North Lanarkshire councillors call for cash bonus for council workers

Lanarkshire are being targeted by Police Scotland. The area’s top officer has claimed the public are regularly flouting lockdown rules at both types of business.

link.Judith said: “Our staff are battling to save lives every day and I am immensely proud of them.“Every single Lanarkshire resident can help save lives by following government guidance and staying at home.”Patients with any concerns can contact the dedicated helpline number 0300 303 0446.All patients should consider the latest Scottish Government advice, including staying at home if they have symptoms that may be caused by Covid-19 or they live with someone that has symptoms.For the latest

Lanarkshire care home residents have been vaccinated.

the Reformer, but wished to remain anonymous, said the situation is becoming increasingly stressful. He said: “We feel we have been left behind.

Lanarkshire care home residents have been vaccinated.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.NHS Lanarkshire has now completed administering the first dose of its coronavirus vaccine to eligible care home residents.Hamilton’s Abercorn care home was the first in Scotland to have residents vaccinated in min-December with 90 year old Annie Innes being the country’s first care home resident to receive the vaccine.Since then, almost 2,990 Lanarkshire care home residents have been vaccinated.The first

Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge AdvertiserSNP group leader Councillor Johnston hit back, saying that authorities’ settlements cannot be determined until the overall Holyrood budget is finalised – and said the council leader was being “highly selective” in his comments as he highlighted projects across North Lanarkshire which benefit from Scottish Government funding.Addressing why Welsh councils have been given settlements while Scottish authorities are still waiting, he

link.“All political parties should be willing to work together to end the stigma, save lives and to help Scotland’s recovery community thrive.”Former public health minister Joe FitzPatrick has since been sacked by the Scottish Government and a new minister for drugs policy, Angela Constance, has been appointed in the role.

NHS Ayrshire & Arran has recorded another 140 new coronavirus cases overnight.The region's total now stands at 10, 996.NHS Ayrshire & Arran Covid hospital patient numbers are down by seven to 194.But ICU numbers are back at a second wave high of 12.Latest 7-day case rates per 100,000 show that North Ayrshire is currently the worst-hit in the county (341.4) with East on 320.5 and South on 266.4.Across Scotland 1,877 new cases have been reported in the past 24 hours - a 10 per cent positivity

mansion in Spain.They want to sell off the luxury Marbella property owned by the dad of controversial businessman Gregory King, whose hedge fund collapsed with alleged debts totalling £120million.Ex-bookmaker Hugh, 79, admitted the hilltop villa in the La Zabaleta area was purchased with cash he’d been given by his son.But solicitors acting for Gregory King’s trustees have argued that the funds used to buy the house were “part of an unlawful diversion of funds” from businesses linked to his firm

SNP’s Westminster group have called for Scotland to be given “compensation” for the economic effects of Brexit.Ian Blackford MP, the party’s Westminster leader, has described leaving the European Union, which was finalised on December 31, as an "act of economic vandalism".The Scottish Government has said changes to customs and exports could cost the UK £7 billion annually, while Constitution Secretary Mike Russell has said Scotland's GDP could drop by 6% in the next decade.It is not clear how

HMP Glenochil. The alarm was raised at around 11.30am on Saturday, January 9, after the male convict was discovered with serious injuries at the Clackmannanshire prison.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.NHS Lanarkshire is getting ready to vaccinate those aged 80 years of age and over as it rolls out the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine into GP and community settings from January 11.With mainland Scotland now in lockdown, Mark Russell, Associate Medical Director from NHS Lanarkshire today reminded those eligible who will be invited in the coming weeks, that getting the COVID-19 vaccine is a permissible

Rutherglen and Cambuslang has the highest rate of new cases in the region, at 3.84 per 1000 residents.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Scotland is being plunged back into a tougher lockdown to deal with soaring levels of COVID-19 infection.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the harsher measures in an emergency statement at the Scottish Parliament, telling the public to "stay at home".She said: "The Cabinet met this morning to assess the up-to-date COVID situation - which is extremely serious - and discuss what further action is

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Meet little Ciaran Quinn – Lanarkshire’s first New Year baby.It is believed that the wee bundle of joy could also be Scotland’s first arrival of 2021.His mum Lisa-Anne, of Hamilton, gave birth to the beautiful baby boy at 12.19am on January 1at University Hospital Wishaw.Proud dad Barry looked on as they welcomed the 8lb 15oz arrival, who was due just before Christmas but decided to put in a late entrance on

South Lanarkshire grandad Pat Dolan a card that would extend his life by six weeks, his loving family backed him all the way when he turned it down. They wanted him to live with terminal pancreatic cancer – not die trying to spend an extra few weeks with them.Pat was aged 64 when he was diagnosed with the deadliest common form of cancer in Scotland, with tragically low survival rates.

the Scottish Sun revealed that 19 of Scotland’s 32 councils have now blocked the app from being used in schools, including in South Lanarkshire. The move follows concerns that young users can view harmful content on the platform.

Police have arrested and charged a man in connection with 14 alleged bogus crime incidents and stolen car pursuits. The 33-year-old was nicked after a major operation by Police Scotland officers in the Greater Glasgow and Lanarkshire areas.