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Commenting this afternoon on the aftermath of the Algeria hostage crisis, First Minister Alex Salmond said:   “We know that that two Scots, or people with immediate Scottish family connections, are believed to have been killed. The two families concerned were informed by police yesterday.   “We will provide details as soon as we are […]

Family and friends will be able to visit patients at hospital at times which are convenient to them.   NHS Tayside is one of five health boards to sign up to the pilot, with five wards trialling extended visiting hours of 11am to 8pm at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.   The initiative is the first […]

The Scottish government has said the Creative Scotland arts agency must continue to fund every area in the country after artists from Dumfries and Galloway went public with their fears that a change in management could result in central belt bias.   22 arts practitioners from the area – including (names at bottom of letter) […]

Following the announcement that local TV licences in Scotland have been awarded to STV, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs Fiona Hyslop said:   “I would like to congratulate STV on being awarded the local TV licences for Edinburgh and Glasgow.   “However, these services – which focus on the two largest centres of […]

Scotland’s war memorials will be cleaned and restored in readiness for the anniversary of the First World War through a new fund being made available to communities across the country.   The additional £1 million for the Centenary Memorials Restoration Fund – announced by First Minister Alex Salmond today – will pay for the upgrade […]

Police in Dumfries are appealing for information following a break in to a Citroen Berlingo van that was parked near Ruthwell Station sometime between 18.45hrs on Sunday 13 and 07.15hrs on Monday 14 January.       A number of tools were stolen from the vehicle, including a battery grinder, battery drills and a socket […]

More than £3,500 worth of tools have been stolen in the Ruthwell/Clarencefield area this week.       A vehicles and a garage have been targeted with a large quantity of power tools having been taken       And now police are urging workers to think twice about leaving valuable equipment at risk.   […]

The Scottish Government is launching a fund to cover the cost of medicines for individual patients with rare conditions, which are not available for routine prescription.   £21 million will be invested to pay for the cost of medicines known as “orphan drugs”. These are medicines for illnesses which affect fewer than 1 in 2,000 […]