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Here's how to find out your council ward ahead of the local elections

LOCAL elections will be held across Scotland this week with more than 1200 council seats up for grabs.

The National (Scotland)

What does my local councillor do? Your questions answered ...

Scotland has 1219 elected councillors who are elected every five years. There are usually three or four that will win a seat to represent your area…

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon on indyref2 progress, cost of living crisis and a coalition with Labour

WITH just one day to go until voters head to polling stations to elect a new batch of councillors, The National has been interviewing party leaders…

The National (Scotland)

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Break up of Highland Council is on the ballot at Scotland's local elections

THE future of Highland Council as Scotland knows will be on the line at the elections on Thursday.

The National (Scotland)

SNP and Greens hoping for gains in this independent-led council

SHETLAND is as far away from the nation’s capital as you can get in Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

Seven Scottish towns and a council area in running to be awarded city status

Dumfries, Dunfermline, Elgin, Greenock, Livingston, Oban, St Andrews and the whole region of South Ayrshire have been put forward.

Daily Record

Church minister becomes Barlinnie prison DJ on Barbed radio for inmates

Rev Jill Clancy took over the Barbed Wireless radio station at HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow during the first lockdown in 2020.

Daily Record

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Nicola Sturgeon 'more open' to legalising assisted dying in Scotland following pleas from terminally ill

EXCLUSIVE: The First Minister opposed a right-to-die law in 2015 but the SNP leader told the Record her thinking has now shifted.

Daily Record

Scottish council elections campaign enters final day as leaders urge public to vote

Turnout at council elections in Scotland is usually much lower than Holyrood or Westminster contests but politicians are urging the public to make their voices heard.

Daily Record

Katie Price to host make-up masterclasses in Scotland this week with tickets costing £80

The former glamour model will visit venues in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Fife and Falkirk for the masterclass.

Daily Record

Ryan Christie earns Celtic a windfall as Bournemouth grab dramatic Premier League promotion

Christie's side left it late to beat Nottingham Forest as he got one over on Scotland team-mate Scott McKenna.

Daily Record

The one Edinburgh neighbourhood almost Covid free as cases stay high elsewhere

With restrictions in Scotland now fully lifted, the Edinburgh neighbourhood reported just three cases over a seven day period from April 24 to April 30 according to the latest data.

Edinburgh Live

Protesters arrested at Scottish oil terminal climate protest, Police Scotland say

A NUMBER of climate protesters who blockaded an oil terminal have been arrested, police have said.

The National (Scotland)

Protesters arrested at oil terminal climate protest, Police Scotland say

Chief Superintendent Lynn Ratcliff said on Tuesday evening a ‘number of people who decided not to cooperate have subsequently been arrested’.

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Councils ‘did not keep up-to-date records of children in foster care’

The foster care case study of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry began today and heard opening submissions from 14 local authorities in Scotland.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh former rugby star says homeless 'don't belong in Old Town'

The former Scotland international is standing for election in the City Centre and has doubled down on controversial comments he made about the city's homeless people in 2019.

Glasgow Live

What cast of Rab C Nesbitt are up to now - from screen successes to untimely deaths

First popping up on our screens back in 1988, the BBC Scotland comedy changed the way we look at ourselves - but what are the cast up to now?

The Guardian - UK

Just Stop Oil blockades terminal in Glasgow in first Scottish action

Demonstrators stage dawn protest at plans for new oil and gas fields in North Sea off Scotland’s coast

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Daily Record

19 of the most unusual Scottish names and their meanings

TV shows like Outlander have introduced global audiences to a host of names they might not have come across before.

The National (Scotland)

‘Union pudding' represents Scotland in final of Queen’s Jubilee competition

IT'S recently been reported the Queen wants to spend more time in Scotland to bolster support for the Union...

Edinburgh Live

Do I need to self isolate in Scotland? Rules explained as guidance around virus changes

Many people could have Covid right now and not know it but with testing coming to an end for some, it can be harder to tell what you have. So what should you do if you can't get a test but have symptoms?

Daily Record

Scottish abortion clinics have waited 'too long' for buffer zones to distance protesters

Politicians in Scotland have condemned reports the US Supreme Court is set to overturn a landmark law on abortion rights.

The National (Scotland)

Ruth Davidson under fire after 'campaigning' for candidate who started anti-refugee petition

RUTH Davidson has come under fire after a picture on social media showed her apparently campaigning for a council candidate who previously called…

Daily Record

Everything we know about Outlander season 7 - release date and filming

Season 6 may have just finished but what can fans expect from season 7?

Daily Record

Aaron Hickey transfer latest as Arsenal 'join race' to sign Scotland rising star

The talented young full back is generating a lot of interest with Italian clubs and English Premier League big hitters in a race to snap him up.

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