U-turn on North Lanarkshire parking charges

link.Conservative group leader Meghan Gallacher, who seconded the successful joint motion, said: “We were pleased to work alongside opposition councillors to scrap these throughout North Lanarkshire.“Both the Conservatives and the SNP agreed that parking charges would have a devastating impact on our town centres and communities.“This shows the strength of collegiate working between opposition groups to ensure the right decisions are made for the communities we represent.”Parking charges had

A small North Carolina town is mourning after one of its police officers became the first to die in the line of duty. Mount Holly Officer Tyler Herndon, 25, was killed at a car wash Friday in a shootout with a burglary suspect.

A Raleigh homeowners association told one couple that the cross in their front yard was a violation because the symbol shared no connection with Christmas. James Faison and his wife, who have lived in the North Carolina community for five years, put up a 6-foot cross as a Christmas decoration.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Wishaw business owners and town centre residents have spoken of their delight as car parking charges were consigned to the scrapheap.The charges, which sparked a furious backlash from residents across North Lanarkshire, will not be introduced for at least two years after opposition councillors united to defeat the Labour administration by 14 votes to nine at the council’s Policy and Resources

eight town hubs across North Lanarkshire, incorporating schools alongside community facilities such as leisure and retail.

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Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThere will be free parking in Ayr in the run-up to Christmas.South Ayrshire Council has stopped the pay and display charges in the town for the whole of December. Motorists can leave their vehicles for free in all street bays and council run car parks including Barns Crescent, Charlotte Street and Kyle Street. It will make life easier for shoppers if First Minister Nicola Sturgeon allows non

Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge AdvertiserNicola Sturgeon added at First Minister’s Questions: “We considered very carefully the issue of school hoidays; the advice reflects that this is a difficult decision, but the balanced judgment is that the risk of transmission in schools is not sufficient to outweight the risk to chldren’s education of being out of school for longer periods of time.”Councils will be asked to have arrangements in place to minimise the risk of

set to be officially scrapped at a meeting of the council’s policy and resources committee tomorrow, 10 months after they were first agreed and just weeks after a new outpouring of opposition following the publication of related traffic regulations which would also have introduced restrictions including permit zones on surrounding streets.

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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

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.North Lanarkshire Council could be set to perform a u-turn on controversial car parking charges.Council leader Jim Logue announced on Monday afternoon that he would seek to delay the introduction of parking charges at a key council committee – as Covid-19 continues to pose a financial challenge to the council.The proposal was initially passed by councillors in February to counter catastrophic cuts to the

This means that, if you are eligible, you can contact NHS Lanarkshire directly to book your appointment. Dr Mark Russell, Associate Medical Director, Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire, said: “Since the start of this year’s flu programme we’ve held 1,183 clinics and vaccinated 174,574 people.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.NHS Lanarkshire is moving to a patient-driven booking system for anyone who hasn’t received an appointment for their flu vaccination.This means that, if you are eligible, you can contact NHS Lanarkshire directly to book your appointment.Dr Mark Russell, Associate Medical Director, Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire, said: “Since the start of this year’s flu programme we’ve held 1183 clinics and

with two houses in Motherwell being set ablaze.Labour group councillors will now propose a motion at next month’s full council meeting calling for action, including asking the UK government to introduce maximum noise legislation of 90 decibels, and requesting that Holyrood uses its powers in relation to fireworks to prevent them from impacting animal welfare, vulnerable people and tragic incidents”.Depute council leader Paul Kelly said: “Some of the scenes from this year’s Guy Fawkes night were

selection of shops when 10 minutes along the motorway there are huge out-of-town complexes with an abundance of choice. “I find it bizarre that the council is dropping this anti-business bombshell on local traders and shoppers in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.North Lanarkshire will move into the toughest tier four lockdown restrictions for three weeks from Friday.It means all non-essential retail, hospitality businesses other than takeaways, gyms, hairdressers and indoor visitor attractions will be closed until December 11.Schools will remain open, unlike during the original lockdown in March; but travel restrictions asking people not to leave their local

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.There’s still time to bring some Christmas cheer back to North Lanarkshire.That’s the view of NLC’s Tory councillors, who are calling on Labour and the SNP to reconsider the cancellation of Christmas lights throughout the towns and villages in North Lanarkshire.The decision to cancel festive lighting was taken during the North Lanarkshire Council budget meeting, held in February this year.Central Wishaw

council’s budget in February.The savings package included £150,000 from ceasing Christmas lighting in town centres “to reduce energy, erection, maintenance and storage costs”; plus a further £100,000 which would previously have been spent on illuminating the area’s villages.Both the Labour administration and SNP groups included the cuts in their budgets, but the move was opposed by the Conservatives – whose Airdrie Central representative, Trevor Douglas, says it should be reconsidered.