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Bothwell drunken sex pest jailed for a year

A BOTHWELL man who sexually assaulted two women in a hotel and made obscene and offensive remarks in a hospital A & E department was last week jailed for a total of 12 months.Read

Uddingston man in row with council over parking

WARDENS imposed a parking fine on an Uddingston man’s car despite him having successfully won an appeal only weeks before against a previous ticket imposed at the same spot.Read

Community service for man who stole fuel from Uddingston business premises

A MAN who stole a total of 1100 litres of fuel from vehicles parked in Uddingston business premises was last week ordered to carry out 240 hours’ community service.Read

Ian’s in the frame for rail award

A VOLUNTEER with an Uddingston environment group has got through to the final of a community rail award for his work on the village station.Read

‘Vital’ superstore plan receives a hostile reception

PROPOSALS to demolish an Uddingston factory and put up a superstore in its place have been given the thumbs down by the village community council.Read

School talent hunt

THE search has started to find a fresh crop of musical talent among the county’s secondary school pupils in preparation for the next Lanarkshire Supershow.Read

Uddingston banker takes his stand-up show to Edinburgh Fringe Festival

A FORMER Uddingston Grammar pupil is staging his first stand-up show this week at Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival .Read

Battlefield housing plan attracts 23 objections

A PLAN for a multi-million pound housing development on Bothwell’s historic Covenanters’ Field has so far attracted more than 20 letters of objection.Read

Safety fear after second accident near Uddingston Grammar

A CAR lost control at a roundabout outside the new Uddingston Grammar building on Monday night, mounted the pavement and smashed through a fence before landing among shrubs.Read

Jury find Viewpark man guilty of serious assault with a golf club

A VIEWPARK man was last week found guilty of attacking a neighbour with a golf club.Read

Bothwell driving school car is now in rally

A FORMER driving school Ford Focus has just found a new and totally different lease of life, as a high speed rally car.Read

Viewpark man hands himself in after raid on bookies

A COCAINE addict robbed a bookies of £300 but handed himself into the cops after he couldn’t cope with the guilt.Read

Mugger in Bothwell threatened to knife man's fiance

A MUGGING victim revealed this week how callous drug addicts threatened to stab his fiancee if she didn’t hand over her £7200 engagement ring during a terrifying street robbery.Read

Viewpark mother and son in assault charge

A VIEWPARK mother and son used a golf club and shoe to attack a neighbouring family as they returned from a bowling club, a court heard this week.Read