South Lanarkshire Council hands out nearly 6000 digital devices for home schooling

link!“The Scottish government budget once again fails to provide sufficient funding to maintain vital local services in our communities – the proposed settlement to all councils falls well short of the budget increase from Westminster.“Yet again we will be faced with having to cut services or jobs to balance the books; every SNP councillor, MSP and MP in North Lanarkshire has a responsibility to join us in fighting for their constituents.”

link!"There is the possibility that it will impact further on people's personal circumstances and I may see an upswing in demand for that reduction money."A lot could change towards the end of the year."

link!“We want to be clear that driving at 20mph is the right thing to do in any town centre area and would encourage all road users to comply with the new limits.”

link!Representative for East Kilbride Central North, Councillor Fagain said the budget failed to meet the needs of local government. He told the News : “It doesn’t even come close.

link!Committee convener, Councillor Angela Campbell, said: “Community safety is the number one priority for us as councillors and this five year plan will help us tackle what residents tell us is most important to them.“Tackling anti-social behaviour, reducing serious violence and disorder, reducing harm from unintentional injury and fire, tackling gender based violence, protecting people at risk of harm and improving road safety – all of these crucial issues are being addressed with this new

link!“As the pandemic continues and restrictions remain in place, it is too early to fully assess the medium to long-term economic impact but it is clear the effects are already being severely felt, with many businesses closing and unemployment increasing,” said Pamela Humphries, head of planning and regeneration.“In North Lanarkshire, the number of people claiming benefits is around 78 per cent higher than before the pandemic, and between March and July 2020, 52,300 residents (one in three)

link!There would also be four two-bedroom bungalows for private sale as well as four three-bedroom semi-detached homes and a mix of three, four and five bedroom detached properties.The homes would be less than a mile from nearby Allanton Primary School and Hartwood Train Station.

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.

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.

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

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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.

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

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.

Halfway Community Council were furious at the proposal to close Halfway library.