Business rates have emerged as the top priority for Scottish firms ahead of the upcoming Budget, a new survey has found.

Annual fees for garden waste collections in East Lothian brought in just under £1million for the council last year.

A conservation plan for Hawick “is a dream” which is unlikely to come true, according to a sceptical councillor.

Scotland’s national children’s charity, Children First, has revealed new figures showing that financial difficulties remain the top reason for families to call its support line, as it urged families ...

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax will extend to sole traders and landlords earning more than £30,000 from 6 April 2027.

Speaking at the End Poverty Edinburgh Annual Conference, Council Leader Jane Meagher joined campaigners to call for action to challenge the injustice of poverty in Scotland’s capital.

Monday October 5th 2026. West Lothian Council headquarters. Written by Local Democracy Reporter, Stuart Sommer ...

A Bathgate snack bar owner says she could lose her livelihood after councillors rejected an appeal against a planning refusal.

Half of Scottish building firms with overdue accounts were insolvent, had been struck off or were facing strike-off within a ...

A new £2.20 duty on every 10ml of vaping liquid has come into force across the UK in a bid to tackle youth vaping.

Disruption is in the pipeline for people in Innerleithen as an essential gas network upgrade begins later this month.

Eight organisations will receive funding through the new Movement for Health Grant Fund, supporting projects designed to help ...