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Tragedy spurs son to new heights

A HAMILTON man who lost his mum to heart failure is hoping to raise £10,000 for the British Heart Foundation.Read

Chaos after lorry is trapped under bridge

A LORRY became lodged under a railway bridge near Bellshill train station on Monday.Read

Retiring store owner sold on an easier life

AN ‘open-all-hours’ Hamil-ton shopkeeper will retire this week after serving the community for almost 20 years.Read

£30,000 boost for community

BLANTYRE Miners Community Resource Centre has been given a new lease of life this week after receiving £30,000 worth of new equipment.Read

Bakery wins major award

A HAMILTON bakery has won a prestigious national award.Read

Plenty of attention for Boycotts’ cause

UNSIGNED band The Boycotts are hoping for big things in 2009.Read

Winner Isla sets sights on national art competition

A PRIMARY one pupil from St Joseph’s Primary School has won a special award for her artwork.Read

Ciara attends Barack Obama inauguration

A LUCKY Blantyre schoolgirl had the trip of a lifetime when she went to see Barack Obama’s presidential inauguration ceremony.Read

Grand old lady Rose celebrates 100th birthday

A GREAT-GREAT grandmother from Blantyre celebrated her 100th birthday last week.Read

Strum’s winning acts keep it in the family

TWO Blantyre cousins were in the winning line-up at the Strum music competition in Uddingston.Read

Nan defies the years to take talent trophy

A SINGING Blantyre senior citizen beat youngsters less than half her age to win £2000 in a talent show.Read

Enjoy a blast of the Noise Ensemble

A SPECTACULAR music show is making its way to Hamilton this month.Read

Larkhall quartet to play Academy event

LARKHALL band, The 4/5s, have been given the chance of a lifetime after being confirmed on the line-up of talent-spotting event The Next Big Thing at the Carling Academy.Read

Help me raise money for my ill son

A BELLSHILL father this week expressed sadness and frustration at the lack of support for his ailing son.Read

Search on for owner of ring

A CUSTOMISED ring which has the RAF badge engraved in its centre has been found by Hamilton man Martin McIlduff while he was walking in the town centre.Read

Cook’s success on a plate

A HAMILTON-born carer has won an national award for her work in nutrition.Read

Bygone Blantyre website boosted by over 70 vintage photographs

OVER 70 photos of yesteryear have been added to a Blantyre website.Read

Bus company boss slams council for MOT ‘let down’

A BLANTYRE bus boss was this week locked in a row with South Lanarkshire Council over MOTs.Read

Hamilton Accies

Hamilton Accies 1 Inverness CT 0

A SIMON Mensing penalty was enough to see Accies through to a 1-0 win over Caley Thistle.Read

Author Profile

Richard Mooney who produces features, news, video and audio previously worked as a Content Developer for icScotland before becoming a Digital Journalist for S & UN Digital