Lanarkshire fitness instructor on year-long fundraising challenge for suicide prevention charity

iOS - Android Glasgow came sixth with 3400 while Edinburgh ninth on the list, dropping down to 800 complaints - but West Dunbartonshire received no neighbour noise complaints in the last year at all.Steven Williams, head of Churchill home insurance, said: “The pandemic has seen us confined to our homes which means we’ve probably all become very aware of noises around us.“As we go into more of a ‘new normal’, many of us will carry on working from home, at least part of the time, so noisy

iOS - Android The Tories’ Central Scotland list MSP Meghan Gallacher said: “The amount of Community Payback Orders cut by the SNP in Lanarkshire is absolutely staggering.“They’ve let criminals off the hook by writing off these sentences.

iOS - Android Ms Humphries states in the report: “To ensure an adequate supply of sites for the new build programme, potential council owned sites continue to be evaluated for their suitability for inclusion within the programme.“The cost of constructing or purchasing these homes will be contained within the overall budget for the new build programme within the Housing Revenue Account.“There is a grant from the Scottish Government towards the cost of the new homes which is currently £59,000 per

iOS - Android In neighbouring South Lanarkshire, 6155 families had 21,275 payments totalling £1.05m.So far, across Scotland 108,000 children have benefitted from the payment which provides eligible families with £10 per week.

iOS - Android And for the week ending August 22, this dropped to 65.5 per cent of 4290 attendances - compared to 75.1 per cent across Scotland. At Hairmyres in East Kilbride 64.1 per cent or patients were seen, admitted or discharged within four hours, with 453 waiting over four hours, 83 patients over eight hours and 17 over 12.

iOS - Android Marc Lamnbert, CEO of Scottish Book Trust, told Lanarkshire LIve: "“The Live Literature School Residencies Programme (LLSRP) is incredibly important."It allows authors to build relationships with a school over time, working together with pupils on a dedicated project."The LLSRP, now in its sixth year, is funded by the Walter Scott Giving Group and delivered by Scottish Book Trust, the national charity changing lives through reading and writing.Schools across the country were

iOS - Android Dugald Craig from NCL told Lanarkshire Live : “The experiences offered will provide students with the opportunity to learn and practise their skills in a novel environment whilst encountering another culture which may seem familiar, because of the shared language of English, but with some interesting differences.

iOS - Android The latest figures contained in a Police Scotland performance report also show the number of reported serious assaults were down by 27 on the previous year.There was one murder during that period, down from seven in the same period the previous year, and an arrest has been made in relation to that incident.There were 34 fewer crimes recorded that involved the carrying of offensive/bladed weapons.Common assaults rose by 95 but assaults on emergency workers dropped by five.

iOS - Android There are over 90,000 people living with dementia in Scotland, and Fosters want to ensure their team have the knowledge and skills to provide the best possible service to every family or individual who visits their Lanarkshire funeral home. Jackie Wilson from the firm told Lanarkshire Live : “The training was very insightful and engaging.

teenage thug who branded his grandmother "a w****" and pulled out a knife at her home in a drunken rampage has been jailed. James Cumming also phoned police and falsely reported a murder - then laughed at the officers who raced to the scene.

iOS - Android Of these deaths, 50 were in South Lanarkshire - down five on 2019 - and 62 were in North Lanarkshire - up five on 2019.Across Scotland, 805 deaths by suicide were registered in 2018, a decrease from 833 in 2018.Of these deaths, 575 were among men, and 230 were among women.Suicide rates continue to peak for both men and women in mid-life however – in 2020 men aged 35-44 and women aged 35-54 have the highest rates.Although the rate of suicide for women has increased since 2017, men

Veterans turned out in force to attend the funeral of a former Scottish Royal Marine who was saved from having a pauper's funeral by a public appeal. Veteran John Harley Campbell, known as Ian, died at the age of 78 on July 14 and it was thought he would be given an unmarked grave.

iOS - Android The new legislation was introduced following the Grenfell Tower tragedy in 2017 and was originally due to have taken effect six months ago, but was delayed by the Scottish Government due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and a lack of public awareness of the plans.

iOS - Android The number of deaths in the Lanarkshire health board region increased 40 per cent, representing the sharpest rise in Scotland. Dr Adam Brodie, NHS Lanarkshire’s clinical director for addictions, told Lanarkshire Live : “Every life lost through alcohol use is a tragedy and the knock-on effects on the people who know and care for the deceased are deeply traumatic for all those affected.

iOS - Android It was the second consecutive week in which case numbers have increased in the region and the eighth in a row in which more than 1000 positive tests have been recorded.Last Monday the Scottish Government lifted the majority of the remaining coronavirus regulations.Last week, Lanarkshire had the second highest rate of new cases in Scotland after 229.6 cases were recorded for every 100,000 residents in the county.Across Scotland, only Dumfries and Galloway (251.5) had a higher rate

“With Covid all the shows are off so this was our way of doing something to raise money.” Anyone looking to raise money can do so using the JustGiving page set up by Bobby’s daughter Emily Davidson at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/emily-davidson6

iOS - Android Locals also reported seeing a young bull on the loose in Greenhall Park.A farmer was also seen trying to round up the escapees and get them back to their field.However, police were eventually called to assist in moo-ving the animals along.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 8.25pm on Tuesday, August 10, officers were called to a report of cows loose on Bardykes Road, Blantyre.

iOS - Android He was one of three full time appointments confirmed today.Professor Alison Strath has been confirmed as the Scottish Government’s new Chief Pharmaceutical Officer (CPO), while Professors Nicola Steedman was also appointed Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO).The DCMOs support and deputise for the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and work closely with the Chief Scientist (Health), a number of doctors within the Civil Service seconded from the NHS, and administrative colleagues.The Chief

iOS - Android Administered by Scotland’s Towns Partnership (STP), it aims to bring "new, sustainable, creative projects and activity to towns and neighbourhoods" - helping build local wealth and increase footfall and activity, while supporting local enterprise partnerships. Eligible projects could include community shops, marketing and digital schemes, or enabling larger construction project delivery.

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS Live news as it happensAnd from Monday, August 23, the ON-X leisure pool and the flume at the Lagoon will re-open between 4pm and 8pm on weekdays, and between 10am and 4pm at weekends.The reopening and expansion of services and facilities has been made possible following the easing of lockdown restrictions across Scotland.Victoria Hollows, chief executive of Renfrewshire Leisure, said the move beyond Level 0 means even more can now be done to help people lead healthy, happy