HSE Owes Nearly €400,000 In Unpaid Derelict Site Levies To Local Councils
The Health Service Executive is sitting on an unpaid bill of almost €400,000 in derelict site levies owed…
Politics
Second Home Owners Say They Feel Unwelcome As Welsh Locals Struggle To Get On The Property Ladder
The debate over second homes in Wales is as heated as ever, with locals in some of the…
Justice Minister Moves To End Solicitor Standoff With Criminal Legal Aid Changes
The Minister for Justice has announced a series of changes to the new criminal legal aid scheme in…
Coalsnaughton Woman Fears She May Never Return Home After Being Forced Out For Months
A Clackmannanshire woman who was forced to leave her home earlier this year says she is terrified she…
Scottish Labour Leadership Race Gets Underway With Two Candidates Confirmed
Scottish Labour has confirmed the full timetable for its leadership contest, with the party set to remain without…
Scotland’s Higher Taxes Are Raising Less Money Than Expected, And The Numbers Don’t Lie
When Malcolm Offord stood up and argued that Scotland should cut taxes to boost the economy, he was…
Kerry Councillors Give Cold Shoulder to New Rural Planning Guidelines
The government’s new rural planning guidelines have landed with a thud in Kerry, where local councillors have given…
From Culcheth to Number 10: The Town That Made Andy Burnham
In a busy pub on the main road through Culcheth, a Cheshire village on the outskirts of Warrington,…
Andy Burnham’s Pledge to End Rough Sleeping: Can It Actually Work?
Late at night in a Twickenham park, two outreach workers from Spear, a south London homelessness charity, sweep…
Giant 544-Bed Hostel Gets Green Light for Edinburgh’s West End After Appeal Battle
A controversial plan to turn a historic Edinburgh crescent into a massive 544-bed hostel has been approved on…