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Five cases of E.coli confirmed in South Lanarkshire

Health officials are investigating after five confirmed cases of E.coli were identified in Biggar, with several linked to a local nursery. NHS Lanarkshire said four of those infected attend a local nursery and the fifth has close links to one of the ...

30 Sept 2022 at 11:40

Ferrier accused of ‘desperate plea’ to voters as recall petition opens

MP Margaret Ferrier’s appeal urging voters not to trigger a by-election has been branded a “desperate plea”, as efforts to oust the Covid rule breaker from the House of Commons began. From 9am on Tuesday, voters across her Rutherglen and Hamilton ...

20 Jun 2023 at 16:59

Scotland

Class at Scottish primary school told to stay at home amid E.coli outbreak

Children in a class at a Biggar primary school have been told to stay at home after an E.coli outbreak grew to double digits. Ten cases of the bacterial infection have been detected in the town and the primary one/two class at Tinto Primary ...

04 Oct 2022 at 19:32

Scotland

Waste ‘could pile high’ as Scottish council workers vote for strike action

Trade unions have warned “waste could pile high” in local authorities across Scotland after two unions confirmed their members will walk out over a “shameful” pay offer. Council workers in the GMB and Unison at 13 local authorities across ...

27 Jul 2022 at 17:23

Scotland

Fund social care rather than create National Care Service, MSPs told

The National Care Service should be scrapped and funding diverted into current social care services, MSPs have been told. The service is currently working its way through Holyrood, with the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill aiming to ...

20 Sept 2022 at 19:16

SNP and Scottish Labour to start by-election campaign after MP loses seat

Campaigning is to begin in earnest for the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election, triggered by the Covid rule-breaking of current MP Margaret Ferrier. Ms Ferrier announced she will not stand in the by-election when 11,896 of her ...

02 Aug 2023 at 08:25

Scotland

Social workers could not have predicted Amber Gibson’s murder, review finds

An independent review has found council staff could not have predicted a 16-year-old girl they were tasked to look after would be murdered by her brother. The learning review, carried out by South Lanarkshire Child Protection ...

29 Feb 2024 at 18:42

Recall by-election possible as Ferrier’s Commons ban approved

Scotland could see its first by-election held under parliamentary recall rules after MP Margaret Ferrier was suspended from the House of Commons for 30 days for breaching Covid rules. MPs overwhelmingly voted to impose the ...

06 Jun 2023 at 17:26

Scotland’s first recall petition opens following Ferrier suspension

Scotland’s first-ever recall petition for a sitting MP is opening on Tuesday, following the suspension of Margaret Ferrier from the House of Commons. From 9am, voters in Rutherglen and Hamilton West will have the chance ...

20 Jun 2023 at 09:14

Margaret Ferrier ‘will not stand in by-election’ triggered by Covid rule break

Margaret Ferrier has said she will not stand in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election triggered by her Covid rule-breaking. A total of 11,896 voters signed Scotland’s first recall petition after the former SNP ...

01 Aug 2023 at 21:45

Scotland

Personal details of 15,000 council staff published online in error

A union has said it will support legal action over a data breach which saw the personal details of around 15,000 council employees published online in error. The GMB union said it will back any members at South ...

19 May 2023 at 18:47

Scotland

Restaurant owners admit ‘mistake’ after felling dozens of trees

The owners of a restaurant in South Lanarkshire have admitted they “made a mistake” when they felled dozens of trees for a possible car park extension. The trees were cut down in the grounds of the Osprey in ...

14 Oct 2025 at 11:31

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