Monklands organisations benefit from lottery funding

The Times reports that it leaves many in a precarious position as they wait to receive the emergency Government funding that was announced to keep businesses afloat.

The Sunday Times, saying that cinemas are now 'on the edge of an abyss' due to the devastating effect of the coronavirus pandemic. Bar a brief period of reopening for some screens over the summer, as lockdown measures in the UK were eased, the vast majority of cinemas were closed for most of 2020.

National Lottery  EuroMillions draw results are in. Grab your tickets and check if you can finally buy that house and car you've always dreamed of.Tonight's jackpot sits at a huge £49million.There will also be one guaranteed UK millionaire thanks to the Millionaire Maker Selection.You can find out the results below.And here they are...

direct to your inboxOn Thursday evening (January 14), FoodCycle’s newest hub in Manchester opened its doors for the first time.The service provides free community meals to vulnerable people using surplus food.

With more time on our hands thanks to lockdown many of us have turned to organising our homes.

UK Government to tackle Covid-19.The First Minister unveiled the £180million pledge at the SNP’s virtual party conference in November but has faced a backlash.While highly paid doctors and health service ­managers will pick up the bonus, ­thousands of low-paid frontline workers won’t receive a penny.Former Labour MSP and GP Dr Richard Simpson asked where the cash was coming from and which services would be cut as a result.The Sunday Mail can now reveal the money is coming from an emergency boost

Specsavers website to help manage social distancing and minimise time spent in store.

Salford, Trafford and Stockport this morning (Thursday, January 7). One of the warrants was executed at a home in Rake Lane, in Clifton.

Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser“It is important that we continue to provide quality learning and education for all our children and young people without widespread disruption to their learning, but it is vital that we do this within appropriate environments and with hygiene and physical distancing guidance in place to reduce the risk of transmission of coronavirus.“The change in guidance from the Scottish Government will make care and support for our children

coronavirus pandemic, amid warnings that 75 per cent of clubs could face serious hardship during the latest lockdown.The stark warning from the Nighttime Industries Association (NTIA) came hours after the whole of the UK was placed into lockdown for a minimum of six weeks, amid rising death rates from COVID-19. Speaking to NME, NTIA chief executive Michael Kill said that the entire sector faced financial ruin if support is not implemented.“Three quarters of nightclubs will be effected

Scotland is heading back into lockdown from midnight, with schools being closed to pupils until at least February 1, all non-essential businesses shutting and the “stay at home” message once again becoming a legal requirement. The new restrictions, which will be in place throughout the month of January, have been imposed in response to rising coronavirus rates caused by the new and more transmissible strain of the infection.

Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge AdvertiserMs Sturgeon told the Scottish Parliament at a specially-recalled session this afternoon: “We are now seeing a steeply rising trend of infections – I am more worried now than at any time since March last year.”She also noted that NHS Lanarkshire is one of three health boards currently operating at above 60 per cent of their capacity, and told how the number of Covid patients nationally “is now close to the April peak”.The First

Parklife and Boomtown on the chances of successfully planning and holding a music festival in 2021.‘The future of UK music festivals’ inquiry begins tomorrow (January 5) and was first announced back in November following a devastating year for the music festival sector in the UK as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.Parklife co-founder Sacha Lord, who is also the Night-Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester, and Boomtown’s Communications and Strategy Director Anna Wade will both speak

Personal Independence Payment (PIP), State Pension, Jobseeker's Allowance, Child Benefit and Tax Credits. Benefits delivered by the UK Government are usually paid on a regular basis, typically every four weeks, straight into your bank or building society.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.COATBRIDGE building society staff are spreading Christmas joy to vulnerable families across Monklands through their festive toy appeal.The kind-hearted team from the town’s Nationwide branch and their customers donated a host of toys and toiletries to Monklands Women’s Aid in Airdrie to support victims of domestic abuse as a result of this year’s appeal.The team gathered a haul of more than 100 toys and

NHS Lanarkshire’s director of public health has written to all care homes in Monklands to advise them on changes to visiting.The correspondence follows the news that the area will join the rest of mainland Scotland into level four coronavirus restrictions for at least a three-week period on Boxing Day.In terms of the current position pertaining to level four, the highest protection level, guidance from the Scottish Government states that: “For areas in level four, only essential visits are

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.NURSERIES and early learning childcare settings in Monklands are being urged to apply for Scottish Government funding to help kids take part in outdoor learning and development - no matter the weather.The government is committing £1 million of funding to nurseries and other education centres to buy three and four-year-olds, and eligible two-year-olds, warm winter clothes, so they can enjoy playing outside.It