East Kilbride and generations of families has died. Dr Simon Macquire passed away at McKillop Gardens care home in the Village four days before his 82nd birthday.
16.11.2020 - 16:00 / dailyrecord.co.uk
East Kilbride has decked the malls to help spread a little festive cheer – although Santa and his elves will sadly not be dropping by his grotto this year due to the COVID pandemic. There is no doubt it has been a difficult year for communities everywhere, including East Kilbride, but as we head into the festive season, EK, East Kilbride is looking to bring a bit of Christmas cheer to the town.
East Kilbride and generations of families has died. Dr Simon Macquire passed away at McKillop Gardens care home in the Village four days before his 82nd birthday.
East Kilbride beauty salon owner. Marie Wilson owns and runs Natural You Beauty, in the town’s Kittoch Street and was originally forced to shut in March due to the lockdown restrictions.After being allowed to reopen in July with a raft of new measures and procedures in place to keep clients and staff safe, Marie has yet again been forced to close the salon under Level 4 restrictions as she isn’t classed as an essential business.
East Kilbride.A festive elf hunt - which would do Santa proud and would have Buddy the elf jumping for joy - has been launched and townsfolk have until December 18 to find the hidden elf posters and names to be in with a chance of winning prizes. It is being organised by the East Kilbride Christmas Kindness campaign and is guaranteed to be fun and frolics for all the family in what has been a tough year for all of us.
East Kilbride town centre.
was given a reprieve in May after a deal was secured with the town centre landlord to stay put.But in a devastating statement released yesterday the administrators said the outlook for a restructured operation was “highly uncertain” and they had therefore “regretfully concluded” that they should start winding down Debenhams UK, while continuing to seek offers for all or parts of the business.Geoff Rowley of FRP Advisory, joint administrator to Debenhams and Partner at FRP, said: “All reasonable
East Kilbride food bank.
East Kilbride family ravaged by coronavirus have refused to let the virus stop them doing their bit to help others this Christmas.
East Kilbride cinema.The facility - along with hubs in three other Odeon complexes - are in addition to two remote jury centres already identified in Edinburgh and Glasgow, where trials are set to get under way next week.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.The pandemic has caused a major backlog of cases across the
East Kilbride have launched an investigation after a teenager was attacked by five youths and robbed at the weekend.
East Kilbride woman hurled abuse at shop staff after they asked her to social distance.
teenager has been assaulted and robbed in East Kilbride by a group of thugs. The 16-year-old was attacked by five yobs just after 10pm on Friday in the Penfold Crescent area.
East Kilbride councillor who is monitoring the success of the UK Government’s pilot testing scheme in Liverpool.
East Kilbride will be limiting access to essential stores only from Friday as Lanarkshire moves to a level four lockdown. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed the tighter restrictions across the region yesterday (Tuesday) in a briefing to the Scottish Parliament.The new restrictions will come into place from Friday and will be in place for three weeks, lifting on December 11.It follows access being restricted during the first lockdown in March.
link.And there are calls for urgent improvements to Test and Protect but all are calling on everyone to follow public health advice to bring COVID cases down.Tory MSP Graham Simpson said: “It will be a bitter blow for businesses here and could mean even greater restrictions on our freedoms.“I would need to be convinced by hard data that it is necessary and that has been lacking.“Obviously our priority is to get on top of the virus but there is a balance to be struck.“And we all want to be able
East Kilbride say they fear for their future with Lanarkshire plunged into lockdown this week.
East Kilbride in the last week - despite a fall in South Lanarkshire as a whole. In total, 898 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the region between Monday and Sunday, November 2 and 8 - the lowest since the start of October.The Hamilton area remains the region's COVID hotspot with 370 confirmed cases last week - down from a peak of 522 in week beginning October 19.
East Kilbride generates almost half a tonne of waste a year – that’s the equivalent weight of a small dairy cow. Statistical data released by SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) has revealed that households in South Lanarkshire generated 0.44 tonnes of household waste per person during 2019.
East Kilbride mum whose vulnerable son is self-isolating after being exposed to the risk of COVID-19 says her pleas for action are being ignored.
link.Now his mum is renewing calls for home schooling for vulnerable children and their families and says she is now on tenterhooks in case her son develops symptoms and falls ill due to underlying health issues.She has contacted MP Dr Lisa Cameron who has raised her concerns with the Cabinet Secretary for Education.The letter sent to our worried mum reads: “Your child has been identified by NHS Lanarkshire as a close contact of a person who has tested positive for COVID-19.
East Kilbride MP is renewing her calls for the Y-People project to be moved out of the Village. Dr Lisa Cameron backed residents, businesses and a high-profile News campaign calling for drink and drug fuelled anti-social behaviour linked to the facility to be tackled for once and for all.