Household waste is contributing factor to the increasing pollution of Linlithgow Loch

Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge AdvertiserJohn Gouldby is Sight Scotland Veterans’ outreach worker covering Monklands and the wider North Lanarkshire area, to provide emotional and practical help to ex-service personnel who have visual impairments.He said: “The pandemic has sadly meant we’ve had to postpone our local lunch clubs and social activities, and this has been tough for many who enjoy the new connections and support these activities provide.“We’re still keeping

Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge AdvertiserCentral Scotland colleague Mr Griffin told how he and wife Stephanie –  both of whom are former North Lanarkshire councillors – have suffered miscarriage on four occasions.He said: Although we have three beautiful, healthy children, for whom we are thankful beyond words, my wife has been pregnant seven times.“Each miscarriage was devastating and had a tremendous impact on our lives, from the physical pain Stephanie suffered, to

link.“I was inundated with emails and calls from local constituents in Hamilton and across Lanarkshire. We organised a virtual meeting at two hours notice, and over 100 people took part.“A change to the guidance was necessary to avoid baby classes closing altogether.

coronavirus restrictions banning households mixing indoors this weekend. But a political row between Boris Johnson and Labour’s Andy Burnham has meant no decision has been made on Greater Manchester.

Kelly Macdonald has been proving a popular edition to the cast of hit BBC show Line of Duty. The Scot was announced last year as the new tough cop on the beat when AC -12 return for a new series.

Ayrshire has recorded a new record for the amount of coronavirus cases reported in one day.

Police have issued a plea for information in the search for a missing woman in Dundee.Tayside police are looking for Lisa Mitchell who was last seen in the area close to Ninewells Hospital at around 2.30pm yesterday, October 9.She is described as 5'5", of average build, with blue eyes and long purple hair.When last seen, she was wearing pyjama bottoms, a black hooded top and a black medical moon boot.Officers from Police Scotland say they are becoming increasingly concerned for Lisa as she has

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housing rights campaigner has warned rapid gentrification in Glasgow's east end is forcing working class communities out of the picture. The claims come after Dennistoun's inclusion on Time Out's top 10 list of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world.

Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge AdvertiserA total of 1054 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded across Scotland in the past 24 hours, with 195 or 18 per cent of those being recorded in the NHS Lanarkshire area.The figure is an increase of 254 on the previous day and represents a positivity rate of 13 per cent among all new tests.Mr Docherty, who is NHS Lanarkshire’s director of public health, said: “We know this is a really challenging time but we can only suppress this

loch looking like the Grim Reaper. Martin O'Brien, who had been visiting the Kilbowie outdoor centre near Oban, was travelling home via Balquhidder when he decided to stop at the nearby Loch Lubnaig.

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has warned that there are potentially thousands of Universal Credit claimants in Scotland who will find their incomes unable to match their cost of living unless the weekly £20 increase to the benefit is retained beyond next March.The charity analysed Universal Credit CAB cases over the summer from people in complex debt ahead of Challenge Poverty Week 2020, which begins on Monday, October 5.Complex debt refers to the level of support someone needs, whether that is