North and South Lanarkshire have had covid restrictions imposed. The announcement came at 5.15pm today. The restrictions will be introduced for an initial 2 week period from midnight tonight on Friday 11 September 2020, and reviewed in 7 days. What you can and cannot do If you live in one of the affected areas you […]
Royal Mail are a key partner for government’s coronavirus testing programme. They are collecting completed test kits from priority postboxes or from homes as part of the government programme. Covid Testing kits don’t get handed into postoffices. They get posted in special postboxes. In Blantyre there are two. One is outside the ASDA Cafe and […]
It is now confirmed there has been confirmed cases of Covid-19 in three Schools and Nurseries in Hamilton today, Monday, 31st August 2020. NHS Lanarkshire has confirmed that the three positive tests were returned at: First Steps Nursery School in Hamilton (a staff member), Holycross High School in Hamilton (a pupil), Udston Primary School in […]
More than 75 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed among pupils and teachers in Scottish schools less than two weeks after they were reopened. As schools went back, testing ramped up. Nearly 17,500 children were tested for coronavirus across Scotland over the past week alone – but only 49 were positive, a return of just 0.3%. Dr Josephine […]
Further easing of Scottish Covid19 Restrictions have been announced today as Scots enter Phase 3 of the exit route map, a path to more normal times. By law, Scotland has to review the situation every 3 weeks and today, Thursday 9th July 2020 is the latest of these milestones. As always we’re summarising and bringing […]
As we all emerge from lockdown, there are parts of Blantyre (like everywhere else) now very overgrown. The Council have been out cutting the main public parks and are now turning their attention to verges and other council owned grassland spaces. Before they do, we’re looking for YOUR photos of all the overgrown areas of […]
Key headlines from today’s Covid daily briefing for Scotland. 1. GDP figures show the UK economy shrunk by 20.4% in April – the biggest contraction on record2. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon calls for the UK government to extend the furlough scheme for Scots.3. Three more patients who tested positive have died in Scotland, taking the […]
Hamilton and Blantyre Waste and Recycling Centre re-opens on Monday, 1st June 2020. The local tip will open its gates in just a week resuming disposal services but things are going to be different from what people are used to. South Lanarkshire Council have introduced a raft of new restrictions including limits to the number […]