North Ayrshire: Concerns raised on sex education teaching – Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald

Former public spending watchdog warns of ‘doom loop’ affecting NHS Scotland – ieLive

Falkirk school staff ‘fear for life’ as council back review of rising assaults – Daily Record

Now Edinburgh could get heroin ‘shooting galleries’ costing taxpayers £2m a year – Daily Express

Letters to the Press, 14/02/24: Michael Matheson’s resignation letter and the £13,000 ‘golden handshake’

Borders council spends more than £9.6m on repairs for potholes – Peeblesshire News

Neil Gray faces ‘significant fall in hospital productivity’ in new role as health secretary – Holyrood Magazine

Edinburgh police officers ‘left to fend for themselves’ in face of rising violent crime – Edinburgh Evening News

Letters to the Press, 09/02/24: We Will Not Be Fooled. Council Cuts Lie With The SNP

Watchdogs warn of ‘gap in political leadership’ in flagship economic strategy – STV News