Lanarkshire residents urged to act in time for new smoke alarm law deadline

Lee Small. Officers have arrested and charged a 30-year-old in connection with his death.

iOS - Android The Society, with an animal rescue centre in Hamilton, hopes to raise funds for Scotland’s animals by asking the public to share how their pets have helped them through lockdown and the important role they play in their lives. Stories will then be displayed on the Society’s ‘hall of fame’ webpage, and be entered into a draw to win prizes including six-months-worth of pet food.

iOS - Android In a bid to prevent people being hospitalised with flu and relieve pressure on the NHS, more people than ever – over four million – are being offered the free vaccine this year.Among the groups being offered are those aged 50 and over; children aged two to five years who are not yet at school; children over six months of age who are deemed ‘at risk’ with medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, multiple sclerosis, heart and lung diseases, or autoimmune

book lovers by revealing it's actually from New Zealand. For decades we have assumed the book was Scottish - a belief so widely held that it has been taught in schools and is even found in the Scottish section in bookstores and online.The book, which was published in 1983, tells the story of dog Hairy and his adventures with his animal pals.

Love Island star Shannon Singh has revealed she ‘cried all day’ following the reunion and is ‘really p****d off’ with her treatment.The Scottish model, 23, was the first contestant to leave the most recent series of the ITV2 dating show. Shannon departed the villa within 48 hours after bombshell arrival Chloe Burrows chose to couple up with Aaron Francis.

assaulted a 96-year-old care home patient. During a nightshift, two of Margaret McGhee Dunbar's colleagues were struggling to help the 'distressed' elderly resident take off her wet nightdress.

Falkirk residents are being asked to donate bottled water to the centre in Fishcross, Clackmannanshire. Animals welfare bosses have issued an appeal on social media asking for urgent help.The post reads: "We are experiencing issues with our water supply.

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.

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

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 On most days Craig will do the challenge at his fitness studio in Lanark.However, he has also enjoyed a number of trips across the country and further afield to promote the challenge and the charity.He said: “It has been getting tougher. Usually if I’m feeling on top form I can do them in half an hour but it can take up to 45 minutes.“That’s why its good to get out, it’s almost been like a bucket list.“ I’ve been to Millport, Skye, Ben Nevis and Glencoe in Scotland.