LANARKSHIRE, like the rest of Scotland, is in the grip of the coldest winter for probably 50 years.
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HAMILTON boss Billy Reid this week voiced concerns after seeing his side lined up for SEVEN games this month.
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ST CHRISTOPHER’S Cycling Club have a busy start to 2010, with plenty of activities going on.
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BIGGAR coach Ants Posa this week called for a restructure of the Scottish rugby calendar to avoid a possible fixtures pile-up.
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MICKAEL ANTOINE-CURIER is on a mission to prove his critics wrong by blasting Hamilton up the SPL table... and repaying the faith shown in him by boss Billy Reid.
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FORMER Hamilton Accies defender Arthur McMillan has died aged 61.
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MOTHERWELL singer/songwriter Jeye T is planning to record his debut album – with the help of legendary record mogul Alan McGee.
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UNDER-fire council chiefs this week admitted that they have only THREE DAYS supply of road salt left.As the Arctic weather showed no signs of abating and with forecasters predicting even lower temperatures this weekend, South Lanarkshire Council revealed that grit stocks had dwindled to 1500 tonnes.Councillor Chris Thompson, chairman of the council’s enterprise committee, who oversee road maintenance, said they were currently using 500 tonnes of salt a day on South Lanarkshire’s roads.Last week, the council told the Advertiser they were using 1000 tonnes of road salt a day and had stocks of 2660 tonnes.Councillor Thompson admitted that they may have to reduce the amount of grit used on roads still further if the adverse weather conditions continue and officials fail to source fresh supplies.Desperate council bosses are currently trying to obtain road salt from the Mediterranean countries, including North Africa. Councillor Thompson added: “We are mixing rock salt and sand at present to try and conserve our salt stocks.“Readily-available salt supplies from the country's three salt mines are running out and time is needed to mine more supplies.“We have been sending daily fleets of lorries to England to bring up more salt, but now have to find other sources and are seeking to bring in a substantial shipment of salt from abroad.”Councillor Thompson said the lack of salt supplies had forced them to suspend the gritting of side streets and footpaths - fuelling anger from many members of the public.He added, however, that the move was necessary to conserve the limited remaining salt stocks required to keep the main roads open.The council have obtained supplies of sand and intend to start spreading it on side roads and pavements immediately.The Advertiser has been inundated by letters from readers complaining about the condition of roads.One Hamilton resident said last week: “I have lived in High Earnock for 29 years and these are the worst conditions I have ever seen.“High Earnock was only gritted after I made four consecutive phone calls.“The gritters arrived on December 23, but it was too late by then, and the amount of grit used was too little”.
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STUART ELLIOTT this week praised Hamilton boss Billy Reid for ending his Doncaster nightmare.
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SELFISH motorists were this week blasted for driving OVER graves at a Hamilton cemetery on Christmas Day.
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PLANS to close a central Uddingston doctors’ surgery by the end of March and move the services it provides to Viewpark Health Centre is the wrong prescription according to patients.
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THE Hamilton and Clydesdale Community Learning Service this week launched a new project for adult learners focusing on the Scots language.
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MUCH of Hamilton central library was closed on Tuesday morning due to a burst water pipe in the Town House.
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THE wife of Larkhall snooker ace Graeme Dott has revealed this week that a promise to her dying father drove her on to complete her nursing degree.
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A teenager died and two men have been left seriously injured in a crash between a car and a van.
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Scotland's First Minister has criticised the UK Government for seeking to include the Lockerbie bomber in a prisoner-transfer agreement with Libya.
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Two men were plunged into a frozen canal when driving a car along ice covering the water in West Lothian, it has been revealed.
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A man has been arrested after one person died and two others were injured in a disturbance on Christmas Day, police have said.
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The public transport network has "risen to the challenge" throughout the recent freeze, Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson said.
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Alcohol abuse costs Scots taxpayers around £3.56 billion a year, a report has said.
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Environment Minister Roseanna Cunningham is being questioned by MSPs about the Scottish Government's policy of snaring animals.
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The cost of alcohol abuse on Scottish society is due to be disclosed in an independent report.
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Mourners are due to pay tribute to a soldier killed in Afghanistan at his funeral in Glasgow.
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Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond will be quizzed by MPs over the way his Government handled the release of the Lockerbie bomber.
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House prices in Scotland did not fall last month for the first time in almost three years, chartered surveyors have revealed.
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A woman who froze to death after being found outside a church has been named by police.
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A seventh person with anthrax has died as infection among heroin users continues to spread around the country.
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Scots Secretary Jim Murphy has urged the SNP Government to put its plans for an independence referendum on hold.
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A top police officer has spoken of his desire to build on "significant" improvements made at a Scottish force as he began his first day in a new post.
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Armed Forces Minister Bill Rammell has agreed to meet the families of those killed in the 1994 Chinook helicopter crash - but ruled out a further inquiry.
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Five hundred jobs are to be created after a series of funding announcements made by the the Scottish and UK governments.
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A student has been found guilty of murdering his classmate's wife with a meat cleaver and chopping up her body.
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New Car news - Ford Focus
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New Car news - Ford Focus
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A jury has retired to consider its verdict on the case of a student accused of murdering his classmate's wife with a meat cleaver.
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Rapid Road Test - Peugeot 406
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Hundreds of Scots children have returned to school for the first time since Christmas as the worst winter for almost 50 years appeared to be easing.
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Rapid Road Test - Honda Jazz
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Rapid Road Test - Honda Jazz
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Rapid Road Test - Hyundai i10
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Rapid Road Test - Ford Focus
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New Car News - Toyota Yaris
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New Car News - Toyota Yaris
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The families of the men who died when the Solway Harvester fishing boat sunk in stormy seas marked the tenth anniversary of the tragedy in private.
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Right Car, Right Price
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One of Scotland's richest men has defended controversial plans for a £140 million development on the site of a historic city centre garden.
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A Holyrood inquiry is to be held into the role of trade in boosting economic recovery, it has been announced.
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A half-naked woman found lying on a path outside a Lanarkshire hurch froze to death, tests have shown.
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New Car News - Peugeot
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Ticket office workers on the busy West Coast line are due to stage three rush-hour strikes in a row over closures, threatening disruption to passengers, it has been announced.
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Community leaders have spoken of their shock after a dying woman was found half-naked outside a church in Lanarkshire.
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The hunt for a Polish man who went missing after a fishing trip is continuing.
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Investigations are continuing into the death of a woman found lying outside a church.
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Businesses across Scotland are to be offered £1,000 to take on a new apprentice, Education Secretary Mike Russell has said.
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Scots have been advised that the freezing conditions may let up slightly but more snow is predicted in the coming days.
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A "shocking" number of Scots have had to use their credit cards to pay their mortgage or rent, housing campaigners have said.
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There are signs Scotland is "through the worst" of the recession, Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy has said.
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The amount of money lost by businesses and the public sector in Scotland to larger frauds increased by 670% last year, research has revealed.
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A sea and air search for a missing angler has been stood down, police said.
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Police are investigating the death of a woman found in snow outside a church.
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A man has been charged after a collision between a van and a train at a level crossing.
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Items worth more than £900,000 have been lost or stolen from Scotland's hospitals in the last two years, it was disclosed.
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An elderly woman has died after being involved in a car crash, police have said.
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Labour has accused the Scottish Government and councils of failing to plan properly for the winter weather and called for an inquiry into the response to the big freeze.
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Failed airline Flyglobespan was a victim of the recession, the boss of a company accused of withholding cash from the travel firm has insisted.
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Scots have been warned to brace themselves for more snow as the bitterly cold conditions continued across the country.
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Scotland's financial services industry can play a "significant role" in supporting the new renewable energy projects of the future, First Minister Alex Salmond has said.
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A fresh plea for safety barriers to be installed at level crossings was made after a man was injured when a train crashed into a van.
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Bitterly cold conditions are expected to continue on Sunday, with snow predicted across Scotland well into next week.
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Civil servants should not routinely receive bonuses, the Tories demanded after figures showed a rise in such payments last year.
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Education Secretary Mike Russell should immediately bring forward an action plan to improve literacy, Labour demanded.
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Volunteers who have been helping others throughout the harsh winter weather were hailed as "snow heroes" by rural affairs secretary Richard Lochhead.
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Flower Of Scotland has been selected as the anthem for Scots representing their country in the Commonwealth Games this year.
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A fresh plea for safety barriers to be installed at level crossings was made after a man was injured when a train crashed into a van.
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A man has been injured after a train crashed into a van at a level crossing, police said.
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New adverts advising Scots on how to cope with the big freeze are being broadcast.
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Items worth more than £900,000 have been lost or stolen from Scotland's hospitals in the last two years, it was disclosed.
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The big freeze continued with football matches cancelled and train bosses running an emergency timetable.
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The weather will once again cause delays and problems with more snow predicted for Monday and Tuesday.
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