Conservative Party councillors call for reconsideration of cancellation of Christmas lights in North Lanarkshire

Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge AdvertiserNicola Sturgeon added at First Minister’s Questions: “We considered very carefully the issue of school hoidays; the advice reflects that this is a difficult decision, but the balanced judgment is that the risk of transmission in schools is not sufficient to outweight the risk to chldren’s education of being out of school for longer periods of time.”Councils will be asked to have arrangements in place to minimise the risk of

A young child was killed Tuesday evening in Fresno, Calif., when an Amtrak train struck a minivan carrying a family to see the popular Christmas Tree Lane lights display.  The collision, which occurred about 5:40 p.m. PT, sent three other family members to the Community Regional Medical Center with minor injuries.

set to be officially scrapped at a meeting of the council’s policy and resources committee tomorrow, 10 months after they were first agreed and just weeks after a new outpouring of opposition following the publication of related traffic regulations which would also have introduced restrictions including permit zones on surrounding streets.

link.There was a whopping 244 per cent rise in recorded cases of indecent images of children while other sex crimes rose from 61 to 94 – a 54 per cent increase.An NSPCC Scotland spokesperson said: “The conditions created by the coronavirus pandemic have given child sexual abusers a perfect opportunity to target children who have been spending more time online.“And, now more than ever, it is right and crucial that Police Scotland makes tackling these crimes a priority, through arresting suspects

dad has hosted a virtual switch on of his festive lights display with people tuning in from as far away as Canada and Ireland. Iain Fleming, 35, lit up his house to 'cheer up the neighbours' but his sparkling display of more than 25,000 bulbs ended up attracting a global audience.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.North Lanarkshire Council could be set to perform a u-turn on controversial car parking charges.Council leader Jim Logue announced on Monday afternoon that he would seek to delay the introduction of parking charges at a key council committee – as Covid-19 continues to pose a financial challenge to the council.The proposal was initially passed by councillors in February to counter catastrophic cuts to the

the hugely controversial scheme – only given the go-ahead in January via a casting vote – does not take place while the local economy recovers from the impact of the pandemic.

with two houses in Motherwell being set ablaze.Labour group councillors will now propose a motion at next month’s full council meeting calling for action, including asking the UK government to introduce maximum noise legislation of 90 decibels, and requesting that Holyrood uses its powers in relation to fireworks to prevent them from impacting animal welfare, vulnerable people and tragic incidents”.Depute council leader Paul Kelly said: “Some of the scenes from this year’s Guy Fawkes night were

wrote on Facebook : "In light of current coronavirus restrictions, dates for Christmas at Dunham Massey from 20 November to 2 December have been rescheduled. "We’ve now contacted all ticket holders who we have up to date contact details for.

Kilmarnock teenager is bringing some much-needed light to the town in these dark times. With the last eight months dominated by coronavirus and lockdowns, Jordan Buckland is eager to spread some festive cheer.The 19-year-old has decked his house out in Christmas lights despite the festive holiday being more than a month away.And to cap it all off, the thoughtful Shortlees Crescent resident is hoping the spectacle will raise vital cash for a local charity.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.North Lanarkshire will move into the toughest tier four lockdown restrictions for three weeks from Friday.It means all non-essential retail, hospitality businesses other than takeaways, gyms, hairdressers and indoor visitor attractions will be closed until December 11.Schools will remain open, unlike during the original lockdown in March; but travel restrictions asking people not to leave their local

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council’s budget in February.The savings package included £150,000 from ceasing Christmas lighting in town centres “to reduce energy, erection, maintenance and storage costs”; plus a further £100,000 which would previously have been spent on illuminating the area’s villages.Both the Labour administration and SNP groups included the cuts in their budgets, but the move was opposed by the Conservatives – whose Airdrie Central representative, Trevor Douglas, says it should be reconsidered.

Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser: “It’s mainly flats which are affected, and there are also some houses like terraces which just don’t accommodate the four bins.