South Lanarkshire Council budget: Community councils express concern over "slash and burn" budget

link!“All gritters are currently deployed and working hard to clear priority one roads, pavements and cycleways – including routes to our Covid-19 vaccination centres.“Showers are expected throughout the day: remember, only travel if it’s essential.”

link.“I also want to protect Burnbank Family Centre. It’s a first-class facility for parents and carers who need advice and support.

link.“We now have our own settlement figure and we therefore know that South Lanarkshire Council will receive additional funding this year, with some additional commitments also handed to us.

the region - allowing pupils to keep up with their studies while schools remain closed.

South Lanarkshire Council’s risk register were given to councillors this week and the effects of Britain leaving the EU remain a concern.

Rutherglen and Cambuslang remains at the epicentre of the crisis in South Lanarkshire after at least 126 cases were recorded last week - down 17 per cent.

Hamilton areaClydesdaleEast Kilbride and AvondaleDon't miss a thing from your area - sign up for the new Lanarkshire newsletter!From the latest breaking news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox.Put your email at the top of this article or follow the instructions on this link!Rutherglen and Cambuslang*Where a neighbourhood has fewer than three cases this is being presented as 0-2 to help protect patient confidentiality.

link!“This has been particularly true in the last year, when councils have taken a lead role in supporting our communities and local businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic.“Budget monitoring reports to the executive committee throughout 2020 updated on estimates of the total cost to the council of Covid-19.

link!More than £7m of mobilisation funding is still outstanding but the Scottish Government have reassured councils that “all reasonable costs will be reimbursed”.Councillor Catherine McClymont (Clydesdale North) was concerned the Scottish Government had not fully reimbursed the council and asked: “How long has this been outstanding?”Director of health and social care Val de Souza said they were expecting the funds “in the next two to three weeks”.Education saw the largest overspend at £4

some £30 million to North Lanarkshire alone. “The generous SNP Government extra grants for new-build housing and for purchasing extra housing.“Cash for insulating homes, saving families £400 a year on their heating bills.

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South Ayrshire will see the successful candidate "drive transformational change" in children's services.A job ad posted on the local authority's website shows the 21-hours-a-week post carrying a salary of up to £36,868 per year.The Grade 5/Level 16 post has an hourly rate of between £32.67 and £33.67.The position, based at Ayr's County Buildings, will also oversee children's services planning.South Ayrshire Council says the position was evaluated to determine the wage made available but critics

South Ayrshire council says the move will ensure investment in properties and equates to £1.50 per week for most residents. It vows to spruce up 3,050 homes internally over the next five years.

Rutherglen and Cambuslang remains at the epicentre of the crisis in South Lanarkshire after a further 206 cases were recorded last week.

link.“Here again, we are able to access the support of external partners such as food policy officers to further enhance learning experiences for our young people.“While we have made great strides in this area, we are aware there are many challenges still to come especially in times of lockdown and children learning from home.

South Lanarkshire, the stats showed 9335 days were missed in 2017/2018, before a leap to 15,643 in 2018/2019. That number then dipped slightly to 13,378 for the curtailed 2019/2020 year, with 3745 absences already recorded to date for 2020/2021.Andy Harvey, of the South Lanarkshire branch of the EIS teaching union.

Hamilton area■ Ashgill and Netherburn - 10 (3.31 per 1,000)■ Blantyre North and Coatshill - 5 (1.7)■ Blantyre South and Wheatlands - 9 (2.1)■ Bothwell North - 12 (3.85)■ Bothwell South - 4 (1.19)■ Burnbank Central and Udston - 12 (2.61)■ Burnbank North - 10 (2.05)■ Burnbank South and Chantinghall - 5 (1.33)■ Earnock - 8 (1.98)■ Eddlewood - 14 (3.98)■ Fairhill - 5 (2.46)■ Glassford, Quarter and Allanton - 10 (2.32)■ Hamilton Centre and Low Parks - 12 (2.87)■ Hareleeshill - 10 (2.5)■ High Blantyre

the Reformer, but wished to remain anonymous, said the situation is becoming increasingly stressful. He said: “We feel we have been left behind.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Shotts mum claims education bosses are failing her young son and is pleading for them to place him in school for children with additional support needs.Louise Brown, 34, says her six-year-old son Harly – who has undergone diagnosis for pathological demand avoidance (PDA), an autism spectrum disorder, is being let down by North Lanarkshire Council’s education department and isn’t getting the education he