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By Ellie Ames | 08 April 2024

The debt of councils in Scotland is more than one-and-a-half times the latest local government fu...

BUSINESS

Proposed law could ease housing emergencies

By Mark Conrad | 27 March 2024

Scottish councils may be required to assess the condition of private rented accommodation under a...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Mundell to join Moray as interim chief executive

By Martin Ford | 27 March 2024

Moray Council has announced John Mundell will take up the role of interim chief executive.

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Glasgow appoints chief executive

By Martin Ford | 27 March 2024

Susanne Millar has been appointed as Glasgow City Council’s chief executive.

COUNCIL TAX

Scottish councils in tax U-turn

By Martin Ford | 25 March 2024

Argyll and Bute and Inverclyde councils had both voted to raise tax in defiance of the Scottish G...

FINANCE

Watchdog warning over Moray's funding gap

By Martin Ford | 06 March 2024

Moray Council must act quickly to shore up its finances, Audit Scotland has warned.

SOCIAL CARE

National care service overhaul fails to charm councils

By Martin Ford | 28 February 2024

Councils in Scotland remain unconvinced by proposals to create a national care service.

FINANCE

Scottish Budget 'not good' for communities

By Dan Peters | 28 February 2024

Next year’s Scottish Budget is ‘not good’ for communities, council leaders have said.

WHITEHALL

Regulator calls for 'substantial' planning intervention

By Mark Conrad | 26 February 2024

The planning system requires ‘substantial intervention’ by the Government to ensure consistent de...

COUNCIL TAX

Council rejects tax freeze offer

By Martin Ford | 23 February 2024

Argyll and Bute Council has become the first to reject the Scottish Government’s council tax freeze.

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