Nursery hours to be doubled as planned despite delay due to coronavirus

whisky producing regions and now, the small island of Islay, off Scotland's west coast, could soon welcome its 11th distillery.Already home to some of Scotland's top distilleries, plans for Elixir Distillers' new site were first announced in 2018.

hereEarlier today, the First Minister uged Scots to download a new 'Protect Scotland' contact tracing app - the latest tool in the fight to stop the spread of coronavirus.The symptoms of coronavirus are:But these symptoms do not necessarily mean you have the illness.The symptoms are similar to other illnesses that are much more common, such as cold and flu.always wash your hands when you get home or into workuse hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not availablecover your mouth and nose with

pre-determination hearing between the builder and objectors is to take place on October 28.

pre-determination hearing between the builder and objectors is to take place on October 28.

hate crime laws.The SNP Government is under pressure to strike out its plans to add “stirring up hatred” to legislation, a move critics say cannot be policed.Conservatives are leading the campaign to block the plan, but were accused of playing “petty politics” ahead of a vote at parliament.Scottish Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf insists the overall plans will make society more inclusive.

lockdown, sparking new demands for urgent benefits reform.Independent food banks across the country saw demand rocket over the pandemic with nearly 183,000 parcels distributed.The growing trend led to fresh calls on the UK Government to loosen benefits.

coronavirus deaths have reduced despite a larger amount of new cases being recorded in Scotland over recent days. The Scottish Government reported a spike in new infections on Sunday, with 208 new positive cases being recorded in 24 hours.

Love Island’s Iain Stirling put Lorraine Kelly in her place on her ITV show after she grilled him about the future of his relationship with Laura Whitmore. Lorraine, 60, asked Iain whether he had any plans to propose to his Love Island host girlfriend anytime soon, to which he had a sassy response.

holidaymakers heading to Greece have slammed the prospect of heading into quarantine on their return.The Scottish Government requires travellers from the Mediterranean country to self-isolate for 14 days from 4am today after a spike in coronavirus cases.Passengers heading to Rhodes from Edinburgh Airport yesterday told of holiday plans thrown into chaos.IT worker Ian Whigham, 62, and wife Jan, 57, only booked their one-week break on Sunday - having already lost money on a cancelled holiday to

Join thousands of others who have signed up to the weekly Scotland Now newsletter for the latest Scottish heritage and culture news.Plans have been unveiled for a brand new whisky hotel that comes complete with a whisky fountain and free dram on check-in.The $35m 134-room hotel will be an ode to the famous Scottish and American spirit and is set to open in LA in 2022.Famous entrepreneur and restaurateur Adolfo Suaya announced the project, which he is calling the Whisky Hotel.The boutique hotel

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterAyrshire and Arran has recorded 16 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours - part of 123 detected across Scotland.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tweeted that the new figures were 'a worry' but said it was important to note that the positivity rate remains below one per cent.No new deaths from the disease have been reported with the pandemic total remaining at 2,494.A total of 20,318 people

crime king Arthur Thompson.Thompson wanted The Caravel and McGraw wasn’t giving it up so easily. He was making plenty of money from late licensing – with the Caravel open until 3am – and Thompson wanted in.Pubs were where the money was.

We'd love to know why you've chosen staying in Scotland and what you expect from your holiday here on home soil.We’ll use all your feedback for a story on why Scots are choosing to holiday at home this year, and what you think others need to explore when they're out there.

Visitors will be asked to wear face coverings when entering any internal enclosed spaces, in line with Scottish Government guidance.Capacity will be reduced on site and tickets must be booked online in advance.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox every Friday.Pro-Union campaigners have claimed the UK is "more valuable than ever" to Scotland as the annual report on the nation's finances found its notional deficit has grown again.The 2020 Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) publication - which examines how much the country raises in taxes compared to how much it spends on public services - found a gap of £15.1 billion in 2019-20,

Ayrshire more than doubled during lockdown.Crime stats show that 273 instances of fraud were recorded in the region between April 1 and June 30 this year.This huge increase means that fraud is up from 116 during the same period last year.Police Scotland say the rise reflects a national increase in fraud which is increasingly cyber-enabled as criminals take advantage of new technologies to profit from their victims. But officers say the Management Information data published today for Ayrshire

Covid-19. The youngster at Newburgh Primary School and Nursery is now self isolating at home with other relatives for 14 days.

coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Scotland, according to newly released data. However, there have now been no new deaths related to the killer virus since July 16 across the country.