Stewartry punters enjoy a pint as beer gardens re-open following easing of coronavirus restrictions

Rutherglen who can’t afford to dine out at all, it strikes me that this package isn’t geared towards supporting those on the lowest incomes, whose livelihoods are most likely to have been lost. We wanted the real deal for Scotland.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterPubs and bars ushering in a new era of service have praised punters for embracing “the change of a lifetime”.Hostelries were finally able to reopen indoors last week – but the warm welcome has changed dramatically in look.However, from big chains to small independents, businesses were bowled over by the willingness of customers to turn back out in force.Bosses at Ayr’s Arthur Street Kitchen

Glasgow 's West End. Emergency services were called to the scene at Bingham’s Pond in Hyndland, at around 10.20am on Thursday.

Confused.com boss Louise O’Shea still urged drivers to shop around, as research shows those renewing with their current insurer are not seeing the same savings, despite being encouraged to stay home. In fact, a UK survey found 46 per cent of motorists who received their renewal notice between April and June saw their prices increase by £47 on average.

While it’s still difficult for adult teams to return to training, it is slightly easier for the region’s youth teams.Groups of up to 10 players, as well as two coaches, can meet for full contact training, with small sided games also allowed.

although figures reported by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) on Wednesday reported 4,187 deaths linked to the illness have been registered up to Sunday, July 12.

worship, a range of visitor attractions and go to a pub or restaurant indoors from Wednesday, July 15. Hairdressers and barbers will also reopen to those seeking to get their lockdown locks seen to for the first time in almost four months.Nicola Sturgeon announced that there were zero deaths from Covid in Scotland for the sixth day in a row yesterday.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Patients in hospitals across NHS Lanarkshire will again be able to receive visits from a loved one.Hospital visiting is now being re-instated in a staged approach.This comes after hospitals across Scotland had to take the exceptional step of stopping all but essential visitors coming into hospitals.Susan Friel, nurse director for Acute Services at NHS Lanarkshire, said: “Stopping hospital visiting was absolutely

Coronavirus lockdown restrictions in Scotland are being relaxed, as First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed dates for hotels, indoor pubs and hairdressers to reopen and announced plans to lift restrictions on funerals and worship.In a statement to the Scottish Parliament, Ms Sturgeon said the ongoing decline in the prevalence of coronavirus means the country can move into phase three of its four-step plan to exit lockdown.She confirmed that from tomorrow, people can meet in extended groups

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flocked to get in pints for the first time since lockdown.Many had to book tables in advance before heading for a socially distanced ‘swally’ outside.Those who got a pub pew celebrated their new-found freedom by tasting their first draught beers and pub cocktails for the first time in almost four months.At Glasgow’s Brel bar in the city’s West End, owner Oli Norman told The Record: “It’s quite an emotional day.“It’s been a tortuous few months, but to get to this point and for it to be a

Scottish Government  has given pubs, restaurants and cafes the green light to open their outdoor facilities for service as part of its route map out of lockdown. Two-metre social distancing, Perspex screens and contact gathering are among the  strict measures  taken by most bars up and down the country.

pub for the first time as restrictions on beer gardens were eased today. The Scottish Government has given pubs, restaurants and cafes the green light to open their outdoor facilities for service as part of its route map out of lockdown.

pub for the first time in almost four months as beer gardens reopen from today. All outdoor hospitality services have been given the green light to let punters in once again as part of the Scottish Government’s route map out of lockdown.

Scotland today. Jason Leitch, the national clinical director for the Scottish government, admitted he was worried about the relaxation of rules for drinking and outdoor hospitality from this morning.

pub today as beer gardens open for the first time since lockdown – and punters are praying it doesn’t rain. Drinking in licensed outdoor premises is now permitted in Scotland, provided staff and customers adhere to social distancing and other Covid-19 guidelines.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Performing Arts students from New College Lanarkshire have opened a virtual conference for Scotland’s further education sector.HND Musical Theatre students, based at the college’s Motherwell Campus, were invited to perform virtually at the College Expo20 event, which attracted over a thousand attendees.They sang a rendition of the song ‘What I Did For Love’, set against the backdrop of photographs and news stories