North Lanarkshire Council budget confirmed for early next month

link!“Most people have been doing really well to keep to the restrictions but it’s important that we all do as much as possible to limit the risk of spreading the virus and getting tested, provides that opportunity to help keep people in North Lanarkshire safe.”Further advice and information on what support is available for people who need to self-isolate is available from nhsinform.scot/northlanarkshire.gov.uk/coronavirus.

Tory chancellor will boast that the fund is part of a £57 million investment in Scottish business growth in Wednesday’s Budget statement.Sunak is also expected to announce up to £2 million to support jobs as the oil and gas industry moves into cleaner energy sources and a further £5 million for the Global Underwater Hub in Aberdeen, building on last year’s £1.3 million commitment.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover

link!In total, 36,907 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Lanarkshire and 1211 people have died after testing positive.Lanarkshire has been the worst affected region in Scotland by coronavirus with 5568.2 cases and 183 deaths for every 100,000 residents.

link!In total, 36,907 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Lanarkshire and 1211 people have died after testing positive.Lanarkshire has been the worst affected region in Scotland by coronavirus with 5568.2 cases and 183 deaths for every 100,000 residents.Across the region, 198,386 people - 36.5 per cent of the population - have received their first dose of a coronavirus vaccination.

link!Mr Neil said: “With the Scottish Government rolling out the Scottish Child Payment and supporting hundreds of thousands of families across Scotland with the £100 Covid winter hardship payment, we are making a real difference to people’s lives and lifting children out of poverty.“This has been an incredibly difficult time for families in Airdrie who may have faced lost earnings, increased food bills and cold weather.“The £100 winter payment will hopefully have eased the financial strain many

Rutherglen and Cambuslang remained fairly static.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Drug and alcohol rehabilitation services in North Lanarkshire are to benefit from almost £200,000 of extra funding.The Scottish Government has committed £145.3 million to alcohol and drug rehabilitation services across the country, including £50m to reduce drugs deaths.The Scottish Budget for 2021/22 has committed a total of £16 billion to improving the nation’s health and supporting the NHS in its recovery

link!In total, 36,181 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Lanarkshire and 1183 people have died after testing positive.Lanarkshire has been the worst affected region in Scotland by coronavirus with 5451.3 cases and 178.7 deaths for every 100,000 residents.

link!In total, 36,181 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Lanarkshire and 1183 people have died after testing positive.Lanarkshire has been the worst affected region in Scotland by coronavirus with 5451.3 cases and 178.7 deaths for every 100,000 residents.

fisherman who fell overboard from a vessel in the North Sea has tragically died after being airlifted to hospital. The alarm was raised at around 3.20am on Tuesday after a mayday call reporting that the unnamed man had got into difficulty in the water.Emergency services including Lerwick lifeboat and the HM Coastguard helicopter were called to the scene around 30 miles southeast of Sumburgh, Shetland.The coastguard said he was taken to hospital in Lerwick by helicopter.

Rutherglen Cemetery are facing a grave situation – after South Lanarkshire Council began investigating new plots next to their gardens without telling them.Residents on Broomieknowe Drive were stunned on Monday to wake up and find diggers had already started work testing the suitability of new lairs.The cemetery is already near to capacity, and the local authority have been looking at ways to expand the site.Previously a “border strip” had been in place to ensure that there was sufficient space

link!In total, 35,158 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Lanarkshire and 1138 people have died after testing positive.Lanarkshire has been the worst affected region in Scotland by coronavirus with 5297 cases and 171.9 deaths for every 100,000 residents.

coronavirus vaccine - with the huge number of pensioners getting the jab. The latest Scottish Government data shows that 1,113,625 have been vaccinated with the first part of the Covid vaccine as of 8.30am today.

link!Representative for East Kilbride Central North, Councillor Fagain said the budget failed to meet the needs of local government. He told the News : “It doesn’t even come close.

£57 million of cuts over the next three years, and accused the Scottish government of “holding councils to ransom” on local taxation after offering conditional funding to freeze rates for householders in the year ahead.

Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser: “It once again fails to provide sufficient funding to maintain vital local services in our communities – the proposed settlement to all councils falls well short of the increase in the Scottish Government’s budget from Westminster.

link!An SNP spokesperson said: “As the First Minister has said, we expect this May’s elections to go ahead as scheduled.“This is a decision for the Scottish Parliament, and in December MSPs unanimously backed legislation to make sure the election on May 6 can take place fairly and safely during the coronavirus pandemic.“The Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Bill contains contingency measures for in-person voting supported by appropriate physical distancing, the potential for the election

PA his business is losing over £1000 every hour during lockdown. And it is having to borrow money from the bank simply to stay closed.

link!In total, 34,171 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Lanarkshire and 1086 people have died after testing positive.Lanarkshire has been the worst affected region in Scotland by coronavirus with 5,162.6 cases and 164.1 deaths for every 100,000 residents.

link.“We now have our own settlement figure and we therefore know that South Lanarkshire Council will receive additional funding this year, with some additional commitments also handed to us.