4 h. ago The local council trying to recruit a teacher for more than six years

Highland Council has had to readvertise 62 teaching posts

Politics

31 h. ago The dog poo bags making riverside shrubbery resemble Christmas trees

A local council has said he doesn't understand the mentality of some dog walkers

Politics

34 h. ago Ayrshire local authority recoups £31,000 in council tax fraud

Fraud investigations brought £50,000 back to the council.

Economics

42 h. ago Dumfries and Galloway Council set to pay nearly £9.5 million for private residential children's care

A lack of capacity means some young people are currently being placed hundreds of miles away in the north of Scotland.

Economics

3 d. ago Perth and Kinross Council will consider cumulative impact of multiple battery energy storage systems

The local authority has received a number of planning applications for electricity generating stations

Science

4 d. ago Development on Bannockburn battlefield site refused planning permission

The local council previously approved the proposals, but that decision has now been overturned by Scottish ministers.

Events

4 d. ago Number of empty council homes in West Lothian 'lowest in two years'

Councillors heard this week that the bulk of homes vacated come back needing thousands of pounds spent on them, with costs sometimes difficult to recoup except through debt recovery agencies.

Politics

5 d. ago Residents hit out at £50million bridge 'to nowhere' after local council ran out of MONEY while building it

The bridge over the planned Spalding Western Relief Road in Lincolnshire will not be finished until at least 2030 because the county council cannot afford to complete the project.

Economics

6 d. ago The double council tax loophole that will cost councils £334million

Second home owners dodging the double council tax bill is set to cost local authorities £334million.

Economics

8 d. ago As a Muslim girl in Bradford, I saw my story in Jane Austen’s novels. Now I’ve directed a TV series about her | Ali Naushahi

I soaked up her sharp insights into class, gender and power. Reading more about her life, the parallels between us became clearI grew up as the daughter of an imam in a conservative British-Pakistani community in Bradford. Our early years were spent in a large Victorian terrace owned by the local mosque council. When my father was replaced, we downsized overnight to a much smaller house on the other side of town. The loss of a beloved home, close friends and community was a deeply disorienting experience.Decades later, directing the new BBC series Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius, I found myself thinking back to that time. On the surface, my life and Jane Austen’s couldn’t be more different – an English novelist born in the 18th century and a working-class British-Pakistani woman. Austen’s novels had always resonated with me when I read them as a girl. But learning more about her life as part of my director’s prep, I realised just how many shared realities we had. I saw how similar Aus...

Culture

8 d. ago Dumfries and Galloway Council admits new Kirkcudbright bridge is 'years' away

The local authority has also ruled out installing a temporary crossing on cost grounds.

Politics

9 d. ago Perth and Kinross Council actively monitoring gypsy traveller camp at Perth park

Council officers have been visiting Perth's Western Edge Park on a daily basis since Tuesday and say legal action will be taken if the group fails to move on this Saturday

Politics

9 d. ago West Lothian Council get go ahead to undertake improvement works to Livingston Skatepark

The essential structural and surface repairs will ensure the continued use and preservation of the skatepark.

Politics

1 week ago Merthyr Tydfil council leader on his priorities, Reform, UK Labour and his huge pride

Councillor Brent Carter became the Labour leader of Merthyr Tydfil Council in September 2024 following the resignation of the previous independent leader after a by election

Politics

1 week ago Glasgow City Council denies drug consumption room has created a 'war zone' in local neighbourhood

Some residents in the east end of Glasgow have warned the streets around The Thistle have become "a toilet" due to rubbish dumped by drug addicts.

Events

1 week ago West Lothian the first council in Scotland to set up WhatsApp news channel

The channel is one of a range of new media being used by the council’s corporate communications team to reach residents.

Politics

2 w. ago Those who object to music events shutting off parks are branded nimbys. But this time, I’m on their side | Moya Lothian

A high court dispute over a south London park shows the limits of private interests encroaching on public spaceA grassy south London oasis erupted into a turf war this week. From Monday, visitors to Brockwell Park would have seen calling cards left by both sides. The provocation? A sturdy 3-metre-high boundary fence, encircling large swathes of the 50-hectare (125-acre) stretch that has been designated for music festivals this summer. Daubed on the structure were signs of discord: graffitied messages in stark white lettering. “You fucked our park,” read one. “We fucked your wall.”Brockwell is now the hottest front in a conflict that has started to rear its head in the capital every summer. A week ago, it made the front pages in the form of a bombshell high court ruling against Lambeth council. The authority responsible for the park lost a case brought by Protect Brockwell Park (PBP), a group of local residents and park users who argued that the council had not obtained the proper pl...

Politics

2 w. ago The 10 English councils left with no overall party control and who leads them

Gains for Reform and Liberal Democrats saw some councils left under no overall control

Politics

2 w. ago The 10 councils left with no overall control after local elections

Gains for Reform and Liberal Democrats saw some councils left under no overall control

Politics

2 w. ago West Lothian Council say "small percentage" of data stolen in recent cyber attack

On May 6, the council experienced a “sophisticated” ransomware attack from a group of unknown cyber-assailants.

Events