Lanarkshire police issue warning following rise in reports of bogus callers

mickey out of Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross in her latest voiceover. Janey who has been a huge hit with her funny voiceovers of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon throughout the Coronavirus crisis, decided to pick on someone else for a change.

Hamilton Townhouse, Rutherglen Town Hall, Lanark Memorial Hall, East Kilbride Arts Centre and the Village Theatre, are currently selling tickets for events from August onwards.

SNP leader in a special session later today. Nicola Sturgeon will be sworn in as First Minister, however Rennie says it "should not just be an SNP cakewalk".

iOS - Android Applications were received from people living in all 32 local authorities in Scotland, including 8395 from North LanarkshireBy end of March, 7650 payments were made - meaning a total of £289,860 has been paid to applicants from North Lanarkshire.Across Scotland, an estimated 78,775 children have already benefitted from Scottish Child Payment.

surprised fans after he performed his own acoustic rendition of Biffy Clyro's hit Many of Horror. And fans demanded an instant collaboration with the Scots rockers after he wowed them with his performance.

Scottish Affairs committee with Ross accusing Wishart, the chair of the committee, of making biased attacks on the Scottish Secretary while he was giving evidence to MPs in the wake of the Holyrood election. Ross, who is returning to Holyrood as leader of the Scottish Tories, took exception to Wishart bridling Scottish Secretary Alister Jack over the results of the election which saw Nicola Sturgeon returned for a record fourth term.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.Stirling’s MP has welcomed police measures to crack down on antisocial behaviour in the city centre following complaints from locals.The issue has come to the fore following concerns about the impact of the bad behaviour on discouraging potential visitors to Stirling as lockdown easing begins.The Observer reported last month on the complaints of Ewen

Apple - Android Between March and December 2020 the number of animals rehomed by the Lanarkshire Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre fell by around 33 per cent compared to the same period in 2019.

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Ross, who heads to Holyrood as leader of the largest opposition party with 31 Scottish Conservative MSPs, signalled he will not be relying on numbers to stop the SNP’s independence plans. At a press conference to mark his return to the Holyrood chamber, the Moray MP and now list MSP, spelled out why UK cabinet minister Michael Gove was confident the referendum bill would not end up with the UK government taking the Scottish Government to the Supreme Court.

Cops have launched a probe after a van was torched in an early morning blaze in a Scots town, destroying thousands of pounds worth of tools. The Ford Transit Tipper was targeted in the early hours of Thursday, May 6, in Larkhall - and cops believe a cyclist may help them crack the case.

East Kilbride-based South Lanarkshire College is supporting the first ever #ChooseCollege Virtual Showcase, which will take place online this month. The free exhibition and information event will see 19 colleges from all over Scotland come together on one virtual platform to showcase their courses and share information about college life.

Outlander star Graham McTavish has spoken about the possible return of one of his characters to the hit show for season six. The Scots actor, who has just signed up to join the cast for season two of Netflix's The Witcher, spoke about his role as Buck Mackenzie in an interview with a British magazine.

Apple - Android Usually there is a flurry of volunteers in centres across Lanarkshire counting ballots cast into the wee small hours from Thursday into Friday.However, this time the counting didn't start until 9am today (Friday), or in some cases even Saturday, meaning it's likely to be a long 48 hours for some election candidates.The Electoral Management Board have, however, released provisional slots suggesting 47 constituency MSPs from across Scotland will be confirmed on Friday.The remaining

Apple - Android A judging panel, featuring The Scots Magazine Photographer of the Year 2020, and hospice supporter, Frank Urban, Lewis Napier and Fiona Thomson from New College Lanarkshire’s photography department and the hospice’s director of mission, Sister Catherine Egan, will pick a shortlist from all of the entries.It will then be down to the public to vote for their favourite pictures from the shortlist.Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with

Apple - Android More than 95 per cent of Scotland is classed as rural and NFU Mutual estimate that rural crime costs Scotland around £1.8 million annually, with levels reportedly increasing.Crimestoppers, together with Police Scotland and wider rural and environmental organisations, are asking the people of Lanarkshire to spot the signs of rural crime and give information 100 per cent anonymously.The key crimes that Scotland’s rural areas experience are house-breaking; theft of farm equipment,

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross hit the campaign trail in Renfrewshire North and West in a bid to boost candidate Julie Pirone's election chances.As polling day draws ever closer, the pair were out and about in Renfrew over the weekend as Mrs Pirone continued her fight to become the constituency's first Tory MSP.Since the seat was first created in 2011, it has belonged to former SNP MSP Derek

Scottish Lib Dems have produced a mock cheque in Ross’ name which shows the cash windfall he would benefit from. Income tax rates and bands are a matter for the Scottish Parliament, with middle and higher income earners paying more than people south of the border.

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The same poll predicts that the Scottish Conservatives will return 32 MSPs, one more than in 2016. However there would still be a pro-independence majority at Holyrood, with the Scottish Greens forecast to return eight MSPs, two more than 2016.Ross said: “It is on a knife edge.