Louise Hosie

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Louise Hosie

Call the Midwife star backs fight to save theatreLouise HosieBBCLaura Main has joined a campaign to save Aberdeen Arts Centre after a funding cutA star of the BBC hit drama Call the Midwife has made an impassioned appeal for funding to protect the future of a Scottish theatre which inspired her to become an actress. Laura Main is backing a campaign to save Aberdeen Arts Centre, which is facing the threat of closure after a recent bid for £170,000 funding was rejected by the city council.

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Louise Hosie

Image caption, Local authority wardens receive support from a private firm under the new schemeA scheme set up to crackdown on dog fouling in Aberdeen has issued just two on-the-spot fines in its first two months, it has emerged. The city council brought in private firm National Enforcement Solutions (NES) to help it deal with a rise in complaints about people not cleaning up after their pets.

4 weeks ago | bbc.com | Louise Hosie

Regulator issues guidance after probe into bishop accounts claimNewsline MediaRight Reverend Anne Dyer has denied the claims that were madeThe charity regulator has made a number of recommendations to the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney after an investigation into claims which included allegations against Scotland's first female bishop.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Louise Hosie |Ken Banks

Worry for learner drivers 'waiting months' for testsLouise Hosie and Ken BanksBBCTeenager Dylan Whiteley is among those awaiting his driving testLearner drivers in rural parts of Scotland have told BBC News of their frustration as they wait months to sit their tests. One said they were unable to book a test in their local area at all, while another faces a wait of up to five months. It has led to fears that the mobility and employment prospects of young people in rural areas is being jeopardised.

2 months ago | bbc.com | Louise Hosie

'Malpractice' led to errors in college student awardsLouise HosieGoogleThe students were taught at the North East Scotland College (NESCol) campus in AltensFifty engineering students at North East Scotland College (NESCol) will have to retake part of their coursework after "malpractice" in the awarding of qualifications was identified "among a limited number of staff".