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Healthy future ahead... so reports of our demise are just not true

On March 13 a letter from a former Hewden Stuart employee was published in the Advertiser, ‘Closure represents sad but too-familiar picture’. I write to correct the mistaken view that Hewden is closing its business in Scotland. Read

Dopey drivers should call a halt to this behaviour

As a school crossing patroller I am writing on my own behalf, but I am sure my colleagues would also agree. Read

Moving tale of how you could lose more cash

Spring is always a popular time for moving house. TV Licensing would like to remind homemovers in Hamilton to notify us of their change of address so we can update our database and transfer their existing licence to their new home. Read

These youngsters really know how to stage a sparkling show

On Friday my friend and I attended a performance of ‘Annie’ by Hamilton District Youth Theatre at Hamilton Town House. Read

My school assessment: a soul-less building that’s seriously overcrowded

I am a fourth-year pupil attending Calderside Academy and am writing to dispel some of the myths put across in the recent letter to the Advertiser, 'Not yet perfect... but making some excellent progress'. Read

These improvements should be priority

A few weeks ago I read comments in the Advertiser from councillor Bert Thomson from Blantyre concerning drop-down kerbs for wheelchair and scooter users (he has urged more in the Blantyre area). Read

Got an appetite for TV exposure?

Following its success last year the BBC2 show, The Restaurant, is coming back for a second series. Read

An old Cam’s thoughts on uniforms row

Regarding the wearing of uniforms, I thought the following poem might be of interest to readers. Read

Our greedy politicians deserve to be despised

It is no wonder that politicians detest the media, and newspapers in particular, for they have been the reason for the exposure of our elected representatives’ greed and corruption over the last few years. Read

Quest for info on the Lanarkshire Yeomanry

I am writing to ask Advertiser readers to help me obtain information about the Lanarkshire Yeomanry, particularly of the men of the 155th and 156th Field Regiments (Lanarkshire Yeomanry) RA. Read

Co-operate and remedy past failures

Is the Labour Party in Scotland a section of a British National Party with some remaining Labour intentions? Read

Plea for help in tracing relatives

I am now 77 years of age — and for the past 50 years I’ve tried to find my parents and obtain details about them. Read

Parents’ comments ‘childish’

I felt I had to respond to recent letters in the Advertiser from parents of St John's pupils. I actually laughed at how childish and inaccurate their comments were. Read

Teenage drinking: solution needed

With the issue of binge drinking still high on the news agenda, it would be refreshing to see some discussion of why young people drink and what can be done about it. Read

Don’t ignore vital safety issue here

I am writing regarding the letter from J. McGhie recently in the Advertiser regarding the decant of pupils from St John the Baptist School. Read

Closure represents sad but too-familiar picture

It was a very sad day to hear of the closure of Hewden at Tannochside. Read

We need help to help others

Meningitis is a devastating disease and we now believe that as many as 500,000 people living in the UK today have had either viral or bacterial meningitis. Read

Not yet perfect... but making some excellent progress

I am a senior pupil at Calderside Academy who feels that recent violent incidents have been letting down the school. Read

Don’t confuse safety concern with special treatment

Having just read last week’s ‘Letter of the Week’ in the Advertiser, I am outraged at the comments made by J. McGhie, who claims to be a parent. Read

There’s no need for all this moaning

I have watched with interest the story where Uddingston parents claim decant arrangements are “shambolic” after St John the Baptist pupils moved to their temporary home in Hamilton’s Hope Street annexe. Read

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