SSPCA ask Lanarkshire's animal lovers to celebrate their pets during week-long event

iOS - Android Joe's family are concerned for his wellbeing.Inspector Morven Sutherland, based in Dumbarton, said: "We're appealing for anyone who has seen Joe to contact us."Our enquiries have established Joe may be in the Uddingston area, but we are keeping an open mind so anyone who has any information should let us know."Anyone with information should contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident number 3195 of 29 September.

iOS - Android Wishaw MSP Clare Adamson said: “People are struggling even with the uplift. Yet the Scottish Tories have the temerity to defend this abominable cut."They are failing in a basic duty as MSPs to advocate for our most vulnerable constituents.

iOS - Android An inquiry will be held into the circumstances of his death at a later stage.Callander was jailed for a minimum of 14-and-a-half years after admitting murdering Brian, 54 at an address in the town.Brian suffered injuries including smashed ribs, a ruptured spleen, fractured vertebrae and brain damage.

iOS - Android Robby McCann, 20, who won the Print Administration, followed in his father’s footsteps by joining him at CCL Labels in East Kilbride.He enjoys learning many new skills and the variety of the work and once qualified wants to get involved in the company’s graphic design department.He said his print apprenticeship offers a "great opportunity to learn new things and the variety of the work".

family is suffering 'unbearable heartbreak' after their Scots grandad vanished over a week ago. Paul Johnson disappeared without warning from his home in St Andrews which was ‘completely out of character’ for him.

Fife. Police are urgently appealing to the public to help trace Kelly-Ann MacDonald, who was last seen by a relative in Kirkcaldy’s Templehall Avenue at around noon on Thursday, September 16.

Fife who has been missing for nine days. Denis Findlay, who is from the Dunfermline area, was last seen at Edinburgh Waverley train station around 5pm on Tuesday, September 14.

iOS - Android Health chiefs say that they hope to have cleared the waiting list by March 2023, and added that services are still reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.The figures have been described as "a crisis" by politicians. Pam Duncan-Glancy, the Labour list MSP, told Lanarkshire Live : "These figures need to be a wake-up call for the Scottish Government.

iOS - Android The global pandemic also presented significant challenges to supporting people faced with homelessness.Changes in legislation to prevent landlords evicting tenants for rent arrears were also introduced across Scotland in response to COVID-19.

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been cleared of an alleged attack on his girlfriend while wielding an ax e, which caused a dog to poo itself. Gary Fulton, who has a number of previous convictions for carrying weapons, was on trial at Paisley Sheriff Court accused of battering former partner Margaret Muir.

iOS - Android This can cause trains to overshoot signals or platforms and affect signalling systems - making it harder to track where trains are on the network.From this week until December, Scotland's Railway's fleet of specialist rail-head treatment trains will be in operation around-the-clock, using high-pressure water jets to clean tracks before coating them with a special adhesive.At a further 110 locations across the network, special "traction gel applicators" have been installed to help

Ford Fiesta ST was substantially damaged on Arondale Road in Plains, near Airdrie. Police Scotland officers responded to the incident at around 9.05pm on Monday September 20.

crash victims had previously been in prison for killing a schoolboy. We told how David Paton, 27, died alongside Manveer Benning, also 27, and 31-year-old Mark Downie following the smash on the M8 near Bishopton, Renfrewshire on Sunday morning.

missing Scots pensioner last seen two weeks ago. Graham McCausland has been reported missing from his home address in Elgin and was last seen around 8pm on Tuesday September 7.

iOS - Android It will offer sit in, take away, drive-thru, deliveries and mobile order and will complement Hamilton's existing Starbucks drive thru on Palace Grounds retail park.Starbucks latest drive-thru is being brought to the town again by Glasgow-based OCO Westend, one of the firms longest licensed partners in the UK, who recently opened another new store in Polmadie.Recent growth means OCO Westend, owned by JJ O'Hara, now employs 273 people across 13 stores in Scotland including Rutherglen

missing man was last seen almost a week ago as police appeal for information to trace his whereabouts. Craig McWhirter, 29, was spotted leaving Maybole, South Ayrshire around 6pm on Sunday September 12.

retirement can never start too early and if it’s closer than you realise, you may need to set aside some time now to make sure everything is in order. Citizens Advice Scotland have created a handy checklist with nine points to tick off to ensure it’s a smooth transition.

State Pension provides essential financial support every month for around 12.6 million people across the UK, including 981,399 Scots. This regular payment is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which increased to 66 for both men and women in October 2020.