Motion for 200 extra teachers in North Lanarkshire passed despite councillors' row

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Encouraging people to talk openly about suicide is at the heart of a new prevention campaign.The Let’s Talk initiative, being launched by North Lanarkshire Council, is focused on raising awareness about suicide prevention as the latest figures show a worrying increase in people taking their own lives.Last year, 49 people in North Lanarkshire took their own lives with the rate amongst 15-24 year old men in

Angelique Jackson Ray Fisher has confirmed that he’s been removed from the cast of Warner Bros.’ “The Flash” and will not reprise his role as Cyborg in the comic book film.“I strongly disagree with their decision, but it’s one that is unsurprising,” Fisher says at the beginning of a two page post, published Wednesday evening.“Despite the misconception, Cyborg’s involvement in ‘The Flash’ was much larger than a cameo,” Fisher continues.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Covid restrictions will be tightened in Wishaw and across North Lanarkshire amid fears that the ‘Stay at Home’ message is not getting through to the public.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon warned that the situation in the country “remains very precarious and extremely serious”.From Saturday, click-and-collect services will be limited to retailers providing essential items only which includes clothing,

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Thieves have been cashing in on an upsurge in cycling during the Covid-19 pandemic.Police in North Lanarkshire say that, while more folk have been taking to the saddle, there’s been a rise in thefts.Over a five-month period from the beginning of lockdown, 108 bikes were stolen across the area.Lizanne McMurrich, North Lanarkshire Council’s head of communities, said: “More people are using pedal cycles for

A mysterious shipwreck has emerged from the sands of a beach in North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Tour guide Ray Stallings posted photos of the wreck on Facebook on Dec.

studying at home for at least the next three weeks due to the current coronavirus restrictions. Users from across the country reported access problems or slow running as the new term got under way this morning.

Blantyre.But megastar Madonna was spotted reclining on board such a vehicle decked out in the celebrity uniform of sunglasses and a headscarf.Unfortunately for any Scots fans of the Queen of Pop who may have got rather excited at the image the music icon posted on Twitter, it's not the South Lanarkshire town we all know so well that she's set to visit.The 62-year-old is actually on a bus to the city of Blantyre in Malawi.Madonna's close connections to the southeastern African state are well

sectors, carers and people who use services.

Ecuador, that means even during the pandemic.An Andean village festival known as the Diablada, or dance of the devils, was muted Wednesday because of the health emergency.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A new prevention campaign being launched in North Lanarkshire is encouraging people to talk openly about suicide.“Let’s Talk”, a North Lanarkshire Council initiative, is focusing on raising awareness about suicide prevention as the latest figures show a worrying increase in people taking their own lives.During 2020, 49 people in North Lanarkshire have taken their own lives with the rate amongst 15 to

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Councillors have expressed cross-party support for local authority employees to receive the same £500 bonus being awarded to health workers.Members of North Lanarkshire Council’s Joint Consultative Committee for local government employees unanimously agreed to send an official letter to the Scottish Government supporting calls from trade unions that its recently announced bonus fails to acknowledge the work

local authority can buy “off-the-shelf” properties which will then be used for rental, sought proposals in five areas including Monklands this summer and has to date led to “a number being considered with potential to deliver over 300 homes”.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The amount of council housing in North Lanarkshire is to more than double in the next 15 years.During a meeting held earlier this month, councillors agreed to expand their current housebuilding target from 2150 new homes by 2027 to 5000 by 2035.This will mean a capital investment of £306 million, almost half of which will be used to make all local authority housing more environmentally friendly and energy

Before “Oldboy,” before “The Handmaiden,” visionary South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook helmed, “Joint Security Area,” a gripping tale of deceit, misunderstanding, and the senselessness of war. READ MORE: The Best & The Rest: The Films Of Park Chan-Wook Ranked Released in 2000, “Joint Security Area,” occurs after a shooting incident at the North/South Korean border/DMZ leaves 2 North Korean soldiers dead.