Employer Connections award for New College Lanarkshire

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Meet little Ciaran Quinn – Lanarkshire’s first New Year baby.It is believed that the wee bundle of joy could also be Scotland’s first arrival of 2021.His mum Lisa-Anne, of Hamilton, gave birth to the beautiful baby boy at 12.19am on January 1at University Hospital Wishaw.Proud dad Barry looked on as they welcomed the 8lb 15oz arrival, who was due just before Christmas but decided to put in a late entrance on

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Councillors have expressed cross-party support for local authority employees to receive the same £500 bonus being awarded to health workers.Members of North Lanarkshire Council’s Joint Consultative Committee for local government employees unanimously agreed to send an official letter to the Scottish Government supporting calls from trade unions that its recently announced bonus fails to acknowledge the work

disappearance. The beloved dad vanished during a bike ride three years ago in Fort William never to be seen again leaving his family heartbroken.

South Lanarkshire grandad Pat Dolan a card that would extend his life by six weeks, his loving family backed him all the way when he turned it down. They wanted him to live with terminal pancreatic cancer – not die trying to spend an extra few weeks with them.Pat was aged 64 when he was diagnosed with the deadliest common form of cancer in Scotland, with tragically low survival rates.

coastguard volunteer after losing two of the most important people in his life.Jamie, from Burra, Shetland, says not being able to save the lives of Charlie, who died in April 2015, aged six, and his dad Leslie, who passed away in 2014, made him want to help save the lives of others.The father-of-four, whose dramatic night time cliff rescue was captured on film, saw him honoured with the Emergency Services Award in our People’s Oscars.He said: “This award is for Charlie and my dad.

the Scottish Sun revealed that 19 of Scotland’s 32 councils have now blocked the app from being used in schools, including in South Lanarkshire. The move follows concerns that young users can view harmful content on the platform.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A dedicated support worker who used yoga therapy to help her colleagues during the pandemic has narrowly missed out on a national health award.Fiona Baxter, senior support worker at Dumbarton Adult Training Centre in Bruce Street, was shortlisted as a finalist in the Scottish Health Awards’ Healthier Lifestyle category.During the pandemic, Fiona recognised the need to support the wellbeing of her colleagues

Police have arrested and charged a man in connection with 14 alleged bogus crime incidents and stolen car pursuits. The 33-year-old was nicked after a major operation by Police Scotland officers in the Greater Glasgow and Lanarkshire areas.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.When Dame Laura Lee was invited to Clarence House earlier this month she never imagined she would find herself rummaging around down the back of the royal sofa.The mum-of-three was shocked when HRH The Duchess of Cornwall told her she had won a Pride of Scotland Award and dumbfounded when told the trophy was hidden behind the couch cushions.Laura, 54, who is the driving force behind cancer charity Maggie’s,

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.New College Lanarkshire came out tops in the Employer Connections at the CDN College Awards 2020 for its role in connecting and supporting businesses across Lanarkshire.The prestigious annual awards, hosted virtually by Elaine C Smith, celebrate innovation in Scotland’s college sector.The Lanarkshire Business Hub brings vital partners, industry experts and the business community together as part of monthly

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Alcohol-related deaths in Lanarkshire have fallen to their lowest level since 2001.Figures released by the National Records of Scotland revealed that there were 137 deaths in the region counted as being due to alcohol in 2019.Of those deaths, 91 were in North Lanarkshire – the lowest since 2013 – and 46 were in South Lanarkshire – the lowest since 1997.The figures represent a 19 per cent drop since 2018 –

Pride of Scotland surprise for the hero schoolboy.The 11-year-old, who saved his grandad’s life, met the presenter and magician at a London hotel and was awestruck when he magicked up a golden ticket inviting him to a VIP gaming experience.Stephen then led the youngster – who pulled his grandpa John Howe, 63, from a fast-flowing river after he suffered a bleed on the brain – to a room where he got to play a video game with his idol, YouTube gaming sensation Daz Black, aka Daz Games.Greg, from

Rutherglen ’s MSP has warned ”tough” times lie ahead, as Lanarkshire prepares to re-enter tier four restrictions on Boxing Day amid the specter of a new, significantly more transmissible strain of coronavirus.

Perth College -led aviation project can now take off after the Scottish Government announced their £150m commitment to the Tay Cities Region Deal.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Lanarkshire is set to enter the toughest level of restrictions for a second time in weeks this Boxing Day.The county will enter Tier 4 on December 26 as a result of the Scottish Government tightening restrictions throughout the country.The First Minister announced the plans on Saturday evening to significantly tighten protections against Coronavirus to prevent the spread of the new, highly contagious strain

Gordon Ramsay popped up on the screen to tell her she had won a Pride of Scotland award.A further surprise was in store for the schoolgirl when one of her favourite bands - The Vamps - jumped out to present her with her trophy.Jenny, 17, from East Kilbride, who has raised nearly £500,000 for charity, admits she got the shock of her life. She said: “I’m usually quite good at sussing out surprises but I honestly had no idea what was happening.

assault in Edinburgh. The victim, a 21-year-old man, was allegedly battered by a group of youngsters who then hurled racist abuse at him on December 11.

link.“As an organisation we need to ensure that we are doing everything within our expertise that we can to support those most vulnerable and at risk.” Across Scotland, 1,020 alcohol-specific deaths were registered last year – the lowest tally since 2016.The decline comes in the first full year since minimum unit pricing was introduced in May 2018 however, statisticians have said analysis of further years will be required to see if this reduction continues.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.New coronavirus cases in Lanarkshire fell by almost 11 per cent last week.At her daily press briefing in Edinburgh today (Monday, December 14), First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed there had been 95 new cases in Lanarkshire on Sunday.As a result, last week there were 880 new Covid-19 cases in the region – a 10.9 per cent decrease on the previous week.Last week was the final week after the Scottish

East Kilbride SNP MSP Linda Fabiani said everything possible is being done to help young people.