Stirling's Macrobert Arts Centre leads calls for easing social distancing rules

Glasgow. Emergency services were called to the scene in Ingram Street in the city centre at around 10.15pm on Sunday, May 30, after the alarm was raised.

arrested and charged following a 'disturbance' in Aberdeen.

iOS - Android “While hospitality has opened up, we can embrace friends, have people into our homes, churches are still having to keep to a two metre distance."That means we cannot open our church building for worship on a Sunday as we can only fit 30 people in under this rule.“We are baffled as to why churches are under and will continue to be under some of the strictest restrictions and are prepared to take matters further if required.“We have spoken to other churches informally and we seem to

Love Island is back as fans were treated to a glimpse at the brand new series coming this summer. The first look trailer dropped today featuring Scots voiceover star Iain Stirling and wife and host Laura Whitmore who sounded the alarm for its return.

Edinburgh Fringe Festival is "in danger" if the Scottish Government does not ease social distancing rules for venues within a fortnight, the organiser has warned. Shona McCarthy, chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, urged ministers to drop the current two-metre rule for venues to the one-metre rule used in hospitality.

Nicola Sturgeon confirmed the Glasgow City Council area would be the only part of Scotland to remain in Level 3 of coronavirus restrictions. An outbreak of the Indian variant of the virus has led to rising cases in the local authority, with hotspots in the south of the city.

Back to the beginning! Duchess Kate and Prince William found time to travel to the past during their trip to Scotland — with the twosome enjoying lunch from a familiar spot that they used to visit as students.

Glasgow venue SWG3 has announced the launch of Yard Life - a new urban arts gallery which is set to showcase the work of Scotland's best graffiti artists. Opening on Thursday, May 27, the gallery marks the first step in SWG3 and Yardworks’ plans for a new street arts district and will exhibit the latest works in street art and graffiti from across the country.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.The manager of a Stirling charity shop said her staff and customers have been spat at and intimidated by boozed-up yobs causing havoc in the city centre.Christine Douglas, who is the store manager at the Cancer Research shop in Murray Place, is the latest figure to speak up about the issue, which has included scenes of open drug-taking in the city’s

Glasgow ’s hopes of seeing Covid-19 restrictions ease. The decision was taken to keep Scotland’s biggest city under Level 3 restrictions while the rest of the country – excluding Moray, which was then also moved down – went to Level 2 earlier this month.

animal rights protesters are currently blockading all four UK distribution centres.The fast food chain currently uses the four distributors to supply its 1,300 UK stores but lorries are being stopped from leaving with supplies by Animal Rebellion.The group are currently using trucks and bamboo structures as blockades and have around 50 people at the distribution sites in Hemel Hempstead, Basingstoke, Coventry and Heywood, Greater Manchester.Campaigners have been actively posting videos of the

iOS - Android It is currently closed to traffic between Main Street and the roundabout linking to nearby Coatbank Street and South Circular Road, with local diversions being in place for motorists.A spokesperson for Scottish Water said: “A burst occurred on a seven-inch main late on Wednesday evening in Main Street, Coatbridge – this caused an interruption to normal supplies for some customers in the area.“Tankers were brought in to help maintain water supplies and minimise disruption.“Due to

Hamilton Townhouse, Rutherglen Town Hall, Lanark Memorial Hall, East Kilbride Arts Centre and the Village Theatre, are currently selling tickets for events from August onwards.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.Stirling’s MP has welcomed police measures to crack down on antisocial behaviour in the city centre following complaints from locals.The issue has come to the fore following concerns about the impact of the bad behaviour on discouraging potential visitors to Stirling as lockdown easing begins.The Observer reported last month on the complaints of Ewen

lockdown in March 2020. For 14 months, we’ve been told not to hug or shake hands with people we don’t live with.Now, this rule is set to change from next week as the country enters Level 2 of its roadmap out of the pandemic.Nicola Sturgeon confirmed social distancing rules will ease on May 17 and admitted she felt 'a wee bit emotional' as she announced the major milestone.

Apple - Android Between March and December 2020 the number of animals rehomed by the Lanarkshire Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre fell by around 33 per cent compared to the same period in 2019.

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happensNow in its 15th year, the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (SMHAF) is hailed as one of Scotland’s most diverse cultural events, covering everything from music, film and visual art to theatre, dance, and literature.In Renfrewshire, there are more than 20 events planned throughout May, along with two exhibitions.Passing Time is a display of poetry across local railway stations and social media, and Mindspace features album covers drawn during

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Plans are afoot to re-open Callander’s visitor information centre (VIC) at a new location in the town later this month.The centre was previously based at the National Park offices on Main Street, however when it re-opens this year it will be located elsewhere in the street, in premises previously occupied by the old Royal Bank of Scotland.Preparations are underway to welcome an influx of visitors to

Perth has called the Scottish Government’s current physical distancing rules “a disaster” and is calling for urgent focus on the pathway for reopening indoor arts venues. Nick Williams, chief executive of HX, the Perth charitable trust behind Perth Concert Hall and Perth Theatre, strongly attacked the lack of a road map towards reopening venues.