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'Corporate theft' claim over Angus burghs
Local libraries, halls and parks could be asset stripped from Angus common good funds under new proposals. (...)
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Universities Scotland appoints successor to Professor Bernard King
Higher education umbrella body Universities Scotland has appointed a new leader as successor to former Abertay University principal Professor Bernard King. (...)
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Sickly Tayside Police officers off work for 3000 days
Almost 3000 working days were lost through sickness absence of Tayside Police officers in the first quarter of this year, the latest figures show. (...)
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Threatened Byre Theatre open to the idea of working under a cultural trust
St Andrews' Byre Theatre would be open to working with Fife Council towards the creation of a single cultural trust for the region, it has emerged, amid continued concerns about what impact budget cuts could have on the venue. (...)
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EIS teaching union accepts two-year pay freeze
Members of Scotland's biggest teaching union have voted narrowly to accept a pay and conditions deal, averting the possibility of industrial action in schools. (...)
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Angus Council staff's 314 years off sick
Angus Council staff have taken the equivalent of 314 years in sick days in the past two years, The Courier can reveal. (...)
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Wheelie bin damage costs Angus Council thousands
Cash-strapped Angus Council bosses have paid out over £20,000 in the past two years replacing damaged or stolen wheelie bins. (...)
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MPs' expenses revealed amid criticism of new system
MPs from Tayside and Fife claimed tens of thousands of pounds in expenses last year, new figures have revealed. (...)
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Inflation-busting increase for Perth and Kinross Council rents
Council tenants in Perth and Kinross are set to be hit with an inflation-busting rent increase of over 5%, under proposals to be considered later this week. (...)
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Crucial RAF Leuchars dossier sent to defence secretary Liam Fox
A dossier outlining the crippling impact closure of RAF Leuchars would have on Fife's economy was sent to defence secretary Liam Fox on Friday. (...)
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Minister's 'mockery' of RAF Leuchars promise
Armed Forces Minister Nick Harvey felt the full wrath of furious First Minister Alex Salmond last night after he appeared to suggest that Scotland's two RAF bases — at Leuchars and Lossiemouth — face a straight fight to survive. (...)
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Hundreds to join TUC protest against cuts
Hundreds of people from Fife and Tayside are expected to travel to London to protest at government cuts in March in what is claimed will be the biggest public demonstration since before the Iraq war. (...)
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United front on Fife's bed-blocking crisis
Leaders of Fife's health board and council seemed to bury the hatchet on Friday night by displaying a united front on tackling the region's bed blocking crisis. (...)
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Minister insists the A9 is on the road to being dual carriageway
Despite criticism from opposition parties, the SNP government remains committed to the dualling of the A9 between Perth and Inverness, a senior minister has insisted. (...)
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Authors Kate Mosse and Alan Gibbons join fight for Edzell Library
An action group fighting for the reinstatement of a book-lending service in Edzell has gained the support of two famous authors. (...)
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SNP accused of failing new teachers
Fewer than one in six new teachers were able to secure full-time permanent teaching posts in Scotland this session, provoking further criticism of the Scottish Government's policy to get more staff at the chalkface — but prompting education secretary Mike Russell to declare defiantly that the corner has been turned. (...)
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Abertay University principal warns of 'lethal' cuts to university funding
The principal of Abertay University in Dundee has claimed funding cuts contained in the Scottish budget could prove "lethal" for higher education. (...)
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NHS Tayside sells Armitstead Child Development Centre to developer
NHS Tayside has sold the former Armitstead Child Development Centre in Broughty Ferry to a housing developer. (...)
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Threat to accident and emergency cover at Victoria Hospital
Kirkcaldy's Victoria Hospital could be without accident and emergency cover overnight and at weekends over the next year. (...)
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Angus Housing Association's dismay at affordable homes move
A housing association has expressed "huge disappointment" at Angus Council's proposals to appoint another firm as its registered social landlord (RSL) developer — arguing that potential job losses could be disastrous for the local economy. (...)
