Social care staff across Scotland still waiting for £500 'thank you' bonus

Glasgow's Southside.The former Pollok Park Estate resident was originally born in Bedford, England, but moved to Scotland at three-years-old with her family.She recalled many happy years spent at the estate where her family lived when her father worked as a stonemason for owner Sir John Stirling Maxwell.Sylvia enjoyed a celebration organised by staff with cake and balloons as her daughter-in-law Irene visited.

Caitriona Balfe shared some sweet posts to wish her “Outlander” co-star Sam Heughan a very happy birthday Friday.

Outlander star Sam Heughan after was invited to cater for the cast and crew. Calum Richardson, the owner of the award-winning Bay Fish and Chips in Stonehaven, was asked to come and cook for the Outlander team while they were filming at an undisclosed location.

Get the latest Scottish parenting news sent straight to your inbox each week with our newsletter.A Lockerbie student has launched a petition objecting to a reduction in red meat in his school cafe.And Liam Grieve’s stance against the new menu policy has won the backing of hundreds of people in less than a week.He made his feelings known on the change.org website where he launched the petition headlined: “Bring back meat to the cafe at Lockerbie Academy”.The S3 pupil said: “On Thursday there was

care home - after being described as a 'fire hazard', her outraged family claim.Former headteacher Susan Lynas, 75, was hospitalised after breaking her back last year and was unable to receive physiotherapy due to the pandemic.She gained weight due to being immobile for months and also contracted coronavirus, and is now suffering from long covid as well as severe asthma and diabetes.Gran-of-three Susan has been in an interim care home, Craigmair, in Livingston, West Lothian, which is run by the

dementia on the back has been struck off. The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has removed Morag Thomson from the register after a hearing into her actions.

Glasgow care home. Callum Graham abused the vulnerable OAP while employed as a care assistant at Haydale Care Home in July 2019.

Kelly Macdonald has been praised by fans for her performance in last night’s dramatic episode of Line of Duty. The Scots actress, who plays DSI Jo Davidson on the show, came under intense cross examination from AC-12, in what was billed as the longest interview ever seen on the BBC cop drama.

Line of Duty fans have gone crazy over the latest Line of Duty blunder which saw Scotsman Martin Compston make two major mistakes about what happens in his native land. The Greenock -born actor came up with a couple of clangers in Sunday night’s record-long interrogation of Acting Detective Superintendent Jo Davidson in the hit BBC show.

Instagram. If you need a social media break and want to try something new, the role will involve replacing scrolling on the social media platform with learning a new skill for less than an hour a day.

manifesto.Labour’s national recovery plan includes detailed policies for turning the country around, including a catch up plan for schools.One of the policy commitments is to strip away some of the financial support received by fee-paying schools.The manifesto states: “Scottish Labour will end all public sector support for fee-paying private schools, implementing the recommendations made by the Barclay Review to end their charitable status for rates relief as a contribution towards achieving a

beer gardens, with opening hours determined by local licensing laws. The First Minister had previously flagged the April 26th date when she published the Government’s routemap for taking Scotland out of lockdown.

here.The Crown Office statistics detail how many have died in each care home except where homes have four or fewer deaths for reasons of confidentiality.There are 198 care homes with fewer than five deaths but if each of those lost four residents to Covid the true picture could be nearer 4,000 deaths.A special Crown Office unit has been established to examine all deaths in care homes.The care home industry said they felt let down by the Scottish Government at the start of the outbreak while

police crackdown on anti-social behaviour in a Scots town. Some 15 charges were brought as officers found people allegedly drinking in public, alleged drug possession, resisting arrest and assaulting police over the weekend in Stirling.

Nick Nairn says Scottish hospitality has received a new blow from the latest government plans.Nick, who already faced a traumatic lockdown after his Cook School was flooded, said the new social distancing regulations could sound the death knell for some businesses in the trade.He said: "Everyone in Scottish hospitality planning to open on 26th needs to read @scotgov draft regs on distancing.

Tuesday that travel restrictions would be lifted earlier than planned to allow people to see their family and friends who may live in different council areas. Among the other rules changes coming into force today six people from six households will be allowed to meet outdoors.