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I appreciate that many of you are facing challenging circumstances and please bear with me as I endeavour to update at each opportunity - I understand that this may appear repetitive. 

Please see below for up-to-date information and resources for both the Scotland and UK Government's advice on the current coronavirus situation.

Information and advice is constantly changing. I will continue to post on my website to keep communities updated.

During this time of uncertainty it is important that we make sure we take care of our wellbeing and mental health. Below I have listed some useful sites which offer great advice on how to manage your anxiety and useful suggestions on things to do if you are in self-isolation.  

Mind:

I will continue to post links to community support groups, including local volunteer groups and charities which are offering support online. 

If you know of any other groups or websites then please get in contact with my office. 

From the 20th of March 2020, Primary and Secondary Schools and Local Authority Early Learning and Childhood Centres in Scotland are closed to control the spread of coronavirus.

It is important that people try their best to stay healthy during this time. If you are in self-isolation, see below for some useful resources on types of exercise you can do whilst inside.

Possession of child pornography and causing death by dangerous driving may no longer mean jail under radical plans to phase out sentences of less than a year in Scotland.

A north-east MSP has praised a charity for making more than 6,000 palliative care visits across the north-east.

The number of violent crimes recorded by Police Scotland has increased by more than 10 per cent in a year, figures show.

Statistics produced by the national force show the number of murders, attempted murders and serious assaults all rose in the year to 31 March.