2+ hour, 4+ min ago  (40+ words) SEPA publish results from expanded PFAS monitoring programme The NEN - North Edinburgh News An expanded monitoring programme carried out by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has detected PFAS in surface water and groundwater samples collected from sites across Scotland....

11+ hour, 49+ min ago  (111+ words) Heading out this weekend? Whether you're at a festival, beer garden, night out or house party, be aware of the signs of spiking. Spiking is when someone gives another person alcohol or drugs without their knowledge or consent. It can…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1696+ words) Personal Independence Payment is no longer fit for purpose and is failing to keep pace with how disability, health and work have changed over the past decade, the Timms Review has found. The interim report published today (Thursday 9 July 2026) comes…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1696+ words) Personal Independence Payment is no longer fit for purpose and is failing to keep pace with how disability, health and work have changed over the past decade, the Timms Review has found. The interim report published today (Thursday 9 July 2026) comes…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (310+ words) Grassroots projects working to improve mental health and wellbeing in local communities will benefit from a further "15 million investment in 2027-28, Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth has announced. The Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for adults supports local groups to…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (310+ words) Grassroots projects working to improve mental health and wellbeing in local communities will benefit from a further "15 million investment in 2027-28, Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth has announced. The Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for adults supports local groups to…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (983+ words) Millions of pet owners will'benefit'from the most significant overhaul of veterinary regulation in six decades, as the government today (Thursday 9 July 2026) publishes its White Paper setting out its vision for a thriving and fairer veterinary sector.' New measures will radically…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (983+ words) Millions of pet owners will'benefit'from the most significant overhaul of veterinary regulation in six decades, as the government today (Thursday 9 July 2026) publishes its White Paper setting out its vision for a thriving and fairer veterinary sector.' New measures will radically…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (394+ words) New funding has been made available to support people impacted by gambling-related mental health problems in Scotland. From today, organisations will be able to bid for a share of "375, 000 to support projects and research linked to gambling harms and mental…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (419+ words) Fraser Mc Kinlay, Chief Executive of The Promise Scotland, has written in response to the statement from all 32 of Scotland's Chief Social Work Officers warning of an emergency in availability of alternative care options for children: Across Scotland there is…...