Edinburgh cabbies to save hundreds of pounds a month with arrival of electric taxis
- 8 August 2018
The world’s most advanced electric taxis, designed and built in the UK, have started appearing on the streets of Edinburgh, thanks to a deal that has been signed by the city’s Union Motor Company. The electric taxi called the TX, designed by LEVC, uses eCity technology which combines a small petrol generator (known as a […]
A Healthier Future: Scotland’s Diet & Healthy Weight Delivery Plan published
- 23 July 2018
The Scottish Government has published their A Healthier Future: Scotland’s Diet & Healthy Weight Delivery Plan. The vision set out in A Healthier Future: Scotland’s Diet & Healthy Weight Delivery Plan is for a Scotland where everyone eats well and has a healthy weight. As announced by the First Minister in May 2018, the delivery plan […]
Keep Scotland Beautiful launches first wave of bathing water campaign
- 23 July 2018
My Beach, Your Beach, Keep Scotland Beautiful's latest campaign to improve bathing waters at three well known beaches has been launched. The campaign, funded by Scottish Government, will aim to make a difference by tackling littering, dog fouling and feeding gulls by those visiting the beach. The campaign will be focusing on three beaches in […]
Private Water Supplies- Help for communities whose water supplies have run dry
- 23 July 2018
Scottish Government funding will be made available to Local Authorities and Scottish Water to ensure that emergency supplies of drinking water are provided to communities where their private water supplies have run dry. Although the vast majority of Scotland has access to public water supplies, nearly 4% of the population rely on private water supplies. […]
Campaign to be launched to tackle rural crime in East Lothian
- 23 July 2018
A collaboration of East Lothian Council, Scottish Fire and Rescue and the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) are to form a multi-agency Rural Crime Campaign which is due to launch soon. Derek Oliver, Service Manager – Protective Services, East Lothian Council said “This campaign is bringing partners closer together in targeting and addressing a host […]
Dog control legislation to be scrutinised at Holyrood
- 20 July 2018
The effectiveness of legislation Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 (the 2010 Act) is to be examined by a Holyrood committee. The aim of the 2010 Act was to ensure that dogs which are out of control are brought and kept under control by tackling irresponsible dog ownership and by shifting the focus from “breed” […]
South Lanarkshire Council v Errington Cheese Ltd court case judgement
- 12 July 2018
The Sheriff Court Judgement of South Lanarkshire Council against Errington Cheese Limited has been published. The case is regarding cheese made by Errington cheese which was seized by South Lanarkshire Council in 2017. The cheese was seized following an outbreak of E.coli O157 in 2016 in which Dunsyre Blue cheese made by Errington Cheese was the named […]
Study links air pollution to hospital visits
- 12 July 2018
Air pollution has been clearly linked to spikes in breathing problem-related admissions to hospitals and visits to GPs in a research project conducted at the University of Dundee. Researchers studied nearly 15 years of data for air pollution levels in Dundee, Perth and the surrounding area and matched it to medical records of 450 patients […]
Six summer solstice saving ideas from Resource Efficient Scotland
- 10 July 2018
Midsummer, a magical in time Scotland where we can expect to enjoy over 17 hours of glorious daylight each day. On the longest day (21 June this year if you’re curious), the sun will barely set at all in some places. In fact, in the North, on a good day, it’s possible to watch the […]
Multi-country outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes
- 6 July 2018
Frozen corn and possibly other frozen vegetables are the likely source of an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes that has been affecting five EU Member States Austria, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom since 2015. This is the conclusion of a rapid outbreak assessment by European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for […]
Tackling plastic pollution- Deposit return scheme consultation
- 6 July 2018
The public is being asked to shape a deposit return scheme for drinks containers as a way of reducing plastic pollution. People would pay a small deposit when they buy a drink in a single-use container and get that money back when it is returned empty. A consultation on a Deposit Return Scheme for Scotland […]
Charges dropped against firms linked to 2012 Legionella outbreak
- 6 July 2018
Charges brought against three out of five companies following an outbreak of Legionnaires Disease in the west of Edinburgh have been dropped. The legal case against the North British Distillery Company Limited, Pera Services Limited and Chemtech Consultancy Limited ended on 29 June when not guilty pleas were accepted. The five companies were originally charged […]
