South Lanarkshire Councillors warn cost of Covid could get worse over winter

link.The region has spent the past three weeks in the strictest tier of restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.It means that shops, hairdressers, gyms and other close contact services will be allowed to reopen.Pubs will be allowed to sell food and non-alcoholic drinks until 6pm each day.Win SIX festive cocktails to your doorShops will be allowed to open from 6am this Friday, with the other restrictions belng lifted as of 6pm at night.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: ""I think today we

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the bus stance at St Kenneth’s Primary.

were left out in the cold after their school buses failed to turn up.Some youngsters heading to Holy Cross High in Hamilton were left waiting after school buses were unable to get out their depot, due to the heavy snow last night.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A new way to pay for council-managed parking is being launched in Hamilton town centre.RingGo will be available to use from Monday, December 7 and will be introduced at the same time as the reintroduction of on-street parking charges.It promises to provide users with a more convenient alternative to using cards or cash at the ticket machines and allows people to extend their stay without returning to their

link.Started in 2004, the scheme targets schools in areas of deprivation where children are “more at risk of being injured in a road traffic collision”.On Tuesday, November 17, the council’s roads safety forum heard how why schools were currently not holding classes as part of the scheme.In a report to the committee, executive director for community and enterprise Michael McGlynn said: “The reporting of this initiative was delayed due to the impact of COVID-19.“Six out of the eight schools were

Rutherglen and Cambuslang remains the region's covid hotspot after 2.25 cases were recorded for every 1000 residents last week.

notified via email that the appointments had been canceled due to an “event”. The email didn’t reveal the nature of the event, but it was reported by Deadline early Monday evening to be “He’s All That,” a remake of the 1999 film “She’s All That.”Representatives of FilmLA, Miramax, which produces the film, or the office of the Mayor of Los Angeles did not immediately respond to requests for comment from TheWrap.

South Carolina prison officials say they have to delay an execution scheduled for Friday because they won't be able to obtain the necessary lethal injection drugs. An attorney for the state Department of Corrections wrote in a letter to the South Carolina Supreme Court last week that the agency cannot carry out the execution of Richard Bernard Moore due to the lack of drugs, which it has not had stocked since 2013.The Associated Press obtained a copy of the letter.

A South Carolina town has been left without a police force to patrol its population of roughly 2,000 people, according to a report. Lexington County’s small town of Pine Ridge typically boasts a police force made up of a maximum of three full-time officers plus part-time police department personnel.

Ellise Shafer editorLos Angeles County officials have announced a new stay-at-home order to take effect Monday, Nov. 30.The three-week order was announced on Friday, as the county confirmed 4,544 new cases of COVID-19 and 24 new deaths.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Serious injuries resulting from road accidents in South Lanarkshire hit a ten-year high in 2019.There were almost 100 serious casualties following accidents across the region last year – the highest since 2009.Figures presented to South Lanarkshire Council’s roads safety forum on Tuesday, November 17, revealed that 98 people were seriously injured as a result of a road accident in 2019.

link.There have only been five child fatalities in South Lanarkshire as a result of road accidents since 2009 with no more than one occurring annually and none in 2019.Mr McGlynn’s report added: “Progress towards all fatal casualties has been disappointing in recent years and serious casualties, with the exception of the unusually low 2018 recorded figures, have shown recent increases.

Cambuslang and Rutherglen, who have already been hard hit by the pandemic. Local business, in particular, has suffered as restrictions have eased and tightened again over recent months with some already having closed their doors for good, and others worried that they will have to do so in the coming months.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The leader of South Lanarkshire Council says it’s disappointing but necessary that the area is moving into Tier 4 of Covid restrictions.John Ross reacted to the news of the local authority area going into the strictest lockdown rules from today.Mr Ross said: “I know that everyone will share my disappointment that it has been necessary to place Lanarkshire and other parts of Scotland in Level 4 of the Covid

with two houses in Motherwell being set ablaze.Labour group councillors will now propose a motion at next month’s full council meeting calling for action, including asking the UK government to introduce maximum noise legislation of 90 decibels, and requesting that Holyrood uses its powers in relation to fireworks to prevent them from impacting animal welfare, vulnerable people and tragic incidents”.Depute council leader Paul Kelly said: “Some of the scenes from this year’s Guy Fawkes night were

The Reformer understands the owners of Creature Comforts, who declined to comment, are keen to continue trading in Burnside.