"Immediate action" from the Scottish Government is required to avoid "significant disruption" to schools amid the rapid rise in Covid-19 cases, teachers' leaders have warned.
Child poverty worsens in Dumfries and Galloway as Covid hits poorest hardest
15.12.2021 - 20:36 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The impact of widespread child poverty in Dumfries and Galloway has been significantly worsened by the pandemic, according to a new report. And the prolonged lockdown restrictions “disproportionately affected low-income families with young children.” With more than 6,200 youngsters in poverty across the region at the last count in 2019/20, this placed Dumfries and Galloway as the seventh worst out of 32 council areas in Scotland.
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31.12.2021 / 21:49
'Essential visits only' at flagship Scots hospital amid surge in Covid cases
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29.12.2021 / 14:33
New £26m Perth City Hall renovation project moves into next phase
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dailyrecord.co.uk
29.12.2021 / 12:01
Dumfries and Galloway schoolchildren to be given chance to take part in controversial sex survey
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dailyrecord.co.uk
28.12.2021 / 13:55
Brave Dumfries teenager battling pain of broken leg to continue delivering food parcels
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28.12.2021 / 12:55
Several hundred birds removed from Dumfries and Galloway nature reserve in biggest avian flu outbreak of recent years
Several hundred dead birds have been removed from a nature reserve as the region copes with the biggest avian flu outbreak of recent years.
dailyrecord.co.uk
26.12.2021 / 07:49
Veteran lawyer loses crown as top legal aid earner as Covid pandemic slashes income
Veteran lawyer Donald Findlay has lost his crown as Scotland’s top legal aid earner.
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25.12.2021 / 07:55
Homeless charity feeds 55,000 this year in Glasgow as fuel poverty brings more hungry kids to service
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24.12.2021 / 13:18
Dumfries and Galloway Council leader brands budget settlement "a real nightmare before Christmas"
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23.12.2021 / 19:45
NHS Forth Valley rejects MSP's 'long Covid' support criticism
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21.12.2021 / 22:25
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21.12.2021 / 12:37
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16.12.2021 / 11:59
Dumfries and Galloway nursing and midwifery vacancies nearly treble in six months
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15.12.2021 / 21:20
Military drafted in to help the fight against Omicron covid variant in Scotland
A Scottish Government request for extra military support to help combat Omicron has been approved.
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15.12.2021 / 12:04
Dumfries and Galloway forces charity boss has lucky escape during Storm Arwen
A forces charity boss had a lucky escape during Storm Arwen.
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15.12.2021 / 08:05
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13.12.2021 / 13:14
How to book Covid booster jab in Scotland as rollout extended to more age groups
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12.12.2021 / 12:33
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11.12.2021 / 13:21
Covid-19 infections force closure of second ward at Scots hospital
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10.12.2021 / 16:07
Nicola Sturgeon confirms 19 covid deaths and over 5,000 cases in last 24 hours
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