Suicide in Lanarkshire reached near-record levels in 2019

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.New College Lanarkshire came out tops in the Employer Connections at the CDN College Awards 2020 for its role in connecting and supporting businesses across Lanarkshire.The prestigious annual awards, hosted virtually by Elaine C Smith, celebrate innovation in Scotland’s college sector.The Lanarkshire Business Hub brings vital partners, industry experts and the business community together as part of monthly

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Alcohol-related deaths in Lanarkshire have fallen to their lowest level since 2001.Figures released by the National Records of Scotland revealed that there were 137 deaths in the region counted as being due to alcohol in 2019.Of those deaths, 91 were in North Lanarkshire – the lowest since 2013 – and 46 were in South Lanarkshire – the lowest since 1997.The figures represent a 19 per cent drop since 2018 –

Rutherglen ’s MSP has warned ”tough” times lie ahead, as Lanarkshire prepares to re-enter tier four restrictions on Boxing Day amid the specter of a new, significantly more transmissible strain of coronavirus.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Lanarkshire is set to enter the toughest level of restrictions for a second time in weeks this Boxing Day.The county will enter Tier 4 on December 26 as a result of the Scottish Government tightening restrictions throughout the country.The First Minister announced the plans on Saturday evening to significantly tighten protections against Coronavirus to prevent the spread of the new, highly contagious strain

link.“As an organisation we need to ensure that we are doing everything within our expertise that we can to support those most vulnerable and at risk.” Across Scotland, 1,020 alcohol-specific deaths were registered last year – the lowest tally since 2016.The decline comes in the first full year since minimum unit pricing was introduced in May 2018 however, statisticians have said analysis of further years will be required to see if this reduction continues.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.NEW College Lanarkshire came out tops in the Employer Connections at the CDN College Awards 2020 for its role in connecting and supporting businesses across the region.The prestigious annual awards, hosted virtually by Elaine C Smith, celebrate innovation in Scotland’s college sector.The Lanarkshire Business Hub brings vital partners, industry experts and the business community together as part of monthly

Michael Sharpe announced his resignation yesterday.

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

East Kilbride SNP MSP Linda Fabiani said everything possible is being done to help young people.

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

thugs who battered a Scot leaving him with head injuries. Four men assaulted a 39-year-old man in his home in the Gartness area of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire earlier this week.

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

missing Scots dad has sparked a re-appeal from police probing his disappearance. We told how Graham Hilton Brady was last seen by his family on the evening of Tuesday, December 1 at his home in Carluke, South Lanarkshire.

Lanarkshire on Sunday.

Police Scotland were called to the scene at around 4.35am following reports of a crash on Blairston Avenue near its junction with Bothwell Road, in Bothwell. A woman aged 30 and two men aged 36 and 62 were sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.More than 20,000 people in Lanarkshire have now tested positive for coronavirus.At the Scottish Government's daily press briefing in Edinburgh, Deputy First Minister John Swinney today (Friday, December 4) confirmed that a further 166 people in the region tested positive yesterday.In total, 20,104 cases of Covid-19 have now been registered in the region since the first positive cases were confirmed in

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Scottish singer-songwriter Callum Beattie has vowed to meet up with the members of a Lanarkshire-based theatre group when lockdown is over.The rising star – whose Salamander Street tune climbed its way to the top of the Scottish singles chart – recorded an amazing video message for the Ups and Downs Theatre Group who have members from all over Lanarkshire including East Kilbride.The group, who put on a show

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens However, mental health charities have warned that there could be an increase across the country yet to be reported due to the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on people’s health and well-being,They are now calling for urgent action to help protect people in Renfrewshire and across Scotland.In 2019, 833 deaths by suicide were registered in Scotland – an increase from 784 in 2018.Of these deaths, 620 were men, and 213 were women.The overall

link.There was a whopping 244 per cent rise in recorded cases of indecent images of children while other sex crimes rose from 61 to 94 – a 54 per cent increase.An NSPCC Scotland spokesperson said: “The conditions created by the coronavirus pandemic have given child sexual abusers a perfect opportunity to target children who have been spending more time online.“And, now more than ever, it is right and crucial that Police Scotland makes tackling these crimes a priority, through arresting suspects

Police are investigating reports of a gun incident in Lanarkshire.Emergency services were called to reports of an incident involving a firearm on Marnoch Drive, Glenboig, around 4.05pm on Saturday November 21.Investigations are still ongoing to determine the nature of the incident.Pictures from the scene showed police tape of the street while they investigated.It is unclear at the stage if anyone has been injured.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Officers are in attendance at the Marnoch