Breaking: Lanarkshire pubs and restaurants will have 10pm curfew from Friday

coronavirus restrictions. The Scottish Government ordered the closure of venues on Friday evening as part of a 16-day “circuit breaker” to stop the spread of the virus.

link.Dr Marsha Scott, chief executive of Scottish Women’s Aid, said: “For women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse, the pandemic has been particularly difficult and dangerous.“Our 36 local Women’s Aid groups have responded with a degree of speed, dedication and innovation that is to be commended - especially given that they have done so in the face of difficulties that very often could have been avoided.“As lockdown and other measures ease, we are expecting a substantial

a new map published by Public Health Scotland has revealed how those cases break down across different neighbourhoods.In the week from Monday, September 28, to Sunday, October 4, the Hamilton area had 222 of the 450 cases in South Lanarkshire.It has a rate of 2.19 cases for every 1000 residents - and 21 of the 46 neighbourhoods across the region with at least one case per 1000 residents are in the Hamilton area.Rutherglen and Cambuslang saw an average of 1.31 cases per 1000 residents last week

East Kilbride as of Friday for just over two weeks in a bid to halt the surge in coronavirus cases.

link.“We continue to make use of the pipeline of candidates identified through national recruitment, with 300 shortlisted applicants currently concluding the interview process.“Additionally, a further 25 staff are being recruited by early October to focus on work to follow-up with people who are quarantining after arriving into Scotland from abroad from non-exempt countries.”

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Calls have been made for more contact tracers to be recruited in Lanarkshire.According to the latest Scottish Government statistics, there are just 31 contact tracers in the region – less than every mainland health board except NHS Highland and NHS Dumfries and Galloway.NHS Lanarkshire is the third-biggest health board in Scotland behind NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, which have three and six

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.More than 100 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Lanarkshire for five consecutive days.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed another 130 cases in the region today as she warned further restrictions across Scotland may be needed "in the near future".Since the first cases of the virus were confirmed in the region in March, there have been just six days when more than 100 new cases have been

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.MONKLANDS animal lovers are being asked to donate much-needed items to support rabbits in Lanarkshire.The Scottish SPCA is appealing to residents in Airdrie and Coatbridge for donations of hay for the animals at its Lanarkshire animal rescue and rehoming centre near Hamilton.All nine of the charity’s rescue and rehoming centres remain closed to the public.Although virtual rehoming is now available through

link.And the charity fear this delay will now be exacerbated as most local authorities and housing associations stopped allocating new accommodation during lockdown.Dr Marsha Scott, chief executive of Scottish Women’s Aid, said: “For women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse, the pandemic has been particularly difficult and dangerous.“Our 36 local Women’s Aid groups have responded with a degree of speed, dedication and innovation that is to be commended - especially given that

top cop admitted the new rules could see an increase in late-night house parties. Police Scotland's Chief Constable has said patrols will be increased to ensure compliance with the new measure, aimed at reducing the spread of coronavirus.

link.Mr Sneddon added that the councillor will be interviewed by NHS Scotland's Test and Protect service and any close contacts will be identified and asked to self-isolate for 14 days.A close contact is someone who has been within 2m of a person for at least 15 minutes.Council leader John Ross added: "I would also like to extend my best wishes to the individual."Most councillors did not physically attend the hybrid executive committee or full council meetings yesterday and instead joined

lockdown rules. The Scottish Government has ordered pubs, restaurants and bars to close their doors early every night under the latest restrictions in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Nicola Sturgeon confirmed. The move was announced shortly after the same rule was imposed on premises in England.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.New College Lanarkshire has been shortlisted in the CDN College Awards for its key role in connecting and supporting businesses across the region.The college is a finalist in the employer connections category of the prestigious annual event, which celebrates innovation in Scotland’s college sector.The college’s shortlisted awards submission, Connecting with Lanarkshire to Develop the Workforce of Tomorrow,

announced tighter restrictions were "almost certainly" going to be re-introduced across Scotland in a bid to slow the spread of the virus.

link.“Our investigation is ongoing to establish the full circumstances of this incident and we would appeal to anyone who witnessed the crash, or have any information that could assist with our enquiries to get in touch.“Anyone with any information should contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident 3023 of 18 September, 2020.”

link.“To give just one example of this work, the committee will hear about the fantastic progress being made, with the help of Scottish Government funding, to reduce the carbon footprint of our vehicles by the introduction of more electric vehicles.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A second coronavirus death has been confirmed in Lanarkshire in the last two days.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today announced that a person had died from Covid-19 for the second consecutive day in Scotland, both of which were in Lanarkshire.The news comes just days after additional coronavirus restrictions were brought in for people living in Lanarkshire following an increase in cases.Prior to this week,

Nicola Sturgeon said she cannot rule out imposing a curfew for pubs and restaurants if the number of Scots testing positive for Covid continues to rise. UK Government ministers are already considering introducing a 10pm or 11pm curfew on hospitality businesses if local measures are unable to bring the spread of the virus under control in England.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The Scottish SPCA attended over 4200 animal welfare jobs in Lanarkshire during the first six months of 2020.Charity chiefs revealed they were called out to South Lanarkshire 2134 times and another 2077 in neighbouring North Lanarkshire – a total of 4211 across the region.With lockdown forcing the closure of all nine Scottish SPCA animal rescue and rehoming centres across Scotland, including the Lanarkshire