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Tommy Burns Dies of Cancer

Passing of a legend. Read

Hamilton retailers call for town centre regeneration

HAMILTON retailers have teamed up in a bid to alert South Lanarkshire Council of the town centre’s desperate need for regeneration. Read

Is another fuel crisis looming?

Last week’s announcement that workers would be staging a strinke at Grangemouth oil refinery has sparked widespread panic with drivers flocking to the pumps to fill up in fear of an impending fuel shortage. Read

Accies clinch First Division title

Hamilton Accies have clinch the First Division league title and won promotion to the SPL with a home victory against Clyde. Read

Should selfish motorists face stiffer penalties?

The continuing row over selfish drivers who use parking bays for disabled motorists flared up again this week. Read

Controversy over wind farm plans

Blantyre residents are unhappy about proposals to build two wind turbines close to their homes. Read

Loss of 750 Lanarkshire jobs at construction firm, Carillion

This week’s news that Carillion will be axing 750 jobs at their Tannochside premises has come as a shock to many Lanarkshire residents. Read

Stray cows and roadworks cause delays

Drivers endured long delays this morning as animals strayed onto the M73, adding to the M74 roadworks at Hamilton. Read

Scottish businesses free to choose water supplier

As of today (April 1), Scottish businesses will be allowed to choose who supplies their water. Read

Have your say on the state of South Lanarkshire roads

Roads in and around Hamilton have been a major talking point for many of you who have e-mailed and wrote into us recently. Read

Will you have to sell off your home to pay for care?

NEARLY one in five people in South Lanarkshire will have to sell their assets, including the family home, to fund care in later life. Read

British parents talk to kids more about money than issues such as sex education

It has been revealed that British parents believe talking to their children about money issues to be more important than educating them on sex, racism or religion. Read

No help for disabled people on the roads

On visiting my daughter in Stonehouse, we came across a disabled gentleman in his scooter in the middle of the road. Read

Vue Cinema can't do a thing about malicious youths

Going to the Vue Cinema in Hamilton has always been a competition between those of us who happily pay to WATCH and enjoy a movie and those youngsters who go solely for a 'carry-on' and cause nuisance. Read

Hewden Closure

It is a very sad day to hear of the closure of Hewden at Tannochside, I was employed for over 10 years with Hewden Stuart, I now live work In Singapore. Read

Priority is these pupils’ safety

I am writing to express my concern with Advertiser reader J. McGhie’s letter about the preferential treatment pupils of St John the Baptist are receiving as result of their being decanted to Hamilton. Read

Roads ‘a disgrace’ yet council wriggle out of responsibility

As one of the many drivers who have suffered damage to their cars and been fobbed off by South Lanarkshire Council, I sympathise with Mr Cochrane (Advertiser of February 21) who hits out at ‘disgraceful’ roads. Read

Council Refuses Pupil Place on School Bus

South Lanarkshire Council, Education Services have refused my daughter a place on the contracted school bus which stops outside my front door. I have challenged this and even sending a letter to the Chief Executive and Leader of the Council has made no difference. Read

Don't suffer in silence (ASBO)

Last year I gave up my council house due to neighbours I had. I lived in my house with my now 4 year old daughter. Read

Violence on our streets

I have just finished watching Wasted Nation on BBC Scotland, it angers and frustrates me that presenter Glenn Campbell and Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill were trying to blame alcohol and drugs for being the biggest contributing factors to violent crime on our streets today. Read

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