Bellwin Scheme News Today

There was cross-party agreement in Fife Council chambers last week that flood events are increasing and escalating across the Kingdom, and that the council cannot shoulder the financial burden on its own.

THE island that was at the centre of major protests over ferry service shortages is being hit again - as two of the ageing CalMac fleet of vessels…

There are fears the UK Government's Bellwin Fund will not pay to repair potholes on Angus roads which have seen much greater traffic after Storm Babet.

Angus Council says a Scottish government fund will not cover the cost of all the repairs required.

Angus CEO Margo Williamson criticised the Scottish Government for a near two-week silence after Brechin was devastated by Storm Babet.

A council chief overseeing the recovery effort in Scottish communities devastated by floods complained the SNP government ignored her for two weeks while Humza Yousaf was publicly pledging his support.

Householders and firms affected by Storm Babet can also apply for £1,500 and £3,000 grants respectively.

Islanders have expressed "dismay" that the Scottish Government has refused compensation for ferry disrupton while offering hundreds of…

Householders and firms affected by Storm Babet will be given grants of £1,500 and £3,000 respectively.

The Scottish Government was put on the spot at Holyrood after we revealed a Storm Babet ministerial taskforce had yet to meet.