Scottish SSPCA called to nearly 900 Dumfries and Galloway animal welfare jobs in first half of 2020

Hellish Extent. The SAY award is Scotland’s national music prize, given annually for an outstanding album produced by a Scottish artist and was launched in 2012 by the Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) in partnership with Creative Scotland.Lewis said he was honoured to be “nominated for such an incredible award”.

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"After meeting with them they wrote to me to say that lessons had been learned and an action plan would be in the September 2020 report.“I sincerely hope that the council take on board the recommendation of Audit Scotland and ensure the real costs of implementation of the new system will be accounted for.”

map reveals the nine Scottish regions projected to become coronavirus hotspots within a fortnight, putting them at risk of local lockdowns.Imperial College London's interactive maps show clusters of red zones in each UK nation, as of Friday, as tough new measures are imposed across Scotland to curb the spread of Covid-19.But the picture looks much worse two weeks from now, with more hotspots emerging across the cuntry.A projection for 4th October shows Scottish areas already subject to local

link.“To continue to provide the animals at our centre with the best possible care, we need your support.“We would greatly appreciate donations of towels which are listed on our Amazon wishlist.“Items purchased through Amazon can be sent directly to our centre, but they can also be bought elsewhere and dropped off to us.“We understand that times are difficult just now but we, and the animals, would appreciate anything that people can spare.”Towels needed are detailed in the centre’s Amazon

showing off the Inner and Outer Hebrides as you've never seen them before. The Hebridean Air Services account (@Hebrideanair) is a treasure trove of unbelievable photographs of some of Scotland's best known islands - all taken from a bird's eye view.

Douglas Ross plans to spend £550million on 3,000 more teachers for Scotland if his party gains power at the next Holyrood election.

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The longlist for this year’s Scottish Album Of The Year Award has been announced. It’s a strong list, with artists including Anna Meredith, Blanck Mass, Erland Cooper and Shhe.

Scottish Labour to move on from recent divisions by urging colleagues to “pull together”. He backed Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard and also praised an MP who had considered quitting the party last year.

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The Scottish SPCA attended over 4200 animal welfare jobs in Lanarkshire during the first six months of 2020.Charity chiefs revealed they were called out to South Lanarkshire 2134 times and another 2077 in neighbouring North Lanarkshire – a total of 4211 across the region.With lockdown forcing the closure of all nine Scottish SPCA animal rescue and rehoming centres across Scotland, including the Lanarkshire

“The more people who have the app, the more it can help to slow the spread of coronavirus.”The app was downloaded more than half a million times in the first 24 hours after it went live last week.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The Scottish SPCA is appealing to animal lovers to donate supplies to its Milton rescue and rehoming centre.With all nine of the charity’s rehoming centres remaining closed to the public they are running low on much needed essential items for the animals in their care, with a higher than usual number of animals living at SSPCA centres.Last week it was revealed that the Scottish SPCA had attended 699 animal

coronavirus cases, Willie Rennie has said.The Scottish Liberal Democrat leader said details on case numbers would help people who are shielding make informed decisions about their outings.He called for "microscopic detail", while still maintaining patient confidentiality.Current health board breakdowns of coronavirus statistics are not specific enough, he said.Rennie said: "It's clear that this virus is going to overshadow daily life in Scotland for many more months."Local flare-ups and

their promise” to help homeless people. The charity’s assistant director for communications and advocacy, Gordon MacRae, said: “These figures show that Scotland’s homelessness system was failing people even before the pandemic hit.“We had rising homelessness and record numbers of people in temporary accommodation before the lockdown.

badgers had his jail sentence quashed.Two injured lurchers were rescued from Conran Connor’s home but it’s feared another dog used in fights died.Earlier this year, a sheriff sent Connor to prison for 21 weeks.But now the Sheriff Appeal Court in Edinburgh has overturned that sentence and ordered Connor, 21, of Wishaw, Lanarkshire, to do 130 hours of unpaid community work instead.Last night, an undercover Scottish SPCA inspector said: “We are disappointed Connor Conran’s custodial sentence has

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Alex Salmond has said he could go back to court to help retrieve key documents for the Holyrood inquiry into the Government’s bungled sexual misconduct investigation. David McKie told the Scottish Parliament committee Salmond is willing to try to access information that is not being handed over by Nicola Sturgeon ’s Government.

MSP Ms McAlpine, who has raised the issues with health secretary Jeane Freeman, said: “I believe that we have a responsibility to help children who have been left requiring considerable support for the rest of their lives.“Ms Freeman has reassured me that the Scottish Government is giving careful consideration to all the recommendations in the report and will be consulting with all the patient groups before responding with their plans.