Monklands town centres feature in local shopping campaign

standing down from Holyrood at next year’s election – writes in the Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser: “It would be absurd to build the new hospital on top of one of the most toxic sites in Scotland. That must be resisted.

Hospital, were smashed in the early hours of Sunday morning. Cancer patients had their appointments cancelled at the facility after the charity was forced to cancel their slots.

pen pals for lonely residents hoping to make new friends after lockdown restrictions eased. The Dalmellington Care Centre in Ayr has issued a public appeal for open letters and pictures to be sent to their residents after visiting was prohibited for months during the coronavirus pandemic.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.COUNCIL tenants in Monklands and surrounding areas are receiving letters from the local authority as it recommences electrical safety testing in homes.The appointment letters are going out to more than 7000 tenants across North Lanarkshire now due their five-yearly safety checks.Following the Scottish Government’s Phase Three announcement, North Lanarkshire Council s expanding the range of repair and

SSPCA appeal. The pooches were discovered 'in an appalling condition' on the A68 near Jedburgh on August 22.

nurse fears she won’t get a mortgage after being hit with nearly £700 of parking tickets.Vicky McGuire - who was ticketed while working at a coronavirus testing facility in Dyce, Aberdeen -  was reassured by contractors that they’d be waived.She has spent her weekends during the pandemic carrying out vital tests on offshore workers at the oil and gas firm Aker Solutions, in addition to her job at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.However, despite filling out the appropriate paperwork before she

Edinburgh Waverley Station in response to an ongoing incident. A number of streets have been sealed off and trains may be delayed as a result of the incident.

Edinburgh. Officers were today seen standing guard at a wooded area in the Craigmillar area of the capital after the grim discovery was made near Old Dalkeith Road around 1pm on Saturday.Police Scotland are treating the death as unexplained and have also closed off the nearby Craigmillar Recycling Centre.

Glasgow taking centre stage in the latest Batman movie. Scotland's biggest city was chosen as a shooting location for the Caped Cursader's home, Gotham City.

Edinburgh, sparking a major police investigation. At around 1pm on Saturday the man was found dead near Old Dalkeith Road, in the Craigmillar area of the city.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.Graeme is a male Staffordshire bull terrier who is looking to find his forever home.

A £125m redevelopment of The Galleries will take at least seven years, a Wigan Council boss has revealed.The council purchased the 3.2-hectare site, which includes the Makinson Arcade and Marketgate Shopping Centre, in 2018 for £8m.The council wants to reverse the decline of the shopping centre, which accounts for almost a quarter of Wigan town centre's footprint, with plans for residential, leisure, food and drink uses, office space and a new market.A formal procurement process is now underway

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.Scots singer Annie Lennox has recorded a version of Eurythmics song 'There Must Be An Angel' to support a care centre in her hometown.Aberdeen has been through a difficult time recently with the second coronavirus lockdown and also the local flooding which has posed significant challenges to the Sue Ryder staff who provide expert care to people with neurological conditions at Sue Ryder Neurological

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.Work is underway to install a new water bottle refill station outside Paisley Town Hall and Abbey as part of efforts to reduce plastic waste.Scottish Water confirmed a Top Up Tap is being put in place in Gauze Street at the moment which will help Buddies to stay hydrated on-the-go.It will form part of a nationwide network of 70 taps and a key part of the company’s Your Water Your Life campaign, which

Aberdeen. The fire broke out this morning on the Green sending thick plumes of black smoke into the Granite City sky.

Animal lovers are being urged to donate much needed Iams complete kitten food to the SSPCA Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre in Hamilton.Scotland’s animal welfare charity has seen a baby boom in recent weeks at the centre and are desperately in need of food for the newborns.Centre manager Gillian Boyle said: “We’re currently caring for around 30 kittens of various ages.“It can be a struggle to keep up with so many hungry mouths to feed.“We also need disinfectant because with this amount of young

cystic fibrosis patient yesterday took the first dose of a medicine that could save her life – after a Daily Record campaign to get her the wonder drug. Hailey Mann, 24, said: “I collected the drugs on Wednesday but we kept it to ourselves to have a wee celebration and share my news when I had taken my first dose this morning.“I am so happy I finally have them.

online of local schoolgirls and encouraged their sexual abuse was snared by an undercover cop.Stuart Betts, 49, believed he was sharing messages with a fellow predator.Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard on Tuesday how Betts suggested the two girls be sexually attacked in their beds by a “gang”.But he was actually in contact with a Police Scotland online undercover operative known as “Steve D”, who was attempting to gather intelligence against adults seeking to sexually abuse children.Last June, Steve

Edinburgh.A heavy police presence was seen on Princes Street around 9pm this evening, with a number multiple marked vehicles visible at the scene.Officers confirmed they were in attendance at a disturbance which saw the trio cuffed.Further details surrounding the circumstances of the disturbance are currently unknown.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We can confirm officers were in attendance after being called to reports of a disturbance on Princes Street this evening."Three people have