Local Government

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

VisitScotland is leading a sustainable revolution in tourism by asking how they can go further

Talking point: (Un)fair play

Understanding nursery funding for all three and four year olds in Scotland isn't quite child's play

Scottish and UK governments sign off on £400m Borders deal

Scottish council leaders pledge to continue supporting refugees under new resettlement scheme

Glasgow councillors back motion to look at taking buses back into council control

First pay-outs made to Glasgow equal pay claimants

Scottish Government announces £10 child benefit top-up for poorest families

Scottish Public Pensions Agency spent £6.3m on an abandoned project to make its processes more efficient, finds Audit Scotland

Event report: Putting users at the centre at the annual Holyrood Connect conference

Renfrewshire Council sets up alcohol and drugs commission

Scottish Government confirms education bill shelved in favour of ‘collaborative’ approach

Scottish Government announces £3m fund for out-of-school care

Rights-based approach to public transport needed to help those living in poverty

‘Blue water’ review team visit schools over health and safety concerns

The sharing economy: the communities changing lives

Workplace parking levy passes into Transport Bill

New statutory duty to report human trafficking could support more vulnerable people

Edinburgh wins nearly £900,000 in funding for greenspaces

Equalities and Human Rights Committee seeks views on plans to strengthen protection against female genital mutilation

Rejection of safer streets bill a 'damning indictment' of Scottish Parliament, warn environmental campaigners

Less sugar and processed meat on the menu for school dinners

Scottish Government orders review of safety at Buchanan High and St Ambrose High campus

Changing the culture: Glasgow and the west of Scotland since devolution

New southern Scotland enterprise agency rubber-stamped by MSPs

British Lung Foundation condemns ‘watering down’ of Low Emission Zones proposals

‘Deeds, not words’ needed to tackle poverty through inclusive economic growth