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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Adam Robertson

Dozens of schools and nurseries to close across Scotland due to red weather alert

SEVERAL councils have announced that schools and nurseries will be shut after a red weather warning was issued.

The warning covers central Scotland as well as parts of Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders.

Here’s a look at a list of council areas which have confirmed all schools and nurseries will close.

  • Aberdeen City Council
  • Angus
  • Argyll & Bute
  • Borders Council
  • Clackmannanshire Council
  • East Ayrshire Council
  • East Dunbartonshire Council
  • East Lothian Council
  • East Renfrewshire Council
  • Edinburgh City Council
  • Falkirk Council
  • Fife Council
  • Glasgow City Council
  • Inverclyde Council
  • Midlothian Council
  • North Ayrshire Council
  • North Lanarkshire Council
  • Perth and Kinross
  • Renfrewshire
  • South Ayrshire Council
  • South Lanarkshire Council
  • Stirling Council
  • West Dunbartonshire

Winds of up to 100mph are expected as Storm Eowyn batters the country with people having been urged not to travel.

John Swinney confirmed at FMQs that he would be chairing an emergency meeting to prepare for the severe weather.

The red weather warning will be in place from 10am tomorrow and last until 5pm tomorrow evening. 

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