North Lanarkshire school meal price hike criticised by opposition

Police are investigating reports of a gun incident in Lanarkshire.Emergency services were called to reports of an incident involving a firearm on Marnoch Drive, Glenboig, around 4.05pm on Saturday November 21.Investigations are still ongoing to determine the nature of the incident.Pictures from the scene showed police tape of the street while they investigated.It is unclear at the stage if anyone has been injured.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Officers are in attendance at the Marnoch

Hearts starlet made a £1.5million move to Bologna in September and had made an instant impact. He missed out on involvement with Scotland U21s through injury during the international break but is back in contention for the Serie A side.

LONDON -- Scottish writer Douglas Stuart won the Booker Prize for fiction Thursday for “Shuggie Bain,” a novel about a boy’s turbulent coming of age in hardscrabble 1980s Glasgow that was turned down by 32 publishers before being picked up.Stuart, 44, won the prestigious 50,000 pound ($66,000) award for his first published novel, the product of a decade of work.

lotto millionaire Jane Park has jetted off on a luxury Dubai holiday. The EuroMillions winner, from Edinburgh, flaunted her latest getaway on social media on Saturday as she soaked up the sun at a five-star hotel.

here.He has currently raised more than £170,000. When the UK was forced into lockdown after the virus hit in March, Chris was sleeping in a tent on mainland Shetland.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The leader of South Lanarkshire Council says it’s disappointing but necessary that the area is moving into Tier 4 of Covid restrictions.John Ross reacted to the news of the local authority area going into the strictest lockdown rules from today.Mr Ross said: “I know that everyone will share my disappointment that it has been necessary to place Lanarkshire and other parts of Scotland in Level 4 of the Covid

who will get vaccinated first in a statement to the Scottish Parliament on Thursday.

East Kilbride councillor who is monitoring the success of the UK Government’s pilot testing scheme in Liverpool.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A MERCURY Prize nominee gave a special guest lecture to music students studying at New College Lanarkshire.Musician Dave Okumu spoke with pupils about working with world-renowned artists such as Grace Jones, Jessie Ware, Arlo Parks and Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien.Dave, who was nominated for a Mercury Prize as part of the critically acclaimed band The Invisible in 2009, recalled his time as a student in Scotland

high school was targeted by porno hackers.The official Twitter feed of Taylor High, in Motherwell, was ambushed by trolls who posted hardcore images on the site.The steamy images were taken from an adult website and show close-ups of a bald man and dark haired woman having sex along with pictures of another naked women.The x-rated screengrabs triggered a host of replies from Twitter users.One person wrote: “Taylor High Schools official twitter has had an absolute nightmare.”While another said:

East Kilbride will be limiting access to essential stores only from Friday as Lanarkshire moves to a level four lockdown. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed the tighter restrictions across the region yesterday (Tuesday) in a briefing to the Scottish Parliament.The new restrictions will come into place from Friday and will be in place for three weeks, lifting on December 11.It follows access being restricted during the first lockdown in March.

East Kilbride has been plunged into a second lockdown.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Level four lockdown will be coming to Lanarkshire from Friday, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed.Businesses including hospitality, salons, gyms, hairdressers and non-essential retail will have to close when the new restrictions come into effect at 6am on Friday, November 20.For three weeks, Lanarkshire will be put into the highest level of restrictions used by the Scottish Government before being

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Level four lockdown will be coming to Lanarkshire from Friday, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed.Businesses including hospitality, salons, gyms, hairdressers and non-essential retail will have to close when the new restrictions come into effect at 6am on Friday, November 20.For three weeks, Lanarkshire will be put into the highest level of restrictions used by the Scottish Government before being

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Nearly 4,000 pupils were told to self-isolate in Lanarkshire last month according to new figures.Council bosses in North and South Lanarkshire confirmed nearly 600 primary and secondary school youngsters tested positive for the virus in October.In North Lanarkshire, a reported 2000 pupils had to self-isolate and 200 were confirmed as having the infection.The news comes as the Scottish Government announced

Lanarkshire on Sunday at her daily press briefing in Edinburgh on Monday.

link.However, a move to level four in future wasn't ruled out as case numbers in the region have stabilised at a "stubbornly high level".The First Minister also confirmed 171 new coronavirus cases in Lanarkshire for yesterday - the lowest daily total since October 18.The test positivity rate in Lanarkshire remains very high and the forecast for hospital admission also remains very high.However, the forecast for new cases in the coming weeks has been revised down to moderate.The Scottish

North Lanarkshire Council’s decision to scrap festive lights from town centres and villages.Councillor Bob Burgess added: “Festive lighting is just another causality of SNP Scottish Government austerity which has decimated our communities over the last decade.

Carluke, Lanarkshire on October 27. He was treated at Wishaw General Hospital after the incident.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.School pupils in South Lanarkshire are being the given the chance to once again name the council’s gritter fleet.Last year’s competition for South Lanarkshire Council’s Roads department saw Gritter Thunberg, Lewis Caploughdi, Salt Disnae, Oh Plougher of Scotland, Nitty McGritty, Gritty McVitie, Snow Coo and Spready Mercury out gritting the roads, supported by Snow Blow Patrol the snow blower.This year