damage in broken bus windows in three days.

Violence against bus drivers in the capital and vandalism to city buses has led to calls from Edinburgh Council for the Scottish Government to remove bus passes from youngsters found guilty of anti-social behaviour.

Despite widespread local objections and the refusal of planning permission the Scottish Government's appeals process has given the go ahead to builders of 125 new luxury homes in one of the few green spaces left in Mid Calder