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Scottish Government accused of 'failure to protect salmon stocks' on South Esk
An Angus angling club has lodged a legal complaint against the Scottish Government over its ''failure to protect salmon stocks.'' (...)
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Opposition say Scottish Government's new six-figure strategy director will be leading a 'Department for Independence'
There has been a furious reaction to news that the Scottish Government is to pay a civil servant a six-figure salary to lead the drive for independence. (...)
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Scottish Government urged to start delivering on green job promises
The Scottish Government has been told it must start delivering on its promise to create 130,000 green jobs. (...)
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Perth gearing up for campaign to become base for Scotland's single national police force
Business leaders and politicians say Perth is the "perfect place" to base Scotland's proposed new single police force. (...)
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Scottish Government rejects 'Trojan horse' housing proposal for Wormit
Controversial plans which would have led to a population explosion in Wormit have been thrown out by a Scottish Government reporter. (...)
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Muirfield Action Group asks Scottish ministers to put brakes on schools merger
A group of parents has submitted a written plea to the Scottish Government in a last-ditch effort to stop the merger of two Arbroath primary schools. (...)
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Housing associations hail Scottish Government's U-turn on home adaptation costs
The head of a Tayside housing association has welcomed the Scottish Government's U-turn over a scheme which threatened rent hikes for elderly and disabled tenants. (...)
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Alex Salmond ready to target 'bigotry and booze'
Alex Salmond has put urgent action to tackle the twin blights of booze and bigotry at the heart of his priorities for the new Scottish Government. (...)
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Crieff teenager's case seen as providing more evidence of need for minimum alcohol pricing
Health minister Nicola Sturgeon has reiterated the Scottish Government's determination to introduce alcohol price controls after a Crieff teenager was convicted of his first offence after a booze binge. (...)
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SNP urged to seize new chance to introduce minimum alcohol pricing
A leading expert on alcohol abuse in Tayside has urged the new Scottish Government to introduce minimum pricing on drink just months after a previous attempt to do so was rejected. (...)
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New Forth bridge £1 billion saving announcement branded electioneering
The Scottish Government has announced the preferred bidder for the Forth Replacement Crossing (FRC), with a saving of around £1 billion — however the timing of the announcement after parliament was dissolved has been branded "electioneering". (...)
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Council passes budget in face of 'unprecedented financial challenge'
Jobs and frontline services in Perth and Kinross have been protected despite the council setting a savings target of £23 million over the next three years. (...)
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EIS gathers support for newly-qualified teachers
Thousands of people have signed a petition to the Scottish Parliament calling for ministers to secure jobs for newly-qualified teachers. (...)
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Scottish Government told it's time for action, not words, on A9 upgrade
Days after another death on the A9 north of Perth, the Scottish Government's commitment to upgrade the route has been condemned as "all rhetoric." (...)
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Council tax freeze looking likely for Fifers
A council tax and public sector pay freeze is on the cards for Fifers after councillors indicated they will carry out the Scottish Government's priorities in return for a smaller budget cut. (...)
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SNP 'bound to lose' independence referendum, says former leader
A prominent nationalist and former Dundee MP has admitted the Scottish Government was "bound to lose" a referendum on independence. (...)
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Delight as Perth incinerator plan goes up in smoke
An appeal against the refusal of plans for a £100 million incinerator just a few hundred yards from Perth city centre has been dismissed by a Scottish Government reporter. (...)
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Anglers' anger at Usan Salmon Fisheries grant
A £100,000 European grant to a Montrose firm has prompted the angling lobby to accuse the Scottish Government of ignoring accepted conservation principles and dealing a major blow to conservation. (...)
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Universities confident student funding confusion can be overcome
Dundee's two universities say they do not expect applications to fall in 2012 because of the question mark hanging over student funding. (...)
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Fossil fuel levy decision a 'giant swizz' by Treasury
The First Minister has accused the UK Government of trying to pull a "giant swizz" that could threaten Tayside and Fife's future in the profitable renewables market. (...)
