4 h. ago Almost £190m of savings made by Scots council since 2010 as councillor suggests cuts 'buried'

Councillor Iain McMillan, Labour group leader, described the total as "staggering" at a meeting.

Economics

6 h. ago Music tuition cuts abandoned by Scottish council after outcry from famous composers

Close to 5,000 people had signed a petition against the proposal

Culture

13 h. ago More than two in five Scots want more action on empty homes, survey finds

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) research found that just 10 per cent of adults in Scotland believe their council is doing enough on the issue.

Politics

37 h. ago Council chiefs making fire and rehire threats should be sacked, union suggests

GMB Scotland secretary Louise Gilmour has spoken out after two local authorities allegedly made threat in pay negotiations.

Events

60 h. ago Readers' letters: SNP's years of council tax freezes are coming home to roost

SNP policies are to blame for big increases in council tax bills, a reader argues

Politics

61 h. ago Scots families risk being plunged into poverty over council tax debt

EXCLUSIVE: The Aberlour charity warned Scotland was in "the grip of a debt and child poverty crisis" at a time council tax bills are set to rise above inflation.

Economics

3 d. ago Struggling Scots tell local authorities to 'get their priorities right' after huge council tax hike

John Swinney's plea for limited hikes fell on deaf ears as all of them increased rates by at least 7.5 per cent.

Culture

3 d. ago Grangemouth residents quiz Falkirk council chiefs on town's future

The packed meeting wanted answers on better housing and more jobs

Politics

3 d. ago SNP gains council seat from Scottish Labour in Kilmarnock by

The Nationalists won the Kilmarnock North by-election for East Ayrshire Council, with Caroline Barton securing victory.

Politics

3 d. ago Ian Murray says his working class family were 'written off' by Margaret Thatcher's Government

The Scottish Secretarywill speak about his experiences growing up on a council estate in the 80s, watching his mother work multiple jobs in Thatcher’s Britain after his father died.

Politics

3 d. ago Angry about huge council tax rise? Your local councillors are not the ones to blame

Council tax bills are set to increase by more than two times and, in some places, more than three times, the rate of inflation

Politics

3 d. ago Falkirk Council primary school closed for at least six months after defects discovered

Falkirk Council education bosses have announced a primary school will be closed until at least August with pupils sent to other schools across the district.

Politics

3 d. ago 'Brutal SNP cuts' blamed as five authorities confirm biggest council tax rise in 20 years

SNP ministers are facing pressure after five local authorities confirmed the biggest rises to council tax in a generation.

Economics

4 d. ago Falkirk council tax could rise by up to 20 per cent to balance books

The local authority will meet on March 6 to decide its budget for the year ahead

Economics

4 d. ago Fife Council Budget: councillors vote for 8.2% Council Tax rise

Fifers are facing an 8.2% Council Tax rise after Fife Council set its budget today.

Politics

4 d. ago Scots face biggest council tax increases in 20 years as John Swinney blames 'enormous financial pressures'

John Swinney blamed "enormous financial pressures" caused by the previous Tory government at Westminster for the perilous state of many councils across Scotland.

Economics

4 d. ago Perth and Kinross Council cuts down on X usage after 'decline in engagement'

Perth and Kinross Council will reduce the frequency of posts, which comes after another Scottish council earlier this week announced it will stop posting on the platform due to "harmful and extremist content".

Politics

4 d. ago Glasgow City Council considers Clyde Tunnel toll and city congestion charge to claw back funding

The toll and congestion charge plans will be discussed as Glasgow City Council sets its budget on Thursday

Politics

4 d. ago Desperate pensioner slams council as home wrecked by damp and mould damages health

Stressed Elizabeth Gough says the long standing battle with the council is making her ill

Society

5 d. ago Moray council considering 10% council tax rise during cost of living crisis

Tory-led Moray Council will meet next week to confirm a 10 per cent hike.

Economics