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Shelling out nearly £2m in Hamilton link road bid

OIL giants Shell are to be paid almost £2 MILLION for little more than half an acre of land required for a Hamilton road scheme. Read

M74 death crash: drivers quizzed over road rage link

POLICE quizzed 200 motorists exactly a week after a dad-of-two was killed in a horror smash on the M74. Read

Residents slam council's ''waste of money''

WORK to replace speed bumps on a Hamilton street was this week branded a waste of council taxpayers’ money. Read

Repairs mean road delays

RESURFACING work on Hamilton’s Bothwell Road, lasting seven weeks, is to start on Friday. Read

Toddler’s lucky escape after kids pelt cars

A 28-YEAR-old mum and her toddler had a lucky escape after children hurled bricks at her car while she was travelling along the M74 near Larkhall. Read

Drunk cyclist charged

POLICE warned this week about the dangers of cycling while under the influence of alcohol after arresting a man for being drunk in charge of a bicycle. Read

Fire brings road chaos

A FIRE in Wishaw last Wednesday brought traffic to a standstill. Read

Road repairs: delays and diversions

BLANTYRE motorists will face delays when a section of a busy road is shut for essential repairs. Read

Mum pays tribute to a ‘caring and loving’ son

THE heartbroken mum of a well-known Eddlewood man killed in a horror road smash this week paid tribute to her ‘caring and loving’ son. Read

£500,000 road plans approved for district

COUNCILLORS have approved roads improvement projects worth almost £500,000 which will take place in the Hamilton and Bothwell areas. Read

Accident fears spark parents’ call for action

ANXIOUS parents this week called for the brakes to be put on speeding drivers outside a new £7.5m primary school in Larkhall – before a child is knocked down and killed. Read

Crash driver leads call for upgrading at blackspot

A YOUNG Strathaven woman this week called for safety improvements at an accident blackspot where she wrote off her car. Read

Young man critical after car smashes into a wall

A MOTORIST was this week fighting for his life following a horror road smash in High Blantyre. Read

Drivers warned of roadworks ahead on the A71

SOUTH Lanarkshire Council is set to undertake resurfacing works and safety improvement works on the A71 Darvel Road between Caldermill Farm and Hallburn Farm. Read