First Minister issues anti COVID guidance on restrictions for the festive period By Lucy Ashton Scotland will significantly tighten protections against Coronavirus (COVID-19) to prevent
Month: December 2020
Historic Edinburgh church to mark 400 years on Christmas Day
Greyfriars Kirk, which is also famous for its association with the Covenanters, church radicals of the 17th century, will hold a special service on December
POLITICS: TRANS GENDER ROW HAS SPLIT THE SNP AND THE GREEN PARTY
MSP Andy Wightman quits Scottish Green Party over trans rights stance Andy Wightman has been a long-standing campaigner for Green issues. BBC Scotland is reporting
Minister appointed to tackle drugs deaths
New role to for Constance to address scale of drugs deaths challenge Angela Constance, Nicola Sturgeon and Joe Fitzpatrick. By Bill Heaney First Minister Nicola
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT: Emergency funding for football
Over £11 million split between lower-league football clubs By Bill Heaney Emergency grants worth £11.35 million will be split between football clubs in an agreement
NOTEBOOK: THE SCANDAL OF COUNCIL BOSSES’ CHRISTMAS PAY RISE
Over generous with taxpayers’ money – Cllrs McColl, McAllister and Provost Hendrie. By Bill Heaney It’s the question everyone locally wants an answer to. Who