Domestic abuse charity sees more demand for services in Lanarkshire during lockdown

Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge AdvertiserJohn Gouldby is Sight Scotland Veterans’ outreach worker covering Monklands and the wider North Lanarkshire area, to provide emotional and practical help to ex-service personnel who have visual impairments.He said: “The pandemic has sadly meant we’ve had to postpone our local lunch clubs and social activities, and this has been tough for many who enjoy the new connections and support these activities provide.“We’re still keeping

Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge AdvertiserCentral Scotland colleague Mr Griffin told how he and wife Stephanie –  both of whom are former North Lanarkshire councillors – have suffered miscarriage on four occasions.He said: Although we have three beautiful, healthy children, for whom we are thankful beyond words, my wife has been pregnant seven times.“Each miscarriage was devastating and had a tremendous impact on our lives, from the physical pain Stephanie suffered, to

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Evidence of abuse at a Dumbarton boarding school is now set to be heard next year as part of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry.Keil School is one of seven boarding schools which the phase of the inquiry will begin hearing evidence from in late January 2021.We revealed two years ago how the fee-paying establishment at Kirktonhill, closed 20 years ago, would be scrutinised as part of the investigation.The

The Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Bill, if passed by Parliament, will also give social landlords the ability to end or transfer a tenancy of a perpetrator of domestic abuse to prevent a victim becoming homeless and enabling them to remain in the family home.

Mrs Hinch has revealed her Scottish fans are some of her favourites on Instagram and they have her in stitches every day. The much-loved cleanfluencer, real name Sophie Hinchcliffe, also hailed her male Scots equivalent Mario Mcknight a “phenomenal man” following his exciting mention in her new autobiography ‘This is Me’.

dementia 'wouldn't have survived' had a 'life-changing' pod not been installed in their garden just before lockdown.We told how Reece Mitchell, from North Kessock, Ross and Cromarty, was struck down with CLN2 type Batten disease in early 2018.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The Scottish Ambulance Service has apologised after delays in getting patients to hospitals across Lanarkshire.A doctor took to Twitter to highlight the ongoing problem in getting patients who require emergency care to hospital after an incident on Monday, October 5.Posting on the social media site, Dr Jenni Coutts said: “This is an ongoing problem that requires urgent attention.“We need to be able to get

link.Dr Marsha Scott, chief executive of Scottish Women’s Aid, said: “For women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse, the pandemic has been particularly difficult and dangerous.“Our 36 local Women’s Aid groups have responded with a degree of speed, dedication and innovation that is to be commended - especially given that they have done so in the face of difficulties that very often could have been avoided.“As lockdown and other measures ease, we are expecting a substantial

East Kilbride veteran has been given a new lease of life thanks to a forces employment charity.Mark Withers, 47, from Greenhills, served as an Army Guardsman and had been out of work for nine years due to caring for his mother who has vascular dementia.But he, along with hundreds of Scottish veterans and their families are celebrating securing meaningful employment in civilian roles.Sign up for the new Lanarkshire newsletter!From the latest breaking news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Calls have been made for more contact tracers to be recruited in Lanarkshire.According to the latest Scottish Government statistics, there are just 31 contact tracers in the region – less than every mainland health board except NHS Highland and NHS Dumfries and Galloway.NHS Lanarkshire is the third-biggest health board in Scotland behind NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, which have three and six

Mario McKnight found out that he featured in Mrs Hinch's new book 'This is Me' he was absolutely overwhelmed. Mario posts regularly on his 'cleanfluencer' account Cleaning with Mario, and when Mrs Hinch popped her new autobiography in the post to him with a personalised message, the Scots Instagram star said he was 'so touched'.

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens Controversial Paisley politician, Paul Mack, was hauled before the Standards Commission for Scotland over a series of alarming emails sent to councillors Eddie Devine and Alistair Mackay.A panel found he had repeatedly breached the Councillors’ Code of Conduct after a hearing at Renfrewshire House. Read More News: It emerged that Councillor Devine and his daughter, fellow elected member Karen Kennedy, had been offered panic alarms by the police

suicidal thoughts during the coronavirus pandemic, MSPs have been told. Chief executive Angiolina Foster revealed the rise as she spoke about the work of staff at the medical helpline and online service.

Perth and Kinross Council has called on the local authority to be given more support in dealing with an increase in people choosing to stay in the region for their holidays.

cheating the benefits agency by running 5Ks dressed as Santa when she claimed she could "barely walk" has been cleared after a 13-month trial.A sheriff found Beverley Dott not guilty and told her he was clearing her because of the highly visible nature of the regular runs she had been doing.Dott's solicitor described her as "hiding in plain sight" when she completed two 5K Santa Runs in Perth, alongside hundreds of other fun runners.And Sheriff Keith O'Mahoney ruled that Dott would not have

dog groomer has launched an appeal to 'clear her name' after being wrongly accused of abusing animals. Shona Robertson said she and her family had suffered a ' trial by Facebook ' after another canine business ran by a Shona in Scotland was castigated on social media.

link.Mr Sneddon added that the councillor will be interviewed by NHS Scotland's Test and Protect service and any close contacts will be identified and asked to self-isolate for 14 days.A close contact is someone who has been within 2m of a person for at least 15 minutes.Council leader John Ross added: "I would also like to extend my best wishes to the individual."Most councillors did not physically attend the hybrid executive committee or full council meetings yesterday and instead joined

Glasgow has been met with a heavy police presence after a large crowd of locals gathered in a street. Video and pictures on social media show around 100 people crowded on the street near a property on Estate Road, Carmyle, with multiple officers and a riot van in attendance.Cops descended on the gathering on Wednesday evening and remain at the scene.

It's been a dramatic time for Emmerdale character Moira Barton – formerly Dingle – over the years, who is played by Scottish actress Natalie J Robb. She mistakenly killed her sister-in-law Emma Barton, her son Adam Barton confessed to the crime, she's since been run over herself, and her brother is set to reveal a deep dark secret about her when he arrives in the village.

Nicola Sturgeon ’s nationwide house visiting ban.Alister Jack, who is Boris Johnson ’s Scottish Secretary, said he would have preferred England-style local lockdowns north of the border to a national approach.He said he felt sorry for the parts of Scotland that are witnessing low levels of covid-19 infections.Addressing MSPs yesterday, Sturgeon announced a national ban on visiting other people’s homes in a bid to stem the rise of coronavirus infections.She extended a restriction that has been in