Top award for North Lanarkshire Girlguiding volunteer

Margaret Maron was a mystery novelist known for books including her Sigrid Harald series.Maron began her writing career with a short story, “The Death of Me,” published in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. She began writing novels and published her first, “One Coffee With,” in 1981.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefJapanese hit animation “Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train” enjoyed a 32% surge to move to the top of the Korean box office. It grossed $745,000 over the weekend to expand its cumulative total to $7.74 million in just over four weeks of release.“Demon Slayer” had not previously topped the Korean chart.

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link!Owner Ailsa Wilkie said: “We are delighted to receive this recognition for all the hard work we have done over so many years.“Thank you to all the families for supporting us and the team of wonderful workers who have made the nursery what it is today.“2020 was a very tough year for everyone and the team and families deserve this now, more than ever.”The nursery has nestled in the grounds of a family farm since 1991.Bardykes was the judges’ clear winner.

link!Mr Neil said: “With the Scottish Government rolling out the Scottish Child Payment and supporting hundreds of thousands of families across Scotland with the £100 Covid winter hardship payment, we are making a real difference to people’s lives and lifting children out of poverty.“This has been an incredibly difficult time for families in Airdrie who may have faced lost earnings, increased food bills and cold weather.“The £100 winter payment will hopefully have eased the financial strain many

launched today on a dedicated website and local residents, businesses and community groups are being asked to give their opinions to help shape the plans.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Drug and alcohol rehabilitation services in North Lanarkshire are to benefit from almost £200,000 of extra funding.The Scottish Government has committed £145.3 million to alcohol and drug rehabilitation services across the country, including £50m to reduce drugs deaths.The Scottish Budget for 2021/22 has committed a total of £16 billion to improving the nation’s health and supporting the NHS in its recovery

link!Analysis shows that the vast majority of issues are linked to improper storage of waste, refuse being deposited in gardens and the excessive feeding of birds.

link!“The Economic Recovery Plan reflects the views of the business community from a survey carried out last year, and we will continue to work closely with private and public partners to drive forward a strategy to deliver sustainable economic growth for north Lanarkshire.”The Plan integrates with the investment being made across the area in town centres, roads infrastructure, housing, industry and community facilities which is outlined in the Economic Regeneration Delivery Plan.

link!“The Scottish government budget once again fails to provide sufficient funding to maintain vital local services in our communities – the proposed settlement to all councils falls well short of the budget increase from Westminster.“Yet again we will be faced with having to cut services or jobs to balance the books; every SNP councillor, MSP and MP in North Lanarkshire has a responsibility to join us in fighting for their constituents.”

£57 million of cuts over the next three years, and accused the Scottish government of “holding councils to ransom” on local taxation after offering conditional funding to freeze rates for householders in the year ahead.

Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser: “It once again fails to provide sufficient funding to maintain vital local services in our communities – the proposed settlement to all councils falls well short of the increase in the Scottish Government’s budget from Westminster.

Natalie Oganesyan editorLegendary Korean star Yuh-Jung Youn will receive the 2021 Spotlight Award, Actress for her role in the critically-hailed “Minari” at the Palm Springs International Film Awards.“In her first-ever American feature film, ‘Minari,’ Yuh-Jung Youn wonderfully portrays a feisty and foul-mouthed grandmother whose Korean American family has suddenly moved from California to a hardscrabble farm in Arkansas.

link!Committee convener, Councillor Angela Campbell, said: “Community safety is the number one priority for us as councillors and this five year plan will help us tackle what residents tell us is most important to them.“Tackling anti-social behaviour, reducing serious violence and disorder, reducing harm from unintentional injury and fire, tackling gender based violence, protecting people at risk of harm and improving road safety – all of these crucial issues are being addressed with this new

link!“As the pandemic continues and restrictions remain in place, it is too early to fully assess the medium to long-term economic impact but it is clear the effects are already being severely felt, with many businesses closing and unemployment increasing,” said Pamela Humphries, head of planning and regeneration.“In North Lanarkshire, the number of people claiming benefits is around 78 per cent higher than before the pandemic, and between March and July 2020, 52,300 residents (one in three)

link!An SNP spokesperson said: “As the First Minister has said, we expect this May’s elections to go ahead as scheduled.“This is a decision for the Scottish Parliament, and in December MSPs unanimously backed legislation to make sure the election on May 6 can take place fairly and safely during the coronavirus pandemic.“The Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Bill contains contingency measures for in-person voting supported by appropriate physical distancing, the potential for the election

link!There would also be four two-bedroom bungalows for private sale as well as four three-bedroom semi-detached homes and a mix of three, four and five bedroom detached properties.The homes would be less than a mile from nearby Allanton Primary School and Hartwood Train Station.