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Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Recycling centres in South Lanarkshire will almost be back to normal when they begin to accept all the same types of waste as before the pandemic.The six sites at Blantyre, Carluke, East Kilbride, Larkhall, Rutherglen and Strathaven will start accepting more waste from Wednesday (July 29) meaning residents can once again dispose of soil, rubble, batteries, fluorescent tubes, textiles and gas bottles.Restrictions to help

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Elderly and disabled council tenants are to get help to look after their gardens once again.South Lanarkshire Council’s Care of Garden scheme had been suspended in response to the coronavirus pandemic but grounds staff are now able to restart part of the service for some tenants.The scheme is open to residents over 70 or who have a disability.However, some residents who had previously paid for the service will need to

Airdrie. Jay Ferguson was last seen at Drumgelloch train station in the Lanarkshire town at around 7.10pm on Thursday, July 23.

Sitel call centre in Bellshill have now been confirmed by Tuesday evening - 15 staff members and five people with connections to the call centre. One extra case has been confirmed since yesterday.The cluster has sparked concerns, with some workers at the Maxim Park site claiming managers shut the blinds after police came to investigate claims of safety breaches.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.A COATBRIDGE pub is one of the locations with "links" to the call centre enduring a coronavirus outbreak.There are currently 15 confirmed cases of Covid-19 at the Sitel site in Eurocentral – with another five “arising from linked contracts”.All Sitel staff have been advised to isolate for 14 days and take a Covid-19 test, with 393 test results from employees reported so far.And now Owen's Bar in Coatbridge has been

virus-hit Sitel site in Eurocentral in Lanarkshire.There are a further five linked cases.The staff who tested positive at the call centre were working for NHS England’s Test and Trace programme.Dr David Cromie, consultant in public health medicine, NHS Lanarkshire, said:“Our public health team, alongside North Lanarkshire Council, continues to work closely with the employer Sitel and staff in the building who have been encouraged to have tests carried out.“NHS Lanarkshire’s incident management

coronavirus was reported at a call centre in Motherwell. At least six workers at the Sitel office in Maxim Park, near Bellshill, have been diagnosed with the deadly virus.

Covid-19 have now been confirmed in an outbreak at a contact tracing centre in Motherwell.The Scottish Government said the Sitel building in Maxim Park, near the Lanarkshire town, has been closed while contact tracing continues.Deputy First Minister John Swinney announced the number of people who have tested positive for the deadly virus.He said: "There is an extensive contact tracing operation under way which was commenced by NHS Lanarkshire and by the test and protect support, working very

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the Reformer’s Facebook page, Councillor Robert Brown wrote: “There are undoubtedly some capacity problems caused by the Covid-19 situation in catching up with grass cutting. (No council staff incidentally are furloughed).

Rutherglen and throughout South Lanarkshire are losing their jobs, not least skilled workers and young people in the hospitality and tourism industries.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.North Lanarkshire recycling centres are now fully operational.Residents are now able to dispose of a wide variety of household waste.The centres, including those in Netherton and Shotts, are for North Lanarkshire residents only so you must show photographic ID and proof of address.To comply with physical distancing guidelines, traffic management is still in place at the centres and the number of vehicles allowed in at

“Thanks to the widespread implementation of the church’s Infection Control protocols, Catholic parishes will begin the resumption of public Masses and other communal activities from July 15.” Bishop Gilbert added: "The bishops are extremely grateful to all those who have worked tirelessly to prepare our parishes for public worship and to those who made their views known to their parliamentary representatives and the government on the subject of communal worship."While thanking the Scottish

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Residents and visitors to Hamilton have made fresh calls this week for South Lanarkshire Council to step up their grass-cutting.The local authority took the decision back in March to suspend a number of maintenance services due to the coronavirus outbreak, however, they were slowly re-introduced in May.

local authority have highlighted a £21.3m coronavirus black hole in the first half of 2020.

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Reformer : “The biggest number of complaints I am getting is about the state that residential areas are in with overgrown grass. “The council have the man power and the equipment – they just aren’t willing to use it.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Births across South Lanarkshire can now be registered again.The service was temporarily suspended because of the global pandemic.However, anyone wishing to register a birth can now do.Due to the high number of births to be registered, the service will resume in order of birth date:■ For babies born before March 21, registration will begin from June 29■ For babies born between April 1 and April 30, registration will begin