West Lothian's army of volunteers is thanked for work during Covid crisis

care home in West Lothian.Care firm HC-One have confirmed that 11 people have now died with Covid-19 at the Redmill Care Home in East Whitburn.NHS Lothian has opened an investigation into the outbreak at the care home.Another outbreak at Milford House care home in Edinburgh is also being looked at.In addition to those who died, 35 residents and 20 staff members at the care home currently have the virus.A crisis team was set up when the outbreak was initially identified and the home was closed to

Gogglebox has been a saviour for viewers to keep us laughing throughout lockdown.The Channel 4 show has been on air since 2013 and has hosted many families throughout the years, some of which have gone on to be huge stars, like Scarlett Moffatt. While we have tragically lost much-loved stars June and Leon Bernicoff, some of the families are still on the show to this day.

Jan continued: “This year will be a little different due to the restrictions in place following the Covid-19 pandemic and we respectfully ask those making referrals to collect the toys from us in the lead up to Christmas.”River Kids have also been helping out wherever possible during the pandemic and provided St John’s Hospital Maternity Unit with toiletries and kids activity packs so they would have something to do during lockdown.Jan also told the Courier that the Toy Appeal will now be an

hereHowever when asked whether local Labour leaders and mayors supported the policy, he didn’t answer directly.The Labour leader said there was consensus among Labour MPs on the policy.Greater Manchester has been at loggerheads with the government since the end of last week, when Number 10 made clear that it wanted to put the conurbation into ‘tier three’ of new local lockdown measures - meaning its bars and restaurants would have to close.Local leaders have been fiercely opposed to the move,

But some local residents reported slight disruption to their mail delivery after receiving their post on a Sunday following the outbreak.The latest confirmed cases comes after one Royal Mail postie tested positive for Covid-19 at a Fife delivery office in September.A spokesperson for Royal Mail said: “Royal Mail takes the health and safety of its colleagues, its customers and the local communities in which we operate very seriously.“Ten of our colleagues recently tested positive for coronavirus

Scottish ministers' handling of coronavirus as markedly better than their UK counterparts.The Survation survey of more than 2,000 Scots - carried out for pro-independence group Progress Scotland - shows 67% believe the Scottish Government is competent, while 70% viewed Boris Johnson's Cabinet as not competent.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon also received higher ratings for her handling of the pandemic than the Prime Minister for his.Progress Scotland managing director Angus Robertson said: "This

“SNP Ministers have failed to introduce effective infection prevention measures comprehensively across all care homes, which has left residents at greater risk.”Linthgow SNP MSP Fiona Hyslop says the Scottish Government are working hard to bring the outbreak under control.She said:“I am deeply concerned about the outbreak at the Redmill Care Home and my thoughts and deepest condolences are with the family of the person who has sadly passed away.“I am grateful for the swift intervention of NHS

Manori Ravindran International EditorSamuel L. Jackson’s docuseries “Enslaved” was well under way before this year’s global “Black Lives Matter” movement resurgence, but he admits the project has taken on an urgency for which he wasn’t quite prepared.“It was serendipitous that it came out at this particular time.

But will they actually help or are they too restrictive and unfair to local hospitality businesses.We asked readers to leave their comments on our Facebook page.Susan Gearty said: "This is preferable to a full lockdown, I hope it helps. Doesn’t matter what the government do it’ll never be right, it’s trial and error at the moment as we’ve never been in this position before, and hopefully never will be again!"And Hannah McGaffinn sadi: "Feel really sorry for Nicola Sturgeon.

Rules on disclosures say that if the number is less than five cases at any specific school then the number remains confidential.West Lothian Council say that there are fewer than five in each school.A council spokesperson said: “In each of the schools affected to date there has been an extremely small number of confirmed cases but we cannot confirm any more details due to pupil confidentiality.”West Lothian Council’s head of education, James Cameron, added: “We have worked with NHS Lothian’s

Local resident Laura Caulder said: “Rebecca has done this while juggling home schooling with three young children.

Spain's capital, reopened its Moorish-style front door to customers after spending seven months closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

police investigation has been launched after a woman was raped in West Lothian during a broad daylight attack. The 30-year-old was on a footpath to the south side of Riverside Court in Livingston on Wednesday afternoon when she was grabbed from behind.  The victim was then subjected to a horrendous serious sexual assault before the assailant fled the scene in an eastward direction.

coronavirus pandemic.Spearheaded by Attitude Is Everything, who are aiming to improve deaf and disabled people’s access to live music, the Alliance has been officially launched today (October 1) to mark 10 years since the Equality Act came into force.The Alliance have published an open letter this morning to show “support and solidarity to [their] partners across the cultural, sports, heritage and tourism sectors”, especially to those who are “fighting for survival as we enter more months of

Matt James is gearing up for his journey, and yes, it will still take place in a bubble. The entirety of Clare Crawley's season of was filmed on set at La Quinta Resort & Club in Palm Springs, California, and while James is shooting somewhere else, he'll also be constrained to a single resort, Chris Harrison told ET. «Number one, yes, we are still in a quarantine pandemic bubble.

Blake Shelton is working on his fitness after admitting to packing on some weight during quarantine.The “God’s Country” crooner, 44, opened up about the changes he’s seen in his overall appearance while bunkered down with longtime girlfriend Gwen Stefani. He began by noting how his hair went from “salt and pepper” to “just salt” over time.“I was like, ‘Oh, my God.