This ten minute crossing is famous around the world - and is believed to be the last turntable style ferry anywhere. It's an iconic part of Skye's history, but it's under threat thanks to a wealthy la...

The council say it remains impossible to move trams past the site of the Princes Street fire which took place in the early hours of the morning on 9 July. It is also impossible to understand why it is taking so long to get the city moving again on the eve of the Edinburgh festivals. Some pedestrians are being routed through Princes Street Gardens where they may not have otherwise ventured, but the knock on effect on businesses and people living further afield in Leith or Newhaven where they must now…

Rival protesters gathered in Glasgow on Saturday in a jarring hotch-potch of rhetoric and symbols, as mounted police had to help keep order

Scottish Labour has confirmed that Lothians MSP, Foysol Choudhury, MBE, has been placed under administrative suspension. This status will continue pending investigation of what has been described as an "allegation of inappropriate conduct", and the MSP will sit as an Independent. A Labour Party spokesperson said: "The Labour Party takes all complaints seriously.  "They are fully investigated in line with our rules and procedures, and any appropriate action is taken.” 

Whitburn and Blackburn residents area facing a second by-election in a year after it was confirmed local Labour councillor David Russell had…

Edinburgh council is still working to reclaim almost £430,000 in grants and income from organisers of last year’s cancelled Hogmanay event.

Edinburgh’s SNP and Green council groups are combining forces in a bid to take over the leadership of Edinburgh's council administration. They are making a move on Thursday to take control of the council which they say will bring "ambition, vision and stability" to the capital. They say that Edinburgh’s current ruling Labour group has been rocked by sexual harassment and fraud allegations against its outgoing leader, Cammy Day, following two and a half years of "weak, rudderless and incompetent" administration.

Responding to the announcement of new Intercity trains for Scotland Paul Tetlaw, Transform rail policy advisor, said: We welcome the notification from the Scottish Government starting the process to p...

THE Labour Government has said it will work in Scottish policy areas whether they are “devolved or not” ...

The Labour party isn’t even pretending to respect the devolution settlement now. Labour’s idea of Scottish devolution is that they’ll support it as long as Scotland votes for a La…

Following allegations about the Council Leader in Edinburgh which emerged on Saturday, other political groups on the council are tonight calling for his resignation. It is alleged that there were complaints made about “inappropriate behaviour” by Cllr Cammy Day through the council’s Safecall whistleblower helpline by members of council staff last winter. These were reported to Police Scotland and it is understood that there was insufficient evidence to begin an investigation, according to The Times.

Someone paying by direct debit and using a typical amount of energy will pay £21 more a year from January.

A SCOTTISH venue rejected a booking inquiry for the Reform UK conference ...