Wishaw MSP praises work of kids coach for helping children cope with lockdown

local schools. Despite best intentions, a situation was created where an unacceptable number of our young people felt trapped and that education was not a route out of poverty.The Scottish Government listened to the exemplary campaigning of pupils, their parents and teachers, and are now putting it right.

Ian Findlay, chief officer at Paths for All, said: “Lockdown has impacted our lives in ways we could not have imagined and these stories highlight how walking can help relieve the worries and stresses we feel every day.“The Humans of the Walk campaign encompasses how walking can improve physical and mental health as well as keeping Scotland happier, healthier and greener.”

new benefit to support 16 to 24-year-olds into work if they have been unemployed for six months has opened for applications. Job Start Payment is a one-off £250 payment to help with the costs of starting a new job.

A Scots mum ate a stranger's parking ticket after her new colleagues hilariously decided to prank her. Mariea Mohan, from Prestwick, took matters into her own mouth after thinking she had been slapped with a £60 parking fine in Ayr yesterday, August 14.

unemployment benefits has more than doubled over the last year as lockdown continues to hammer the economy. The Scottish Government has again called on Westminster to extend the furlough scheme amid fears the full scale of the jobs crisis will only become clear when it ends in October.

Paisley.

prosper.” Local companies have requested information from how to make use of outdoor space to managing social distancing in small spaces and dealing with high customer numbers, including at a local drive-thru.M&Co stores in Alexandria and Helensburgh saved after restructuringThe department works closely with licensing and trading standards to support and regulate businesses, as well as Police Scotland, to keep the public safe.This includes working together to help the reopening of larger chain

Stewarton’s busiest roads next week.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Over 95 percent of people attending the Accident and Emergency department at University Hospital Wishaw waited less than four hours to be seen and treated.The latest statistics on A&E waiting times released by the Scottish Government for week ending July 19 show that across Scotland 94.5 percent of those attending were seen within the set four hour standard, and the Wishaw hospital fared even better at 95.1 percent.In

pupils in Scotland are finding out their exam grades as results are published amid a row over how they have been reached during lockdown. Teachers were forced to estimate results because exams were cancelled in the pandemic.

Northern Ireland peace process and hailed as “Ireland’s peacemaker”, has died aged 83. The current SDLP leader Colum Eastwood described him as Ireland’s “most significant and consequential political leader” of the 20th century as tributes poured in.

News : “The health and social care visa’ is a real kick in the teeth for the care sector after their vital contribution to saving lives and helping to tackle the virus.

East Kilbride.Monica Lennon reported the facility - run by Thistle Healthcare - to the Care Inspectorate in May but in a summary report to the Scottish Parliament shortly after the home was praised for "good infection prevention and control procedures”, despite the "significant outbreak".Ms Lennon said the report left "too many unanswered questions" and was little comfort for grieving families.One of those families features in a BBC Scotland Disclosure documentary airing tonight.In the programme

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterPubs and bars ushering in a new era of service have praised punters for embracing “the change of a lifetime”.Hostelries were finally able to reopen indoors last week – but the warm welcome has changed dramatically in look.However, from big chains to small independents, businesses were bowled over by the willingness of customers to turn back out in force.Bosses at Ayr’s Arthur Street Kitchen

lockdown, a new study has found. More than 35 per cent of women in the UK say they have experience at least one sexist demand while working from home since March this year.