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Christmas theft at building site

THIEVES helped themselves to an expensive Christmas present when they raided a building site in Strathaven between Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.Read

Man denies stealing from taxi company

AN UDDINGSTON man is alleged to have stolen £132 from a taxi firm.Read

Thugs attack man at hotel Hogmanay disco

POLICE were this week hunting up to 10 yobs who attacked a man at a Hogmanay party in Hamilton.Read

Cannabis farm discovered

A SHOCKED gas inspector stumbled across a major cannabis farm while on a routine call in Clydesdale.Read

‘It’s the worst road rage case I’ve ever dealt with’ – Sheriff

A BLANTYRE man was this week fined a total of £1000 for a road-rage incident in which he drove a car at a dad carrying his 12-day-old daughter.Read

Lawyer banned for drink-driving

A HAMILTON lawyer was last week banned from the road after admitting a drink-driving charge.Read

No jail for thug who hit woman

A THUG who kicked a woman in the stomach outside a Blantyre pub was last week ordered to carry out 100 hours’ community service.Read

Drug dealer prison officer lands jail term

A HAMILTON cocaine dealer caught with £1100 of the drug in his underpants was this week jailed for two years.Read

Minister is victim of thugs’ attack

POLICE were this week appealing for witnesses after a minister was attacked in Bellshill on Christmas Day.Read

Accountant Raymond Corke was attacked in Duke Street and Townhead Street

Man assaulted with iron bar in brutal Boxing Day attack

Accountant Raymond Corke underwent emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain after the assault in Duke Street at 4.25am.Read

Two years for drugs dealer

A HAMILTON man who ran up a £20,000 debt because of a cocaine habit was last week jailed for dealing the drug.Read

Crime beat

COPS were this week hunting a thief who robbed a jewellers in Newmains.Read

Crime beat

COPS were this week hunting a thief who robbed a jewellers in Newmains.Read

Drugs bust

A 25-year-old woman has been arrested following a drugs seizure at a house in Motherwell.Read

Brawling bride gets eight months

A MOTHERWELL woman who spent her wedding night in the cells after a street brawl was last week jailed.Read

Woman admits glass attack at Hamilton club

A LANARKSHIRE woman smashed a glass in the face of a man at a Hamilton night club.Read

Drunk driver ‘fell out of car’ when stopped by cops

A DRUNK motorist caught driving without a full licence or insurance was last week banned from the road and fined £600.Read

Denies all charges

A MOTHERWELL man has denied driving around the town in a car at excessive speed and while drunk.Read

Triumph for youth theatre

PANTOMIME season is one of my favourite times of the year.Read

Stole goods from store

A HAMILTON woman stole goods worth a total of £180 from a town supermarket.Read

Jail for thief who broke into Celtic manager’s home

A BURGLAR who broke into the Bothwell home of Celtic manager Gordon Strachan has been jailed for more than three years.Read

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