West Dunbartonshire records one more Covid-19 related care home death

coronavirus -hit Scots care home has retested positive for the bug. The staff member at the Home Farm care home on the Isle of Skye had been re-tested and found to have Covid-19.

Two deaths in West Lothian care homes in the last week have taken the total number of people in the county claimed by the Covid-19 pandemic to 100.The Lothian wide total rose by five in the last week from 720 to 725, with two deaths in care homes and three in hospitals in the NHS Lothian area.The latest figures were revealed on Wednesday by National Records for Scotland for the week up to July 12 (week 28).Statistics also show for the first time that those of working age who have been victims

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Police have arrested three women following an investigation into the alleged mistreatment of resident in a Scots care home. A probe was launched into the Springvale Care Home in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire last month.

Inspirational Heather Duff who has had brain surgery three times is starring in an urgent new TV appeal for donations to help Cancer Research UK continue its life-saving work.The 33 year old’s life in lockdown at home in Winchburgh is powerfully captured in the 30-second film which aired for the first time in Scotland on Wednesday (July 1) and will run across the UK.Heather can be seen in the advert counting out daily chemotherapy medication, chatting online to loved ones on Zoom as well as

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Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.One more than Covid-19 related death was recorded in West Dunbartonshire in the past week.According to National Records for Scotland figures, published today, the area registered one additional Covid linked death in the week ending July 5.The death was registered in a hospital setting, and takes the total number of fatalities linked to the conditional locally to 124.

post-pandemic normal.But for Scots soap legend Natalie J Robb, it was nerve-wracking.On tomorrow night’s Emmerdale, Natalie’s character Moira Dingle is left to die after a horrific hit and run. On Monday, we see her fighting for her life in hospital.Since returning to filming after nearly three months on furlough, Natalie, 45, has been in bed.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Leading trade union UNISON has urged care home bosses in Wishaw to “pay up now” to workers self-isolating with suspected Covid-19 who have been forced to survive on statutory sick pay of less than £96 a week.Many care homes and care-at-home service providers have failed to pay workers their full wages until they get the money up-front, despite the Scottish Government publicly stating funds would be available.Now the

The new academic year at Scotland’s Rural College will begin on September 28 with a combination of face-to-face and online teaching.The announcement comes as Scotland enters the first phase of its easing of lockdown restrictions.Applications are open for courses at its six campuses across Scotland including Oatridge at Ecclesmachan, while current students have been given details of when they can expect to return to their studies.To allow high-quality, socially distanced, on-campus delivery of

Weddings can take place in West Lothian again following the lifting of lockdown restrictions.Marriage and civil partnership ceremonies can now be undertaken and birth registrations started on June 29.Some restrictions will be in place, as determined by the Scottish Government guidelines.All ceremonies must take place outside and to ensure compliance with the guidelines, the wedding party is limited to eight people from a maximum of three households.Birth registrations will take place on a phased

“We recognise the need to continue to make improvements at Riverside, and will use this report to help focus our efforts to further help our pupils to achieve their full potential.”Executive councillor for education David Dodds said: “We share the confidence of Education  Scotland inspectors that Riverside has the capacity to continue to improve.“I know the dedicated staff team at Riverside, supported by the Quality Improvement Team, will  build on the strengths of the school to ensure the

West Lothian Council  has made “significant progress” in settling equal pay claims, it said this month.The statement came as Scotland’s local government watchdog has praised councils for their progress in settling equal pay claims, but says they expect councils to maintain their focus on unresolved cases.The 32 local authorities in Scotland have spent £1.3 billion settling cases of pay inequality between male and female staff.

care homes under a phased plan announced by the Scottish Government. Health Secretary Jeane Freeman said restricting visitors during the pandemic was a decision “not taken lightly” but “significant progress has been made”.

“I want schools across Scotland to sign up to the Challenge when it launches in August so that we can keep sharing the joy of reading for generations to come.”Marc Lambert, CEO of Scottish Book Trust, added: “It was fantastic to receive so many submissions to the First Minister’s Reading Challenge despite the restrictions of lockdown.“Pupils, parents, and teachers have come together to celebrate books and develop a reading culture within their schools and local communities.

hospital after being beaten with a metal weight by two thugs who broke into his house in a Scots town. The attack happened around midnight on Wednesday in the South Vennel area of Lanark.

coronavirus after being moved between care homes says it “should never have happened”. Margaret Laidlaw, 65, was diagnosed with Covid-19 in Midlothian, where she was transfered from an intermediate home “where she was happy”.