Seven West Lothian schools have reported cases of Covid-19

care home in West Lothian.Care firm HC-One have confirmed that 11 people have now died with Covid-19 at the Redmill Care Home in East Whitburn.NHS Lothian has opened an investigation into the outbreak at the care home.Another outbreak at Milford House care home in Edinburgh is also being looked at.In addition to those who died, 35 residents and 20 staff members at the care home currently have the virus.A crisis team was set up when the outbreak was initially identified and the home was closed to

Wigan, Springwood Primary in Swinton, Salford, and St Andrew's CE Primary in Radcliffe, Bury.

Jan continued: “This year will be a little different due to the restrictions in place following the Covid-19 pandemic and we respectfully ask those making referrals to collect the toys from us in the lead up to Christmas.”River Kids have also been helping out wherever possible during the pandemic and provided St John’s Hospital Maternity Unit with toiletries and kids activity packs so they would have something to do during lockdown.Jan also told the Courier that the Toy Appeal will now be an

More than 16 million people have so far downloaded the the NHS Covid-19 app.The app forms a central part of the NHS Test and Trace service in England - identifying contacts of those who have tested positive for coronavirus.However some of its users have expressed confusion about what to do when they've been alerted with a pop up notification that then disappears.The message reads: "Possible Covid-19 exposure. Someone you were near reported having Covid-19.

But some local residents reported slight disruption to their mail delivery after receiving their post on a Sunday following the outbreak.The latest confirmed cases comes after one Royal Mail postie tested positive for Covid-19 at a Fife delivery office in September.A spokesperson for Royal Mail said: “Royal Mail takes the health and safety of its colleagues, its customers and the local communities in which we operate very seriously.“Ten of our colleagues recently tested positive for coronavirus

“SNP Ministers have failed to introduce effective infection prevention measures comprehensively across all care homes, which has left residents at greater risk.”Linthgow SNP MSP Fiona Hyslop says the Scottish Government are working hard to bring the outbreak under control.She said:“I am deeply concerned about the outbreak at the Redmill Care Home and my thoughts and deepest condolences are with the family of the person who has sadly passed away.“I am grateful for the swift intervention of NHS

But will they actually help or are they too restrictive and unfair to local hospitality businesses.We asked readers to leave their comments on our Facebook page.Susan Gearty said: "This is preferable to a full lockdown, I hope it helps. Doesn’t matter what the government do it’ll never be right, it’s trial and error at the moment as we’ve never been in this position before, and hopefully never will be again!"And Hannah McGaffinn sadi: "Feel really sorry for Nicola Sturgeon.

A new semi-permanent coronavirus testing centre has launched in Tameside as seven neighbourhoods in the borough recorded 20 or more cases in a week.The new testing facility has opened on the council car park at Darnton Road in Ashton-under-Lyne, opposite Stamford Park.It is open from 8am to 8pm seven days a week and is expected to be operational for six months.People must pre-book with the NHS on the phone or online before visiting the site, which can be accessed either on foot or in a

Local resident Laura Caulder said: “Rebecca has done this while juggling home schooling with three young children.

She added that the council  “acknowledged the  commitment of the Third Sector to partnership working  with the council and others.” Joint projects included the provision and delivery of PPE to carers as well as distributing hot meals and food, and providing childcare for  key workers.

Dominic West appeared on U.K. morning show “Good Morning Britain” on Friday, and shared his thoughts on the breaking news that U.S. President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with COVID-19.

Oldham, where children in Years 2, 5 and 6 are now having to isolate. But in a letter to parents, headteacher Margaret Johnson confirmed that the positive test had also resulted in the closure of two classes at another local school.In it, she said: "Unfortunately, it is a member of staff who teaches across three bubbles who has tested positive.

Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, and James Cameron have signed a letter calling for U.S. politicians to bail out cinemas hit by the COVID-19 crisis.The letter was signed by more than 70 directors and producers along with bosses at the National Association of Theater Owners, the Directors Guild of America, and the Motion Picture Association.It reads: “The moviegoing experience is central to American life.

police investigation has been launched after a woman was raped in West Lothian during a broad daylight attack. The 30-year-old was on a footpath to the south side of Riverside Court in Livingston on Wednesday afternoon when she was grabbed from behind.  The victim was then subjected to a horrendous serious sexual assault before the assailant fled the scene in an eastward direction.

“NHS Test and Trace is one of the largest testing and contact tracing systems in the world.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A councillor has detailed West Lothian’s recent efforts at achieving food justice.Whitburn and Blackburn councillor, Kirsteen Sullivan, has been supporting the Co-op’s Food Justice campaign for the past year.And she says West Lothian has “made significant progress on our journey towards a hunger-free county.”As the lead behind the campaign in West Lothian, Councillor Sullivan says the first step was to

a fifth of schools across the region, comes little over a fortnight after pupils started the new academic year. And with no official list available of all the bubble closures - and the Manchester Evening News only able to confirm cases after being alerted by parents - it's likely there are many more.