Barnhill residents in Dumfries ensure festive cheer reaches vulnerable people at Christmas

coronavirus-stricken care home in Fife. NHS health chiefs have now confirmed the tragic death toll at Lomond Court Care home in Glenrothes after the cluster was identified last month.

Read More About: Teacher Miss Blake praised the efforts of the young people to spread festive cheer.She said: “The children in Room 16 display a variety of additional needs and are taught within smaller class sizes to support these needs.“The boys decided on the pebble project, which they then enhanced to include hanging decorations and badges.“The pebbles and decorations were made over the past two weeks.“Each child designed their own pebble prior to painting to ensure a message of joy or hope

CARING charities across North and South Lanarkshire helped Aldi donate around 10,898 meals to people in need on Christmas Eve.The supermarket paired up its stores with local charities, community groups and foodbanks to make the most of unsold fresh and chilled food after stores closed before Santa’s arrival.Around 210 tonnes of food were donated throughout the UK, with more than 500,000 meals donated and over 750 British causes benefitting from the initiative in total.The donation is Aldi’s

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Larkhall primary school have been spreading the Christmas cheer in a fun remake of Step into Christmas.Netherburn Primary staff got together to film the classic hit with their very own janitor Scott Weir starring as Elton John.After a tough year for the community, teachers wanted to create a special video message for all families to show how much they mean to them and put a smile on faces this Christmas

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Staff at a community centre have been hard at work to bring some festive cheer to families across Ferguslie Park this Christmas.While everyone was getting organised for the big day, the team at the Tannahill Centre was out delivering goodies to residents to enjoy over the festive period.With help from generous firms that handed in donations and a band of volunteers, there were smiles all round as 100 people

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner pose for a photo while wearing matching pink crowns during their Christmas Day celebrations.

America’s future First Dogs delivered season’s greetings to people across the U.S. on Christmas Eve.

direct to your inboxThis is the heartwarming moment Jason Manford turned up outside a care home in Greater Manchester to sing Christmas songs to residents.The Salford-born comedian sang a series of Christmas classics from outside the window of the home, thought to be in south Manchester.He posted the video on Facebook, saying he'd wanted to surprise his friend's dad at the care home.Residents can be seen inside the home cheering, dancing along from their chairs, and singing along.Jason gave them

‘Box on the Docks’ open-air gallery into a striking Salford Foodbank Giftbox collection point, thanks to the help of award-winning design agency Carbon Creative.

direct to your inboxFor people who had been shielding during the pandemic as a result of their clinical vulnerability, there has been confusion over whether or not they still need to continue to keep their distance over Christmas. The government website has been updated to reflect the new coronavirus four-tier system that came into effect on December 20.

Bolton retail park there's a little bit of Christmas magic taking place. A space which was previously occupied by a Ninja park has been filled with pallets stacked high with non-perishable food and drink items and over the course of the weekend, almost 200 volunteers visited the unit to help pack Christmas dinner hampers for the most vulnerable people in the borough.

If you’re ever hoping to bump into Simon Cowell over the festive season, you’ll find him in Barbados! The pop mogul isn’t the only celebrity who likes to swap mulled wine for champagne bubbles and beach vibes. With Barbados back open for business, this is the perfect place for the tropical holiday you’ve been dreaming of, especially now you don’t have to quarantine on your return to the UK.

Beverley Callard fast became an iconic name on Coronation Street in her role as pub landlady Liz McDonald. And it appears the 63 year old star has brought work home as she showed off an incredible garden pub in her back garden.The star has clearly upped the ante where luxury items are concerned after spending two weeks in the I’m A Celebrity jungle earlier this month.