The number of users of the Council’s online library, Borrowbox has trebled and the number of e-books and e-audiobooks accessed have doubled.
Day: May 8, 2020

VIRUS: KINDLY COUNCIL STAFF HELP SUPPORT TEAM
Donna Kirkwood, pictured right, usually works in the Housing Development team, but volunteered to help some of the area’s most vulnerable and isolated tenants and residents as part of the Crisis Support Team.

STAY SAFE AND OBEY THE RULES OF LOCKDOWN
We are here 24 hours a day to support those in need, support those who may be vulnerable, and to ensure fairness and the rule of law.
VIRUS: NICOLA PLEDGES NO SURRENDER LIKELY SOON
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the death toll of confirmed Covid-19 patients is 1811 by the measurement she uses daily, which does not include suspected cases of the virus.

VIRUS: FACE OF A HERO MADE TO WEAR MASKS THAT DON’T FIT …
Especially the disastrous procurement of PPE for frontline workers and the purchase of face masks which were designed for men and handed out to women and other NHS workers on the frontline.