Big-hearted Dumfries youngster walks 280,000 steps to help Children’s Hospices Across Scotland

And Councillor Drysdale added: “We are grateful to Forestry and Land Scotland for acting so quickly and the new signage is excellent.“They have also very kindly agreed to add these notices at the entrance to Kennick Burn at Laurieston Woods with the aim of getting the message firmly across to locals and visitors alike.

will have to be prioritised. The SNP leader said: “At present we expect that over the next month we will have approximately 500,000 fewer doses than we had previously anticipated.

First Minister said she could not rule out a link between transmissions rising and the limited reopening of primary schools in recent weeks.But she welcomed "significant evidence" which proved the success of the on-going vaccination programme in reducing deaths and illness caused by coronavirus.There were 4,009 confirmed cases of Covid-19 during the last seven days as of Sunday - up from 3,529 cases in the week previous.Chief medical officer Dr Gregor Smith said today he was "not overly

Dunblane massacre will be 'forever in our hearts' as Scotland remembers the tragedy 25 years on.The First Minister took to twitter to call the day 'one of the darkest and most heartbreaking in Scotland’s history'.On March 13, 1996, crazed gunman Thomas Hamilton murdered 16 primary school children and their teacher in Dunblane, sending shockwaves of grief around the world.Hamilton then took his own life.The murder spree remains Britain's deadliest mass shootings and lead to large-scale reforms on

Kinross. The Virtual Capital Sci-Fi Con 2021 is taking place online tomorrow (March 13) to raise funds for Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS).

Deputy Chief Constable Fiona Taylor said: “Officers and staff continue to play a key role in the national effort to combat the spread of coronavirus while they face the same personal and professional challenges as their fellow citizens.“The public health crisis continues to influence the needs of our communities.

There were seven people in hospital with less than five in intensive care.There have been cases across the region in the past fortnight, with figures from Public Health Scotland showing more than half of new cases in the past seven days have been in the Sanquhar area.

The latest figures from Public Health Scotland show that there were 22 cases in the region in the seven days leading up to March 6. That gives a positivity rate of 0.8 per cent and 14.8 cases per 100,000 people.

April 5.It would come at around the same time as the 'stay at home' order could be lifted, however that depends on the number of cases.Nicola Sturgeon is set to give an update to MSPs at Holyrood later today on the potential easing of restrictions in the coming weeks.All primary school pupils will return to class as of March 15, with secondary school students following after the Easter holiday.Speaking on Good Morning Scotland Miles Briggs, health spokesman for the Tories on health, said: "We

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said non-essential shops in Scotland will reopen two weeks later on April 26 at the earliest and probably with a tiered system of local restrictions.A statement from Debenhams said: “Because this timeline does not align with those expected in other parts of the UK and therefore with the planned wind-down of the Debenhams business, regrettably our 15 stores in Scotland will now not reopen and are closed permanently.”

cancer, is taking on an epic challenge to raise money for their loved ones' end of life care.Stephen Logan aims to run the West Highland Way in one 24 hour stint for Marie Curie Hospice in Glasgow.The 48-year-old will set off at midnight on June 20 with hopes to complete the gruelling 96-mile route by midnight on June 21.Stephen has often provided a listening ear to patients' relatives, as he's ferried them to and from the New Stobhill Hospital in his cab over the years.

George Bowie has drafted in the police after his Twitter account was hijacked by trolls posting sectarian messages.The Clyde 1 DJ took to Instagram to update his followers after a flurry of offensive messages were sent out from his Twitter account in the early hours of yesterday morning, and says that he still hadn't regained access to it.Despite the technical hitch, Georgie Boy said he will still be able to take 'shout outs' for tonight's show on his other social media platforms.In his post, he

Colin McCallum spotted the red "floating vessel" on the horizon as he travelled through Banff, Aberdeenshire on Friday, February 26. Due to the similar colouring of the sea and sky, the large vessel appears to be sitting amongst the clouds.

charity in tribute to hospice nurses who he drives to and from work.Andy Marsden totally changed his look by getting rid of his luscious facial locks in aid of St Andrew's Hospice in Airdire, North Lanakrshire.The 43-year-old grandfather, who also hails from the town, is believed to have raised around £4,000 so far for locals undergoing end of life care at the centre, many of whom are battling cancer.Andy, who lives with his three dogs, Jef, Holly and Beau, told the Record: "Charities have been

kids’ hearts”.Nursery staff, parents, and councillors in Renfrew have hit out at yobs who are understood to have deliberately set a bin on fire right next to the wooden castle in Robertson Park play area, which has been open throughout lockdown.The blaze has badly damaged the unique structure - part of a £1million upgrade to the park in 2017 - which has now been fenced off to youngsters.Police have said they will be carrying out extra patrols in the park in the coming days.Gemma Williams,

Josh Quigley has revealed he has arthritis at the young age of 28.The condition, that causes inflammation and pain in joints, was found in his hip last week having been in a horror crash in Dubai earlier this year.Record-breaking biker Josh is renowned for international gruelling cycles, having raised thousands for charity in the process.The former business owner, from Livingston in West Lothian, told the Record: "It's all come as a bit of a shock."Arthritis to me is something you get later in

meteor was seen flying across Scotland last night.Scots caught a rare glimpse of the huge 'fireball', believed to have been in orbit between Mars and Jupiter and burning through the sky just before 10pm.Spectacular footage from the Great Cumbrae showed the 30,000mph meteor entering the earth's atmosphere from Scotland.Scott Ferris, owner of the island's bike hire shop Mapes of Millport, captured a clip of the 'fireball' hurtling through the air on the shop's security webcam.Scott told the

eBay seller kindly sent a refund of £39 for a second hand toy boat which had been up for auction on the site.The toy was for her six-year-old son Frankie who is disabled and prone to multiple seizures a day.After Stacey thanked the seller for his quick delivery and told him how happy the boat had made her disabled son, the man told her to take the money and spend it on more toys for him.He wrote: “I read your message earlier, then again out load to my wife.“With everything going on in the world