Bute locals are Pride of Scotland Community Heroes for welcoming families from war-torn Syria

Perth.Six fire engines raced to the scene after the blaze started on the ground floor of a commercial building on the city’s Scott Street just after 4pm on Sunday January 10. Occupants have been evacuated and Scottish Fire and Rescue teams remain at the scene to tackle the flames.

Perth and Kinross over the festive period, according to new statistics. The virus was recorded on 11 deaths registered in the week starting December 21 - the highest weekly total since May 4 .Incident management team set up as COVID cases rise at poultry plantThere were nine deaths recorded the week after, bringing the total in the region to 133, according to the National Records of Scotland.

mutated variant will not be as easy to control. The strain was only detected in south-east England last month but is now responsible for half of all new cases in Scotland.

drugs death epidemic. The BONDS clinic in West Yorkshire, which treats Scots addicts, has launched a pilot project where Naltrexone implants are given out.Implants are surgically inserted into the stomach in a 20-minute procedure and block the effects of heroin and other opiates for up to nine months.

Perth and Kinross remains in lockdown.

Nicola Sturgeon announced the harsher measures in an emergency statement at the Scottish Parliament, urging the public to "stay at home".Sturgeon also announced just two people from different households can meet outdoors and confirmed schools will close to most pupils until the end of January.She said: "The Cabinet met this morning to assess the up-to-date Covid situation - which is extremely serious - and discuss what further action is necessary to minimise further spread of the virus.

Perth and Kinross residents have been told to “stay at home” as the region returns to full COVID lockdown tomorrow (January 5).

babies to miscarriage, a Scots couple who feared they'd never have children have finally become parents. Carly McKenna and Gary Nelson from Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, were over the moon when son Connor was delivered by emergency caesarean section and arrived weighing a healthy 7lb 8oz early in the morning.

coastguard volunteer after losing two of the most important people in his life.Jamie, from Burra, Shetland, says not being able to save the lives of Charlie, who died in April 2015, aged six, and his dad Leslie, who passed away in 2014, made him want to help save the lives of others.The father-of-four, whose dramatic night time cliff rescue was captured on film, saw him honoured with the Emergency Services Award in our People’s Oscars.He said: “This award is for Charlie and my dad.

George Parsonage are the Pride of Scotland.Both men have been honoured with a Special Recognition Award in our People’s Oscars for their selfless dedication to helping others in their time of need.In his 40 years as leader of the Glasgow Humane Society, George rescued more than 1500 people from the River Clyde, while Charandeep, along with his army of volunteers provided meals to 100,000 families during lockdown.Nicola Sturgeon has hailed Charandeep Singh, who is the driving force behind The

Perth and Kinross dropped in the week up until Boxing Day, according to new figures.

The awards will be available across the UK through the STV Player from 10. 45pm on New Year’s Eve. Kirsty, 44, who grew up in Edinburgh, says: “I am so honoured to be hosting the Daily Record Pride of Scotland Awards, alongside Elaine.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.When Dame Laura Lee was invited to Clarence House earlier this month she never imagined she would find herself rummaging around down the back of the royal sofa.The mum-of-three was shocked when HRH The Duchess of Cornwall told her she had won a Pride of Scotland Award and dumbfounded when told the trophy was hidden behind the couch cushions.Laura, 54, who is the driving force behind cancer charity Maggie’s,

Pride of Scotland surprise for the hero schoolboy.The 11-year-old, who saved his grandad’s life, met the presenter and magician at a London hotel and was awestruck when he magicked up a golden ticket inviting him to a VIP gaming experience.Stephen then led the youngster – who pulled his grandpa John Howe, 63, from a fast-flowing river after he suffered a bleed on the brain – to a room where he got to play a video game with his idol, YouTube gaming sensation Daz Black, aka Daz Games.Greg, from

Glasgow street. Emergency services raced to Petershill Road in the Springburn area of the city around 7.10pm on Monday December 21.

Perth College -led aviation project can now take off after the Scottish Government announced their £150m commitment to the Tay Cities Region Deal.

A carer who moved a pensioner’s buttocks ‘like a mouth’ while making ‘garbled noises’ at a Scots care home has been struck off. Jill Marina Philip admitted a string of sickening behaviour whilst employed at Balhousie Alastrean Care Home in Tarland, Aberdeenshire, during 2018.

Prime Minister emerged from a Cobra crisis management meeting to tell a televised press conference he and French President Emmanuel Macron were “working on a solution” to sort the situation “in the next few hours”. But with millions of pounds worth of live shellfish exports from Scotland heading to the biggest continental market of the year the PM gave no firm guarantees of resolving the issue.