Lanarkshire venues unable to reopen unless social distancing rules are relaxed

iOS - Android However, crimes of threatening/disclosure of intimate images are up from 76 to 102 in Lanarkshire and there were 356 more fraud crimes according to the Police Scotland figures.A drop of 372 house-breakings were recorded, meanwhile common assaults on emergency workers increased by 185.The force welcomed the drop in some crime numbers but pointed to lockdown contributing to less house-breakings.The pandemic is also thought to be the reason for a huge increase in virtual crime and

iOS - Android But the determined duo are now back in business in their two shop spaces, based in Glasgow's Buchanan Galleries and George Street in Edinburgh - with the former giving Stevie's snaps a special spotlight. Stevie, 58, told Lanarkshire Live : "We are involved with a company called Scottish Design Exchange and rent space within both the stores, which are now open again.

iOS - Android A Police Scotland Tweet read: “There’s been thousands of pounds in damage and it’s extremely dangerous.”Anyone with any information is asked to call police on 101.Information can be left anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. *Don't miss the latest headlines from around Lanarkshire. Sign up to our newsletters here. And did you know Lanarkshire Live had its own app?

iOS - Android Earlier this year, communities of Airdrie, Chapelhall and Salsburgh were asked for their input on the future of Roughrigg.An overwhelming majority of people described the positive impact the body of water on their doorstep has on their lives, mental health, and wellbeing.Taking this into account, Scottish Water has further reviewed the options and decided that, at this time, keeping the reservoir offers many community benefits.

iOS - Android Robert Thorburn of Openreach told Lanarkshire Live: “Building a new broadband network across Scotland is a massive challenge and some parts of the country will inevitably require further public funding."But our plan means any future taxpayer subsidies can be limited to only the hardest-to-connect homes and businesses.“We’ll publish further location details and timescales on our website as surveys and planning are completed and the build progresses.“The impact of full fibre

iOS - Android “While hospitality has opened up, we can embrace friends, have people into our homes, churches are still having to keep to a two metre distance."That means we cannot open our church building for worship on a Sunday as we can only fit 30 people in under this rule.“We are baffled as to why churches are under and will continue to be under some of the strictest restrictions and are prepared to take matters further if required.“We have spoken to other churches informally and we seem to

iOS - Android In 2019, 16,310 children in Scotland were looked after or on the child protection register, 850 of which were from the North Lanarkshire region.

Edinburgh Fringe Festival is "in danger" if the Scottish Government does not ease social distancing rules for venues within a fortnight, the organiser has warned. Shona McCarthy, chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, urged ministers to drop the current two-metre rule for venues to the one-metre rule used in hospitality.

East Kilbride-based learning centre has been chosen as one of only two colleges in Scotland to be named as Gender Based Violence (GBV) pilot institutions for a new charter.The college will join Glasgow Clyde College, the University of Strathclyde and the University of St Andrews in the pilot scheme.Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionThe charter has been created by EmilyTest, a Scottish charity working to improve

iOS - Android Over the past few years, the River Clyde has slowly but surely eroded the raised soil bund that separates the nature reserve from the river, leading to the loss of footpaths and impacting on the wildlife that uses the reserve. For many years, RSPB Scotland have been attempting to repair and protect the bund from the increasing pressure of the river - however, despite these efforts, the erosion has continued.

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionFunding for this project has been made available by the Scottish Government.The council will work with local and national partners to co-ordinate and deliver holiday activities and experiences, looking at food and wider family support where needed for low-income families.

iOS - Android The girls will also choose a charity that is close to their hearts and endeavour to highlight the cause and raise as much funds for them as possible over the course of the coming months. Jan Sue Smith, director of Miss Scotland, Lanarkshire Live : "This year there is sadly no big in person event.

Covid vaccine appointment online due to the spelling of their surname. Registration for the jab for adults aged between 18 to 29 opened up today as NHS Scotland’s rollout of the coronavirus vaccine continues.

Covid vaccine appointment online due to the spelling of their surname. Registration for the jab for adults aged between 18 to 29 opened up today as NHS Scotland’s rollout of the jab continues.

iOS - Android A spokesman for the event told Lanarkshire Live: “We are very proud to say that, with nearly 2000 people attending the last GinFall Hamilton event, the event is now officially the biggest one-day Gin Festival to take place anywhere in Scotland.“With more gins and gin liqueurs from around the world, brand new gin cocktails, street food, cocktail masterclasses, the big gin raffle, gin cake bakes, a chance to meet the distillers plus brand new for 2021 - GinFall will have a Vodka

Santander has apologised to Scots due to heavy disruption to its services throughout today. The banking firm said that a ‘technical problem’ has resulted in customers unable to use ATMs and its mobile banking apps.

Perth Theatre is set to welcome customers once more in September. The news was revealed during an update from the Horsecross chief executive Nick Williams to the Perth and Kinross Council's scrutiny committee on Wednesday, May 12 The reasoning behind the decision was questioned by Perth City Centre councillor Andrew Parrot.

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.

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Stirling’s Macrobert Arts Centre was this week among 11 leading Scottish performing arts venues calling on the Scottish Government to urgently review social distancing requirements as lockdown eases.The venue is part of the Scottish Theatre Producing Consortium and Federation of Scottish Theatre, which pointed out that the current two metres-plus distancing requirement makes presenting and producing