North Lanarkshire health & social care staff praised for effort during pandemic

coronavirus at a Scottish health centre.At least three members of staff are understood to have tested positive for Covid-19 at Motherwell Health Centre in North Lanarkshire in recent days.But a source told the Record of fears that nurses were being advised to go to work and carry out house calls as normal earlier this week - despite some being in contact with infected colleagues from the Windmill Street practice.After their concerns were raised with the health board, staff who had contact with

Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge AdvertiserNorth Lanarkshire officials say: “Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and current restrictions, the annual ceremonies hosted by the council have been curtailed and the public are being encouraged to mark Remembrance Sunday at home this year.“The Royal British Legion is encouraging people to watch events on television or take part in a two-minute silence from their doorsteps at 11am on Sunday, November 8.“The National Memorial

new electric vehicle charging points being installed in Monklands and across the county.

link.“Our emergency motion focused heavily on supporting businesses across North Lanarkshire at this time, and building on the business support fund, an additional £40m and the job retention scheme, we’re clear in making additional calls for government to provide even more support.“We [will] encourage people to shop locally more than ever, and our business support team can help those across North Lanarkshire during this challenging time.”Conservative councillors had proposed an alternative

“There's no denying that dance is a form of art as well as athleticism,” says Steezy co-founder Connor Lim. Lim and his partner Evan Zhou grew their competitive dance blog into an L.A.-based dance fitness app in 2014, and now offer virtual classes in nine dance styles taught by choreographers and backup dancers who have worked with Beyonce, Lizzo, Alicia Keys, and Justin Bieber to name a few, priced at $20 a month or $99.99 a year.

Khloé Kardashian is keeping up with her fitness regimen during the pandemic and making it a family affair.

Keira Knightley has dropped out of an anticipated project for Apple TV+ weeks before filming was scheduled to begin due to “family reasons.”

A post shared by Amy Huberman (@amy_huberman) on Oct 9, 2020 at 4:06pm PDT‘I really feel for first-time parents doing that; it’s lonely.’‘Expectant mothers doing that for the first time, anyone receiving difficult news, it’s a pretty lonely journey. It’s really difficult.’Despite it being a hugely different experience to when she was pregnant with Sadie, seven, and Billy, five, Amy said she is feeling well and that thankfully ‘everything has gone okay.’If anything, having a ‘bun in the oven’ has

David Robb Labor EditorSAG-AFTRA said today that it has further reduced its workforce “across most operations and locals” through a combination of early retirements and job eliminations. This is the union’s third workforce reduction since the pandemic and production shutdown began in mid-March, and will bring the number of its employees to about 400 nationwide.“Someday, this crisis will end,” said David White, the union’s national executive director.

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.MORE than 23,000 free sanitary products have been distributed across North Lanarkshire since the start of a council scheme aimed at tackling period poverty.Women who menstruate will now have greater access to the products as these are made available in community outlets, schools and community hubs, early learning and childcare centres and health board establishments across the region.In addition, an

university can be a difficult transition and with the added complexity of the new coronavirus restrictions coming into effect on October 9, it’s not an easy situation for anyone. Having lots of new responsibilities can be daunting and tricky to manage, especially when it comes to finances and for many students this will be the first time they have had to manage their own spending.

sight loss charity has helped more than 600 vulnerable people with visual impairments to maintain their independence and fight isolation during the coronavirus pandemic. The British Wireless for the Blind Fund (BWBF) will now extend its innovative BWBFConnect service for several more months to provide ongoing support for those who are continuing to shield at home for age or health reasons.

Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser“People are worried they will permanently lose their local centres, so we need answers to these key questions and openness about the challenges of Covid-19 for recovery of culture and leisure services.”Councillor Linden has written to Culture and Leisure NL on three occasions in the past asking about facilities in his ward and more generally across North Lanarkshire, but says the only response has been that plans will go to a

free childcare for working parents can apply for National Insurance(NI) credits to their State Pension from today. NI credits were introduced from April 2011 and you may be entitled to receive these if you are a grandparent, or other family member, who cares for a child under 12 - usually while their parent, or main carer, is working.