Cross-party budget of £10m will invest in South Lanarkshire says council leader

link!Conservative group leader Cllr Alex Allison (Clydesdale East) proposed that the council should write to the UK Government and congratulate them for what they have done over the past year.He said: “When I first saw this motion, a saying came to mind: A day late and a dollar short.“I don’t think it’s actually that accurate, I would maybe go a week late and £20 short.”Conservative councillor Graeme Campbell (Avondale and Stonehouse) admitted that the Chancellor “clearly isn’t able to balance

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionThe number of new cases in the region is now at its lowest since week beginning September 20 with 0.78 new cases recorded for every 1000 residents.Last week was the ninth consecutive week that case numbers fell across South Lanarkshire following a spike after Christmas and New Year.Burnhill and Bankhead North (13), Little Earnock (12), Nerston and EK Landward area (10) and

link!Barnardo’s Scotland Fostering West is asking people over 21, who have a spare room and the time and commitment to support a child, to get in touch and consider fostering.The charity offers comprehensive training and support to our foster carers, including extensive support throughout the application process, intensive induction and regular ongoing training and one to ones, as well as dedicated out-of-hours access to a social worker and a generous financial fee.Anyone interested in becoming

Lanarkshire have now received their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine.

link."In addition the resource is projecting an impact on some of our income and loss of income due to the pandemic of £564,000 which includes early learning and childcare fees, music tuition and nursery milk."Specific funding of £7.7 million for some costs of the pandemic including for additional teachers, PPE and cleaning costs have been received by the council but, due to the council's coronavirus accounting practices, this has not been included in the education budget and will instead be

link!"To be fair, I don't think anybody had envisaged 12 or 13 months ago that we would be going through Covid."Most capital projects, similar to the council, people have delayed them."However, officers have contacted Wetherspoons.

Hamilton areaClydesdaleEast Kilbride and AvondaleDon't miss a thing from your area - sign up for the new Lanarkshire newsletter!From the latest breaking news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox.Put your email at the top of this article or follow the instructions on this link!Rutherglen and Cambuslang*Where a neighbourhood has fewer than three cases this is being presented as 0-2 to help protect patient confidentiality.

Rutherglen Central and North councillor Martin Lennon today (Wednesday) to explore options for a bike sharing scheme.

The number of new cases in Dumfries and Galloway has fallen in recent days.Dr Murray said: “Things are going in the right direction. However, people have to keep with it. The virus is still out there.”

link!Two men, aged 37 and 40, have been arrested in connection with the recovery.The 37-year-old has been charged and is due to appear at Airdrie Sheriff Court today (Thursday, March 4)The 40-year-old has been released pending further enquiries.Detective Inspector Cheryl Kelly of Greater Glasgow CID said: “We are committed to disrupting the illegal and harmful supply of drugs in our communities.

East Kilbride and Avondale after 184 people tested positive for COVID-19 or 45.61 cases and 6.69 deaths per 1000 residents. As a whole, the Hamilton area (4573) recorded more cases of the virus than anywhere else in South Lanarkshire.

Hamilton areaClydesdaleEast Kilbride and AvondaleDon't miss a thing from your area - sign up for the new Lanarkshire newsletter!From the latest breaking news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox.Put your email at the top of this article or follow the instructions on this link!Rutherglen and Cambuslang*Where a neighbourhood has fewer than three cases this is being presented as 0-2 to help protect patient confidentiality.

Wigan Council, believes all three options would have serious consequences for Wigan Borough.  Hitting out at the proposals, he said: “Greater Manchester rail passengers have been experiencing poor performance for too long.“Alternative solutions, such as improved infrastructure, must be explored before passengers are further penalised with reduced levels of service.“The taskforce was supposed to recommend improvements to rail services, not make an already poor service worse."If approved, these

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link! Some of those savings have stayed in the budget and here we take a look at what got cut. Community and enterprise ■ Contributions made to Young Enterprise and the Princes Trust will end saving £10,000.

Rutherglen and Cambuslang remained fairly static.

Oldham Council has slammed "incredibly selfish" traders after rubbish from a home decoration project was left strewn over a country lane. Wallpaper scrapings, old wood, and decorating supplies were dumped in Rose Hey Lane, Failsworth, sometime on Sunday (February 21) afternoon.

link!The Hamilton area also saw the highest number of Covid-19 deaths after 220 people died after testing positive.