by Darren Gibson NORTH Ayrshire has the worst average healthy life expectancies for females in the country, new figures have revealed. Healthy life expectancy is described by the UK Government as ‘the […]
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Covid 19: Can Scottish Football’s Lower Leagues Survive?
By Robbie Hanratty (RHanratty99) The head of the Scottish PFA, Fraser Wishart told UWS News that he is disappointed that there has been very little communication from the government, SPFL and SFA […]
Remote Learning, Covid and Living alone.
By Regan Kelly. “Its the sort of thing you cant dwell on, you just have to put up with it i guess, until things start to get better and ease off”. Robbie- Student Living alone. Robbie Hanratty, is a […]
Increase in Postal Vote Predicted for May 2021 Scottish Elections
By Kevin Craigens THERE will likely be a substantial increase in the amount of postal votes used in the upcoming Scottish elections in May says the Electoral Management Board for Scotland (EMBS) […]
“I don’t want to be lonely again”: Scottish young ‘shielders’ worry about a return to tougher restrictions for the clinically vulnerable
By Meg Montague Mainland Scotland was placed into lockdown on Jan 4 to combat the surge in new coronavirus cases, and those who qualify as clinically vulnerable were advised to shield again. […]
We’re in the Middle of a Storm but We’ll Get There – I Know We Will
By Colin Falconer (@cs_rose1) “We’re in the middle of a storm but we’ll get there, I know we will.” The message from Game Day Manager and Covid Officer of the Glasgow Rocks, […]
Children’s support worker says the impact lockdown has had on vulnerable children is ‘devastating’
By Kiana Greenan Lockdown has had an impact on everyone in society. No one more so than children. Children’s charity support worker from Irvine, Chelsey Crosbie says that the impact lockdown has had […]
Covid-19 and Doping: Challenges, Checks and Cheating
By Sandrine Wyrich (@SunnyWyrich_) The Covid-19 pandemic has paralysed various areas of sport, including the battle against doping. Alongside challenges around conducting tests, the emerging availability of coronavirus vaccines raises questions over […]
Health-care Staff with Underlying Conditions.
By Regan Kelly. “Some people just have a cough or have to self isolate, for me; I may end up in hospital on a ventilator because my body cant fight off this […]
The Crisis that Covid has Caused the World of Comedy
By Colin Falconer (@cs_rose1) “It took 6 months to get a penny.” This is the unfortunate truth of the way in which live comedy venues were treated in the wake of the […]
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