MSPs voted in favour of passing an amendment to visitor levy legislation before the first scheme comes into force.

A council is meeting to discuss the fate of a small school in the Scottish Borders where pupil numbers plummeted to a single ...

City of Edinburgh Council agreed to increase council tax and freeze pay-and-display rates City of Edinburgh and Fife councils have confirmed they will raise council tax in the next financial year.

Audit Scotland’s Accounts Commission has called on Scottish councils to improve citizen involvement when designing digital services and ensure staff have the right skills to undertake digital ...

An 18th century bust bought for £5 ($6) nearly 100 years ago by a Scottish town council could sell for more than £2.5 million ($3 million). The bust of landowner and lawmaker John Gordon was sculpted ...

Finance Secretary Shona Robison has presented her government's budget bill in the parliament Holyrood ministers are to give councils an extra £144m to help offset a UK government rise in employers' ...

Orkney Islands Council has issued a reminder to the public of how the 'hail & ride' system operates across local bus services ...

Argyll and Bute Council has given IT services company Steria a £1m contract to provide a customer contact centre. The deal is in line with the council's strategy to streamline the number of telephone ...

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While many across Scotland will be enjoying a well-earned long weekend this Easter, others might find themselves back at work or school sooner than expected. Good Friday, which was on April 18 this ...