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The region’s Men’s Sheds are to benefit from a funding reprieve after the Scottish Government announced it would restore previously pulled support for this year.

John Swinney has said he will leave the Scottish Government and return to being a bank bench MSP when a successor for First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is appointed.

Perthshire North MSP John Swinney has called for the planned industrial action in schools to be called off.

Teachers’ strikes specifically targeting Perthshire because it is represented at Holyrood by Deputy First Minister John Swinney MSP are set to go ahead next week forcing the closure of dozens of schools.

Perth and Kinross Council has expressed "extreme displeasure and frustration" at being threatened with financial sanctions by the Scottish Government rather than being given "adequate" funding.

Scotland’s largest teaching union has announced it will take "targeted" strike action in the Glasgow constituency of Nicola Sturgeon in a row over pay.

TSB has announced it plans to shut its Aberfeldy branch in May this year.

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

Perth and Kinross Council’s SNP leader will write to Nicola Sturgeon “highlighting the massive real-terms cut to council funding” and its impact.

Nicola Sturgeon’s Government is poised for a massive £80m overspend on its running costs despite raising taxes and backing cuts.

A warning has been issued that council services are at “absolute breaking point”.

The Scottish Government may have to move out of key properties as part of a downsizing strategy to save money.

Scotland’s Deputy First Minster has said the budget he laid out to parliament on Thursday was “bleak” and the delivery of public services will likely require reform.

The Scottish Government has been accused of failing children by watering down plans for free school meals and leaving thousands hungry over Christmas.

A demand for more funding for council across Scotland to tackle unprecedented budget problems has been publicly backed by Falkirk councillors, after they gave the COSLA Save Our Services campaign unanimous support.

John Swinney has hit back at the suggestion Scotland will become a "less attractive" place to live and work following tax rises in the Budget.

John Swinney has said "difficult decisions" will be required to combat the cost-of-living crisis as he prepares to lay out the Scottish Government's Budget later today.

A leading health union is calling on the Scottish Government to tackle the current crisis in the nursing workforce ahead of the Budget later today.

The Scottish Government’s tax decisions will continue to follow its “progressive” model that those with the broadest shoulders should pay more, a minister has said.

The Scottish Government has been warned that local services could grind to a halt without more help as local councils face a £1billion spending crisis.

Every council finance director in the country has warned the Scottish Government services may be stopped over a £1bn funding crisis.

Perthshire ’s community-run radio station has done so well in recent industry awards that it will get a pat on the back in the Westminster Parliament.

Thousands of wealthy Scots would pay more income tax under plans being seriously considered by the Government.

Scotland's largest teaching union has announced two more strike days are planned for January in a dispute over pay. On top of next week's walkout, the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) trade union say there will be further strikes on January 10 and 1, "unless a fair pay offer is made".

Scotland faces grinding to a halt this winter after teachers became the latest workers to vote for strikes yesterday - meaning they could soon join nurses and train drivers on picket lines.

West Lothian schools are set to close after teachers voted for strike action following a bitter pay dispute.

John Swinney has blamed "stupid economic decisions" made by the UK Government for fuelling inflation that is leaving all workers poorer.

Humza Yousaf has defended the Scottish Government committing a further £5 million to its climate justice fund in the same week as nurses were told "there is no more money".

Civil servants have been given top roles on Scotland’s troubled Covid-19 Public Inquiry - despite claims the probe is “independent”.

Belle & Sebastian has shared his thoughts on the Conservative Party  during a recent appearance as a panellist on BBC’s Question Time.The Scottish musician was joined on the panel by a range of politicians from his home country, including Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, Deputy First Minister John Swinney and Scottish Conservatives leader Douglas Ross.During the show – which was filmed in Musselburgh and aired yesterday (October 13) in the UK – the panel discussed a range of topics, from Scottish Independence to the country’s view on UK Prime Minister Liz Truss. When asked for his opinion of the UK’s Conservative Party – of which Truss is the leader – Murdoch said: “the Conservative [Party] don’t care about people.”“What an insult that we should be expected to eat the crumbs off a rich person's table…we should be at that table”Musician @nee_massey discusses public opinion of the Tories #bbcqtWatch now on @BBCiplayer: https://t.co/MAupYw9noo pic.twitter.com/oR8lTaOJJi— BBC Question Time (@bbcquestiontime) October 13, 2022“I feel like we’re living on a completely different planet,” he said, “they’re tone-deaf to the needs of ordinary people.” Later, Murdoch referenced Truss’ trickle-down economic plan, which she announced as part of a “mini-Budget” introduced last month.