Holiday let owners are demanding compensation for what they are calling the ‘maladministration’ of the holiday let licensing scheme.

Talks for a charity to take over an Edinburgh community centre have collapsed after nearly two years, following a disagreement with the council over responsibility for repairs. The Braidwood Centre in ...

Council tenants in East Lothian are set to see rent go up by more than £5 a week from April as the local authority bids to ...

A MAP has revealed how much your council tax could be set to rise – with some taxpayers facing a brutal double-digit hit. John Swinney’s local authority is planning to impose a whopping 10 ...

Tourist tax discussions heat up as UK seaside towns explore a new visitor levy, following Edinburgh’s success. Could a small fee transform coastal tourism?

DRIVERS are bearing the brunt as cash-strapped Scots councils raked in a £47million profit from parking fines. Local authorities are cashing in on parking services as thousands of households face ...

A cross party plan to raise council rent by 6.5% is set to be agreed next week as East Lothian Council looks to spend ...

Three years ago, a car driver was jailed for seriously injuring a cyclist on one of the bends. Meanwhile, Phil Coll, who ...

Scotland's councils are to decide on local tax rates over the coming weeks, with many mulling rises of up to 10%. Rates have ...

East Lothian Council has one of the longest waiting times for a house in Scotland, a new report has claimed, with delays of ...

Dawn Kerr and her husband Andrew Searle were tragically found dead in their home in France on February 6. French police have ...

Motorists have become a 'cash cow' for Scotland's councils as profits from parking charges and fines soared to more than £47 ...