Public toilets could soon reopen in Scotland as lockdown restrictions continue to be eased

SNP and Labour MSPs are consulting the public on how to bring about a revolution in the “broken” social care system.Nationalist Angela Constance and Labour leader Richard Leonard are separately reaching out for views on a national care service, which could dismantle the largely privately-owned status quo.Constance, a former SNP Education Secretary, is calling for the Scottish Government to produce a blueprint before next year’s election.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Dumbarton Castle is set to reopen within the next two months as lockdown restrictions ease.Historic Environment Scotland (HES) yesterday (Monday) set out its approach to the reopening of its heritage sites across Scotland with the local fort due to welcome visitors again from August or September.The phased approach which will see locations opening gradually over the next two months has taken into consideration the

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Patients in hospitals across NHS Lanarkshire will again be able to receive visits from a loved one.Hospital visiting is now being re-instated in a staged approach.This comes after hospitals across Scotland had to take the exceptional step of stopping all but essential visitors coming into hospitals.Susan Friel, nurse director for Acute Services at NHS Lanarkshire, said: “Stopping hospital visiting was absolutely

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterNorth Ayrshire Council has started the phased re-opening of its public toilets as Covid-19 restrictions are eased nationwide.The facilities were closed in March as lockdown was introduced to combat the spread of Coronavirus.Now, as Scotland enters the latest stage of the route map out of lockdown, the council is starting to re-open the public toilets which are under its ownership.The toilets at

Coronavirus lockdown restrictions in Scotland are being relaxed, as First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed dates for hotels, indoor pubs and hairdressers to reopen and announced plans to lift restrictions on funerals and worship.In a statement to the Scottish Parliament, Ms Sturgeon said the ongoing decline in the prevalence of coronavirus means the country can move into phase three of its four-step plan to exit lockdown.She confirmed that from tomorrow, people can meet in extended groups

The Castle Douglas branch of Legion Scotland is working towards re-opening its bar on August 6.And nearby Market Inn is “leaning towards” waiting a bit longer than July 15 to reopen.

The Scottish SPCA’s Ayrshire Animal Rescue Centre is back finding animals their forever home after lockdown saw rehoming completely suspended for almost two months.After trialling a limited rehoming service in May, the centre is now rehoming animals using a combination of an online-only application system, carefully controlled appointments and ‘virtual home checks’ where prospective owners and their homes are vetted via Zoom calls.Now the charity have this lovely girl (pictured above) in their

lockdown later this week as infections from Covid-19 across the country continue to fall. Nicola Sturgeon is due to appear at the Scottish Parliament on Thursday where she will update MSPs on the latest measures being taken to allow the country to return to a degree of normality.

Dumfries and Galloway will be lifted today.Travel curbs were retained in parts of the region last Friday after a "cluster" of Covid-19 cases was discovered.Twelve people were confirmed to have been infected.

Scottish Government  has given pubs, restaurants and cafes the green light to open their outdoor facilities for service as part of its route map out of lockdown. Two-metre social distancing, Perspex screens and contact gathering are among the  strict measures  taken by most bars up and down the country.

attractions and estates have reopened from today as the lockdown continues to ease. The National Trust for Scotland announced that around 30 of its sites will be back open for tourists as staff begin to return from a period of furlough.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Wishaw Press readers are being advised on how to spot a bogus caller on their doorstep this summer.Police Scotland has launched its #ShutOutScammers campaign in partnership with Trading Standards.The coronavirus pandemic and physical distancing guidance presents an opportunity for criminals to exploit the crisis to their economic advantage.As limitations on movement and social interaction begin to ease and the ability to

figures released by the National Records of Scotland today report 4,155 deaths linked to the illness have been registered up to Sunday, June 28. There have been no further cases diagnosed within the NHS Ayrshire & Arran region so the figure remains at 1,255.

Rutherglen shop owner is hoping her customers return now that coronavirus lockdown restrictions have been eased.

sexually assaulting a man at a civic event.Aberdeen’s former deputy Lord Provost Alan Donnelly, 65, is facing calls to donate his salary to charity amid claims it’s an “insult to his victim and our city” for him to continue to collect a wage.Councillor Alan Donnelly has been paid £8,316.33 between the day of his conviction, 12 December 2019, and 31 May 2020.More than half of that was received while he was barred from the Town House, pending an investigation by the ethics watchdog.Liberal

shoppers today after an easing of lockdown restrictions. The Scottish Government has given the green light for most non-essential shops to reopen as part of phase two of the roadmap out of lockdown.

Nicola Sturgeon is set to face the media again today as Scotland slowly moves out of the coronavirus lockdown. The First Minister revealed the number of confirmed dropped to five yesterday - the second day in a row it was in single figures.

Culzean Country Park in Ayrshire,  Threave Garden in Dumfries & Galloway, and Crathes Castle’s garden and estate in Aberdeenshire will once again be available to the public.Countryside places such as St Abb’s Head National Nature Reserve  and  Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve have already been open for local access, in line with Scottish Government guidelines, for a few weeks.Chairman of the NTS Sir Mark Jones said that they've been hard at work preparing the properties, which closed in March