25 h. ago Edinburgh Council 'sorry' after family told they can return to fire ravaged home

Margaret Ramsay 60, Paul Gibson 31, and David Gibson 30, were awoken in the middle of the night by emergency services banging on their door as a blaze erupted across their landing.

Society

27 h. ago Falkirk Council set to introduce £100 fines for pavement parking in August

Falkirk currently issues warnings rather than penalties but that will change if councillors agree

Economics

33 h. ago Woman devastated as council to demolish her flat three years after she bought it

"It has been emotionally draining knowing that at some point I could lose my home, so to then know I could still be left owing thousands on a mortgage for a flat that won't exist is just heart-breaking."

Politics

6 d. ago The small Scottish council that spent nearly £500,000 fixing potholes in a single year

More than 5,300 potholes were repaired across East Lothian - at a sizeable cost

Economics

7 d. ago AD FEATURE: Could you win big this weekend? Guess the scores of six fixtures for a chance to win a share of £250,000 with bet365

The fixtures occupy this weekend’s free-to-play predictor game with a quarter of a million pounds up for grabs

Economics

1 week ago Scots council accused of 'butchering' trees at local beauty spot

"I couldn't believe it when I saw what they had done to the trees. I am no expert but it is horrendous. That will take many, many years to grow back."

Politics

2 w. ago Beltane Fire Festival: Scottish council's park levy branded 'targeted attack' on community event

Beltane Fire Festival said the new tax, which was introduced in January, was a ‘financial strain’

Events

2 w. ago Council workers at major trade union poised for strike over 'paltry' pay offer

GMB union members have voted overwhelmingly to strike.

Economics

2 w. ago Scots council chiefs sent death threats over huge pay rises on day bills set to soar

“We didn’t vote on rises, yet are the ones spat at in the street, sent nasty emails and told we should be dead."

Events

2 w. ago Man too scared to go to dentist let teeth 'crumble away' as 'NHS dentists don't take my phobia seriously'

'One dentist thought I was joking, now my teeth are so bad that I need £25,000 to fix them'

Politics

3 w. ago Glasgow council spent £63,500 on lawyers to probe golden goodbye payment scandal

EXCLUSIVE: The local authority has made cuts in recent years, but they found the cash to investigate the exit payments row.

Economics

3 w. ago Scots couple given wrong council tax band refunded £4k after 10

Tens of thousands of Scots could be in the wrong band and potentially in line for payouts worth thousands of pounds.

Economics

4 w. ago Developer falls silent as families wait four years to be repaid thousands of pounds

Having paid a deposit of £2,000 each and in the region of £7,000 to £9,000 for kitchens and fixtures, each household was told their cash would not be returned until the homes were sold due to financial difficulties.

Politics

4 w. ago CRANE ON THE CASE: My £88,000 Land Rover won't LOCK... and it hasn't fixed it after SIX MONTHS

I only bought the car a year ago, and in that time it has been away being repaired for more than three months. I don't think this is acceptable for such an expensive car.

Economics

4 w. ago Tesla backer says Musk must reduce Trump work, as 46,000 Cybertrucks recalled

Dan Ives warns company is in ‘brand tornado crisis moment’ as protests are planned at car showroomsBusiness live latest updatesTesla and Elon Musk are embroiled in a “brand tornado crisis moment” and the electric carmaker’s chief executive needs to cut back on his work for Donald Trump to stem the damage, one of the company’s biggest supporters has said.The warning came as Tesla announced a recall of 46,000 Cybertrucks in the US on Thursday to fix an exterior panel that could detach while driving. Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago Falkirk Council urged to invest pension fund in football rather than arms firms

Members have been getting a "significant volume" of letters demanding that pensions are not invested in arms or fossil fuels.

Economics

last month West Lothian Council facing £85m bill to tackle crumbling concrete

It is understood negotiations between the council and the Scottish Government about support for RAAC costs is ongoing.

Economics

last month Scottish Government expands Council Tax debt scheme to help more people struggling with payments

Council Tax bills across Scotland are set to rise next month.

Economics