Airdrie's parliamentarians' joy over Scottish Government pardon for miners

torrential 3am thunderstorm which saw nearly 21mm of rain in just an hour. A spokesperson for Scottish Water told the Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser: “A project to improve the local waste water network and help reduce flooding is set to begin in Craigneuk.

COP26 conference on the environment is held in Glasgow, SNP ministers have been told to "accelerate" its green plans.The call came from the Climate Emergency Response Group (CERG), which is made up of a variety of civic and business leaders based north of the Border.In spring 2019 the CERG published a list of 20 proposals for climate action which was subsequently backed by the Scottish Government.A report out today by the group has used a traffic light system to rate ministers' efforts to meet

Scottish Government have confirmed.

the correspondence - despite a formal request from a committee of MSPs who are investigating how the government botched its handling of the allegations made against the former SNP leader. Earlier this month a majority of MSPs backed a motion calling on the legal advice to be published.

Jeane Freeman said today the vaccine would not be made be made compulsory for Scots but added ministers would actively work to reassure the public the simple procedure was entirely safe. There has been concern among health chiefs around the world over the impact of online disinformation which makes false claims over vaccinations.

Scottish Government have confirmed.The latest figures reveal the death toll now stands at 3,496.Another 887 people have also tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours bringing the total number of cases to 87,517.The latest numbers show that 1,193 people are being treated in hospital for the virus with 100 in intensive care.Of the new cases, 234 are in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, 246 in Lanarkshire, and 140 in Lothian.Figures were released by the Scottish Government this afternoon as

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.THE Scottish Government’s decision to plug the shortfall in school milk funding left by Brexit has been praised by Airdrie MP Neil Gray.Children and young people in Monklands will now be able to continue to access subsidised milk in schools, despite the EU ceasing to provide local authorities with provision subsidy.Ministers had pressed the UK Government to make up the shortfall, but to date no such

Scottish Government has published a list of essential businesses that will be allowed to remain open under level four restrictions. Nicola Sturgeon announced yesterday that 11 local authority areas in central and western parts of Scotland will move into the highest tier later this week.

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The outstanding efforts of residents, workers, community groups, businesses and volunteers have been recognised in a Scottish Government-backed national initiative.Getting Better Together, Paul’s Parcels and Salvation Army, all based in Shotts, were all highly commended in Scotland Loves Local’s High Street Heroes awards.The Scotland Loves Local campaign is designed to encourage more people to support the

a new £4.5 million scheme aimed at helping people install renewable and energy efficiency measures in their homes.The new Scottish Government cashback initiative will also help homeowners save money on their future energy bills.People will be able to apply for 75 per cent cashback up to the value of £7,500 towards the cost of a renewable heating system and a further 40 per cent cashback up to £6,000 for installing energy efficiency measures.The new initiative is in addition to the £4 million

coronavirus in Scotland in the past 24 hours. The low figure is a result of Register Offices being closed over the weekend, and may not be a true reflection of the figures.

coronavirus in Scotland in the past 24 hours, the Scottish Government has confirmed.The latest figures show there were 1,357 new Covid-19 cases recorded overnight, bringing the total number of positive cases to 79,017 since the pandemic began.Leading today's briefing, deputy First Minister John Swinney said Scotland's death toll now sits at 3,244.According to the data, 1,228 people are currently being treated in hospital with 96 in intensive care.It comes as three parts of Scotland officially

Joe Biden to the city for next year's COP26 conference, local leaders have said.Heads of state from around the world are expected at the SEC on Clydeside for the United Nations climate change conference in November 2021.And the leader of Glasgow City Council has said the president-elect should "bring a waterproof" in preparation for the unpredictable autumnal Scottish weather.Biden has already promised to introduce the boldest package of environmental measures of any US leader in history during

Presidential Election, this means he will be taking over the White House from Donald Trump.

United States of America.Nicola Sturgeon tweeted just moments after it was announced that the Democrat candidate had secured enough votes to claim victory over Donald Trump.The Scottish Government leader also offered her heartfelt congratulations to Vice President elect Kamala Harris who has become the first woman of colour to be elected to the role.Sturgeon wrote: “Congratulations from Scotland to President-Elect Joe Biden and the history-making Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris.”She added:

However, SNP opposition members branded the Labour plea as “hypocrisy”, claiming Labour had already voted against a review of Third Sector funding and refused to spend reserves to help the community.Depute SNP group leader, Councillor Frank Anderson, branded Labour’s approach as an: “Oliver Twist financial strategy of  ‘Can we have some more’.”Councillor Anderson said: “Perhaps if they were serious, instead of playing politics, they would use their £2million reserves, or the ability they have to

Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser: “I’d need to resign in March so that a by-election could take place on the same day, for minimum cost and disruption to the parliament and representation.

Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser“Our staff are a key priority for us and play a major part in our businesses – for them it’s not just about losing their jobs, it’s about their families and the mental health that surrounds all this, and we need to protect them.”North Lanarkshire is currently in tier three of Scotland’s coronavirus restrictions, along with 18 other council areas across the central belt plus Dundee, meaning that no alcohol can be served at any