Reinventing the Vale of Leven is vital for businesses to survive pandemic

Nicola Sturgeon has issued a hopeful rallying cry as she suggested we could be over the worst of the pandemic within a 'few months'. The First Minister urged Scots to follow the rules and stick together in the bid to subdue the coronvirus threat.

dedicated page of the council’s website.Businesses with multiple premises can apply for each, up to a maximum of £15,000 from the closure fund and £10,000 from the hardship fund.FSB Scotland national chair Andy Aird said: “Eligible independent firms like local pubs and restaurants need to act now and ensure they apply for this support to mitigate the impact before the deadline.“North Lanarkshire Council must do everything possible to get this financial help to firms at the sharp end as quickly

ambulance staff claim they are struggling to get vital flu vaccines in several parts of the country.The staff are among the key workers who are most in need of the vaccines as they come into contact with people affected during flu season.And with health experts warning a combination of flu and coronavirus could have killer consequences workers are concerned they have not yet had their jabs.An ambulance insider said: “Lanarkshire colleagues at the Scottish Ambulance Service are among those

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Andrew Hampp As a kid growing up in Scotland, 25-year-old indie-pop singer/songwriter Joesef got his first exposure to some of his favorite bands through playing Electronic Arts’ “FIFA” video games with his brothers: everyone from Bombay Bicycle Club to the Kooks to Kings of Leon, whose early series of sync placements in the mid to late aughts were one of the franchise’s first major marks on the music industry. “I have “Sex on Fire” ingrained in my brain through ‘FIFA,’” Joesef says.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThe Ayrshire Post have this week joined business owners in backing a campaign to encourage shoppers to think local first.Scotland loves Local, led by Scotland’s Towns Partnership, aims to encourage folk to shop in their high streets and help get our town centres back on their feet following the impact of Covid-19.And the Post is encouraging everyone to shop locally whether it’s for your fruit and

blaze on a bus that was driving on a busy Scots road. Firefighters were called to the B921 outside of Kinglassie, Fife, to reports of the vehicle ablaze on the dual carriageway earlier today.

Naman Ramachandran While it won’t be easy, the U.K.

government adverts urging young people working in the arts to abandon their dream jobs and retrain in “cyber”. Bosses at the Glasgow clothing and youth culture company renowned for their cutting-edge design and finger on the pulse attitude insisted they HAD to respond as the future of the youth of Scotland and the UK is at stake.

Glasgow care home has been left devastated after losing its first resident to Covid-19 after staying clear of the virus during the first wave. A number of staff and residents at David Cargill House, in the city’s West End, have recently tested positive for coronavirus and are now self-isolating.

A92 were left shocked when a car was spotted driving on the wrong side of the road last night.Shocking dash cam footage captured the orange vehicle driving in the wrong direction on the A92 between Cowdenbeath and Lochgelly at around 6.55pm.One driver said he was shocked at what he seen and quickly called the police to intervene.The man said he was frantically flashing his lights to warn other oncoming drivers.He said: "The police were called by myself and others were heard by the operator

dementia 'wouldn't have survived' had a 'life-changing' pod not been installed in their garden just before lockdown.We told how Reece Mitchell, from North Kessock, Ross and Cromarty, was struck down with CLN2 type Batten disease in early 2018.

Nicola Sturgeon should give Scottish businesses at least a week to adapt to new covid restrictions, Conservative leader Douglas Ross claimed.

Glasgow on the big screen. Warner Bros had been hoping to release the film, starring Robert Pattinson, on October 1, 2021.

hospitality industry has pleaded with Nicola Sturgeon not to impose a second full lockdown that could see businesses told to close. Hotel and restaurant owners have warned that many will simply not reopen if the Scottish Government orders them to shut for a temporary period this month.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: We recently caught up with Bollywood megastar Akshay Kumar (Rustom) about his latest movie, Bellbottom, the 80’s set spy movie which wrapped last week in Scotland.Kumar also discussed his next projects and whether, given his huge following, he could be tempted into other fields such as politics.Directed by Ranjit Tewari (Lucknow Central), Bellbottom [one word, according to the producers] also stars Vaani Kapoor (War), Huma Qureshi (Leila), Adil

The Royal Opera House is to sell a David Hockney portrait of its former chief Sir David Webster in a desperate bid to raise funds amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Cops have locked down a busy Grangemouth street while they deal with a “serious incident”. Emergency services raced to the town's Abbott’s Road, just after 8am on Friday, October 2.