Councillor’s plea in National Trust for Scotland fight to save countryside jobs

Nicola Sturgeon announced new, tougher restrictions to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic this week - but what do they mean for children? Under the new rules, no one is allowed to meet inside households after research showed a high proportion of new cases came from interactions inside homes. The news will come as a blow to families and friends who were just getting used to the new-found freedoms after four months of lockdown.

supermarkets to stockpile on a number of items in recent days.Toilet roll, pasta and flour were among the items to be low in stock during the first peak of the coronavirus pandemic during March, April and May.The latest round of stockpiling comes after the Scottish Government announced a raft of new restrictions designed to tackle a surge in new coronavirus cases across the country.Aldi CEO Giles Hurley has issued a plea to customers and moved to reassure shoppers over stock level fears.He

drugs law reforms to save lives. Despite the vast majority of Scottish MPs supporting the Record’s calls to decriminalise aspects of drug use, as other European nations have done, Scottish Labour – under Leonard’s leadership – has failed to formally adopt the stance.

Highland ward councillor reckons a £134,660 grant for a project to transform Kinloch Rannoch Outdoor Centre has vindicated the council’s decision not to sell the building for a pound.

coronavirus across Scotland.It comes six months since the country was first put into lockdown in March.Sturgeon also introduced at 10pm curfew for pubs, restaurants and bars, which will be enforced on Friday.Cases across the country have increased over the last two weeks as different parts of the economy open up for the first time since late March when the pandemic hit the UK.Over the previous 24-hour period, 383 new cases of the deadly virus were identified in Scotland and one person

Boris Johnson urged the public to pull together and help each other through tough new push to beat lethal Covid-19.The First Minister and Prime Minister made separate televised address - with the same emotional appeal - as all four nations of the UK prepare new restrictions on ordinary life, expected to last six months.Sturgeon thanked Scots for months of effort to hammer down infections, but warned "the challenged is once again getting harder".In a short statement, she said: "I know that all of

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.New College Lanarkshire has been shortlisted in the CDN College Awards for its key role in connecting and supporting businesses across the region.The college is a finalist in the employer connections category of the prestigious annual event, which celebrates innovation in Scotland’s college sector.The college’s shortlisted awards submission, Connecting with Lanarkshire to Develop the Workforce of Tomorrow,

house visits is “one of the options” being considered by the Government. Jeane Freeman also described a report about new curbs in England lasting for six months as a “more realistic position”.

Perthshire politician wants people in the region to know what to expect if they are called by an NHS contact tracer in a bid to prevent fraud.

coronavirus cases continue to rise, according to a new poll. A study carried out by YouGov spoke to 2,690 people across the UK about a possible return to restrictions seen over March, April and May.

Scottish Labour to move on from recent divisions by urging colleagues to “pull together”. He backed Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard and also praised an MP who had considered quitting the party last year.

Nicola Sturgeon takes questions on coronavirus in parliament.The First Minister announced 290 new cases in the past 24 hours and hinted at new nationwide lockdown restrictions.Earlier, Sturgeon said she cannot rule out imposing a curfew for pubs and restaurants if the number of Scots testing positive for Covid continues to rise.

Nicola Sturgeon has made a fresh plea for the UK Government to extend the furlough scheme to prevent thousands of Scots from losing their jobs next month.

care homes.Professor Jason Leitch was speaking on a live radio interview today about the rising number of positive tests for coronavirus north of the border and the potential impact on the social care sector.Appearing on BBC Good Morning Scotland, the national clinical director was asked if he was concerned by the situation in Scotland's care homes."Concerned in the sense I want to protect them as much as I can from this virus," he said."We've learned both in Scotland and around the world, the

missing for four days said his disappearance is totally out of character. George Thomson was last seen leaving his home in the Douglas area of Dundee on Thursday afternoon.

Facebook page and many have already showed their interest in the comments. The same casting group are also eager to find a Scottish gran between the age 58-70 yrs old.In the post, it reads: "Our Gran is from a diverse background, she can play feisty and a very memorable character.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Singer-songwriter David Husz has been awarded the University of the West of Scotland’s (UWS) Paolo Nutini Songwriting Scholarship for 2020/21.Sponsored by UWS honorary doctor Paolo Nutini, the scholarship is awarded to one student on the university’s MA Music programme.The scholarship was established by the Paisley star to give the next generation of songwriting talent the opportunity to take their work to

hereEarlier today, the First Minister uged Scots to download a new 'Protect Scotland' contact tracing app - the latest tool in the fight to stop the spread of coronavirus.The symptoms of coronavirus are:But these symptoms do not necessarily mean you have the illness.The symptoms are similar to other illnesses that are much more common, such as cold and flu.always wash your hands when you get home or into workuse hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not availablecover your mouth and nose with