cannabis grinder has celebrated Christmas at home after prosecutors dropped drug charges. Conor Howard, from East Lothian, was locked up in Corfu after he flew out to visit his mum and stepdad in August.
Renfrewshire drug deaths have almost doubled in the last decade, grim new report reveals
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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Drug deaths in Renfrewshire have doubled in the last decade, grim new stats have revealed.Campaigners called for a drastic overhaul of the country’s drug strategy after the National Records of Scotland’s annual report showed 1,264 people died in 2019 – a six per cent increase on the previous 12 months.The number of deaths are the highest since records began in 1996 and three and half times higher than the
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Three arrests in Erskine after man dies following New Year's Day attack
fatal New Year’s Day attack in Erskine. Police swooped Park Drive in the Renfrewshire town at around 12.55pm yesterday.
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31.12.2020 / 17:29
Coronavirus in Scotland: 68 deaths as 2,622 new cases recorded in last 24 hours
Covid-19 in Scotland over the last 24 hours, official figures reveal today. In the same time period a total of 2,622 people tested positive for the deadly virus across the country.
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31.12.2020 / 13:27
Scots drag queen left homeless in pandemic releases heartfelt ballad 'Broken'
homeless by the corornavirus pandemic, has released a single to help rough sleepers and those battling mental health issues. Gee Ritchie was gearing up for his 'busiest year yet' under the guise of drag act, Gina Gee, before Covid-19 put Scotland's entertainment industry on ice.
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30.12.2020 / 17:35
Coronavirus in Scotland: 43 deaths as 2,045 new cases recorded in last 24 hours
Covid-19 in Scotland over the last 24 hours, official figures reveal today.
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29.12.2020 / 17:44
Coronavirus in Scotland: Seven deaths over Christmas as 1,895 new cases recorded in last 24 hours
Covid-19 in Scotland over the Christmas period, official figures reveal today.
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28.12.2020 / 16:43
Mass testing of Renfrewshire school kids being considered
review.
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28.12.2020 / 15:22
Calls for cash to be thrown at Renfrewshire's mental health services for kids
Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Elected members in Renfrewshire have rallied together to demand more investment in mental health services for children and young people with record numbers waiting months on end for treatment.The effort has been led by Liberal Democrat councillor Eileen McCartin, who received unanimous support for her motion which instructed the Scottish Government to produce a recovery plan to meet heightened demand for
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24.12.2020 / 09:19
Alcohol-related deaths in Lanarkshire drop to lowest level in almost 20 years
Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Alcohol-related deaths in Lanarkshire have fallen to their lowest level since 2001.Figures released by the National Records of Scotland revealed that there were 137 deaths in the region counted as being due to alcohol in 2019.Of those deaths, 91 were in North Lanarkshire – the lowest since 2013 – and 46 were in South Lanarkshire – the lowest since 1997.The figures represent a 19 per cent drop since 2018 –
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22.12.2020 / 16:09
Ayrshire drug-related deaths reach record level
Ayrshire has one of the worst drug-related death rates in Scotland, a new report has shown.
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21.12.2020 / 19:49
Glasgow drug gang 'ringleader' who planned to flood Scotland with heroin and coke ordered to hand over £75,000 in dirty cash
drug dealer who played a leading role in a gang planning to flood Central Scotland with heroin and cocaine was today ordered to hand over £75,000 crime profits. Anthony O'Hare, 34, made £650,000 from his criminal conduct but the available assets to be seized from him under a proceeds of crime action was £75,000.
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20.12.2020 / 17:37
Coronavirus in Scotland: 3 more deaths as 934 new cases recorded in last 24 hours
coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Scotland, the Scottish Government has announced. A further 934 people have tested positive for the virus overnight bringing the total number of cases to 111,546 across the country.
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20.12.2020 / 08:37
Nicola Sturgeon to meet with activist keen to create safe sites for drug addicts to inject
Nicola Sturgeon is to hold talks that could pave the way for an official site where addicts can inject drugs more safely.The First Minister will meet activist Peter Krykant on January 7 – five days before she chairs a meeting of the Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce for the first time.They will explore the prospect of Scotland making legal history, defying Westminster by opening an Overdose Prevention Centre (OPC) north of the Border.The SNP leader agreed to the meeting on the same day Public
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19.12.2020 / 17:52
Coronavirus in Scotland: 41 more deaths as 572 new cases recorded in last 24 hours
coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Scotland, the Scottish Government has announced. A further 572 people have tested positive for the virus overnight bringing the total number of cases to 110,612 across the country.
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19.12.2020 / 10:45
Alcohol-related deaths in Lanarkshire down to lowest level since 2001
link.“As an organisation we need to ensure that we are doing everything within our expertise that we can to support those most vulnerable and at risk.” Across Scotland, 1,020 alcohol-specific deaths were registered last year – the lowest tally since 2016.The decline comes in the first full year since minimum unit pricing was introduced in May 2018 however, statisticians have said analysis of further years will be required to see if this reduction continues.
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18.12.2020 / 15:47
Coronavirus in Scotland: 36 more deaths as 744 new cases recorded in last 24 hours
coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Scotland, the Scottish Government has confirmed. A further 744 people have tested positive for the virus overnight bringing the total number of cases to 110,040.
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18.12.2020 / 15:10
Joy as Renfrewshire enjoys property boom higher than Scottish average increase
Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A flat with influences of Charles Rennie Mackintosh has hit the market as Renfrewshire’s house prices have grown by 6.7 per cent.Registers of Scotland revealed the UK House Prince Index surge has come despite the pandemic.Renfrewshire was above the average Scottish growth of six per cent, while East Renfrewshire rose by exactly six per cent.The figures were taken from October 2019 and October 2020 and means