“The amount of pigeon poo and dead pigeons is disgusting. The council do arrange to clean the pavement regularly but by next day the build-up begins again.”
Day: June 29, 2020
OPTICIANS ARE OPEN AGAIN AFTER LOCKDOWN
Providing they can meet requirements set out to operate safely in the context of COVID-19, most practices across NHSGGC will be able to see and treat patients. In preparation, NHSGGC is distributing full PPE supplies to all practices.
NEW LEGISLATION COULD HARM PRESS FREEDOM
A report from the House of Lords Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee released today calls for immediate action to rein in tech giants, including new powers for proposed online harms regulator Ofcom to fine digital companies up to four per cent of their global turnover or the blocking of serial offenders.
LOCKDOWN NOTEBOOK
“Many grandparents and other older people will be planning to help with childcare as parents return to work. Can the Minister issue specific guidelines on what older people can and cannot do in those circumstances?”
LOCAL DENTISTS TO RESUME WORK ON MONDAY
Following a move on Monday 22 June enabling NHS dental practices across Greater Glasgow and Clyde to deliver face-to-face urgent dental care, plans are now in place to allow practices to deliver routine care from 13 July onwards.
JOBS GUARANTEE SCHEME MUST BE BROUGHT IN NOW
West Dunbartonshire has been hit particularly hard by Covid-19 related unemployment. Figures from the Department of Work and Pensions show that unemployment in the area rose from 2885 in March 2020 to 4440 in April 2020.