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Co-op store has rigorous procedures to monitor sale of age-restricted products

The Letter of the Week in the Advertiser of May 15 entitled "The sun's out... and so too are the boozy youngsters" refers to youngsters drinking on the streets of Stonehouse from bags from a `well known, caring-for-the-world shop’.Read

Fruity Friday was a great success

I am writing to thank Advertiser readers who took part in this year's Fruity Friday.Read

Important issues need resolved before school can be occupied

I refer to the article in last week's Advertiser about the concerns the Parent Council at Uddingston Grammar, rightly expressed about the delay in completing the new school.Read

Brown’s U-turns point to Labour’s chief weakness

THROUGH the columns of the Advertiser, I would like to take this opportunity to highlight the latest tax con by the Labour government.Read

VAT's the way we could hammer all those cowboy workmen

Latest figures from Consumer Direct Scotland (CDS) reveal an alarming 25 per cent increase in complaints against builders, plumbers, electricians and other home improvement traders. Building work complaints totalled £1.8m alone.Read

Urgent action needed to tackle chronic housing shortage here

It is clear that new measures, radical action and hard cash are needed to stop the chronic housing shortage in South Lanarkshire. It’s a basic human right to have secure housing, homes fit for the purpose and new housing in locations with first-class amenities.Read

Simple way to remove eyesore

Do we have any councillors in Blantyre?Read

Class warfare at Calderside Academy

I have been following recent stories and letters in the Advertiser about Calderside Academy.Read

Callous of club to give us the boot

How angry I was to read of the demise of Hamilton Accies social club and the comments made by Colin McGowan, chief executive of Hamilton Accies Stadium Company.Read

Why council should splash out and re-stock park loch

I am writing as a keen angler with a season ticket for Strathclyde Loch.Read

Cross at your peril in Hamilton

Unless our planners intend to provide us with traffic lights at the top of Union Street, Hamilton’s famous Peacock Cross will soon have to be renamed Graveyard Cross (or Vulture Cross).Read

An own goal

I am writing about the article in last week's Advertiser regarding Hamilton Accies ‘evicting’ their fans’ social club.Read

Staff at Calderside Academy are doing an excellent job

I HAVE read so many negative stories in the Advertiser over the past few months about Calderside Academy.Read

Pupils should stop moaning - and count their blessings

I am the mother of a pupil at Calderside Academy. Can I firstly say I have never before been compelled to write a letter to the Advertiser or any other newspaper.Read

The sun's out... and so too are the boozy youngsters

Today (May 7) is a beautiful day weather-wise. Having just driven through Stonehouse at about 5.30pm, I couldn't help but notice the amount of children walking around with carrier bags. Most were around the ages 12 to 16.Read

Homeless gran didn’t have long to wait

What a sad tale in last week’s Advertiser about grandmother Jean Brown being homeless after her son showed her the door.Read

Greatly impressed by garage’s kind gesture

Through the Letters page of the Advertiser, I would like to say a big ‘thank you’ to a local garage owner.Read

Seeking readers’ help to get in touch

I am trying to get in touch with two people who lived in the Bothwell/Uddingston area in the 60s.Read

Outrage over cynical demolition

I'm delighted by councillor Douglas's involvement in the flagrant demolition of 3 Windmill Road (last week’s Advertiser).Read

Calderside transport arrangements are simply laughable

While the Calderside Academy building has been criticised endlessly - and rightly so - actually travelling to and from there every day deserves a letter in its own right. Read

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