Plans lodged to convert former Callander Royal Bank of Scotland branch in to home

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The boss of a drugs recovery project hopes their work will help shape plans to fight ­Scotland’s drug death crisis.Donnie McGilveray, manager of Alternatives in West Dunbartonshire, had a meeting with drugs policy minister Angela Constance last week after the Scottish Government recently unveiled a £250million pot to tackle the emergency.It came after figures last year showed drug deaths rose to a record new

whisky distillery after plans for its design were given the green light by the local council.The Argyll & Bute council planning committee has granted permission to Elixir Distillers to build its much anticipated new distillery.Already home to some of Scotland's top distilleries, plans for Elixir Distillers' new site on the island were first announced in 2018.The spirits company's co-founders Sukhinder and Rajbir Singh say they have taken a big leap forward towards their dream of building a

Scottish Labour’s leadership contenders have revealed that they could push for income tax rises.Hopefuls Monica Lennon and Anas Sarwar broke the news while debating their political stances on BBC's The Nine programme on Monday.Ms Lennon said any changes would be part of an overall review while Mr Sarwar claimed he wanted to bring in more money to the public purse by increasing the amount paid by top earners.He added: “I think we need a progressive tax system where we get the powers we need to do

sent to the Scottish Government later this year.Health board officials have already told of plans for it to become Scotland’s first “digital hospital”; while the current Monkscourt Avenue site is to be redeveloped as a health and wellbeing village after the relocation in seven years’ time.

link.“We now have our own settlement figure and we therefore know that South Lanarkshire Council will receive additional funding this year, with some additional commitments also handed to us.

The event already has backing from VisitScotland, Eventscotland and South of Scotland Enterprise which has provided £20,000 in development funding.On Tuesday, councillors will be asked to chip in a similar amount from the local authority’s community events fund.

nurse working on the frontline is on a mission to make the lives of palliative patients more comfortable. Hannah Brockett has watched dying patients become more and more distressed at Glasgow Royal Infirmary where she works on the coronavirus ward.

Douglas Ross, the Scottish Conservative leader, will today say that the First Minister is willing to risk Scotland’s economic recovery by ramping up the SNP’s push for another referendum before Christmas The Tory leader will use a speech on Monday to respond to renewed SNP demands for a second re-run vote and the threat to legislate for a referendum without the Section 30 powers from the UK government.Ross hit out at the so-called wildcat referendum plan contained in Constitutional Secretary

Glasgow loch the after their son tragically died when falling into the River Clyde after a night out. Duncan and Margaret Spiers have long campaigned to improve safety around the city's waters after their son Christopher died aged just 28, Glasgow Live reports.

diseases specialist Hector Diaz Albiter fell ill in the city of Villahermosa on January 27.

What are the rules likely to be?Though many believe it could be a blanket ruling affecting all travellers arriving, it is understood various quarantine options will be discussed by the Government's Covid-O Committee.Sources close to the discussion have suggested that ministers could favor a more limited system to be adopted for England, that could target passengers arriving from high-risk coronavirus hotspots.While the BBC has reported that those arriving from most of southern Africa and South

immigration chiefs. After spending 17 years in the UK and becoming a pillar of the community in Moray supporting people with mental health problems, Matthew Jun Fei Freeman has been told to return to China.

Cumnock's famous Tryst music festival has revealed plans to create a centre for excellence in the town.Sir James MacMillan said teaching already pioneered in the area's schools could become a template for music tuition throughout Scotland and beyond.He has revealed plans to link with music education body Trinity College London over the next 10 years.The aim will be to nurture the careers of fledgling composers and their teachers.Leading teachers and composers from around the world will,

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Prince Charles and Princess Anne were gifted a child-sized caravan by The Caravan Club in 1955. According to the Royal Collection Trust, the specially designed Rollalong caravan was 2.

Since the start of the outbreak last March there have been 3,199 overall.Across Scotland there were 1,429 cases reported yesterday taking the total since the start of the crisis to 163,762 There have been 78 deaths as a result of the virus since Friday and 5,305 overall.

Brechin striker was diagnosed with MND in 2018. He is taking part in a trial which will involve tests of potential treatments on people with the condition.

Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge AdvertiserSNP group leader Councillor Johnston hit back, saying that authorities’ settlements cannot be determined until the overall Holyrood budget is finalised – and said the council leader was being “highly selective” in his comments as he highlighted projects across North Lanarkshire which benefit from Scottish Government funding.Addressing why Welsh councils have been given settlements while Scottish authorities are still waiting, he