Sewer upgrading project to tackle Coatbridge flooding

Halloween is almost upon us, and some Scots are already getting into the spooky spirit by rustling up some ghoulish treats in the kitchen. Scottish home cooks have revealed their frightfully incredible edible masterpieces, from dead body buffets and spooky skulls to creepy eyes.

Nicola Sturgeon is preparing to announce tough new restrictions across Scotland to control the rising tide of coronavirus cases.The First Minister is due to reveal the details of the plan to the Scottish parliament at 2.50pm on Wednesday after the cabinet has signed off the measures.There are fears that pubs and restaurants could face temporary closure under “circuit breaker” lockdown plans for some parts of the country.The SNP leader has emphasised that she does not want to impose a second

Becky – along with Edward and Emily – were released as chicks into the Moffat hills in summer 2018, with local primary pupils having a hand in naming them.

rain caused huge floods. Shocking videos show thick brown water on the rise as the Water of Leith bursts making the area unrecognisable It comes after Storm Alex battered Scotland with a months worth of rain in just 36 hours.

downpours dumped more than a month’s worth of rain across eastern Scotland at the weekend as Storm Alex battered the UK, sparking landslides.Angus and Aberdeenshire normally receive just 3.9in of rain during the entire month of October.But a weather station operated by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency registered almost 4.9in at Mongour in ­Aberdeenshire between Friday night and yesterday afternoon.Forecaster Tom Morgan said: “It is a huge amount of rain to fall in just 36 hours."It is

coronavirus pandemic. Instead of the 2020 we all hoped, this year has seen lockdowns, social distancing, toilet paper panic buying, quarantines and Zoom funerals.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.An 11-year-old Wishaw schoolgirl is the inspiration behind an innovative new collection of jewellery.Sarah Mcgough, 33, named her online business after her daughter Summer Jane, a P7 pupil at St Thomas’s Primary.Sarah’s husband Michael runs Peter Francis Jewellers in Caledonian Road, Wishaw.The couple met after she moved to Scotland from Cork 15 years ago.Last year she launched Summer Jane, an online

Amazon office was evacuated as bomb disposal team moved in to deal with a 'suspicious package'. Police taped off the Dunfermline depot having been called to reports of the package at around 3.25pm on Sunday September 27  The Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit then moved in and 'made it safe'.

SafeDeposits Scotland has revealed that renters in Glasgow could be due a share of £154,122, after failing to claim back deposits at the end of their tenancies. The Glasgow-based tenancy deposit scheme holds deposits on behalf of landlords and agents in line with Government regulations designed to ensure responsible leasing.

Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge AdvertiserCreative Scotland chief executive Iain Munro said: “Despite the ongoing detrimental impact that the Covid-19 pandemic is having on Scotland’s performing arts venues and on culture as a whole, it’s positive that we can offer some funding to help venues navigate these extremely challenging times.“I’m encouraged to see that this funding will help venues across many different parts of Scotland, where they form such an important part

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A COATBRIDGE actor is buzzing about the release of a gangster film touted as Scotland’s biggest independent movie since Gregory’s Girl.Alastair Thomson Mills hopes the award-winning Schemers, set in Dundee and in cinemas this weekend, will prove a hit with Monklands moviegoers.The 53-year-old from Kirkshaws now lives with wife Maria and their three children in Hampshire and plays villain Des Fergie, who he

Nicola Sturgeon to discuss ways of curbing the alarming rise in Covid-19 cases. The UK Prime Minister had reaffirmed his commitment to taking a ‘united approach, as much as possible’ in tackling the killer virus.

Covid-19 alert level across the UK is to be raised to Level 4 for the first time since June after the number of positive cases soared in recent weeks.In a joint statement, the chief medical officers from Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Wales agreed that the risk of transmission is now “high or rising exponentially”.Their decision follows a grave warning from leading scientists that the UK could soon see 50,000 news infections a day if no action is taken and signals that tough new

"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.”