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Schoolkids “could get night classes” after funding slashed

SCOTTISH pupils may have to attend evening classes if they want to study their favourite subjects. Ian Robertson - Glasgow’s assistant director of education -...

Glasgow Council “training staff to snoop on neighbours’ bins”

A SCOTS council is training workers to watch neighbours' bins for signs of terrorism. A staff training course - designed to help employees recognise terrorist...

Pest control experts battle plague of mice and rats

PEST control experts are battling a plague of mice and rats in Scotland. New figures reveal that councils in Scotland’s four biggest cities receive an...

Scots councils employ hundreds of “James Bond” spies

SCOTTISH councils are employing hundreds of “James Bond” style professional snoops to spy on benefit cheats and nuisance neighbours. More than 800 specialist intelligence officers...

£20m bill for social worker taxis

HARD-UP Scottish social workers spent £20million on taxi fares over the last three years. Official figures, released under Freedom of Information, show a large percentage...

Scots councils spend £1 million per year on bottled water

By Alexander Lawrie SCOTLAND’S local authorities are pouring £1 million a year down the drain buying in bottled water rather than using supplies from taps. Council...

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