Castle Douglas DJ's home-a-thon discos raise more than £1,000 for Poppyscotland

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.More than 200,000 people in Lanarkshire have received their flu jab this year.Since the start of this year’s flu vaccination programme, staff across NHS Lanarkshire have worked tirelessly to vaccinate more people than in the entire programme last year.Val de Souza, Director Health and Social Care, South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership, said: “I would like to thank all of the staff involved in

Iowa health officials over the weekend recorded more than 2,000 newly confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus.  As of Sunday morning, some 2,013 people tested positive for the virus, according to state health data.  Iowa health officials over the weekend recorded more than 2,000 newly confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus.

PLZ Make It Ruins the London-based label run by Frank Ocean collaborator Vegyn, have announced a 40-track compilation album comprised entirely of original loops. Each track on the album, which was compiled alongside Arts Council England, is 1.8 seconds long and is designed to be played repeatedly with the aim of "creating a uniquely hypnotic rhythm." Among the artists to contribute loops are Haim, 100 Gecs, Clairo, Four Tet, King Krule, Arca, Kenny Beats, and Dominic Fike.

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Elton John has claimed that he owns more than 120,000 CDs and 15,000 vinyl records.The 73-year-old singer explained that the entirety of his vast collection of music remains in his house, rather than in storage, so that he can maintain regular access to it at all times.“I have over 120,000 CDs and 15,000 pieces of vinyl,” the singer told Goldmine.

Us Weekly‘s exclusive sneak peek of Lifetime’s Too Close for Christmas, Jessica Lowndes‘ Hayley attempts to get Chad Michael Murray‘s Luke into the Christmas spirit — and bring some tradition into his life.During the preview, the pair visit a Christmas tree farm and Luke picks out a small tree with very little branches. “It’s not bare, it just has its own thing going on,” he says.

The impact the pandemic has had on Trafford’s schools has been revealed in a new report.A total of 93 schools have had to send children and their associated bubbles home due to coronavirus cases, with more than 9,000 individual students and 220 staff affected since September.The report, presented to Trafford council’s pandemic scrutiny committee, showed that 376 cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed across the borough’s schools.As a result of these cases, a total of 9,205 pupils were sent home to

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Kirkcudbrightshire chemist’s son who went on to become President of Ghana has died in hospital in Accra, the country’s capital, aged 73.Jerry John (JJ) Rawlings is reported to have contracted Covid-19 after attending his mother’s funeral in the city.He was the son of James Ramsay John, a pharmacist from Castle Douglas who spent almost 30 years in the country.James became head of Kingsway Chemists, now part

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas are celebrating a huge milestone in their marriage as they've now been husband and wife for 20 years.

Atherton was sentenced today (November 17) at Bolton Crown Court, having previously pleaded guilty to possessing indecent photographs of children. Police carried out a warrant on the 47-year-old's home on August 2 2018 and found a laptop, a computer and four mobile phones, prosecution barrister Paul Treble told the court.

coronavirus patients have died in the second wave of the pandemic in Greater Manchester, the MEN can reveal.

Perthshire mum has raised more than £1000 with a sponsored walk in memory of her daughter Hope. Erin Grieve set herself the challenge of walking 26 miles on October 26, which would have been Hope’s due date.

“So we are looking for toiletries such as soap, shampoo, toothpaste and shower gel.“We would also appreciate donations of Christmas items such as crackers, mince pies and small items that could go in a stocking.”