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McGlynn was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh. Pic: Ian Georgeson

Ex-council employee who embezzled over £1m ordered to repay £165k

Shore Road, Belhaven, in East Lothian

Push to ban overnight campervan bays as beauty spot used as 'toilet'

Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft the Red Arrows complete a flypast. Picture: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Tattoo boss admits flypasts over castle 'at the mercy of' council

People carrying shopping bags on Buchanan Street in Glasgow's city centre. Picture: John Linton/PA Wire

Glasgow told to ignore 'Paris affect' and slash 5% tourist tax plans

Adam Smith, whose statue is on Edinburgh's Royal Mile, is better known as an economist but he was also a philosopher (Picture: David Cheskin/PA)

Wealthy Edinburgh residents to be asked to spend more on city projects

New map shows all major renewable developments in Highlands

Map shows all major renewable energy projects in Highlands

Glasgow City Council is to introduce a dozen new controlled parking zones across the city.

Major Scots council to increase controlled parking zones by 50%

Selkirk is one of the towns in the Borders that could be impacted by the potential closure of facilities

Proposed closures will 'rip the heart out of our communities'

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage with supporters during a visit to Ramsgate in Kent, while on the English local election campaign trail

Reform says membership in Scotland has topped 10,000

The campaigners launched their judicial review of toilet provision at a Scottish Borders primary school. Picture: PA

Judge orders Scottish state schools to provide single-sex toilets

Hawick library is one the list of potential closures

Consultants advise closing libraries and axing 50 jobs in this area

Duncan Scott

Olympian Duncan Scott warns drownings will worsen due to pool closures

Campaigners protesting against the announcement to mothball Glass nursery

Nursery parents fear £2,000 childcare bill after closure call

Hundreds of prisoners were released early to free up space in Scotland’s overcrowded prisons.

Exclusive Edinburgh Council spends £36,000 housing prisoners released early

Opening date of first opening road bridge across River Clyde revealed

Exclusive Sex education removals quadruple in the wake of gender reform debate

Restaurant owner says ‘future in doubt’ as rent hiked by over 300%

More than £2m has been allocated to Hartlepool to address potholes.

The small council that spent £500,000 fixing potholes in a single year

Hollywood star Jack Lowden attacks nursery closures in Scottish village where he grew up

Hollywood star attacks nursery closures in village where he grew up

Beltane Fire Festival

Council's park levy branded 'targeted attack' on community festival

Rubbish piled up on Beach Road in Sparkhill Birmingham

Watch: Rubbish piles up in streets as bin strike enters third week

Exclusive Fears for Scotland's southernmost village over nursery closure

Hollandbush is widely regarded as being one of the better municipal layouts in Scotland

Exclusive Why Hollandbush could be template for Dalmuir's fight for survival

Councillor Alex Staniforth

Charity criticises 'veiled threat' against its funding in trans row

Catchment changes may be required for Boroughmuir High School in the long term, officials say

Edinburgh schools face catchment changes and temporary classrooms

The amount of council tax you pay depends on where you live in Scotland.

Most Expensive Council Tax in Scotland 2025: The 10 priciest bills

How much will your council tax go up this year?

Council Tax Rises in Scotland 2025: All 32 councils' tax hikes

Matt Scott and business partners James and Mikey Sim

Rugby star’s fears businesses will shut due to two years of roadworks

'Council spent £16m on a bridge to nowhere. It's a dangerous mess'

£16m bridge leads to 'dangerous' deep mud...it looks like a warzone

Dalmuir Municipal Golf Course in Clydebank is set to close after a decision on Wednesday by West Dunbartonshire Council

Dalmuir loses council funding but Hollandbush model offers fresh hope

Millions is being spent on buying up private newbuild properties for social housing.

Exclusive Edinburgh Council spend almost £100m buying up private newbuild homes

A car dealer must pay more than £9,000 in fines and costs after a visitor to his premises was seriously injured when he fell down an unprotected drop.

Man falls down 6ft drop and gets 'seriously' injured at car dealership

Duror Primary School

Primary school with just two pupils 'saved' from closure

Scottish school pupils in a class (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Scottish council could axe 24 teachers and revive music tuition fees

A road left so badly damaged by a landslip it was closed to cars can't be fixed properly - as it's still moving a YEAR later.

Britain's 'wonkiest road' destroyed by landslip finally set to reopen

The three-vehicle crash happened at around 6pm on Wednesday night at the slip road for the Clyde Tunnel at Balshagray Avenue in Glasgow.

Glasgow council considers Clyde Tunnel toll and congestion charge

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar

Exclusive Sarwar moves away from previous Labour pledge to abolish council tax

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service attended the fire at Dyce Academy

Secondary school shut this week after 60 firefighters battled blaze

Unison described councils as ''the glue that holds lots of things together'

Exclusive Crumbling public services a 'terrible mess', says scathing union boss

The funding is designed to support education recovery and tackle the poverty related attainment gap. Picture: Danny Lawson/ PA

Almost £4m in pupil poverty funding being 'siphoned' for admin costs

Enjoy the good weather in Glasgow.

Glasgow council overspent budget by more than £38m as cuts considered

Allan, Coursington and Draffen Towers will be demolished in a controlled explosion

High rise tower blocks to be destroyed in controlled explosion
The tower blocks have dominated the skyline for more than 50 years - but will now be demolished in a controlled explosion

Kirkintilloch Canal Festival

Push to revive hugely-popular festival after axe falls

Campers and cars on the NC500 near Ullapool, one of the areas which could benefit from a £4m fund to protect communities and infrastructure from pressures caused by high visitor numbers. Picture taken in July 2020.

Vote to decide campervan ban for Highland car parks on NC500

Glasgow Sheriff Court

Ex-council leader accused of £188,000 scam told to step down

Plans have been submitted for 17-turbine wind farm close to Flow Country World Heritage Site

Plans for 17-turbine wind farm on the edge of world heritage site

Aberdeen

Aberdeen city council considers 7 per cent 'tourist tax'

Dumfries High School pitch

Milestone reached as new sports pitch opens at Dumfries High School

No to Galloway National Park campaigners holding a demonstration outside a special meeting on park proposals held by Dumfries and Galloway Council

Council confirms position on backing Scotland's third national park

Kinneil Museum

The museum with Mary, Queen of Scots link hit by closure threat

Fox Covert Primary School on Clerwood Terrace, Edinburgh

Exclusive The 11 new schools and extensions in Scottish city's £1.38bn blueprint

Local Government Secretary Shona Robison says the UK Government needs to send more money to cover the cost to the public sector of the increase to employers' national insurance contributions (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

How Labour-SNP row over NI hike risks creating spate of tragedies Scotsman comment

Teacher cuts protest in Glasgow

Teachers in Scottish city vote for strike action over education cuts

Is Glasgow finally getting to grips with riverside culture?

Former council leader Cammy Day resigned after allegations of inappropriate behaviour

Exclusive Council facing questions over Day complaints after email 'disappeared'

Denise Brownlee and Liz Hitschmann have been prominent in the campaign against plans for a Galloway National Park

National park protest to be held ahead of formal council decision

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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