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Hamilton News for 3 July 2008

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Parents invited to youth work programme Jul 03 2008

THE Home School Partnership in the Calderside and John Ogilvie learning communities invite parents and other adult carers to take part in an Introduction to Youth Work programme.Read

Bothwell property market beats credit crunch Jul 03 2008

HOUSE-HUNTERS with over a million pounds to spare are still choosing to live in Bothwell, a firm of surveyors claimed this week.Read

New service will check the weight of holiday suitcases Jul 03 2008

SOUTH Lanarkshire Council's Consumer and Trading Standards service are offering holidaymakers a free suitcase-weighing service.Read

St Peter's Primary janitor retires Jul 03 2008

STAFF and pupils from St Peter’s Primary, Hamilton, last week said a fond farewell to janitor Mrs Margaret Reid (60), who has worked at the school for 20 years.Read

Workshop on caring for rabbits and guinea pigs Jul 03 2008

A UNIQUE Furry Friends workshop is set to be held at the Pets at Home store in Hamilton next week.Read

Milk magnate Wiseman plans home extension Jul 03 2008

ONE of Scotland’s richest men has applied for planning permission to extend his Hamilton home.Read

Ravenscraig to feature in art exhibition Jul 03 2008

RAVENSCRAIG’S role in Scotland's industrial history and its recent rebirth as a dynamic new place to live and work will be documented at a new gallery opening this summer.Read

Police close in on cemetery vandals Jul 03 2008

BLANTYRE Police are following a “positive line of enquiry” in the hunt for the vandals who desecrated 130 gravestones in High Blantyre Cemetery.Read

Calderside Academy Fairtrade group help the Haven Jul 03 2008

THE FAIRTRADE Group from Calderside Academy visited The Haven on the last day of the summer term to present a cheque for £165.Read

Beckford Primary receives welcome donation Jul 03 2008

Chairperson Arlene Hunter is pictured handing the cheque over to Mrs Doreen Gibson, head teacher at the Auchinraith Avenue school.Read

Man fined after row with friend Jul 03 2008

A HAMILTON man who picked up a piece of wood to defend himself during an argument with a friend over a debt was last week fined £80.Read

Salmond backs Lanarkshire's Children's Games bid Jul 03 2008

FIRST Minister Alex Salmond has signed up to support Lanarkshire in their bid to host the International Children’s Games in 2011.Read

Hamilton MSP urged to run for Scottish Labour leader Jul 03 2008

TOM McCabe was this week facing pressure to stand for the leadership of the Scottish Labour Party.Read

Firm makes donation to Stroke Club Jul 03 2008

HAMILTON Stroke Club have received a donation of £762.65 from automotive firm Keihin Europe.Read

South Lanarkshire school holidays for 2009-2010 Jul 03 2008

THE school holiday dates for 2009 and 2010 have been announced by the council.Read

Window firm hits back over fly-tipping claims Jul 03 2008

THE Larkhall-based Clyde Windows and Conservatories this week hit back at claims by neighbours that they were responsible for a rubbish problemRead

PRIZE PUPIL: Beckford Primary pupil Ian Sneddon proudly holds the Margaret McNab Citizenship Award, after becoming the first to win the school’s special prize.The Auchinraith Avenue school was approached by a former pupil this year, who wished to present a trophy in memory of her grandmother, a deeply religious woman who always put God and others first in everything she did.Headteacher Mrs Doreen Gibson was delighted to be given the trophy, and it was agreed to present it annually to a

Ian is first winner of Beckford Primary citizenship award Jul 03 2008

BECKFORD Primary pupil Ian Sneddon proudly holds the Margaret McNab Citizenship Award, after becoming the first to win the school’s special prize. Read

Invitation to feature in DNA show Jul 03 2008

TV favourite Lorraine Kelly will soon return to our screens to present a second series of DNA Stories on Sky Real Lives.Read

Man denies attack on Hamilton woman Jul 03 2008

A MAN this week denied attacking a Hamilton woman by pushing her glasses into her head.Read

Event promotes health benefits of employment Jul 03 2008

AN event held last month at Bothwell Bridge Hotel saw Jobcentre Plus and NHS Lanarkshire, alongside the Scottish Government, join forces to promote the health benefits of employment.Read

Teenager Mark wins volunteering award Jul 03 2008

VOLUNTEERS from across South Lanarkshire have been honoured at a special awards ceremony hosted by South Lanarkshire Council.Read

Motherwell captain Quinn sentenced to community service Jul 03 2008

MOTHERWELL Football Club captain Paul Quinn was this week ordered to complete 150 hours community service for attacking a man at a team-mate’s birthday party.Read

Mum's anger as cash is ‘posted missing’ Jul 03 2008

A BLANTYRE woman this week hit out at the treatment she claims she received from the Royal Mail after £50 in cash went missing from aspecial delivery envelope.Read

Tributes paid to brave Kim Jul 03 2008

YOUNGSTERS at a Hamilton school last week paid tribute to a fellow pupil who passed away last month.Read

New name for Hamilton primary school Jul 03 2008

PUPILS from St Anne’s primary won’t just be returning to a brand new building after the summer holiday, but to a newly-named school too.Read

Win tickets to see hypnotist Peter Powers Jul 03 2008

YOUR Advertiser has teamed up with the Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow to bring you yet another great competition.Read

Scottish National Jazz Orchestra to visit Hamilton Jul 03 2008

THE Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, directed by the celebrated saxophonist Tommy Smith, is the undoubted highlight of this year’s winter programme at the Hamilton Town House.Read

Steps taken to make town square safer after falls Jul 03 2008

EXTRA safety measures have been introduced to Hamilton Town Square after an OAP was concussed in a fall there.Read

Call to take part in arts competition Jul 03 2008

AILEEN Campbell, MSP for the South of Scotland, has called on residents to compete in the Placebook Scotland landscape arts event.Read

MSP’s petition opposes under-21 alcohol ban Jul 03 2008

HUGH O’Donnell, Liberal Democrat MSP for Central Scotland, is urging young people to sign an online petition opposing an SNP proposal on alcohol sales.Read

Lithuanian club is saved from closure Jul 03 2008

LANARKSHIRE’S Lithuanian Club has been saved from closure.Read

Diesel thefts warning Jul 03 2008

POLICE this week have highlighted a number of thefts of diesel fuel from goods vehicles in the Bellshill area.Read

Man denies lightbulb assault charge Jul 03 2008

A HAMILTON man this week denied assaulting a woman with a light bulb.Read

New principal for Hamilton College Jul 03 2008

MARGARET Clarke has been appointed the new principal of Hamilton College.Read

Marianne to represent Scotland at international Girlguiding event Jul 03 2008

HAMILTON College pupil Marianne Watters has been selected to represent Scotland and in particular South Lanarkshire at the International Girl Guides and Scout Conference to be held in August.Read

Religious journey brings Colin home from America Jul 03 2008

A HAMILTON man who now lives in the United States returned home this week to undertake a religious pilgrimage.Read

Lanarkshire youngsters take to the stage with drama academy Jul 03 2008

A GROUP of talented youngsters from Lanarkshire performed as part of the Helen O’Grady Drama Academy on June 21 at The Regal Theatre in Bathgate.Read

Lanarkshire tops songwriting league Jul 03 2008

MEMBERSHIP figures released by the Performing Right Society (PRS), reveal that Lanarkshire is top of the Scottish league for new songwriting talent.Read

School buses to get CCTV Jul 03 2008

CCTV cameras will be put on buses travelling to Calderside Academy in an effort to improve children’s safety.Read

Orange walk route altered Jul 03 2008

A CHANGE has been made to the starting point of an Orange Order parade through Hillhouse.Read

Motoring history exhibition at Chatelherault Jul 03 2008

MOTORING enthusiasts can whet their appetite ahead of this year’s Classic Car Rally by viewing the Shell Art Collection – Visit Britain, and the National Motor Museum’s High Days and Holidays exhibitions at Hamilton’s Chatelherault Hunting Lodge.Read

Lunch brings charity cash boost Jul 03 2008

A GROUP of big-hearted fund-raisers held their second Ladies Who Lunch event in Hamilton last month.Read

Golden jubilee of Whitehill Crusaders Jul 03 2008

SOUTH Lanarkshire Provost Russell Clearie hosted a 50th anniversary reception for Whitehill Crusaders LOL 142, who first opened on June 28, 1958.Read

NHS Lanarkshire marks 60th anniversary with fun day Jul 03 2008

ABOUT 1500 people attended NHS Lanarkshire’s Family Fun Day at Strathclyde Country Park on June 22.Read

Fun-filled Ferniegair gala Jul 03 2008

THE FERNIEGAIR Gala day got off to a great start on Saturday, June 28, with the Stonehouse Pipe Band leading the procession from Clyde Avenue to the Ferniegair Football Club grounds.Read

Artist’s work to go on show at concert hall Jul 03 2008

LANARKSHIRE artist Jim Jordaninvites you to an exhibition of his work at Kuppas Café, within North Lanarkshire Council's Motherwell Concert Hall, from July 11 to August 15.Read

South Lanarkshire councillors reject local income tax plans Jul 03 2008

PLANS to replace the Council Tax with a local income tax were last week given the thumbs-down by South Lanarkshire councillors.Read

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