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Movie industry secrets taught at Blantyre summer club

BLANTYRE’S Terminal One are on the lookout for budding actors and singers, as well as studio technicians, cameramen and sound engineers as part of this year’s Summerscene programme for young people. Read

St Joseph's objectors suffer setback

PROTESTERS battling against controversial plans for a new school in Blantyre were this week dealt a blow. Read

Popular visitor centre is saved from closure

BLANTYRE’S David Livingstone Centre has been saved from closure - and that’s official. Read

Blantyre are divided over new school plans

THE four councillors for Blantyre snubbed a recent public meeting – attended by about 200 residents at the TACT Hall – as a planning dispute over St Joseph’s Primary School rumbles on. Read

Blantyre ASBO man is sent to prison

AN elderly Blantyre man was jailed yesterday (Wednesday) for nearly four months after breaching the conditions of his ASBO twice in one week. Read

End of an era as Craighead School closes

HAMILTON’S Craighead special needs school last Thursday held an open afternoon. Read

Warm welcome for new community police inspector

BLANTYRE, Uddingston and Bothwell have welcomed a new community police inspector, who will take the helm after Inspector John Riley’s retiral. Read

Car yob is sentenced

A BLANTYRE yob was this week ordered to carry out a total of 300 hours’ community service for an incident in which he drove a car at a man. Read

Fete to be opened by TV’s Miss Hoolie

CHILDREN’S TV favourite Miss Hoolie will be the special guest at this year’s Blantyre Old Parish Church’s Summer Fete on Saturday. Read

High Blantyre pupil tested for swine flu virus

TESTING for swine flu has been carried out on a child at a Lanarkshire primary school this week. Read

Council accused over Blantyre school plan procedure

A GROUP of Blantyre residents claimed this week that South Lanarkshire Council have misled the public and the Scottish Government over plans to build a new primary school in the town. Read

Blantyre community meeting hailed a big success

A COMMUNITY awareness event held at Priestfield Hall in High Blantyre has been praised by local people – with similar events now being rolled out across the Blantyre and Hamilton area. Read

Livingstone Centre plan is approved

THE future of the David Livingstone Centre looked to be more secure this week. Read

Haven charity given royal seal of approval

A BLANTYRE group who provide information and support to people suffering from life-limiting illnesses have been honoured by the Queen. Read

Road repairs: delays and diversions

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

Boundary split to hit Blantyre

BLANTYRE is to be split between two new constituencies in plans for a shake-up of Scottish Parliament boundaries. Read

No Government cash for Livingstone Centre

CULTURE Minister Mike Russell this week dashed hopes that the Scottish Government might make available the cash required to secure the David Livingstone Centre’s future. Read