North Lanarkshire Council paid out more than £12 million to departing staff in past three years

coronavirus. The decision was made to shut Peterhead Central School on Wednesday night, August 12, as several employees went into precautionary self-isolation.

ITV revealed earlier this month that the show would be filmed in the UK this autumn. The next series is set to be based in a castle, though the exact location has yet to be confirmed.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Dozens of Higher grades slashed because Renfrewshire pupils live in an area of high deprivation will be appealed.The grades are among thousands across Scotland being questioned after the SQA confirmed students’ past work and predicted grades were slashed purely because of where they live.The exam body - which this year had to find a new way of grading students performance in absence of the usual exams - controversially

Glasgow cafe has gone viral with its ‘Cooncil Box’ that has come ‘directly from the local scheme’. The culinary geniuses at Tophski’s in the south side of the city launched the unique dish yesterday - and it has already captured the imagination of punters on social media.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.NHS Lanarkshire expects a number of changes in its winter flu programme due to the coronavirus pandemic.The health board has red flagged its vaccination programme as “very high risk”.The Scottish Government is finalising plans to make the flu jab available to more people this winter, potentially anyone over 50, in preparation for a possible second wave of Covid-19.In official documents, NHS Lanarkshire warns that

Universal Credit is a payment intended to help people out of work or on a low income with living costs. Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, there has been unprecedented levels of claims for benefits.

Port Glasgow, and an Amazon warehouse in Gourock, Inverclyde.Some of the cases visited the following locations when they may have been infectious to others:- The Botany on Maryhill Road in Glasgow- The Queen of the Loch by Marston's Inn, Balloch- Lomond Woods Holiday Park, Alexandria- Sweeney’s Cruises, BallochHealth and local environmental health staff are working closely with the all the businesses to trace any close contacts of the cases.Appropriate advice is being given to the individuals

Residents in Greater Manchester have been told to 'cancel' any plans to visit Scotland.The message from Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Friday (July 31), came just 12 hours after it was announced more than four million people will face tougher lockdown restrictions, including in parts of east Lancashire and West Yorkshire.Scottish people are advised to avoid travel to areas in northern England facing the new tougher restrictions after a spike in coronavirus cases.Travel between

coronavirus cases.The warning against non-essential travel also applies to anyone in affected areas, including Manchester, who had plans to visit Scotland.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the restrictions in the most significant step back to lockdown since the height of the pandemic in the UK.Sturgeon said: "I'm grateful to the Prime Minister for the update on the recent developments in the north west of England and all four nations agreed on the importance of sharing localised

https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/eat-out-to-help-out/find-a-restaurant/ML1 - MOTHERWELL■ Battered and Salted, 118 Merry Street■ Bizarre Bar Ltd, Strathclyde Country Park■ Coffee Shop, Strathclyde Country Park■ Costa Coffee, 99 Brandon Parade South■ Dalziel Park, 100 Hagen Drive■ Electric Bar, 291 Airbles Road■ Hup Lee Restaurant, 131 Merry Street■ Indian Villa, 68-70 Windmillhill Street■ Lochview Themepark (Scotland) ltd t/a Alona Hotel, Strathclyde Country Park■ McDonald’s, Brandon Parade South■

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.The leader of North Lanarkshire Council’s Conservative group has criticised payments of more than £12.2 million made by the authority to departing staff in recent years.Councillor Meghan Gallacher, who serves in the Motherwell West ward, says these figures highlight how council resources have been “stretched to the bone” by Scottish Government cuts to local authorities.The council has made 475 agreements in just the last

Perth’s Christmas light switch-on and other Winter Festival events will take place this year.Councillors are expected to make a decision on whether to pull the plug on the annual celebration at a meeting next month.And council leader Murray Lyle has admitted it would be “challenging” to run the events as they usually doCall for urgent action on road named one of the most dangerous in Scotland The news follows the decision in Edinburgh to cancel its traditional Hogmanay street party, with

as highlighted in yesterday’s Scottish Government First Minister, briefing are: ■ Owen’s Bar in Coatbridge■ The Railway Tavern in Motherwell■ Costa at the Bell Quadrant in Carfin■ END clothing store in Glasgow■ Merlin’s Bar in MotherwellDr David Cromie, NHS Lanarkshire’s consultant in public health medicine, would like to reassure the anyone who may have visited these places in recent times.He said: “NHS Lanarkshire’s public health team believe the risk to the public of Covid-19 is extremely

Scottish Labour veteran Frank McAveety is to stand down as the party's leader on Glasgow City Council to allow a new generation to take charge. The former Holyrood minister will not stand for the role when the local party stages its forthcoming AGM, it was announced today.

Covid-19 in recent days could be linked to the outbreak at a call centre in North Lanarkshire.

the region’s beauty spots. The group is formed of Perth and Kinross Council, Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, with help from local communities, and could see motorists fined or have their cars removed by police officers if they feel they are causing a dangerous obstruction to emergency services.