Hairdressers and barbers in Dumbarton and the Vale finally reopen

has confirmed after weeks of planning.When will schools reopen?As previously announced, primary and high schools will reopen from August 11, following scientific evidence and advice that it is safe to do so.Schools will be allowed to reopen on a phased basis during the first week, but all pupils will be back full-time as of August 18.Will pupils need to socially distance when at school?Pupils of primary school will age will not have to socially distance.The scientific advice also makes clear

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThere have been 17 new cases of the coronavirus confirmed in Scotland in the last 24 hours.Latest figures were released by the Scottish Government as part of its daily coronavirus update to the nation – and on the day it was confirmed full-time in-school learning will return from next month.Scotland's COVID-19 death toll remains at 2,491 although 4,201 deaths had been registered up to Sunday, July

Renfrewshire youngsters will return to the classroom full time after the summer holidays, it has been confirmed.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the move in a statement to the Scottish Parliament this afternoon.MORE NEWS FROM THE PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS In her statement she said all pupils should be back in class by Tuesday, August 11.She accepted some schools may phase their return but that all pupils should be back in class full time from Tuesday, August 18 “at the very

August 11th.She said she expected all pupils to be back full time from August 18th at the latest.The decision was made following scientific evidence and advice on safety.Every school will have to carry out a risk assessment and put in place enhanced hygiene and cleaning arrangements.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local councils, with a current focus on how our governments are handling

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterNicola Sturgeon has confirmed Scottish schools will reopen from August 11.The First Minister said she expected all pupils to be back in full time education from August 18 at the latest.In a statement to Holyrood this lunchtime, Ms Sturgeon confirmed classrooms would re-open in full rather than adopting a "blended" learning approach, which had once been proposed.Every school will have to carry out a

racist abuse.Debora Kayembe, 45, has compared the racially motivated attacks she's suffered in the Midlothian town she lives in as 'like Alabama in 1964' - the epicentre of the US Civil Rights movement where black people were subjected to abhorrent racism.Single mum-of-two Debora, who lives in Bonnyrigg with her two teenage children, left her home in the Congo in 2005 after a backlash against her investigative work into a massacre of women and children put her life at risk.  She has forged a

Love Island winner Paige Turley held off going to the toilet for a poo during her first three days inside the famous ITV2 villa. The reality TV star from West Lothian ended her lengthy wait to go for a number two by dashing into the toilet while all of the Islanders were outside.

paedo monster husband by identifying his willy in sordid photographs sent online to ‘young girls’.

lockdown - by offering Nicola Sturgeon style hair cuts.

worship, a range of visitor attractions and go to a pub or restaurant indoors from Wednesday, July 15. Hairdressers and barbers will also reopen to those seeking to get their lockdown locks seen to for the first time in almost four months.Nicola Sturgeon announced that there were zero deaths from Covid in Scotland for the sixth day in a row yesterday.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Dumbarton Castle is set to reopen within the next two months as lockdown restrictions ease.Historic Environment Scotland (HES) yesterday (Monday) set out its approach to the reopening of its heritage sites across Scotland with the local fort due to welcome visitors again from August or September.The phased approach which will see locations opening gradually over the next two months has taken into consideration the

schoolboy son was forced into harming himself after evil blackmailers threatened to kill her. Rocky Gyoury was left terrified after being tricked by an online account with the name 'Jonathon' who demanded he send ‘proof’ of his injuries.

Police appeal after theft of "distinctive" electric mountain bike in AlexandriaAnd last week it was revealed that it will not be introduced during the next academic year but the position would be reviewed in December.Youngsters in West Dunbartonshire will now be allocated places which will be provided in two-day blocks as well as one half-day on alternate weeks.The council says it was well prepared for introduction of the increased hours but will now be guided by the Scottish Government and

rape victims 'a drama queen' was today jailed for 13 and a half years.

Phase Three of Scotland's route map out of lockdown. One of the main things we have been looking forward to post-lockdown is a pampering session to spruce up our appearance.

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