Kilmaurs pub goes extra mile to help community by installing life-saving equipment

Laura Anderson has thanked the Love Island Scot for raising awareness of breast cancer after she discovered a cyst. Laura shared a message from the fan on Instagram who told her that she decided to get checked by her doctor after seeing the 31-year-old's picture for Breast Cancer Awareness month.

four-year-old battling a rare blood cancer are hoping it’ll be “third time lucky” for a life-saving stem cell transplant. Adeline Davidson has twice been on the brink of undergoing the procedure, which will cure her of the disease, but on both occasions there’s been a last-minute hitch.

tier restrictions and pubs and restaurants being shut, figures released by Police Scotland have revealed a shocking increase in offenders.The figures have sparked anger from the husband of Theresa Wade who was killed by a drunk driver on the Isle of Mull in October 2015.Between April and September officers dealt with 4501 incidents of people being unfit to drive through drink or drugs.That is an increase of 45 per cent on the figure from the same six-month period last year when 3102 drivers were

mum says her 2lb baby was just hours from being stillborn until 'angel' doctors stepped in and saved her life. Tashana Johnston, 25, gave birth to baby daughter Ruby at 31 weeks after doctors discovered she wasn't growing.

The Macao International Film Festival (IFFAM) awarded its best film honor Tuesday to rising Scottish director Ben Sharrock's indie breakthrough Limbo. The film had been considered one of the hidden gems of this year’s coronavirus-hit Cannes Film Festival selection.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.As a young woman, Nancy Allison worked as an usherette at the Regal Cinema in Paisley.Torch in hand, she would lead the eager moviegoers down the cinema aisle before shining a beam of light on vacant seats.But Nancy’s own life could well have been the script for a Hollywood movie with the starring role played by none other than her good self.A hard-working Labour councillor for over four decades and a former

stole their own grandparents’ life savings have hit out after they escaped jail - and dodged an order to pay back the money.Heartless Clair and Louise Smith, 25, posed as doting carers while swiping £8,000 from the bank account of their grandparents in Irvine, Ayrshire.The twins pleaded guilty to clearing out the cash while running errands for vulnerable Crawford Pirrie, 73, and wife Marlene, 75.Yesterday the twins were sentenced to a three-month tagging order - branded a “slap in the face” by

Scottish Tory leader said the SNP “mask is slipping” as he criticised Nicola Sturgeon’s claim independence is “essential” to help with the task of rebuilding Scotland after coronavirus. Ross also said the SNP Government wants to “use every opportunity to further their aims” for making Scotland an independent country, adding “their priority is separation at all costs”.

confirmed payment date changes for some people over the festive period. The changes will affect Scottish claimants due to receive Universal Credit, State Pension, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and other DWP-delivered benefits on December 25th and 28th and January 1st and 4th.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Pressure is mounting on health chiefs accused of blanking the medical needs of a village that now has a town-sized population.The creaking Bishopton Health Centre is the only surgery in the booming area.There has been a seven-year stalemate to get the 43-year-old flat-roofed building off Greenock Road replaced.The delay is despite BAE Systems pledging £1million for a new multi-doctor surgery and donating its

Scots singers Joshua Grant and Luke La Volpe are battling it out in the UK charts this week. The talented young musicians are currently neck and neck in the iTunes top 40, prompting a "wee Oasis vs Blur situation" as they both vie for the top spots of the official rundown on Friday.

punter shorted out a pub after plugging in an electric heater he brought with him.The chilly customer was hoping to get cosy at the Newton Arms in Newtonhill, Kincardineshire.But his unorthodox plan backfired spectacularly when his heater shorted out all the pub's sockets.The pub posted on Facebook: "It's pretty surprising that we are about to write this but hey, it's 2020, so let's just go for it."Can we remind all customers that they are NOT permitted to bring their own electric heaters to the

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) over the past few months in an effort to help Scots understand what the benefit is, how the claims process works and, hopefully, made more people realise they could be eligible for additional financial support. PIP is a benefit paid by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to people who may need help with daily living activities or getting around outside the home because of a long-term illness, disability or mental health condition.

Glasgow tattoo artist has gone viral for his furious rant to a cheeky customer who tried to flout lockdown rules.David McKinlay, owner of Archangel 1608 Tattoo Studio, gave one rude 'dobber' a piece of his mind after an altercation at his shop on Thursday.The potential client had demanded to be tattooed and even tried to push his way through the closed door and push past the artist ignoring Covid-19 restrictions.He was then raging that 43-year-old tattoo boss David, who has owned his shop for 15

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A big-hearted housebuilder has donated life-saving equipment to the Bothwell and Uddingston community.Taylor Wimpey West Scotland, as part of a joint initiative with the British Heart Foundation (BHF), is donating a public access defibrillator (PAD) to the Bothwell and Uddingston Community First Responder Group.During 2019, the BHF was employed by Taylor Wimpey to train their employees in CPR skills and

squirrel has gone viral for its giant 'boobs'. Photograper Martin Brown captured the hilarious picture at Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve in Fife yesterday.