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Met Éireann issued red wind warnings for seven counties from 9 p.m. on 6 December whilst the rest of the country was under orange warnings from 8 p.m. A yellow wind warning also covered the country from 3 p.m. on 5 December until 3 p.m. on 7 December, as well as a yellow rain warning covering thirteen counties from 10 a.m. on 6 December to 10 ...
The Shires of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachdan na h-Alba; Scots: Scots coonties), [a] or Counties of Scotland, were historic subdivisions of Scotland.. The shires were originally established in the Middle Ages for judicial purposes, being territories over which a sheriff had jurisdiction.
This is a list of counties of Scotland created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 and abolished in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The list includes the county town, area, and population density.
Combined counties: Two small counties, Nairnshire and Kinross-shire were combined with the neighbouring counties of Moray and Perthshire for most local government purposes. In these "combined counties", there was a joint county council. The separate county councils continued to exist, however, and were responsible for minor local government ...
The red warning for rainfall in areas of eastern Scotland means there is a danger to life from the severe weather. The Met Office has warned some communities could be cut off for several days by ...
A yellow weather warning also remains in place for much of Perth and Kinross, Dundee, Angus and Aberdeenshire until midnight as localised flooding continues to cause problems for drivers.
County local government functions are now defunct having been transferred to the council areas of Scotland. County functions remain for Lord-Lieutenancies and as land registration counties . Subcategories
The warning covers central Scotland, Tayside and Fife, south-west Scotland, Lothian and Borders and Strathclyde. And a yellow warning of rain has been issued for Northern Ireland, valid from ...