Coronavirus support plan for residents and businesses unveiled by North Lanarkshire Council

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.North Lanarkshire’s two main political parties have came together to promote the Black Lives Matter movement.Labour and the SNP have put forward a joint motion which is set to be rubber stamped at this Thursday’s full council meeting.The motion, if approved, will see the council establish a Cross Party Working Group to understand how North Lanarkshire Council and its partners can better deliver an

New Zealand is celebrating 100 days without coronavirus.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.North Lanarkshire’s education convener says nearly half of all Higher candidates across the authority had grades reduced in the SQA moderation process.Frank McNally says analysis of the area’s results shows 4951 individual grades, affecting 2900 young people or 46 per cent of candidates, were downgraded from their teachers’ estimates on Tuesday’s results day.He described the process – which saw pass rate estimates for

coronavirus in humans are asking people in the North West for help with the trial.

Manchester Evening News Gemma said: “We’re building up long term relationships with people to be able to help them which is what this shop will be. “They can come to us, we can talk to them and help them from a monetary point of view like budgeting for example.”The shop is located at Lynneshaw Mill, 260 Manchester Road, Walkden M28 3TR and is open Monday to Friday 10am until 4pm and Saturday from 10am until 2pm.

Pupils were unable to sit exams this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. This meant that grades this year for National 5s, Higher and Advanced Highers were based on teacher estimates, built around prelim results and submitted course work.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.THE leader of North Lanarkshire Council’s Conservative group has criticised payments of more than £12.2 million made by the authority to departing staff in recent years.Councillor Meghan Gallacher says these figures highlight how council resources have been “stretched to the bone” by Scottish Government cuts to local authorities.The council has made 475 agreements in just the last three years, with the bill totalling

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Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Elderly and disabled council tenants are to get help to look after their gardens once again.South Lanarkshire Council’s Care of Garden scheme had been suspended in response to the coronavirus pandemic but grounds staff are now able to restart part of the service for some tenants.The scheme is open to residents over 70 or who have a disability.However, some residents who had previously paid for the service will need to

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Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.NHS Lanarkshire is investigating an outbreak of Covid-19 amongst staff at a virus contact tracing centre in North Lanarkshire.Scotland’s deputy First Minister John Swinney confirmed on Monday morning that six members of staff at the centre operated by Sitel at Maxim Park, Eurocentral near Motherwell have tested positive for the coronavirus with eight now being confirmed by NHS Lanarkshire.Staff working at the centre were

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.NORTH Lanarkshire Council is supporting local businesses to reopen safely, in line with coronavirus guidance.A one-stop web page has been set up with guidance from council services and other agencies, as well as a dedicated email address for businesses looking for detailed advice.Specific information is available for each business sector, with links to trade and professional bodies, checklists, forms and the advice they