Development of hundreds of new homes in East Kilbride growth area takes step forward

Perth and Kinross are currently dealing with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to NHS Tayside.That is down from the nine that were closed to admissions last week when a local health chief warned the new variant of the coronavirus was “tending to have a more sustained impact on care homes than previously.”The news comes as the Scottish Government prepares to publish guidelines on the resumption of care home visiting in March.Up to two friends and relatives will be able to visit a

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.New housing association homes are to be built in Drymen to replace housing originally built in the 1960s.Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park has approved an application by Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association Ltd for 15 semi-detached and terraced houses on a site at Conic Way and Montrose Way.The homes will replace 18 houses for the elderly run by the association, which were demolished recently.In

Lanarkshire.The depot in Bellshill has been hit with a Covid-19 outbreak with NHS track and trace teams working to contact those affected.Scottish Ambulance Service have also set up a mobile testing unit on site to combat the spread of the virus.The Daily Record understands around 200 people are currently self isolating, however numbers have not been confirmed.Dr Femi Oshin, NHS Lanarkshire consultant in public health medicine, said: “NHS Lanarkshire’s Test and Protect team has carried out

East Kilbride to share their opinions on the use of Body Worn Video (BWV) by armed police officers.BWV has been shown to have a positive impact on the safety of the public and the officers wearing it, and all other armed police units in the UK are currently deployed with cameras.The introduction of BWV will bring Police Scotland in line with these other forces and ensure best practice and evidence as well as increased transparency and accountability at incidents.The online survey, which opened

Rutherglen Cemetery are facing a grave situation – after South Lanarkshire Council began investigating new plots next to their gardens without telling them.Residents on Broomieknowe Drive were stunned on Monday to wake up and find diggers had already started work testing the suitability of new lairs.The cemetery is already near to capacity, and the local authority have been looking at ways to expand the site.Previously a “border strip” had been in place to ensure that there was sufficient space

“We have made good progress and supply restoration is now underway.

The consultation is now underway until Friday, March 5, 2021, and everyone is encouraged to put forward their views by heading to sosrep.dumgal.gov.uk, emailing [email protected] or by calling 01387 454 032 for more information. There are currently 32 members of the South of Scotland REP from Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders councils, South of Scotland Enterprise, Skills Development Scotland, VisitScotland, Scottish Funding Council, Dumfries & Galloway College, Borders College, SRUC

soup kitchen queue went viral. We told how appalling images surfaced of struggling Glaswegian's queued in treacherous snowy conditions for a hot meal on social media.

Scottish Premiership finish line according to pundit Stephen Craigan.Steven Gerrard's side have been in imperious form this season, dropping just six points as they remain unbeaten in the league.Two of those dropped points came against Hamilton on Sunday though, with goalkeeper Allan McGregor admitting his side were "rubbish".Asked on Go Radio about that perfomance Craigan said: "They looked a little bit laboured, their play was slow."I felt as if on Sunday there was a lack of risk in their

East Kilbride Post Office has been given a reprieve.The Westwood Square branch – which is operated by SPAR – had been due to close at the end of the month.While the SPAR store was to remain open they had decided not to continue to run the Post Office.However, following discussions the PO say a decision by SPAR Scotland to withdraw from operating 18 Post Office branches – including Westwood – has been put on hold for now.Don't miss a thing from your area - sign up for the new Lanarkshire

Stanley in Perthshire last week to deliver vaccinations to some hard to reach residents.Around 400 people identified by NHS Tayside as living in remote areas are expected to be vaccinated via trained Scottish Ambulance Service staff operating out of a modified coach.The appointments are made via GP practices.Lochs and Glens Holidays of Gartocharn kindly offered and supplied the bus free of charge.It began last Wednesday, February 3, with a team of five staff members from SAS delivering the first

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charitable organisations to help heat and light their homes, Fuel Bank Foundation has warned.The charity, which provides emergency financial support to people in fuel crisis, said it has seen a significant increase in demand for its services since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.In Scotland, Fuel Bank Foundation operates 25 fuel bank centres, providing financial support to more than 40,000 vulnerable people who can’t afford to top-up their pre-payment energy meters and are at risk of

Trafford was home to six of the most expensive homes sold in the region last year – the priciest being a £4.6m detached property.  At the other end of the scale, many of the cheapest homes in Greater Manchester were sold in Oldham, Bolton, Rochdale and Wigan last year.The cheapest sold in Farnworth, Bolton for £24,838 in July. Last year, the threshold for Stamp Duty in England was raised to £500,000, with equivalent taxes in Wales and Scotland raised to a threshold of £250,000. The tax holiday

East Kilbride.ASOS – whose largest ­stakeholder is Scotland’s richest man, Anders Holch Povlsen – announced the deal to save Sir Philip Green’s Topshop, Topman and Miss Selfridge brands at 7am.At 7.45am, the online retailer sent out a tweet welcoming Topshop and Topman to “the ASOS family”.Then, at around 9am,administators Deloitte told about 2500 staff at 70 remaining Topshop, Topman and Miss Selfridge stores they would not be part of the acquisition.Don't miss a thing from your area - sign up

straight to your inbox every day for freeSteven Gerrard has been impressed with the improvements made by Manchester United this season but says they are still a work in progress. The Liverpool legend has been keeping a close eye on the Premier League title race from his position as Rangers manager, having led the Gers to the cusp of the Scottish Premiership title.

Steven Gerrard is doing such a top job that he'll soon enter the 'legendary' category of Ibrox managers.The boss has his club on the precipice of the Scottish Premiership title with a 23-point advantage and eight more wins from 12 will guarantee the trophy.And although Gerrard made his name at Anfield as a player, McCoist bellowed "never mind Liverpool".He insisted delivering a first league flag in a decade would mean just as much to fans in Govan as any of his playing accomplishments did in