Shelving of nursery plans "unacceptable" according to Dumbarton MSP

Residents in Greater Manchester have been told to 'cancel' any plans to visit Scotland.The message from Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Friday (July 31), came just 12 hours after it was announced more than four million people will face tougher lockdown restrictions, including in parts of east Lancashire and West Yorkshire.Scottish people are advised to avoid travel to areas in northern England facing the new tougher restrictions after a spike in coronavirus cases.Travel between

Jake Kanter International TV EditorBBC appoints new Scotland chief BBC Scotland has named program maker, commissioner and award-winning broadcaster Steve Carson (pictured) as its new director, replacing Donalda MacKinnon, who steps down later this year. Carson is currently head of multi-platform commissioning for BBC Scotland and will be elevated to look after 1,100 staff.

News : “The health and social care visa’ is a real kick in the teeth for the care sector after their vital contribution to saving lives and helping to tackle the virus.

has confirmed after weeks of planning.When will schools reopen?As previously announced, primary and high schools will reopen from August 11, following scientific evidence and advice that it is safe to do so.Schools will be allowed to reopen on a phased basis during the first week, but all pupils will be back full-time as of August 18.Will pupils need to socially distance when at school?Pupils of primary school will age will not have to socially distance.The scientific advice also makes clear

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Paisley’s Business Improvement District (BID) has demanded further consultation is carried out on council plans to introduce temporary cyclepaths across Renfrewshire.Communities were invited to share their thoughts throughout last week until Sunday on proposals to install cycle lanes on nine main commuter routes after Renfrewshire Council received £540,000 in Scottish Government funding.But there are claims many firms in

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Ask a lot of parents and they will tell you that kids and the word “relax” don’t go together that often in the modern day.Helena Kelman, 58, from Motherwell is a Relax Kids coach, and provides children with coping methods to help them unwind.The mum-of-two was delighted last week when the work of the organisation was recognised in the Scottish Parliament in a motion lodged by Motherwell and Wishaw MSP Clare

East Kilbride.Monica Lennon reported the facility - run by Thistle Healthcare - to the Care Inspectorate in May but in a summary report to the Scottish Parliament shortly after the home was praised for "good infection prevention and control procedures”, despite the "significant outbreak".Ms Lennon said the report left "too many unanswered questions" and was little comfort for grieving families.One of those families features in a BBC Scotland Disclosure documentary airing tonight.In the programme

Kilmarnock’s Netherton Street and Rigg Street in Stewarton. The company wants to build the facilities in the car parks at both stores.Customers would feed the empty drinks containers into the machines and get money back.It is part of the retail operator’s plans to gear up for Scotland’s deposit return scheme.

East Kilbride -based Freedom School of Motoring owner and instructor, Bobby Russell, previously said he feared the lack of clarity could put instructors out of business. However, he feels that the more cautious approach taken here is the safest option for driving instructors and students alike.“I think the Scottish government have taken the right approach to be fair.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.ALEX Neil has hailed the Scottish Government’s decision to set up a complex mesh removal surgical service.The Airdrie MSP says the decision to create the facility – which is being backed by more than £1.3 million of Scottish Government funding for the coming year – within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde will “be welcomed by campaigners”.Mr Neil added: “This announcement is another step towards improving the lives of the

Covid-19 outbreak after workers feared they were being put at risk.A Labour MSP referred the call centre to Police Scotland in April after being inundated with complaints about Sitel at the height of the pandemic.Monica Lennon told police that one employee had reported to work at the call centre despite it being common knowledge that their partner was off sick with suspected coronavirus.At least six workers at Sitel’s call centre at Maxim Park in Eurocentral, near Bellshill, Lanarkshire, have

Police Scotland has a vendetta against Scott Bennett, who has served jail time for drug offences and was shot in the face in a gangland hit.Brockett’s Hyde ’N’ Seek ­Pinocchios nursery in ­Bishopbriggs, near Glasgow, was recently graded as generally “adequate” by the Care ­Inspectorate and had no complaints against it.But a subsequent application by Brockett to Disclosure Scotland brought problems she blamed on police trying to disrupt activities relating to her and Bennett.She posted a letter

Outer Hebrides has announced plans to make whisky as it gets set to move into a new home which could be become Scotland's most westerly whisky distillery.

Scottish Conservative MSP has announced he will not be standing at next year's Holyrood election. Adam Tomkins, the party's spokesman on the constitution,  return full-time to his role as the John Millar Professor of Public Law at the University of Glasgow.

NHS Tayside operations caused by the impact of COVID-19.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterNorth Ayrshire Council has started the phased re-opening of its public toilets as Covid-19 restrictions are eased nationwide.The facilities were closed in March as lockdown was introduced to combat the spread of Coronavirus.Now, as Scotland enters the latest stage of the route map out of lockdown, the council is starting to re-open the public toilets which are under its ownership.The toilets at

antibody figures. Nicola Sturgeon’s administration said that 4,431 such tests had been completed, but the UK Statistics Authority has claimed the figure cannot be verified.

Phase Three of lockdown. Temperature checks and no playdough or sandpits are just some of the strict new rules, one of the Scotland's largest nursery chains is enforcing as it prepares return.