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      <title>Piper Alpha anniversary commemorations</title>
      <description>Government to contribute £100,000 to memorial garden fund in Aberdeen.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Joint study shows Scotland is outperforming UK</title>
      <description>Employment statistics gives insight into employment trends.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>What’s in a name?</title>
      <description>Scottish food producers urged to consider applying for European protected status.</description>
      <link>http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2013/06/foodprotection16062013</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Queen's Birthday Honours</title>
      <description>103 Honours recipients in Scotland</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Launch of Allotment Site Design Guide </title>
      <description>Guidance on designing an allotment published</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Fun on Father's Day</title>
      <description>PlayTalkRead buses heading for Hamilton with Dads Rock in tow.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>First Minister opens £75m Murray Royal Hospital in Perth</title>
      <description>New facility providing first-class facilities for both patients and staff.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Community buy-out on cards at Cape Wrath </title>
      <description>First Minister welcomes approval of community interest application.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Wind farm development in the Highlands</title>
      <description>Planning decisions announced for two proposed wind farms.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>No tolerance of hate crimes: statistics show fall in offences.</title>
      <description>A decrease in overall racist and religiously aggravated offending and the first annual statistics on the Offensive Behaviour Act were published today.</description>
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      <title>More jobs for probationary teachers</title>
      <description>Survey shows sharp rise in new teachers in full-time permanent contracts.</description>
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      <title>Learning Disabilities Strategy</title>
      <description>Improving the health of people with learning disabilities. </description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Educational benefit central to rural school decisions</title>
      <description>Scottish Government sets out way forward on rural schools.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Child poverty set to increase</title>
      <description>Full impact of UK Government welfare reforms yet to take effect</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lobbying Transparency</title>
      <description>Scottish Government to bring forward legislation.</description>
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      <title>Tax Forum Considers Management Options</title>
      <description>Finance Secretary chaired the second Tax Consultation Forum today.</description>
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      <title>First Minister welcomes new jobs for Glasgow</title>
      <description>First Minister welcomes Aquira announcement of up to 200 new jobs.</description>
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      <title>Millions allocated to help heat homes</title>
      <description>Funding will continue to drive down fuel poverty.</description>
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      <title>Poverty and income inequality in Scotland: 2011/12</title>
      <description>A National Statistics Publication for Scotland</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Making a splash</title>
      <description>Extended investment in children’s swimming programme.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Revised statistics on planning performance in Scotland: 2012/13</title>
      <description>Revision to planning performance statistics, 2012/2013 quarters 1 and 2.</description>
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      <title>Tenanted Agricultural Land in Scotland 2012</title>
      <description>An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>£88 million to create 10,000 new youth jobs</title>
      <description>Salmond details fund to support youth employment and small business growth.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Caring for our Carers</title>
      <description>New programme aims to reach more carers. </description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Independence gains for rural Scotland</title>
      <description>Lochhead outlines vision of what Scottish independence could mean for rural Scotland.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Public sector employment in Scotland statistics for first quarter of 2013</title>
      <description>Scotland’s Chief Statistician today published statistics on Public Sector Employment in Scotland.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Coal freight charges welcomed</title>
      <description>Energy Minister welcomes ORR freight charges welcomed.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Highest employment rate in Scotland since 2009</title>
      <description>Scottish unemployment falls for seven monthly release.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture</title>
      <description>A National Statistics Publication for Scotland.</description>
      <link>http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2013/06/ERSA12062013</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Online planning service saving millions</title>
      <description>ePlanning portal performing above target.</description>
      <link>http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2013/06/online-planning-12062013</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>School Sports Awards</title>
      <description>Scheme to recognise school innovation in sport and physical education.</description>
      <link>http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2013/06/schoolsportawards11062013</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Expert Working Group on Welfare publishes first report</title>
      <description>Deputy First Minister welcomes welfare recommendations  </description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>£3 million for state-of-the-art sports facilities</title>
      <description>CashBack and sportscotland funding for new shared-use pitches. </description>
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      <title>Funding for projects to tackle sectarianism </title>
      <description>Community groups share in £3 million.  </description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A&amp;E consultant boost</title>
      <description>£3 million for extra staff. </description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Unnecessary teacher paperwork to end</title>
      <description>Key bodies will work together to ensure teachers can focus on attainment.</description>
      <link>http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2013/06/teacher-workload08062013</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Planning consent refused for major wind farm</title>
      <description>Impact of proposed development would be too high.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A million acres in community ownership by 2020</title>
      <description>First Minister sets target as proposals made to improve right-to-buy system.</description>
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      <title>FOI scrutiny extended</title>
      <description>Order laid in Scottish Parliament</description>
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      <title>Scottish Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2011</title>
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      <title>National pay system for colleges</title>
      <description>National pay bargaining to be included in Post 16 Bill.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland </title>
      <description>David Strang appointed as HMCIP.  </description>
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      <title>Scotland leads Europe on climate change stats</title>
      <description>Record emissions reduction shows Scotland on track for 2020 target.</description>
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      <title>Record number of Scottish entrepreneurs</title>
      <description>Swinney welcomes further good news for Scottish economy</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Honey, honey</title>
      <description>First Scottish honey bee health report published.</description>
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      <title>FM serves tea with Western General volunteers</title>
      <description>First Minister thanks Royal Voluntary Service team during Volunteers’ Week.</description>
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      <title>New chief executive of Creative Scotland </title>
      <description>Culture Secretary comments on appointment.</description>
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      <title>Inspectors to tackle needless bureaucracy</title>
      <description>Curriculum for Excellence must be about pupil benefit.</description>
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      <title>Communities to benefit from social housing reforms</title>
      <description>Social landlords to be given greater flexibility at a local level</description>
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      <title>Scotland and UK are distinctly different</title>
      <description>Culture and heritage will flourish in an independent Scotland says Culture Secretary.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Equality in sport</title>
      <description>Work to end homophobia in sport continues.</description>
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      <title>Ernst &amp; Young Attractiveness Survey </title>
      <description>New report praises Scotland's 'sparkling' investment performance.</description>
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      <title>Teaching children about diabetes</title>
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