Coatbridge baby loss charity praised at Scottish Parliament

charity that helps blind babies has hit the jackpot after receiving a £10,000 Cartier bracelet as a donation.Sight Action staff were left gobsmacked when the luxury item was handed into their Inverness office.The charity is raising money to buy much-needed sensory toys for blind babies.Their appeal asked around 3,000 blind and visually impaired Scots to donate unwanted jewellery.The bracelet donor, didn't leave a name after giving the charity a host of items and didn't hint at the bracelet

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Workers at the Royal Alexandra Hospital could go on strike unless a pay deal is quickly agreed with the Scottish government, union chiefs have said.Unison, which is today holding a socially distant demonstration outside Holyrood, said Health Secretary Jeane Freeman must keep her promise of giving NHS workers a pay rise before the end of the year.The union, which hosted a protest outside Paisley’s RAH as part

Leigh Griffiths has hit back at vicious online trolls who branded her 'hideous'. Caitlyn Melville took to her Instagram to expose the person sending 'nasty' messages after she had uploaded a stunning selfie.

blasted for ranting at two new mums enjoying a lockdown day out. Bar Luca and The Brae had customers in stitches as they insisted they love having kids in their restaurants.The Ayrshire establishments took to social media after the owner of a nearby eatery landed in hot water over his treatment of customers.

Donald Trump could fly to Scotland to play golf instead of challenging a Joe Biden election victory in the courts, one of his former aides has suggested. Anthony Scaramucci - who briefly served as White House communications director - claimed the controversial business magnate will "go down easier" than many people think if he loses Tuesday's US presidential contests.

hoagie for Halloween. Ellis Lee was left in stitches when her baby's dad Sam Murdouch, 21, compared their adorable tot Savannah Allison Murdoch to the size of the iconic sandwich.

link.Sally was moved by the development of the community hub and replied: “It must be good to see something positive coming out of the tragic loss of Darian. It is such a great initiative and it’s wonderful to hear how well you are doing.

Paul Burgess was jailed for seven-and-a-half years in 2016 for shaking 15-week-old Zaiidyn Burke to death.The brute pled guilty to culpable homicide after inflicting fatal brain injuries when he was left in charge of the tot for an hour.Just over four years after he was locked up, Burgess, 29, is living less than 25 miles from Zaiidyn’s mum, Jade Caven.Jade, 30, said: “This feels like a huge kick in the teeth.“Where he’s been placed is just a drive away from my home in Dumfries.

work hard to earn and re-earn the respect of people across the constituency.” The selection contest follows the announcement from incumbent MSP Mr Neil that he will be standing down after 22 years serving at the Scottish Parliament, including a decade as Shotts representative.

mum is facing an agonising wait for a transplant after a traumatic premature birth of her 1lb baby uncovered hidden kidney disease.Doctors discovered 23-year-old Lauren Ballantine had been living with underlying kidney disease after she underwent an emergency Cesarean section when she was just 25-weeks pregnant.The young mum, from Newmilns, had been suffering from potentially fatal pre-eclampsia and was rushed to Crosshouse Hospital at 24 weeks pregnant.Doctors we able to stabilise the East

Leigh Griffiths escaped injury after being involved in a three-car crash near his home. The Hoops striker was caught up in the smash on the Belshill bypass in Lanarkshire last night.

baby loss and help others enduring a similar ordeal. Angela Kenney was 'naive' to the devastation baby loss causes, tuntil her unborn child's heart stopped beating on June 30 this year.

Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge AdvertiserJohn Gouldby is Sight Scotland Veterans’ outreach worker covering Monklands and the wider North Lanarkshire area, to provide emotional and practical help to ex-service personnel who have visual impairments.He said: “The pandemic has sadly meant we’ve had to postpone our local lunch clubs and social activities, and this has been tough for many who enjoy the new connections and support these activities provide.“We’re still keeping

link.“I was inundated with emails and calls from local constituents in Hamilton and across Lanarkshire. We organised a virtual meeting at two hours notice, and over 100 people took part.“A change to the guidance was necessary to avoid baby classes closing altogether.

Nicola Sturgeon must resign if she is found to have misled the Scottish Parliament, a senior MSP has said.The First Minister has faced questions after she initially told Holyrood she first heard of complaints of sexual misconduct against Alex Salmond at a meeting with him in her home on April 2, 2018.It was later revealed the SNP leader had been made aware of the allegations in an informal meeting with his former chief of staff Geoff Aberdein on March 29 of that year – four days earlier.Lib Dem

Rochdale and the other one Lockerbie in Scotland – were just moments away from feeding their infants the food before they spotted the potentially lethal contaminants.

otters pups played with their mum in the River Nith has been caught on camera. The adorable sighting was made by Bob Fitzsimmons in Dumfries on Sunday morning as he planned to enjoy a leisurely stroll along the water.

fossil fuels in Scotland. The protesters timed the stunt shortly before Nicola Sturgeon was due to lead First Minister’s Questions.