West Lothian College staff are rewarded for hard work at prestigious award ceremony

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A helpful sister and mum has been recognised for her hard work and care.Gemma Rundle, 28, was nominated for our Say It With Flowers competition by her sister Jamielee, 19.Gemma, who works as a support worker, was selected for being very helpful with her family and others.She recently supported a man in Wishaw who had been robbed of his wages, and wanted to make sure he could get back on his feet.Jamielee

road congestion caused by buses stopping for longer at their stations.A petition was also created and submitted to West Lothian Council, with 5000 signatures, by local siblings Antonia and Lorenzo Franchitti.The Courier sent a Freedom of Information request to West Lothian Council and discovered the costs of each of the nine programme completed as part of the scheme.

The number of people living with cancer in the UK is likely to increase by a third by 2030, reflecting the fact that not only will more people will have a cancer diagnosis, but many more will survive  and live longer.Mrs Nisbet’s report said: “Improving the Cancer Journey represents a £440,000 investment in cancer services in West Lothian.

 He already has several shows under his belt that attracted 700 people, who he stressed all followed social distancing rules.And he’s no veteran to impressive light shows as he wowed audiences in October with his amazing Halloween light shows.Del, who owns Westrigg Electrical, said it had taken around five weeks create the show so his lights synced up with instrumental versions of Jingle Bells and The Fairytale of New York.And he said he took his inspiration from some of the amazing light shows

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Kevin Hart’s latest Netflix comedy special is drawing record viewership for the streaming giant. More than 21 million Netflix members have watched Kevin Hart: Zero F**ks Given since its November 17 premiere, making it the No. 1 comedy special on the streamer this year, according to Netflix.

Club. I & H Brown is donating all profits from the hire of one of its site excavators, currently working to prepare the land for the new Auldcathie District Park and the new marina in Winchburgh.Following a competition among the primary 7 pupils at Winchburgh Primary School, the excavator has been named ‘The Lockdown Ranger’.The winner of the competition, Jessica, said “It was really fun coming up with the name.

“I had been due to headline at Sneaky Pete’s in Edinburgh but that is all gone now.“This year I have done two festivals online and they were pretty enjoyable to be fair, but bar that I have just been writing music and doing what I can do at this point.”Jake says all of the revenue from the track raised with be donated to Kick Mental Health in Livingston.For more information: https://www.facebook.com/jakerobertsmusicx/?ref=page_internal

“The vaccine programme overall will be the largest of its kind ever undertaken and it will take time, but I’m delighted that our local Health and Social Care staff now have the opportunity to book an appointment to receive the vaccine.“Without a doubt, this past year has been really, really difficult for everyone and this is a stepping stone in bringing an end to the pandemic.“I’d urge those eligible in this first wave to take-up the Covid-19 vaccine.

“Our priority is the welfare of our tenants and we are providing help and assistance to all tenants affected by this incident.

NEW YORK -- Howard Stern has reached a five-year deal with SiriusXM to continue making his show for the satellite radio company through the end of 2025.Terms were not disclosed.

To achieve the STEM Nation Award, practitioners were encouraged to apply for recognition across five award areas:Leadership in STEM – celebrating effective leadership at all levels including children and young people leading STEM learning.STEM family learning – recognising commitment to family learning and practice which is helping to build the STEM capital of learners and their families.Employability and STEM partnership working – celebrating sustained collaboration between settings and their

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“We will of course make that position clear to the Scottish Government in advance of their update next week.”The Scottish Government initially placed West Lothian into Level Four until December 11 and Nicola Sturgeon said she would have an update early next week for all local authorities.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Wishaw student has received a prestigious award in recognition of her outstanding achievement in her college course.Linzi McArthur received the Principal’s Prize for Outstanding Academic Achievement because of her achievements throughout her studies at City of Glasgow College.The 21-year-old was one of over 3,000 students graduating as the Class of 2020 from one of Scotland’s largest colleges.The College’s

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences plans to keep with an all-virtual roster of awards — including the Daytime Emmys — in 2021. The New York-based org made the announcement on Tuesday morning, and impacts the Sports Emmy Awards, the News & Documentary Emmys and the Technology & Engineering Emmys.

  Ian Robertson, owner of The Garage, said: “We are honoured and privileged to announce we have won the The Motor Ombudsman’s inaugural Garage Star Award for Scotland.“This award was based on nominations from our wonderful customers so a big thank you to our customers, staff, helpers and supporters.”Since opening nearly 10 years ago, The Garage has been involved with the local community.The business helps out with everything from gala days to Santa’s sleigh at Christmas.Their gala floats are

Meanwhile his pal Luke La Volpe picked up a prize for Best Breakthrough Awards (Male) sponsored by Notion Magazine, and afterward took to Twitter to thank fans for their support.Hosted by Edith Bowman live from SWG3 in Glasgow, the awards ceremony took place virtually for the first time in its 22-year history.The evening also featured performances from Amy Macdonald, Texas, Wet Wet Wet and more and the online event saw the country’s top artists come together to raise vital funds for

One of 2020’s few joys has been Steve McQueen’s Amazon anthology “Small Axe,” a series telling, in some instances for the first time, the stories of the Black Brits who faced oppression during the ’60s and ’70s. While “Mangrove” touted empowerment through self-representation, “Lovers Rock” through music, and “Red, White and Blue” through reform from within, “Alex Wheatle” calls for literature as a gateway to freedom.