Council chooses not to buy rundown Perth city site for redevelopment

Cambuslang councillor has written to the Scottish Government to demand it does more to kick-start the local economy.

  The 124 positive coronavirus cases in South Ayrshire between December 4 and December 10 in every neighbourhood: Alloway and Doonfoot - 8 Dalmilling - 3 Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton - 0-2 (suppressed) Holmston and Forehill - 11 Ayr North Harbour, Wallacetown and Newton South -6 Ayr South Harbour and Town Centre - 7 Carrick North - 4 Castlehill  and Kincaidston - 11 Coylton - 4 Craigie - 0-2 (suppressed) Maybole - 3 Newton North - 5 Prestwick East - 0-2 (suppressed) Barassie -

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said indoor dining in New York City will shut down Monday as Covid-19 infection rates rise in NYC as across the nation prompting officials from coast to coast tighten up.

Sleaford Mods have announced a global live-streamed performance for next month, entitled The Demise of Planet X.Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn will take to the stage at London’s Village Underground on Saturday, January 9 ahead of their sixth album ‘Spare Ribs’ arriving the following Friday (January 15).Fans in the UK and Europe will be able to tune in from 9pm GMT / 10 pm CET.

Perth councillor - who sits on the NHS Tayside board - is urging people to be patient when it comes to the COVID vaccine. Perth City Centre councillor Eric Drysdale made the remarks as he opened Wednesday’s IJB meeting.

Either way, we want to see your pictures and our friends at The Centre Livingston are offering a £50 gift card for our favourite one.Courier editor Marjorie Kerr said: “2020 has been a challenge to say the least, so we want to spread some Christmas cheer and reward someone who is making people smile with their decorations.”Ashley Bisland, deputy centre director at The Centre Livingston, added: “We are delighted to link up with The Courier to find some beautifully decorated festive houses and

Jimmy Fallon and Andrew Rannells are saying “Good riddance” to 2020 with an epic musical.

They are available until 5.30pm on Wednesday December 9 from Kincaidston Bowling Club and Lochside Community Centre in Ayr and Maybole Town Hall.

Bryan Adams has just announced a string of open-air concerts, set to take place across the U.K next summer.

A conversation on CNBC’s Squawk Box about the economic strain of Covid-19 devolved into a pointed exchange between Rick Santelli and Andrew Ross Sorkin about masks and restrictions on businesses.

Also on this day: The presidential election is turned over to the U.S. House of Representatives when a deadlock develops between John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, William H.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo hinted at the possibility of another statewide shutdown but said for now state policy is focused on containment by county and by neighborhood and the small gatherings excoriated by health officials are way deadlier than restaurants and bars.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterCouncil bosses are to spend government cash covering up empty shop windows in towns and giving business owners £3,000 grants to tidy up their premises.Plants sprouting from buildings will also be weeded out.

Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr’s exhibition bout in Los Angeles may have ended in an unofficial draw, but the real winner on the night appeared to be Snoop Dogg.The surreal event saw former world heavyweight champion Tyson, 54 - who has not boxed professionally for 15 years - shed an impressive six stones for the eight-round contest at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles.Jones, 51, struck his opponent with a straight left to the nose towards the end of the sixth round while Tyson connected with

“Covid just isn’t impacting us here like it is with students at other places, and because of that we are still getting the hands-on experience that we were promised.“In terms of getting a job, I feel like we will probably be in work as a result of this – and that wouldn’t be the case if we had enrolled at another university.”Those interested in applying to study at Hopwood Hall College and University Centre are welcomed to 'stay near and go far' and to drop into its Virtual Open Event for Higher

Parkhills Car Centre in Bury has found a way to continue to operate safely and efficiently. Bury's longest-established family-run car dealership is now offering a covid-safe contactless click-and collect-service, or free home delivery for local residents.As well as being Manchester's newest SsangYong dealer, Parkhills offers high-quality new and used cars that are hand-picked by the team.