Over £45 Million Funding Reaches Edinburgh To Tackle Impact Of COVID-19
The City of Edinburgh has received an additional £45.825 million from the Scottish Government to support local services in Edinburgh and tackle the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Local authorities will also receive their fair share of a further £184.8 million which is currently undistributed but will be allocated following parliamentary approval. The extra funding has also been provided to help offset the drop in revenue that the capital has lost during the pandemic and
Scot Gov Announces Free School Meals For All Primary School Pupils
Local MSP Gordon MacDonald has welcomed the announcement that every primary school pupil in Edinburgh will be eligible for free school meals, all year around, if the SNP is re-elected in May. Deputy First Minister, John Swinney, set out this latest step in the drive to tackle child poverty and make Scotland the first nation in the UK to offer universal free primary school meals at the party annual conference this weekend. The Scottish Government previously extended eligibilit
