Louise Hosie

London, Scotland

Senior Journalist at BBC Scotland

Senior Journalist @BBCScotlandNews. Ex-@stvnews/@bbcworld | Get in touch: [email protected]

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Call the Midwife star backs fight to save theatre

1 month 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.
Aberdeen dog fouling crackdown issues two fines in two months

1 month 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.
Learner drivers in rural Scotland face long waits for tests - BBC News

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Louise Hosie |Ken Banks

Dylan Whiteley, 17, has been trying to book a test for seven weeks, without success.
Regulator issues guidance after probe into bishop accounts claim

1 month 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.
Learner drivers in rural Scotland face long waits for tests

2 months 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.
'Malpractice' led to errors in Aberdeen college student awards

Mar 28, 2025 | 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".
Warning to councils of potential issues after ceiling collapse

Mar 27, 2025 | bbc.com | Ken Banks |Louise Hosie

Safety warning after school ceiling collapseKen Banks and Louise HosieAberdeenshire CouncilThis image showing the partial ceiling collapse is in a confidential reportScottish councils are being told to be aware of "potential issues" with certain roof types after a school ceiling collapsed in Aberdeenshire. The dramatic partial collapse was discovered at Slains School in Collieston on Monday 10 March, before children had arrived for the day.
'My boss wanted me back in work days after miscarriage news'

Mar 12, 2025 | msn.com | Ken Banks |Louise Hosie

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Grieving Scots welcome progress on miscarriage bereavement leave

Mar 12, 2025 | bbc.com | Ken Banks |Louise Hosie

Ken Banks and Louise HosieBBC Scotland, AberdeenBeth Taylor struggled to get out of bed after she was told she had miscarried at her 12-week pregnancy scan. Her boss, she says, asked 'would she be back tomorrow or the next day?'The 25-year-old from Aberdeen had envisioned a life for her first child - one that was lost in an instant during the appointment last summer. "Even if it's a week into the pregnancy and you lose it, you've still lost the whole future that you were going to have," she said.
Armed response concerns after man hit by police car

Mar 3, 2025 | bbc.com | Ken Banks |Louise Hosie

Armed response concerns after man hit by police carKen Banks and Louise HosieMan goes over top of police car during arrest in AberdeenConcerns over how a man said to be carrying a knife was detained - after being struck twice by a police car - have been raised by the Scottish Police Federation (SPF). A police car was driven at a man in Aberdeen on Friday afternoon as officers tried to disarm him. A police dog was also injured.