South Lanarkshire forced to close over 20 schools as snow falls over region

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Homeware stores and garden centres in Lanarkshire are to close from Boxing Day with the exception of click and collect.Members of the public within level 4 are also being urged to stay close to home where possible to help stop the spread of Coronavirus.The stricter definition of essential retailers and new stay at home message have been introduced to help tackle the new variant of the virus which can spread

Edinburgh could be forced to close after an investigation unearthed serious safety issues. The Care Inspectorate said an inspection at Thornlea Nursing Home in Loanhead, Midlothian, uncovered "serious and significant concerns" about the quality of care provided.The watchdog has now filed court paperwork seeking the cancellation of the privately-run home's registration, which it said could allow new arrangements to be organised for residents.

Hamilton areaClydesdaleEast Kilbride and AvondaleSign 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.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.New coronavirus cases in Lanarkshire fell by almost 11 per cent last week.At her daily press briefing in Edinburgh today (Monday, December 14), First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed there had been 95 new cases in Lanarkshire on Sunday.As a result, last week there were 880 new Covid-19 cases in the region – a 10.9 per cent decrease on the previous week.Last week was the final week after the Scottish

South Lanarkshire. Emergency crews raced to the crash involving at least four vehicles near the Bothwell service station at around 6.30pm this evening.

link.As of December 3, 653 people in Lanarkshire have died after testing positive for the virus.Lanarkshire has been the second-worst affected region in Scotland by coronavirus after Greater Glasgow and Clyde where 33,797 people have tested positive.Between March and June, during the first wave of the pandemic, only 2724 people in the region had tested positive for coronavirus.However, the total number of people infected with the virus is thought to be higher as testing capacity was lower and

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

Members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force clashed Monday over new lockdown orders in California, with Dr. Anthony Fauci saying state officials didn’t have “any choice,” and Admiral Brett Giroir arguing that the “evidence” and “science” do not support shutdowns, calling them “counterproductive,” as cases of COVID-19 surge in California.

the bus stance at St Kenneth’s Primary.

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.

nature series were battling to stay alive in some of the harshest wintry conditions on earth, its movie star narrator was struggling to keep cool.Ewan McGregor was so hot recording the soundtrack to Stormborn, he had to pause between takes to pour buckets of water over his head.Lockdown restrictions meant the Hollywood star had to lay down his voice remotely from a trailer on an LA movie lot in the middle of a summer heatwave.But documentary producers Jackie Savery and Nigel Pope praised the

ITV reality show.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereAlongside Jessica Plummer, AJ was assigned his new job after Giovanna Fletcher became camp leader.He was appointed just days after things previously got tense between him and Shane, who was originally assigned the role.AJ said he couldn’t boil water because the pots and pans hadn’t been washed, and he asked Shane to

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.