Leith to be open again in April

As many local Leithers will be well aware Leith has been almost cut off from the outside world for about six months now.  The dastardly plan by the council to isolate our a wonderful area of Leith under the cover of the tram works (shutting Leith walk)  the other big traffic management scheme at Seafield [...]

SNP Back down on local income tax

John Swinney the finance secretary today finally had to admit defeat and climb down from the introduction of a local income tax designed to replace the council tax.  It has been very obvious for some time that there was no consensus at Holyrood for the local tax and this will be seen as a major [...]