North Lanarkshire Council suspend bin collections due to wintry weather

link! Some of those savings have stayed in the budget and here we take a look at what got cut. Community and enterprise ■ Contributions made to Young Enterprise and the Princes Trust will end saving £10,000.

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

launched today on a dedicated website and local residents, businesses and community groups are being asked to give their opinions to help shape the plans.

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!The finalised version has now been received and it is anticipated that future meetings could be uploaded around one week after they have taken place.Cambuslang East councillor Katy Loudon was concerned about the “very convoluted process” and said: “I’m just conscious that we haven’t had any discussion about how much of a cost that’s going to be to the council.”Ms McCann said: “We negotiated an introductory cost for the first meeting.

link!The government’s plans would see all public sector workers earning less than £25,000 receive a three per cent pay increase with a one per cent increase for everyone else capped at £800.Mr Manning added: “The settlement includes funding for those councils who agreed to freeze their council tax.“That is a pretty fundamental point in this year’s settlement.“In comparison to the revenue budget strategy that we had, the position has improved.” On February 25, the budget bill will be presented

link!Analysis shows that the vast majority of issues are linked to improper storage of waste, refuse being deposited in gardens and the excessive feeding of birds.

link!“The Economic Recovery Plan reflects the views of the business community from a survey carried out last year, and we will continue to work closely with private and public partners to drive forward a strategy to deliver sustainable economic growth for north Lanarkshire.”The Plan integrates with the investment being made across the area in town centres, roads infrastructure, housing, industry and community facilities which is outlined in the Economic Regeneration Delivery Plan.

North Ayrshire is on the hunt for volunteers to join its service.Award-winning charity MCR Pathways is looking for 150 people to step forward and help provide a "transformative" change for youngsters in the region.Their partnership with North Ayrshire Council will see the project, first launched at Auchenharvie Academy in 2018, expand to a further five schools.Ardrossan Academy, St Matthews Academy, Garnock Community Campus, Irvine Royal Academy and Greenwood Academy will also now benefit from

local authority.

link!Executive director for community and enterprise Michael McGlynn added: “Producing a strategy is one thing.“I genuinely believe it is the process of producing a strategy, the publicity and how we try and engage with our communities that is about changing their behaviour and taking civic pride.“There will always be exceptions to that.

link!“The Scottish government budget 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 budget increase from Westminster.“Yet again we will be faced with having to cut services or jobs to balance the books; every SNP councillor, MSP and MP in North Lanarkshire has a responsibility to join us in fighting for their constituents.”

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!Committee convener, Councillor Angela Campbell, said: “Community safety is the number one priority for us as councillors and this five year plan will help us tackle what residents tell us is most important to them.“Tackling anti-social behaviour, reducing serious violence and disorder, reducing harm from unintentional injury and fire, tackling gender based violence, protecting people at risk of harm and improving road safety – all of these crucial issues are being addressed with this new

link!“As the pandemic continues and restrictions remain in place, it is too early to fully assess the medium to long-term economic impact but it is clear the effects are already being severely felt, with many businesses closing and unemployment increasing,” said Pamela Humphries, head of planning and regeneration.“In North Lanarkshire, the number of people claiming benefits is around 78 per cent higher than before the pandemic, and between March and July 2020, 52,300 residents (one in three)

Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge AdvertiserDedicated volunteer Emma said: “This is something I’ve been aiming towards since my first session as a peer educator in 2017, so to finally have reached this milestone is unbelievable.“Each of these sessions represents girls and young women who have been positively impacted by the amazing peer education programme Girlguiding has developed.”The 23-year-old is a leader with both the 3rd and 7th Chryston Brownie units as well as 1st

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

link!There would also be four two-bedroom bungalows for private sale as well as four three-bedroom semi-detached homes and a mix of three, four and five bedroom detached properties.The homes would be less than a mile from nearby Allanton Primary School and Hartwood Train Station.