A council is investigating a £10,000 covid business support grant to a pro-independence group.
05.11.2021 - 12:52 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The cost of Covid to Dumfries and Galloway Council this year is more than £10m.
While the local authority is struggling to provide frontline services due to staff shortages, the heavy financial cost has also been revealed.
Maintaining education services this year has cost an extra £5.1m while the bill for total additional costs across the board is £4.98m.
This includes huge outlays such as additional social work support at £2m; around £500,000 for PPE, sanitisers and additional cleaning;
A council is investigating a £10,000 covid business support grant to a pro-independence group.
Jimmie Allen and his wife, Alexis Gale, are currently caring for “two sick babies.”
Care homes in the region are “at breaking point” as figures show falling capacity amid a growing workforce crisis.
A Scot's mind-bending photograph of a reservoir near Stranraer has gone viral after he shared it on social media.
Jacob Chansley, the horned and face-painted “QAnon shaman” who instantly became one of the most visible and recognizable figures storming the Capitol and the Senate chamber in the January 6 riot, was sentenced to 41 months in prison.
Mobile phone companies owe more than £750,000 to Dumfries and Galloway Council.
Lady Gaga, 35, wowed during the latest premiere of her new film House of Gucci. The singer and actress stepped out on the red carpet of Milan, Italy’s event in a fashionable long red sleeveless gown that included a thigh-high slit and matching red heels. She also wore earrings, a necklace, and bracelets as some of her blonde locks were pulled back and the rest hung down.
Lady Gaga is looking incredible in her latest red carpet appearance on the House of Gucci press tour!
Lady Gaga exits her hotel in a glamorous animal print dress on Friday (November 12) in Milan, Italy.
A host of Love Island stars were spotted braving the cold November weather as they headed on a night out in the capital. Twins Jess and Eve Gale stepped out for the star-studded Club L London fashion event on Wednesday.
Melania Trump.The former First Lady was the guest of honor at the group’s annual Spirit of Lincoln Gala, this year held at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club on Nov.
Ashley Hume Madonna made a surprise appearance at the star-studded amfAR Gala Los Angeles to present her longtime friend and collaborator Jeremy Scott with the Award of Courage in recognition of his work with the organization and his commitment to the fight against HIV/AIDS.The eleventh edition of the annual event was held in an elaborately decorated tent at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood on Thursday night after a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The council has been accused of stalling on a promise to protect a historic bridge over the River Dee from heavy vehicles.
A programme aimed at tackling GP recruitment in remote and rural areas is set to be rolled out in Dumfries and Galloway.
Two historic Annan footbridges were washed away as the region was hit by flash floods at the end of last week.
Cycling Dumfries members are ready to “Pedal on COP”.
Incessant rain left large parts of Dumfries and Galloway under flood water yesterday.
Public services in Dumfries and Galloway are at risk of being shut down as the council struggles with a staffing crisis.