Households urged to check for Council Tax savings of up to £750 during ongoing cost of living crisis

Fed up locals are being urged to report any illegal motor or quad bike use in open spaces, parks and country parks to the police.

The cost of living crisis is having an impact on optimism and confidence amongst businesses across Dumfries and Galloway.

Social media giants need to crackdown on violent footage being posted online in the wake of the Daily Record’s Our Kids: Our Future campaign, experts and MSPs demanded last night

A list of popular apps have been removed from the Google Play store as Android owners are being urged to delete them immediately.

More than 40,000 families in Scotland raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people, could be eligible for financial help from Family Fund to cope with higher costs of living. The charity is urging carers or parents on low incomes to check if they qualify for a grant which could ease the additional pressures on household budgets this winter.

People are being encouraged to share their views on how a Scottish Government disability benefit supports their mobility needs. The consultation on eligibility for the Adult Disability Payment mobility element will gather evidence to feed into a wider independent review.

The UK Government has announced that the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding application portal will not open this month as previously planned, instead the online hub and telephone helpline is expected to be up and running by Monday, February 27, 2023.

Women and girls in West Lothian can have their say on public spaces and places where they feel unsafe.

A new online petition is calling on the UK Government to extend cost of living payment support to every student in higher education. The petition indicates that around one-third of students receive just £5,000 a year in financial support through loans, grants or bursaries, a sum it suggests is two-thirds less than someone working full-time being paid the National Minimum Wage.

A replacement for the "grossly unfair" council tax system should be agreed upon before the next Holyrood election in 2026, a Green MSP has insisted.

Perth and Kinross residents are being urged to seek support and advice on how to keep their homes warm and cheaper to heat.

Almost two thirds of Scottish parents say they're suffering mentally because of the cost-of-living crisis. A new poll of parents and carers found that 64 per cent of those asked thought the rising prices of food, energy and bills had "negatively impacted" their mental health.

A rape crisis centre has closed its waiting list for victims amid a row over SNP/Green Government funding coming to an end. Edinburgh has a backlog of nearly 300 survivors and has stopped putting any more people on their books.

Households will be paid to switch off their electricity for a second day in a row under a new scheme to avoid blackouts.

A new opinion poll has found Scots fear the cost of living crisis will get even worse this year.

The cost of living crisis is set to continue impacting household budgets across the country into the first half of 2023 as a result of high inflation, soaring energy bills and ever-increasing prices at the supermarket. As the financial pressure mounts, especially post-Christmas, Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Scotland is encouraging those who are unable to pay bills to get in touch for immediate help and advice.

Domestic households across Great Britain that have a direct relationship with their electricity supplier are receiving a £400 non-repayable payment in six instalments under the Energy Bills Support Scheme as part of the UK Government’s £37 billion cost of living support package.

On last night's The Chase, a Scot took on Chaser Jenny Ryan but her fellow contestant made a dig at her, despite making it back to the team.

The leader of Glasgow city council has demanded to know why the Clyde lost out in the race to win freeport status.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently announced the 2023/24 timetable for new cost of living payments aimed at helping millions of households across the country mitigate soaring inflation and ever-increasing energy bills.