Freedom of Information request reveals that four West Lothian schools were struck by significant Covid-19 outbreaks

UK’s leading fraud prevention service has highlighted the latest scams and issued a warning to the public about staying vigilant to the ever-changing tactics criminals are using to dupe them into handing over money and personal information. Cifas is urging Scots to be aware of new scams involving Marks and Spencer, Netflix and Covid-19 vaccine bookings.

Vanessa Hudgens is currently a trending topic on Twitter after people realized that she’s currently in Scotland, a country that is currently on lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic.

North Ayrshire neighbourhood has been published.Irvine Fullarton has the fourth highest coronavirus-related death rate in Scotland with 766 deaths per 100,000 people. Tragically 22 people lost their lives to the disease in the area.All the deaths occurred up until December 31 and have been revealed by the National Records of Scotland.In Saltcoats North East, 19 residents died after contracting coronavirus, which is the second highest number of fatalities in North Ayrshire.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Domestic abuse incidents are declining in Renfrewshire despite fears they would rocket during the coronavirus lockdown, according to fresh statistics.Figures from Police Scotland show there were 1,302 reports between April and October last year, which represents a drop of almost eight per cent when compared to the same period in 2019.Meanwhile, the number of crimes or offences raised as a result of reports

racist who targeted Muslim MSP Humza Yousaf has announced a doomed attempt to stand in the Scottish elections.Jayda Fransen, deputy leader of the far-right British Freedom Party, said she will campaign to win Nicola Sturgeon’s Glasgow Govan seat.In a bizarre announcement, she said: “I am going to be standing in the Scottish elections in May against these SNP commie, Marxists, naughty people.”She will be hoping to attract more votes than the 56 she received in the 2014 Rotherham and Strood

Ayrshire has won the prestigious Bucharest International Music Competition – after competing against top musicians from across the globe.East Ayrshire Council’s brass instructor Craig Anderson, who also teaches at the Royal Conservatoire and plays for orchestras across Scotland, formed Lomond Brass last summer when he sought fellow professional musicians to form a group to play the most difficult repertoire.The group consists of Chris Hart, principal trumpet at the RSNO, Scotland’s national

Ryan Porteous’ life and on Saturday he's hoping it will be the venue for a third.Mind you, he’s got his mum to thank for making sure one of the first two didn’t go pear shaped.The Hibs centre back was still at school when his boyhood heroes won the Scottish Cup for the first time in 114 years back in 2016 and was in the crowd when David Gray scored the last minute header to beat Rangers and spark a mass pitch invasion that turned ugly.Porteous, on the Hibs books as a part-timer back then, might

Scottish Premiership since his arrival from Charlton in the summer of 2019. The Nigerian, what the kids nowadays call a 'baller', has a deft touch, a wonderful hip swivel and all the talent to be a player of major significance in the years ahead.But with just four goals and a measly two assists to his name this season, he's not producing a level of quality in the final third that matches the level of his natural gifts.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.School staff in West Dunbartonshire have missed over 10,000 days of work due to mental health reasons over the past four years.The figures have been steadily increasing year-on-year, according to new figures released under the Freedom of Information Act.The Scottish Liberal Democrats obtained the statistics, which revealed that the total number of missed days for staff in the whole of Scotland is now nearly

Cumnock's famous Tryst music festival has revealed plans to create a centre for excellence in the town.Sir James MacMillan said teaching already pioneered in the area's schools could become a template for music tuition throughout Scotland and beyond.He has revealed plans to link with music education body Trinity College London over the next 10 years.The aim will be to nurture the careers of fledgling composers and their teachers.Leading teachers and composers from around the world will,

Scots teenager after a body was found near his home during a major missing person search. Santino ‘Sonny’ Hoggan was last seen leaving his house on Main Street in Glenfarg, near Perth, at around 6pm on Friday, January 15.

Rangers as one of the biggest regrets of his storied career but Don Hutchison is kicking every ball this season. The Ibrox fanatic was arguably Craig Brown's most important player during his final years as Scotland boss with the attacking midfielder netting the winner against England at Wembley.And the 49-year-old remains invested in the beautiful game north of the border but his focus appears very much to be on the club game these days.

Hibs career was almost stubbed out before it had properly begun.The Leith legend celebrated the landmark by signing a new one-year deal ahead of today’s meeting with Kilmarnock.And he says nobody is more shocked than he is to still be plugging away for the team he first joined at 14.Since then Stevenson has hardly had time to draw breath as he tasted success in the League Cup in 2007, the agony of relegation seven years later and the euphoria of ending the 114-year wait for Scottish Cup glory in

Jeane Freeman contacted the UK Government health chief on Thursday night after concerns about the level of information placed online by the Scottish Government. The 16-page document explained how Nicola Sturgeon’s administration hopes to vaccinate 4.5 million Scots as quickly as possible.

missing Scots teenager who was last seen in his pyjamas.Robbie Innes went missing at around 10.30am in Wallyford, East Lothian.The 16-year-old had not been seen since and cops now mounted a search for the missing boy.Police Scotland have issued a description of the youth where they say people should look out for a boy in 'onesie or pyjama style clothing'.A statement from East Lothian police read: "Police Officers in East Lothian are appealing for information to help trace a boy reported missing

Courses available under the collaboration at the other three colleges involved can be found on their websites.Dr. Ken Thomson, Principal of Forth Valley College, said: “We are delighted to be launching our specific range of courses in line with the innovative East Central Scotland Colleges Collaboration.

NHS Ayrshire & Arran has recorded another 140 new coronavirus cases overnight.The region's total now stands at 10, 996.NHS Ayrshire & Arran Covid hospital patient numbers are down by seven to 194.But ICU numbers are back at a second wave high of 12.Latest 7-day case rates per 100,000 show that North Ayrshire is currently the worst-hit in the county (341.4) with East on 320.5 and South on 266.4.Across Scotland 1,877 new cases have been reported in the past 24 hours - a 10 per cent positivity

Ayrshire have hit another new grim record high.