Plan for private care homes to come under freedom of information law

Plans for an unprecedented National Care Service could see the 'disintegration' of the partnership built up in the local care sector according to the body set up to oversee social care in East Ayrshire.

claims on his YouTube channel that the monarch favors a strawberry preserve made from fruits picked in her Balmoral Castle grounds in Scotland.“The queen was served jam pennies in the nursery as a little girl. She’s had them for afternoon tea ever since,” he says in a recently surfaced video published in July last year.

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A Scots care home worker has been hailed a ‘star’ after taking an elderly resident on her ‘dream date’ complete with a posh dinner and bouquet of roses. Wellbeing team leader Ross Gavin set about fulfilling the wish of 87-year-old Violet Devaney, who lives at Benore Care Centre, near Lochgelly, Fife.

Darius Campbell Danesh used his pal Gerard Butler's girlfriend's name to book into the hotel room where he passed away, it has been reported.

People are proud of our NHS and proud of those that work for it. The ultimate expression of public thanks were evident during the pandemic, the outpouring of love and support was warmly received by all staff.

Homes in rural Scotland that rely on heating oil instead of on-grid gas or electricity would benefit from Labour’s plans to freeze the energy price cap, Rachel Reeves has said.

Scots could face gas and electricity bills totalling close on £5,500 a year by next April, according to the latest dire forecasts on energy prices.

Low have cancelled their forthcoming UK and European shows due to the “recent developments and changes” in Mimi Parker’s cancer treatment.Parker, who formed the band with her husband Alan Sparhawk in 1993, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer late 2020. She first spoke about her health condition during an appearance on the SHEROES Radio podcast this January.Per their official website, Low had been scheduled to hit the road this week for a string of dates including Green Man festival in Wales (August 19), Helsinki, Finland (22) and Oslo, Norway (24).

A frantic search is underway to trace a missing schoolboy who was last seen yesterday.

A trio of care workers who took vulnerable residents to a male strip show to fill a bucket list request have been cleared of criminal charges.

Letitia Dean's noticeable weight loss after her break from EastEnders didn't go unnoticed earlier this year when fans took to social media to wonder about the change. And as it turns out, the actress revealed she'd dropped four dress sizes in just four months.

Fans have noticed this year’s Love Island winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has been getting some attention from one of the biggest names in the fashion world, editor in chief of Vogue Edward Enninful. With her iconic one liners, the 27-year old certainly kept the drama going this series, and it seems Edward was a fan. Spotting that the Vogue creative director had been liking Ekin’s posts, a fan rushed to Twitter with screenshots of the proof.They wrote: “Edward Enninful – the creative director and editor in chief of VOGUE being an Ekinde stan lol.” Edward is currently editor in chief of British Vogue and European editorial director of Condé Nast.

The Scottish SPCA Dunbartonshire Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre in Milton are appealing for food for dogs in their care.

A serial criminal, who was jailed just last month for carrying an offensive weapon in public, has died behind bars at HMP Perth. Michael Burza, from Kennoway, in Fife, was serving an eight-month prison sentence when he passed away on Thursday, August 4.

Kevin Thomson hopes his time working alongside Steven Gerrard could help him boost his coaching career.

Crew members on the doomed Batgirl movie predicted it would flop amid concerns over its script.

Emergency services have been tackling a "major" blaze at a building believed to be a former Scots care home throughout the night.

Strictly Come Dancing pro Neil Jones has sparked rumours of a romance with Love Island star Chyna Mills, after the pair were spotted holding hands while leaving the Reality TV Awards Afterparty together in Chelsea. The talented pair are said to have rubbed shoulders at the swanky showbiz awards, where Casa Amor bombshell Chyna, 23, walked the red carpet in a stunning little black dress complete with feathered hem.