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Minister launches Walk Day Wednesday challenge
Transport Minister Humza Yousaf has announced a new active travel campaign which encourages people to walk for short journeys at least one day a week. The campaign focuses on long-term behaviour...
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Ben Macpherson: benefits cuts – blame the Tories
A group of local women and their supporters will lobby councillors as they arrive to attend the first meeting of the new city council this morning. Some of the group face becoming homeless as a result...
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Gorgie City Farm is 800th Living Wage employer
Gorgie City Farm has become the 800th Scottish-based Living Wage accredited employer. Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work Keith Brown made the announcement while visiting the farm where he met staff...
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Terror threat in Scotland: ‘business as usual’
The people of Scotland must not allow terrorism to triumph and should go about their business as usual, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said this morning. Following confirmation that the UK’s terror...
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Whitehirst Park are Sumdog maths champions
A class of Primary 7 pupils from Whitehirst Park Primary School in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire have won Scotland’s first ever nationwide online maths contest, organised by education technology social...
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Victims urged to report hate crimes
10% fall in racial hate crime charges brought by police People affected by hate crime have been encouraged to come forward to police to ensure perpetrators can be properly dealt with. Minister for...
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Minister welcomes mental health target improvements
Further reduction in waiting times The number of children and young people seen by mental health services (CAMHS) within the target time has increased for the third consecutive quarter. Figures...
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Young adult carers encouraged to claim what’s theirs
The Scottish Government and Young Scot have joined forces to raise awareness of the support young adult carers may be entitled to. Launched yesterday at the start of Carers Week, the social media and...
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Tackling hate crime: next steps announced
‘No place here for intolerance, discrimination or violence’ – Communites Secretary Angela Constance A series of practical measures have been set out to tackle and prevent hate crime in Scotland,...
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Children join First Minister for Reading Challenge celebration
Children from across the country took part in the first celebration event for an initiative that fosters a lifelong love of reading amongst Scotland’s young people. Around 600 P4 – P7 children joined...
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Sweeping new powers for school heads
Empowerment at heart of radical reforms – but do proposals undermine local government? Sweeping new powers for schools have been announced by Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education...
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More help to get into work
Fund to improve and align support services A new £2.5 million fund will improve the help delivered to people looking to access employment and training. The Employability Innovation and Integration Fund...
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Fair funding for schools: have your say
Greater direct control of funding by schools will help improve education, Deputy First Minister John Swinney said as he called for parents, teachers and young people to have their say in revamping the...
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What’s in the Box?
Registration for Baby Box roll out begins The list of contents for Scotland’s Baby Box is now available online as registration for the nationwide roll out begins. All babies due on or after 15 August...
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Scotland’s own Social Security Bill published
Historic legislation to establish Scotland’s first social security system has been introduced to the Scottish Parliament. The Social Security (Scotland) Bill will give the Scottish Government the...
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300 new finance sector jobs fro Edinburgh
Plans by Australian financial services company Computershare to open a new technology centre of excellence in Edinburgh, creating 300 jobs, have been welcomed by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The...
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Empowering Our Communities: a firm step forward on a rocky road
More than one hundred and fifty people from across Scotland attended an ‘Empowering Our Communities’ event organised by the Scottish Government’s Ingage team in Edinburgh yesterday. The relationship...
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Westminster welfare cuts ‘damaging our people’
New report examines evidence of impact in Scotland Social Security Minister Jeane Freeman says that women, disabled people and young people would be those disproportionately affected by damaging UK...
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‘Revenge Porn’ law comes into force in Scotland
A new law will make it easier to prosecute people who share intimate images without consent. Those convicted of the new offence of ‘disclosing, or threatening to disclose, an intimate photograph or...
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Businesses reminded: disabled people have a wealth of skills and talents
Businesses across the country are being encouraged to recognise the many benefits of employing people with disabilities. Only around 40% of working age disabled adults are in employment, compared with...
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