Locals give their reaction to new Covid restrictions for West Lothian

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterFirst Minister Nicola Sturgeon says the Scottish Government will introduce a new five-tier coronavirus alert system from next month as a further 1,401 people were diagnosed with the disease.Regions will be designated Tier 0 (the least restrictive), Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 or Tier 4 (close to a full lockdown) from Monday, November 2.MSPs at Holyrood will vote on the plans with talks to take place

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A South Lanarkshire councillor has welcomed moves to increase participation in classes for new parents.Clydesdale West councillor Lynsey Hamilton was “gutted” when a class she and her daughter Erin attended in Hamilton had to be cancelled after stricter coronavirus restrictions were brought in.However, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Monday, October 5, that limits on class sizes would double from five

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New Zealand general election. Ms Arden won a second term in office as the country's Prime Minister.

Hospitality businesses in parts of rural Stirling have been left angered after being forced to close as part of a crackdown on coronavirus across Scotland’s ‘central belt’.Traders in parts of west Stirlingshire and the north of Stirling district have had to join pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels across Stirling in shutting their doors for two weeks as part of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s tighter Covid-19 restrictions to combat the spread of the virus.However, publicans from as far away as

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterPubs and bars across the region are devastated to close their doors once again as Ayrshire & Arran faces tighter restrictions to curb a further outbreak of coronavirus.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced last week that boozers would shut for 16 days amongst a list of other measures.Prestwick’s Golf Inn pub said they weren’t expecting Sturgeon’s announcement and feel the bar trade is “getting

Jeremy Clarkson has accused Nicola Sturgeon of having a “hatred of the English” as the Grand Tour star slammed Scotland’s coronavirus restrictions. The 60-year-old travelled north of the border with TV pals Richard Hammond and James May to film the latest series of the Amazon Prime show.

Scottish ministers' handling of coronavirus as markedly better than their UK counterparts.The Survation survey of more than 2,000 Scots - carried out for pro-independence group Progress Scotland - shows 67% believe the Scottish Government is competent, while 70% viewed Boris Johnson's Cabinet as not competent.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon also received higher ratings for her handling of the pandemic than the Prime Minister for his.Progress Scotland managing director Angus Robertson said: "This

“SNP Ministers have failed to introduce effective infection prevention measures comprehensively across all care homes, which has left residents at greater risk.”Linthgow SNP MSP Fiona Hyslop says the Scottish Government are working hard to bring the outbreak under control.She said:“I am deeply concerned about the outbreak at the Redmill Care Home and my thoughts and deepest condolences are with the family of the person who has sadly passed away.“I am grateful for the swift intervention of NHS

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.More than 1400 people in Lanarkshire have tested positive for coronavirus in the last week.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed another 244 Covid-19 cases in the region at her daily press briefing this afternoon, taking the total for last week to 1406.The figure is a new weekly record for confirmed coronavirus cases in the region and includes the daily record of 306 set on Friday, October 9.Today

coronavirus symptoms has said she won't quit as she faces backlash.

Cambuslang after testing positive for covid-19 was due to the illness making her "act out of character". Ms Ferrier had been asked to quit by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the SNP's Westminster leader Ian Blackford and numerous other colleagues to stand down from her post.

Margaret Ferrier has refused to resign following bombshell revelations over her 800-mile round trip while suffering from coronavirus.

coronavirus test.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the new figures at St Andrew's House in Edinburgh.It means a total of 2544 have passed away after testing positive for Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic.1246 new cases of coronavirus have been announced across Scotland in the same period.397 people are currently being treated in hospital with six in intensive care.440 new cases were reported in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, 306 in Lanarkshire and 192 in Lothian.The alarming trend

Responding to rising rates of COVID-19 in certain parts of New York, the state set new restrictions that go into effect starting today, in areas ofCentral Queens, Southern Brooklyn and Far Rockaway. They are divided into Red, Orange and Yellow zones.

coronavirus measures are introduced.

East Kilbride as of Friday for just over two weeks in a bid to halt the surge in coronavirus cases.

Local resident Laura Caulder said: “Rebecca has done this while juggling home schooling with three young children.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.More than 100 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Lanarkshire for five consecutive days.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed another 130 cases in the region today as she warned further restrictions across Scotland may be needed "in the near future".Since the first cases of the virus were confirmed in the region in March, there have been just six days when more than 100 new cases have been