Perthshire politician warns Scotland will lose political talent if Holyrood is not family friendly

weather has been dubbed Storm Bella, and the beast is set to arrive in Scotland on Boxing Day.Strong winds and heavy rain is forecast after Christmas and the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for the west of Scotland.The alert warns that persistent rainfall is likely to result in localised flooding of roads and properties and hazardous driving conditions.The warning area covers the the north-west of Glasgow, Perth and Kinross, Stirling, Highlands, Argyll and Bute and West

Jason Leitch warned restrictions would be like in March when the UK ground to a halt for weeks. It follows alarm at strain of Covid-19 which appears to spread more quickly and has already ripped through south-east England.

Rutherglen ’s MSP has warned ”tough” times lie ahead, as Lanarkshire prepares to re-enter tier four restrictions on Boxing Day amid the specter of a new, significantly more transmissible strain of coronavirus.

white Christmas after a weather warning for snow and ice was announced. Wintry showers are expected in the north of the country after the Met Office issued the yellow warning for snow and ice overnight and into Christmas Eve.

Christmas delivery slots. The con emerged after a social media user claimed to have 'bulk booked' 23 time slots on the Asda website before trying to flog them for £15 each.

First Minister said the strain is spreading much faster and the Scottish Government will need to look at whether level 4 restrictions are sufficient.Governments across the UK scaled back plans to loosen the restrictions during Christmas due to the new covid variant.In Scotland, Sturgeon announced level 4, which is effectively lockdown, would be imposed from Boxing Day onwards for three weeks.This includes the near total shutdown of hospitality.Speaking at Holyrood, she referred to data which

England for Christmas as she returned to Scotland yesterday amid a strict cross-border travel ban.Lisa Cross, 34, should have been married earlier this month and starting a new life in Blackpool with her hubby, but her plans were postponed due to coronavirus.She now faces Christmas without her fiance after returning to Glasgow after the announcement, to be with her two children.

Celtic on Quadruple Treble day. Leigh Griffiths was not surprised the skipper was into everything and leading from the front at Hampden.

education watchdog after pinching a pupil’s nose and causing it to bleed while trying to calm him down. James Walker McKenna admitted grabbing hold of the young boy’s nose during the incident at Dalry Primary School, Dumfries and Galloway, in May 2018.

Perth and Kinross councillors on Tuesday (December 15).Waste that cannot be recycled will be burned - creating enough energy to light around 14,000 homes. NHS Tayside bracing itself for ‘perfect storm in most challenging winter' Binn Group submitted its major planning application to Perth and Kinross Council to meet the forthcoming landfill ban.Perth and Kinross Council’s planning and development management committee was asked to consider the plans when it met this week.In 2025 the Scottish

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A tot dressed up as Nicola Sturgeon is the star of a  hysterical Christmas play about Santa and lockdown that’s going down a storm.One of the wee ones at the Rainbow Nursery, in Paisley,  dresses up just like the First Minister.Three-year-old Ella boldly announces: “You’ve been telt!”Ella wears a single colour royal blue outfit normally used by the kids for dressing up as Mary Poppins.T’was the Night Before

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Paisley after a 'worrying' incident involving her daughter and two strangers. Natasha McCotter was walking with her toddler, Rowan, in Glenburn, when she noticed a couple watching them at 1.30pm on Monday.

Covid-19 infection less than two weeks before rules are relaxed for Christmas get-togethers. London is on the verge of a tougher lockdown and other countries including Germany are tightening their rules.

Allison King has spoken out as service providers warn of a 'mental health emergency' and 'lost generation' of Scots youngsters in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.We told how Allison King's 21 year-old son, Richie, was found dead in Galston, East Ayrshire on April 10, 2019.Between March 17 and June 23 that year Richie, his girlfriend, Karly McCallum, 18, and their childhood pals, Codey Brown, 18 and 28-year-old George Dykes all died suddenly.There were no suspicious circumstances surrounding

Dunkeld shopkeeper said signing up for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was just the tonic she needed.Six years ago the village’s Scottish Deli manager Jane Saba stepped into the role of retained firefighter to protect her community.Now Dunkeld Fire Station is looking to recruit more retained firefighters.Number of people self-isolating from Perth and Kinross schools risesJane moved to Dunkeld a decade ago and admits she had no burning desire to join the SFRS.But that all changed after some