Sickness among West Dunbartonshire Council staff at four-year low

In Edinburgh they will gather in front of the Scottish Parliament at 11am for a socially distanced protest. Fort William will also be striking outside Lochaber High School from 9am to 11am and Inverness will be protesting at Falcon Square from 11am to 1pm.

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£100million package of investment back into the Scottish food and agriculture sector, through the company’s poultry supply chain operations across Scotland.

independence among young Scots has soared since the 2014 referendum, analysis of new polling suggests.Almost three in four Scots aged between 16 and 34 would vote Yes at a potential IndyRef2, a recent survey by pollsters Survation found.But a stark generational divide over independence remains - with just over one-third of voters aged 65 and over saying they would back the breakup of the UK.The SNP said today that support for a new Scottish state was rising across all age groups, while pro-Union

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A total of 126 deaths in West Dunbartonshire are now linked to Covid-19, new figures published today by National Records for Scotland show.The deaths, registered in the week beginning August 17 and week beginning September 7 came after the area had gone for six consecutive weeks without registering a death linked to the virus.In Argyll and Bute meanwhile the figure remains at 64, with the area not having

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The rate of Covid-19 infections in West Dunbartonshire is five times the Scottish average.NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde confirmed the rate in a post on social media and urged residents to play their part in reducing it.It read: "The Covid rate in West Dunbartonshire (per 100 thousand people) is five times the Scottish average."We can all play our part in getting this figure down - following the rules on

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Stricter lockdown restrictions for West Dunbartonshire and the surrounding local authorities are to continue for at least another week.       The Scottish Government confirmed the move last night, with the rules applying to West Dunbartonshire, Glasgow City, East Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire.The measures on meetings in indoor

Protect Scotland app, according to Nicola Sturgeon. Kirsty Feerick's partner Daniel Rafferty tested positive for Covid-19 today having come down with symptoms, including a loss of taste and smell.Daniel, 26, had been feeling run down without feeling badly ill before suddenly being unable to taste or smell anything at all on Thursday.

Carillion went bust.Thousands of workers lost their jobs overnight and 30,000 small businesses lost £2billion in bills that were never paid.The collapse cost the taxpayer £2.6billion to make good on the company pensions deficit.Despite all of this, every worker lost 10 per cent of their pension value overnight.Nearly three years on, no one has been held to account for the catastrophe.

asked to part through her work.

Hamilton the services of Lee Hodson for the next two weeks. Accies have been rocked by the news that their Northern Ireland international has had to go into self-isolation.

BREAKING: Police search residential area as part of Mary Duncan investigationThis followed huge increases in the number of cases of coronavirus in the west of Scotland – the worst hit area in Scotland currently.And it has prompted NHSGGC’s director of public health, Dr Linda de Caestecker to warn people to play by the rules.She said: “We are seeing increased number of cases in this area, often due to house parties but some also relate to visits to bars and restaurants.  Nobody wants to see pubs

Steve Clarke 's side are in Olomouc on Nations League duty to face a Czech Republic side served a grim reminder of the fragility of the game's current existence.The entire squad involved in Friday's win over Slovenia have been placed into Covid-19 quarantine and an entirely new contingent has been hastily assembled in its place.Only defender Roman Hubnik and striker Stanislav Tecl have caps to their name, but have spent four and two years out of the picture, respectively.It creates a hugely

Glasgow region are being extended to cover East Dunbartonshire and Renfrewshire in an attempt to stop Covid spreading out of control. The Scottish Government is adding the two council areas to the list one week after people in Glasgow, East Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire were banned from mixing in each other's houses, Nicola Sturgeon confirmed.

Coupar Angus food processing plant has been wound down, it was confirmed this week. The Incident Management Team (IMT) that had been dealing with the 2 Sisters site has agreed with Perth and Kinross Council, the Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland that they do not need to meet again.

coronavirus restrictions have come into force for 800,000 Scots in some of the country's biggest council areas. Nicola Sturgeon has announced a ban on indoor household gatherings as new lockdown restrictions were imposed on Glasgow, West Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire Sturgeon said the transmission of the Covid-19 virus was mainly happening inside people's homes and the measures may be in place for two weeks.

Oli McBurnie in a friendly despite the Sheffield United striker pulling out of the Scotland squad.

Police appeal after serious road crash on A82 near BallochHe said: “Homelessness is one of the most serious issues that continues to face communities in West Dunbartonshire and we must continue to tackle it head on.“While it is welcome the overall number of homeless households has fallen this year, it remains very concerning that it is the area that has the highest proportion per population.“That shows there is much work to be done to ensure everyone has a chance to have a safe and secure roof