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Pupils’ music project is massive hit

FOR two years, talented youngsters across the county have been remixing and reworking tracks donated by some of Scotland’s top artists.Read

Water quality fears at Holy Cross High

TESTS have revealed problems with the water quality in a Hamilton school’s kitchen.Read

Blantyre caught on Google camera

BLANTYRE has been captured on Google’s new controversial street view application.Read

Culture Minister joins fight to save Livingstone Centre

CULTURE Minister Mike Russell has intervened in the row over the future of Blantyre’s David Livingstone Centre.Read

From humble beginnings, Livingstone left an indelible mark on Africa

TO answer the question of why people in South Lanarkshire should preserve the name of David Livingstone, you only have to look at an atlas.Read

Housing boss answers back in eviction row

A HOUSING chief this week hit back in the row over a family evicted from their council home.Read

Fire-raiser held in prison due to shortage of secure places in mental hospital

A WOMAN who set fire to a bed in her family’s Blantyre home was detained in prison because there was no secure places in a mental hospital.Read

Store say sorry to disabled shopper

A CEREBRAL palsy sufferer from Bothwell this week told how he felt like a “second class citizen” after a visit to Asda, Blantyre.Read

MSP calls for David Livingstone Centre to be saved

TOM McCabe has written to the National Trust for Scotland urging them to reconsider plans to end their management of the David Livingstone Centre.Read

Anger at eviction of young family

ANGRY Stephen Hanlon fortified his house to keep out sheriff officers.Read

David Livingstone

Join our fight to keep Livingstone’s memory alive

THIS week the Advertiser launches a petition to save the David Livingstone Centre.Read

£50,000 offer to save David Livingstone Centre is turned down

THERE has been a fresh twist in the row over a proposal to close Blantyre’s David Livingstone centre.Read

Download your petition form to save David Livingstone Centre

THE Hamilton Advertiser is leading the campaign to save the historic David Livingstone Centre in Blantyre - and we want your help.Read

Man admits breach of bail

A BLANTYRE man breached bail conditions by appearing at a house in Bothwell.Read

Man admits hitting schoolgirl

A BLANTYRE man last week admitted hitting a schoolgirl on the head with a pot.Read

Group play a LEAD role in enriching lives of disabled

A DISABILITY group that operate in Blantyre were welcomed at the Scottish Parliament last week by Tom McCabe, MSP for Hamilton South.Read

Accies player helps kids know the score about healthy living

PUPILS at St Joseph’s Primary, Blantyre, enjoyed a visit from a Hamilton Accies player recently as part of their Health Week.Read

Five county cancer nurses gain specialist degrees

NHS Lanarkshire cancer nurses proved they are top of the class after completing specialist university degrees.Read

Livingstone Centre under closure threat

EFFORTS are underway to save Blantyre’s David Livingstone Centre from closure.Read

Probation for thug who assaulted his girlfriend

A THUG who brutally assaulted his girlfriend in their Blantyre home was this week placed on two years’ probation.Read

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