Just why does a Scottish health board have its head in the sand over a new supersurgery for a booming community?

Daily Record).The former London talent scout, who moved back to Glasgow to present STV’s Chart Bite music programme during the mid-90s, helped launch the Beat 106 with Rangers football legend Ally McCoist.He went on to become a music correspondent for the Sunday Mail, and he tried to launch The Scottish Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame museum though despite stars including Annie Lennox and Midge Ure backing the £6 million venture, it failed to secure the necessary funds to move forward.In 2011, he told

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The number of sex offenders living in the centre of Paisley has doubled in just five years.The PA1 postcode - bounded by the West End, Seedhill and Ralston - now has 35 predators and perverts.Specialist police have moved to reassure the community that the sex criminals are all being watched.Latest Police Scotland figures reveal there are a total of 125 perverts in Renfrewshire currently on the Sex Offenders’

Scottish island.The Scottish Government said the remaining birds on Sanday in Orkney have been humanely culled and a six-mile temporary control zone has been set up.A range of controls are in place including restrictions on the movement of poultry, carcasses, eggs, used poultry litter and manure, and restrictions on bird gatherings.Scotland’s Chief Veterinary Officer Sheila Voas said the risk to human health from the virus is very low.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Johnstone mum who scooped £300,000 on a National Lottery Scratchcard has joined other lucky Scots giving back to the vulnerable.Sandra Devine put in a shift with a charity that brings Christmas comfort to those that need it.We revealed last month that youth worker Sandra and postie hubby Martin won the jackpot after failing to get a table at a Johnstone Italian restaurant.Instead of enjoying a meal, they

flu has been confirmed in a flock of birds from a farm on a Scottish island. The Scottish Government said the remaining birds at the premises on Sanday in Orkney have been humanely culled and a six-mile (10km) temporary control zone has been set up around the infected premises.

Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall went for a summery feel for their 2020 Christmas card.

gran who spent decades working in the care sector has been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease just days before Christmas. Sandra Craig, from Carmyle in Glasgow's east end, was given the horrific diagnosis on December 4.

As well as the McQueen Pink Gin (£15.99 down to £13.49) and McQueen Colour Changing Gin (£15.99 down to £13.49).They also have the recently produced Old Curiosity Eidyn Premium Scottish Gin which is now down to £15.99 at participating Scottish stores.

limit their Christmas bubbles to just two households despite guidance being published that they could visit up to three.

the festive season.Three households remains the legal maximum in Scotland - but ministers are pushing tougher guidance following a rise in infections across Wales and south-east England in recent days.The First Minister is also urging Scots living elsewhere in the UK not to return home if they stay in an area with high prevalence of the virus, such as London.But one expert said the issue of updated guidance covering the Christmas period was another example of “quickly changing and ambiguous

parents still have time to make Christmas 2020 extra special for their little ones. Live Entertainment company, Underbelly have teamed up with Mr and Mrs Claus to bring the magic of Santa ’s Official Grotto online this year.

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 the region.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

late.

Brendan O’Carroll has spoken about the reaction and backlash he faces when actors leave Mrs Brown’s Boys.

crime in just one year.Prosecutors used confiscation orders to grab assets and dirty money in more than 200 cases across the country – seizing almost £500,000 more than the year before.The biggest payback orders were handed to two members of what was described as Scotland’s “most sophisticated” criminal gang.Gangland figures Anthony Woods, 45, and Francis Mulligan, 43, who were jailed at the High Court in Glasgow in January 2018 after admitting multiple charges linked to serious organised crime,

Colin Smyth, Labour’s South Scotland MSP, added: “He said: “People across our region have worked really hard over the past couple of months and their sacrifices have paid off when we look at the latest Covid-19 figures.“This change to level one is very welcome and while everyone recognises that the virus is still dangerous, and we must all remain vigilant until we can all receive a vaccination, it is long awaited and overdue.”

police - because it is not “essential travel”. The Scout Scotland Santa Run in Stewarton, which has been running for decades, was halted after officers said the sleigh ride through the town breached lockdown rules.

EXCLUSIVE: Filming has wrapped in Scotland on under-the-radar UK horror The Origin, starring Chuku Modu (The 100, The Good Doctor), Kit Young (star of Netflix’s upcoming fantasy series Shadow And Bone), Iola Evans (The 100), newcomer Safia Oakley-Green, Arno Lüning and Luna Mwezi (Platzspittzbaby).

Santa is facing restrictions as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, despite recently being cleared as a key worker by Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. New research by smart home security firm, SimpliSafe, has revealed that kids across Scotland are already planning ways to keep them and their families Covid-19 safe during his visit this Christmas.

Join thousands of others who have signed up to the weekly Scotland Now newsletter for the latest Scottish heritage and culture news.At the end of November every year Scots come together to celebrate the feast day of our patron saint.Saint Andrew is a much loved figure not only here, but also in countries as far reaching as Barbados, Greece, Russia, Colombia, Romania and Cyprus where he is also the patron saint.But how much do we know about the saint and why we celebrate his life?Andrew began his