Scottish Government vaccine rollout plan branded 'woefully inadequate'

NHS Lanarkshire’s director of public health has written to all care homes in Monklands to advise them on changes to visiting.The correspondence follows the news that the area will join the rest of mainland Scotland into level four coronavirus restrictions for at least a three-week period on Boxing Day.In terms of the current position pertaining to level four, the highest protection level, guidance from the Scottish Government states that: “For areas in level four, only essential visits are

Scottish Government is making an additional £5 million available to students who are experiencing financial difficulties as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. From January, students across Scotland can apply to their college or university’s Discretionary Fund for help if they are struggling to meet accommodation and other costs.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterPlans to build a new £14.5 million school in Irvine moved a stage further this week.North Ayrshire Council want to build a primary school and early years centre which will serve the Montgomerie Park and Knadgerhill areas of the town.And on Friday the council found out it had been successful in a funding bid that will help develop their plans.Plans for a new non-denominational school – to satisfy an

Christmas just around the corner, Scottish celebrities have treated fans to a glimpse of dazzling Christmas decorations inside their homes. Lorraine Kelly, Kirsty Gallacher, Iain Stirling and Laura Anderson are among stars to pull out all the stops with their stunning festive displays.Celebrities have been busy decking out their homes with extravagant tinsel, wreaths, baubles and bows - and some even have three Christmas trees.

another major vote on the constitution as soon as next year "would be the wrong thing to do". With the SNP widely tipped to win a majority of MSPs at May's Holyrood elections, speculation is growing over when the Nationalists will launch a fresh bid to secure an IndyRef2.

Scottish Highlands. In a bid to raise the spirits in the run up to the big day, the private Siai-Marchetti F-260D aircraft took an interesting route on it's journey around Scotland.The pilot left Dornoch at 12.11pm and took in Dalnessie, Loch Choire Lodge and Syre peaked at Strathy before heading south-east.It passed Achiemore, Forsinard and Gobernuisgeach on the way home.

held up at Dover since France closed its borders fearing the spread of a new strain of coronavirus from the south-east. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today called for action and said: "There is no time to lose." Sturgeon raised her concerns at the Scottish Parliament where she stressed there are no "immediate concerns" for food or medicine supplies across the country.

Brexit trade deal. Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, said a compromise on the quota share and timing of transition out of the Common Fisheries policy would amount to a sell-out.

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coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government also announced that 845 new cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight.

coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government also announced that 800 new cases of Covid-19 were reported overnight, taking the total figure to 106,170.

immunisation programme in its history. This week the first jabs were carried out by the NHS in a huge breakthrough as the fightback against the C ovid-19 pandemic begins.

coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government also announced that 1,064 new cases of Covid-19 were reported overnight, taking the total figure to 105,370.

First Minister has paid tribute to a ‘wonderful’ dad-of-five who tragically lost his fight for life after catching coronavirus last month. Andrew Slorance passed away on Saturday morning aged just 49 after working tirelessly with the Scottish Government in their response to the pandemic.

coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government also announced that 777 new cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 99,463.

coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government also announced that 966 new cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 98,686.

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Scottish Government has published a full list of frontline healthcare and social workers that are eligible for the new £500 grant. Nicola Sturgeon announced details of the one-off payment during her keynote speech to the SNP’s virtual party conference yesterday.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterCouncil bosses are to spend government cash covering up empty shop windows in towns and giving business owners £3,000 grants to tidy up their premises.Plants sprouting from buildings will also be weeded out.

John Barrowman has been accused of putting on a "fake" Scottish accent during his appearance on the Lorraine show on ITV on Monday morning. The 53 year old, who previously praised Phillip Schofield as "brave" as he came out as gay, spoke to the TV presenter from his home in Palm Springs, California, about his friend Ruthie Henshall being voted out of Gwrych castle on I'm A Celebrity...