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'Lavish, luxurious, exquisite' — Cosla chooses five-star Fairmont St Andrews for its conference on public spending cuts
Councils in Tayside and Fife are split over sending delegates to a conference in a luxury Scottish hotel from today to discuss spending constraints. (...)
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FOI request reveals compensation paid to council staff
Councils in Tayside and Fife have paid out nearly £1.5 million in compensation to staff injured at work over the past five years. (...)
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Perth and Kinross Council denounced for wasting money on office conversion
The Taxpayers' Alliance has criticised cash-strapped Perth and Kinross Council for wasting nearly £50,000 on a "needless" office redesign. (...)
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Jim Devine was a 'good, hard-working' politician, says Dundee West MP Jim McGovern
Dundee West MP Jim McGovern described Jim Devine as a "good, hard-working" politician after the former member for Livingston was jailed for 16 months for cheating on his expenses claims. (...)
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Public sector wages soar ahead during recession
Working for the public sector can make you almost £10,000 a year better off, new figures obtained by a Dundee MSP have shown. (...)
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John Hulbert makes vow over Perth and Kinross civic receptions spending
The provost of Perth and Kinross has admitted the scrutiny of civic receptions will be "even more rigorous" after The Courier revealed taxpayers had stumped up £137,000 for hospitality since 2005. (...)
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Five-year Perth and Kinross Council hospitality bill at £137,000
A Courier investigation can reveal that taxpayers have stumped up more than £137,000 for civic receptions in Perth and Kinross since 2005. (...)
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Provost defends rise in civic receptions bill
The amount being spent on civic receptions by Angus Council has risen almost eight-fold in the last three years, an investigation by The Courier has found. (...)
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Local NHS boards' hospitality spending come under scrutiny
Health bosses in Tayside and Fife have come under pressure to slash the hundreds of thousands of pounds they spend on hospitality and invest in frontline nurses. (...)
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Courier probe reveals benefits paid to drink and drug addicts
Nearly £5 million in benefits was paid out last year to alcoholics and drug addicts in Tayside and Fife who have been medically assessed as unfit for work. (...)
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Dundee Council criticised for wasting money on bus scheme
Dundee City Council has been criticised for wasting taxpayers' money on an "insulting" scheme telling locals how to get on a bus. (...)
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Council staff crash server watching England World Cup match
Dundee City Council's server crashed because of the number of local authority staff watching England's World Cup match against Slovenia. (...)
More on: BBC | Mark Wallace | Dundee | Dundee City Council | Taxpayers' Alliance
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Rare TS1 plate 'part of city history' — and not for sale
Dundee Lord Provost John Letford has said he would be against selling the city council's TS1 car registration plate, which could fetch £150,000 at auction. (...)
More on: Dundee | Taxpayers' Alliance | Essex Council | John Letford | Glasgow
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Controversial anti-smoking scheme may go national
A controversial scheme to help pregnant women stop smoking could be rolled out across Scotland after a successful trial in Tayside. (...)
More on: Scottish Government | Taxpayers' Alliance | NHS | Tayside | Scotland
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Taxpayers' alliance has beans to grind with council
A decision to offer council staff a course in making the perfect cup of coffee was branded “absurd”. (...)
More on: Taxpayers' Alliance | Matthew Elliott | Perth | AK Bell Library | Perth and Kinross Council
