South Lanarkshire councillors criticise First Minister's programme for government

published by Public Health Scotland - with 389 of those in the Hamilton area.

Sade are recording a new album during lockdown, which would herald their first new material in a decade. 

the Reformer she is “privileged” to be its principal.

a new map published by Public Health Scotland has revealed how those cases break down across different neighbourhoods.In the week from Monday, September 28, to Sunday, October 4, the Hamilton area had 222 of the 450 cases in South Lanarkshire.It has a rate of 2.19 cases for every 1000 residents - and 21 of the 46 neighbourhoods across the region with at least one case per 1000 residents are in the Hamilton area.Rutherglen and Cambuslang saw an average of 1.31 cases per 1000 residents last week

Lala Kent and Randall Emmett showed how much they know about each other during Us Weekly’s “Newly Engaged Game” — even though the director proposed more than two years ago.The pregnant Vanderpump Rules star, 30, and her fiancé, 49, who announced in September they are expecting their first child together, exclusively told Us that Emmett said, “I love you” first.“We know each other. We remember,” Kent told Us after getting the answer correct.

link.She added that further “funding for 2020-21 for 30 to 35 small vans” had been accepted which will mean “34 per cent of the fleet will be electric”.That grant of £337,000 includes £90,000 to install nine new charging points across the council’s estate.Councillor Joe Fagan (East Kilbride Central North), leader of the Labour group, praised the council for “its good record when it comes to electric vehicles”.However, he compared the choice between electric and hydrogen power with the choice

link.“Emissions from fuel used within our fleet has continued to reduce.

was about recruitment statistics for the council – an issue, along with the online abuse, that almost drove Mo to quit because he was “fed up” with the lack of change. Mo added: “What happens with an ethnic minority councillor or politician is that you are put up to a higher standard.“Anything at all gets put in and you get slaughtered.

East Kilbride Councillor Joe Fagan told the News yesterday that all three elected members attended a group meeting two weeks ago in person. But he insisted all precautions were taken and guidance strictly followed at all times with all those present at the meeting told to work from home, self-isolate and get tested if displaying even minor symptoms.However, he said it is a stark reminder that no one is immune from the virus with numbers on the rise.“The virus does not discriminate.

Also Read: NBC's 2020 NFL Kickoff Game Loses 11% of Last Year's Audience“All decisions will be made with health and safety as our primary consideration.

after a first case was announced last week.It has also been revealed that the three councillors are all members of the Labour group and that other members of the group are self-isolating as a precaution.None of the group physically attended the full council meeting on Wednesday, September 23, and instead chose to participate remotely via Microsoft Teams.Councillor Joe Fagan (East Kilbride Central North), leader of the Labour group, said the group had been following public health guidelines and

emergency trips home. The SNP government's Richard Lochhead was responding to days of anger after young people were told to isolate in shared accommodation while infections soared on campuses.

link.Mr Sneddon added that the councillor will be interviewed by NHS Scotland's Test and Protect service and any close contacts will be identified and asked to self-isolate for 14 days.A close contact is someone who has been within 2m of a person for at least 15 minutes.Council leader John Ross added: "I would also like to extend my best wishes to the individual."Most councillors did not physically attend the hybrid executive committee or full council meetings yesterday and instead joined

A heated debate took place during a council meeting about the governments proposal on future planning.A motion was put forward on Wednesday by the Labour group to publicly denounce the governments latest consultation on future planning.The government revealed plans to speed up the planning process by cutting out ‘unnecessary bureaucracy’ in the planning phase.The motion was met with strong opposition from the Conservative group with councillor Arnold Saunders calling the motion “pompous” and

link.“To give just one example of this work, the committee will hear about the fantastic progress being made, with the help of Scottish Government funding, to reduce the carbon footprint of our vehicles by the introduction of more electric vehicles.

coronavirus cases continue to rise, according to a new poll. A study carried out by  YouGov  spoke to 2,690 people across the UK about a possible return to restrictions seen over March, April and May.

Blantyre councillor Bert Thomson, chair of the forum, hailed the project as “a great success story”. Cllr Jim McGuigan (Bothwell and Uddingston) thanked the communities involved and added that the project was “very important” in helping older men.