NHS Lanarkshire announces visiting restrictions as coronavirus cases soar

Nicola Sturgeon announced earlier this week that she was calling in the Army to help deal with the ambulance crisis as pressure mounts on the service.

iOS - Android Councillor Jim Logue, leader of North Lanarkshire Council, said: “The situation in Afghanistan is deeply worrying but through working with our colleagues in COSLA, we are looking forward to welcoming the first family by the end of September.“We will continue to welcome families in a considered approach to ensure we have available properties and services in place to support them.“North Lanarkshire has a proud and compassionate record of ensuring that people escaping terror are made

Rose McGowan has been campaigning for controversial Republican gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder in the California recall election, due to her claims that Jennifer Siebel Newsom — ex-wife of the state’s current governor, Gavin Newsom — attempted to silence her from speaking about about her rape allegations against now-imprisoned movie producer Harvey Weinstein.

iOS - Android However the SNP insists the higher figures are a good thing - as it shows "trust" in the council to sort the problem.In 2017/2018, the council carried out a total of 482 rat treatments, a figure which climbed to 752 the following year.The numbers increased again for 2019/2020, to 880, before leaping to 1449 in 2020/2021, when the pandemic is believed to have impacted the figures, with the lack of a night time economy meaning rats were travelling further to find food, including into

The Vaccines have announced a new set of UK tour dates for 2022 and shared their latest single ‘Jump Off The Top’ – listen to the track below.The band are currently preparing the release of their fifth album ‘Back In Love City’, which is set to arrive on Friday (September 10).The Vaccines have shared the final preview of their new LP today (September 8) with the song ‘Jump Off The Top’.The new single, which you can hear in the below live video (shot during The Vaccines’ show at the O2 Forum

iOS - Android Every suicide is a tragedy that has a far-reaching impact long after a person has died.Jenny Hutton, NHS Lanarkshire’s public mental health and wellbeing development manager, said: “The past 18 months have been tough for everyone.“The key message to emphasise is that suicide is preventable.

iOS - Android Four fire appliances rushed to the incident, with firefighters attempting to extinguish the blaze overnight.Pictures taken at the scene show a garage connected to the house completely burnt out, with the house also severely damaged by the flames.Three cars sit in the drive which look to be smoke damaged, and the area has been cordoned off by the fire service.A local resident who witnessed the fire said: “Fire investigation remains ongoing as to nature of the explosion and fireball

iOS - Android He again voiced his frustration at the delay and has written to the company calling for a guarantee that the works will be completed by the deadline of Sunday, October 17.He said: “The October target timescale is the third deadline that has been set for the completion of the road widening works and it would be completely unacceptable for the new road layout not to be in place by then.”Original planning permission granted in August 2018 set out that the road at Knowetop Avenue

iOS - Android In response to the situation in Afghanistan, a spokesman for the council told Lanarkshire Live today: "South Lanarkshire Council and Community Planning Partners will welcome five Afghan families (approximately 25 people) and arrival arrangements are being put in place to receive and resettle families as a matter of priority." Since 2015, more than 170 Syrian refugees were re-homed in the region following the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War in 2011.It is understood that COSLA

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the number of Scots hospitalised with coronavirus had jumped from 312 on August 20 to 629 today, although the rise in patients requiring intensive care has risen more slowly from 34 to 59. But the SNP leader said she remained hopeful the country could get through the latest surge in cases without the need to reimpose harsh lockdown restrictions.

iOS - Android There are over 90,000 people living with dementia in Scotland, and Fosters want to ensure their team have the knowledge and skills to provide the best possible service to every family or individual who visits their Lanarkshire funeral home. Jackie Wilson from the firm told Lanarkshire Live : “The training was very insightful and engaging.

coronavirus cases today with infections soaring above 5,000 for the first time.The Scottish Government announced that 5,021 confirmed cases of Covid were identified by public health experts overnight.A further five deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours according to the latest data.But despite the surge in infections, hospitalisations and deaths from the virus remain lowers than those seen during the recent winter spike.Almost 2,000 people were being treated for the virus in Scots hospitals

iOS - Android One concerned Bothwell resident told Lanarkshire Live : "My tap water has been running brown, on and off, for around week now. "I've had to source bottled water from the shops as I don't my children to drink from the tap.

Geese have shared details of their debut album ‘Projector’ along with a new single and video, ‘Low Era’.The Brooklyn band comprising Cameron Winter (vocals, keyboard), Max Bassin (drums), Dominic DiGesu (bass) and Foster Hudson (guitar) will release their debut album on October 29 via Partisan/Play It Again Sam.New single ‘Low Era’, which comes with a Fons Schiedon-directed clip, follows the band’s debut single ‘Disco’ that was released earlier this summer.The band said of their new track: “We

My Morning Jacket have shared details of their ninth studio album alongside new single ‘Regularly Scheduled Programming’.The Kentucky-formed quintet comprising Jim James, Tom Blankenship, Patrick Hallahan, Bo Koster Carl Broemel are back with ‘My Morning Jacket’, which is due for release on October 22 via ATO Records.Their last album was 2020’s ‘The Waterfall II’, which was made up of songs recorded for their Grammy award-nominated 2015 album ‘The Waterfall’.Lead single ‘Regularly Scheduled

coronavirus cases have been linked to this year’s Boardmasters Festival, it has been reported.According to health officials (via The Guardian), 4,700 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 confirmed they had attended the Cornish festival, which took place from August 11-15 and was attended by about 50,000 people, or had connections to it. About three-quarters of those who tested positive are aged 16-21 and about 800 live in the county.The Newquay-based festival, which featured performances

OutKast’s Big Boi and longtime collaborator Sleepy Brown have announced a September release for their joint album, ‘The Big Sleepover’.The album – which the duo first announced back in 2019 – will land on September 3 via Purple Ribbon/HITCO.