June 22, 2018
Under 18s will face tough new barriers to buying knives online, following the introduction of the Offensive Weapons Bill.
The Bill will mean online retailers cannot sell knives online without ri...
June 21, 2018
An additional £1.35 million will be invested by the SNP Government to develop a national training programme for workers who support people with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and traumati...
June 21, 2018
A consultation by the SNP Government on proposals for farming and rural support, should Scotland leave the EU, have been announced by Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing MSP.
The proposals aim...
June 20, 2018
As the SNP Government prepares to introduce a new definition of 'ultra-orphan medicines' that can treat very rare conditions affecting fewer than 1 in 50,000 people, patients across North Ayrsh...
June 20, 2018
The SNP Government broke ground on 6,036 new homes for social rent in Scotland last year, while official figures show that in England the number of social sector houses built has plummeted by m...
June 19, 2018
The gap between pupils from the most and least deprived areas who go on to university, college or a job after school has closed by over a fifth in one year, new figures show.
The proportion of 2...
June 19, 2018
The Court of Session has today rejected a petition by Ineos Upstream Ltd and Reach Coal Seam Ltd that sought to challenge the SNP Government’s actions in relation to unconventional oil and gas...
June 19, 2018
The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) has launched Getting My Life Back: Occupational Therapy Promoting Mental Health & Wellbeing.
Occupational therapists (OTs) make a real differ...
June 18, 2018
Primary and secondary schools in North Ayrshire will share a £5,889,762 funding boost in 2018/19 to help close the poverty-related attainment gap.
North Ayrshire Council is one of nine local aut...
June 15, 2018
Following the UK Tory Government pushing its EU Withdrawal Bill through, despite overwhelming opposition in the Scottish Parliament, there has been a surge in SNP support.
Last Wednesday’s displ...