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Warning that NHS cuts could affect Perth Royal Infirmary
A Perth councillor has warned NHS job cuts could have a "knock-on effect" at the town's main hospital. (...)
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HSBC claim job losses won't impact on its plans for expansion in Scotland
A warning by banking giant HSBC that up to 30,000 posts could be cut worldwide over the next two years will not affect its plans for expansion in Scotland. (...)
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Unions and politicians rally to fight Fife job cuts
Trade union members were fired up to fight cuts as a campaign to save public sector jobs and pensions was launched in Kirkcaldy. (...)
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Teaching union EIS calls on members to accept pay freeze deal
The leader of Scotland's largest teaching union has written to its members, asking them to back a deal that will see their pay frozen for two years. (...)
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2700 RAF jobs to be axed amid 17,000 defence redundancies
Up to 2700 RAF personnel are to be made redundant as part of bracing cuts to UK military spending. (...)
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Labour in Fife want fresh look at budget as council prepares to outline plans
The Scottish Labour party in Fife are asking for a three-week consultation period before any decisions are made on the budget, it was revealed last night. (...)
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Council hopes to avoid compulsory redundancies as Perth budget meeting looms
The scale of the cuts in Perth and Kinross—and where the axe has fallen—will not become clear until Thursday, February 17, when a special council meeting is being held to set the budget. (...)
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Coastguard is 'intrinsic' to Firth of Forth
A fishing industry leader has warned the loss of Fife's Coastguard station would be tantamount to criminal if ship-to-ship oil transfers begin in the Forth, and urged Prince William to step in. (...)
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Widespread criticism of 'disgraceful' planned coastguard cuts
Forth Coastguard station at Fife Ness near Crail will be shut down under new cost-cutting measures put forward by the coalition government. (...)
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Tayside Police cuts claims are just 'speculation'
A senior police officer has dismissed predictions that Tayside Police could cut 300 support staff by 2015 as "speculation." (...)
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Dundee University students to lead the cheers for Brian Cox
Given how much time actor Brian Cox spends in Hollywood, it is fitting that he is to be formally welcomed as rector of Dundee University next week with an American-style pep rally. (...)
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Harry MacLean brands former Dundee directors 'naive'
The last trace of the boardroom regime responsible for plunging Dundee Football Club into administration — and in so doing threatening the very existence of the Dark Blues — has been removed from Dens Park. (...)
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Gordon Chisholm lifts lid on 'manic' days at Dundee FC — and keeping Calum Melville 'sweet'
Sacked Dundee manager Gordon Chisholm kept his promise to tell his side of the story last night. (...)
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Jobs axed at Perth's Isle of Skye Hotel
A group of Perth hotel workers faces a bleak Christmas after confirmation the staff are to lose their jobs in December. (...)
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Williams Lea printworks closing — 40 jobs axed
Perth's economy has been dealt another jobs blow with the news that more than 40 jobs are to be lost with the closure of the Williams Lea printworks. (...)
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NHS Tayside shows a slight silver lining at review
During its annual review, NHS Tayside announced that is has managed to save 300 posts which were due to be axed this year to save cash. (...)
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Scots jobless figure rises by 50,000
Unemployment in Scotland rose by more than 50,000 in a single year, new figures have revealed. (...)
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Byre Theatre considers staff cuts
The Byre Theatre in St Andrews might have to look at cutting back some of its work, and even staff, if there is no change of heart from the Scottish Arts Council (SAC) over its decision to withdraw the theatre's flexible funding from April. (...)
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