Local Government

Scottish budget passed by MSPs

The Scottish Greens voted with the SNP to formally approve the £40bn spending plan, which includes an additional £95m for local authorities and a free bus travel scheme for people aged 18 and under

MSPs back stage one of the Scottish Government budget

Scottish Conservative shadow finance secretary Donald Cameron criticised the Scottish Greens for backing the plans, warning co-leader Patrick Harvie had been “played like a fiddle”

On the frontline of tackling the drugs crisis with Glasgow City Mission

James Dornan to stand down as MSP at 2021 election

Planning permission refused for controversial Coul Links golf course

CalMac ferry breakdowns increase by over a third in a year

Associate feature: working together towards inclusive growth

Getting to know you: Councillor Ellie Bird

Associate feature: Beyond targets: responsible tourism and climate action - interview with VisitScotland chairman Lord Thurso

Talking point: (Un)fair play

Showtime: what the future holds for Scotland's travelling showpeople

Philip Braat elected as Glasgow’s new Lord Provost

Getting to know you: Scottish Parliament head of visitor services Gordon Stewart

Centred on success: a regional focus on central Scotland

Poor outlook: The Holyrood baby approaches her fourth birthday

Business groups unite to oppose devolution of business rates to councils

Argyll and Bute Council appeals to Coll islanders to save air service by taking up airport safety roles

MSPs back plans to give refugees in Scotland the vote

Shelter Scotland drops court action against Glasgow City Council

MSPs back plans to extend Scottish Parliament terms to five years

Scotland's councils call for £1bn increase to local government budget

Testing times: the delay to the UK budget has a severe knock-on effect in Scotland

Scottish budget to be published on 6 February despite delay to UK budget

UK Government approach to the Scottish budget ‘completely unacceptable’, finance secretary Derek Mackay says

Budget delay putting funding for thousands of services at risk, COSLA warns

CAS in call to increase funding for home energy efficiency