People in Wishaw can now report issues with their bins through a new website

Christmas celebrations with lights, markets and Santa all lighting up the country for the month of December. The pinnacle of winter, it's hard to imagine a time when Scotland didn't make a huge effort with its Christmas celebrations.

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Scottish Government has published a full list of frontline healthcare and social workers that are eligible for the new £500 grant. Nicola Sturgeon announced details of the one-off payment during her keynote speech to the SNP’s virtual party conference yesterday.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Only people who live, work or attend school in Johnstone are being asked to take part in the mass Covid-19 testing scheme.Scotland’s first mass testing centre for people with no symptoms of the virus is set to open in Johnstone Town Hall on Wednesday.The pilot project will see up to 12,000 people tested for the virus over the following seven days.Now Renfrewshire Council has confirmed it will only be locals

Scottish Government has announced that families receiving the Best Start Foods grant can now pick up free fruit and vegetables in Iceland and Tesco this winter. Customers who show their Best Start Foods card in Iceland stores can get a £1 bag of frozen vegetables when they make a minimum payment of £4.25.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA further 51 people in Scotland have died due to coronavirus within the last 24 hours - with the number of new positive tests smashing the 1,000 barrier.The grim news was revealed today as the Scottish Government published the details for special relaxed rules over the festive break between December 23 and 27.Christmas "bubbles" of three households should contain no more than eight people over the

festive break between December 23 and 27. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon agreed the basic UK-wide plan but urged caution and wants to keep gatherings to a minimum.

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) over the past few months in an effort to help Scots understand what the benefit is, how the claims process works and, hopefully, made more people realise they could be eligible for additional financial support. PIP is a benefit paid by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to people who may need help with daily living activities or getting around outside the home because of a long-term illness, disability or mental health condition.

A mum has created her own Christmas advert and made her son the star of the show.Toddler Lincoln Norris has captured hearts after appearing in the festive ad, pretending to work in their family shop.And proud mum Lisa Norris, 29, says it could rival the famous John Lewis Christmas advert – despite creating the video on her iPad for less than £25.The 90 second video, filmed at the Ayton Mini Market, in Ayton, Scottish Borders, sees two-year-old Lincoln hard at work in the store, scanning

dad has hosted a virtual switch on of his festive lights display with people tuning in from as far away as Canada and Ireland. Iain Fleming, 35, lit up his house to 'cheer up the neighbours' but his sparkling display of more than 25,000 bulbs ended up attracting a global audience.

Covid-19 crisis. Figures published in September by the Office of National Statistics showed that unemployment across Scotland remained steady at 4.5% (126,000) between July and September.

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has found that almost half of people in Scotland have run out of money before payday since Covid-19 restrictions began. The YouGov poll for CAS reveals that 18 per cent of people running out of money before payday had no financial difficulties before restrictions began but are now facing issues.

missing Scot. Robert Clark was last seen in Lumphinnnans, Fife, on Sunday.

Scottish Government has announced plans to introduce a new payment to protect people when they challenge a benefit decision. Anyone challenging disability benefit decisions will be able to claim a new ‘Short Term Assistance’ payment under Scotland’s new social security system.

Child Disability Payment is set to replace Disability Living Allowance (Child) and will be the next new benefit to be introduced by the Scottish Government.In an update to the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday, Cabinet Secretary for Social Security, Shirley-Anne Somerville, said Social Security Scotland will start taking applications from summer 2021 as part of a pilot scheme, ahead of a full roll-out across the country from autumn 2021.This will be followed by the introduction of Adult Disability

sex offenders in South Ayrshire are currently living in Ayr.New police figures show 112 people on the register live in the council region, with the KA8 postcode topping the list.The data was released by Police Scotland following a Freedom of Information request for a breakdown of all the registered sex offenders (RSOs) in the area.Between Ayr’s two postcode areas, 61 sex offenders currently reside.The highest number of those are in the KA8 area, with 39 registered people.The area includes the

Perthshire to help the Scottish traditional music community stay connected during lockdown has now notched over 2.5 million views across the globe.Musician Martin Macleod (56) and his son, also Martin (24), started ‘Tunes in the Hoose’ in the first few weeks after the UK went into its initial lockdown on March 23.The simple idea is based on a Facebook group that sees one musician take the lead on a song and others coming in with different parts to the same tune.Concern as four in five residents

East Kilbride MP is renewing her calls for the Y-People project to be moved out of the Village. Dr Lisa Cameron backed residents, businesses and a high-profile News campaign calling for drink and drug fuelled anti-social behaviour linked to the facility to be tackled for once and for all.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Every person in Wishaw generates almost half a tonne of waste a year – that’s the equivalent weight of a small dairy cow.Statistical data released by SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) has revealed that households in North Lanarkshire generated 0.44 tonnes of household waste per person during 2019.

Stirling, on December 30th last year and in Kerse Road, Craigend Road and Modan Road, also all in Stirling, on May 13. It is alleged that on the dates stated he conducted himself in a disorderly manner in that  he did “walk other persons like dogs with a dog lead” while they were wearing a dog or gimp mask, causing fear or alarm to the public.