Hundreds of young people still waiting for vital mental health support in Forth Valley

is in talks with the local authority to shoot the as yet unnamed feature film in Scotland's largest city. And the plans took a step forward today with the announcement that a £150,000 Filming Incentive Grant had been signed off by councillors.

assault in Glasgow's east end. Officers received reports that a 22-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in McNair Street, in the Shettleson area of the city on Saturday September 25.

campervan with their dogs. Victoria MacDonald, 28, and Scott Ross, 32, lived in a swanky three-bed pad which even had a ballroom - but found the pressure of their careers was bringing them down.

allegedly being stabbed on an Aberdeen street. Emergency services were called to the scene on Wellington Road at around 3am on Sunday, September 26.

Edinburgh hotel.Emergency services were called to the scene at around 5am on Saturday after the alarm was raised in the Grassmarket area of the capital. Police have confirmed that a 22-year-old was rushed to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment however his current condition is not known.

increased financial support for more than 19,400 children and young people to help their families heat their homes this winter has been outlined in the Scottish Parliament. The proposed legislation extends the eligibility criteria for the annual Child Winter Heating Assistance payment to young people aged 16 to 18 in Scotland, who are in receipt of the enhanced daily living component of Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterTHREE teenagers from Scotland have made it to the final of a UK driving competition – despite not being old enough to hold a driving licence.Millar McGovern, 13, from Dunfermline, Liam Shields, 14, of Cumbernauld, and Scott Simpson, 15, from Eyemouth, have all been awarded a place in the final of the Young Driver Challenge 2021, having beaten off stiff competition from hundreds of others.The contest is run by

iOS - Android Health chiefs say that they hope to have cleared the waiting list by March 2023, and added that services are still reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.The figures have been described as "a crisis" by politicians. Pam Duncan-Glancy, the Labour list MSP, told Lanarkshire Live : "These figures need to be a wake-up call for the Scottish Government.

prison after he was caught sending graphic sexual messages to a number of 'young girls' online. John Gerrie used Facebook to try and groom children but was unaware he had been duped by decoy accounts run by several vigilante groups.

Carson Shephard gripped Scotland with frantic overnight searches taking place- and the local community rallying round to find the youngster.There was shock as it emerged that seven-year-old Carson had vanished from from Afton Bridgend in New Cumnock, Ayrshire last night.He had last been seen around 7.20pm and a huge emergency response was launched overnight in a bid to trace him.Earlier this morning Police gave the heartwarming news that he had been found and thanked locals for all their

police dogs, boats and worried locals have all joined a desperate overnight search for a missing Scots child. An urgent appeal was issued after little Carson Shephard, 7, vanished from Afton Bridgend in New Cumnock, Ayrshire last night.

missing last night. A huge amount of emergency service resources including helicopters and dog teams joined the hunt overnight after little Carson Shephard, 7, vanished from Afton Bridgend in New Cumnock, Ayrshire last night.

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletterMore than 30 people have lost their lives to drugs in the region over the first half of 2021, according to a new report.The latest figures follow data revealed just two months ago highlighting the country’s drug deaths toll over 2020 and follows a commitment from ministers to provide more up-to-date information as parts of efforts to tackle the problem.The report, published by the

Scotland’s Minister for Mental Wellbeing Kevin Stewart told the Standard the government was investing £120 million to transform services in response to the mental health effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and with the aim of reducing waiting times for (CAMHS) and psychological therapies.He said: “We know that demand for these services is continuing to increase and delivering service improvements can only be achieved with the right workforce capacity and capability.

iOS - Android Fearless.org is the youth programme of independent charity Crimestoppers.Nine out of 10 of those caught with offensive weapons in Scotland are on average under 30 years old and male.Lyndsay McDade, National Youth Projects Coordinator for the charity Crimestoppers Scotland, said: “In our experience, young people want to do the right thing and speak up, but they’re often worried about being labelled a grass or physical reprisals.“We’re urging young people to continue to tell our

died from drugs in the first six months of 2021, which represents a decrease of just nine from the same period in 2020. Over two-thirds (69%) of suspected drug deaths were of people aged between 35 and 54, while 72% of victims were male.SNP ministers have decided to publish the drug deaths figures every three months from now on instead of once a year.

crash has been named as Nicholas Wylie by police.

Naman Ramachandran Emerging star Chinenye Ezeudu has joined the cast of Young Films’ “Silent Roar,” alongside Louis McCartney (“Grounding”), Ella Lily Hyland (“Intruder”) and Mark Lockyer (“Holby City”).The film, a contemporary tale of adolescence and surfing set on a Scottish Hebridean island, is being produced by Chris Young (“”The Inbetweeners Movie”) and is written and directed by BAFTA nominated Johnny Barrington.