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Hamilton News for 10 July 2008

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Hamilton Advertiser looking for milestone marriages Jul 10 2008

IN the next few weeks the Advertiser will start a new feature on couples celebrating milestone wedding anniversaries.Read

£1m wanted for compulsory purchase site on Townhead Street Jul 10 2008

A PROPERTY-owning family have demanded more than £1.1m for a site at the centre of a compulsory purchase wrangle.Read

Factfile: Victoria Halls Jul 10 2008

VICTORIA Hall was built in 1881 at a cost of £4000 and opened on September 29, 1887, as a 1500-seat music hall theatre.Read

Entertainment at Hamilton's Regent Centre Jul 10 2008

HAMILTON’S Regent Centre will provide entertainment for shoppers on Saturday.Read

Strathclyde Park team run in Barcelona Jul 10 2008

A JOG Scotland group from Strathclyde Park took part in the El Corte Ingles 11k fun run in Barcelona last month.Read

Eddlewood Bowling club celebrate centenery Jul 10 2008

A CIVIC reception was held last week in South Lanarkshire Council’s headquarters to celebrate Eddlewood bowling club’s 100th anniversary.Read

Hamilton man fined for speeding Jul 10 2008

A HAMILTON man was last week fined for speeding through Rutherglen.Read

Blooming blunder by South Lanarkshire council staff Jul 10 2008

AN OAP this week demanded an apology after council bosses ordered him to “tidy up” his immaculate garden.Read

Road hazard between Hamilton and Quarter ‘set to ease’ Jul 10 2008

A CHANGE of operators at a quarry could ease problems on one of South Lanarkshire’s most dangerous roads.Read

Hamilton Baptist kirk off to Prom Praise Jul 10 2008

MEMBERS from the Hamilton Baptist Church are this year looking forward to the Prom Praise 2008 concert, which will be headed up by the All Souls Orchestra under conductor Noel Tredinneck.Read

Two Hamilton youths go on trial over race charges Jul 10 2008

TWO Hamilton teenagers this week denied racially abusing two men in a Lanarkshire theme park.Read

County holds its breath as Games D-Day approaches Jul 10 2008

LANARKSHIRE will tomorrow (Friday) find out if its multi-million pound bid to host the 2011 International Children’s Games has been successful.Read

Day for caring people in South Lanarkshire Jul 10 2008

A CARE training information day is set to be held in Burnbank, Hamilton, on Tuesday, July 22.Read

Hamilton's Bill shares birthday with health service Jul 10 2008

AT around five past midnight on July 5, 1948, Bill Reeves became one of the first babies to be born in the then new National Health Service.Read

Plea to recycle for charity Jul 10 2008

MARIE Curie Cancer Care, in partnership with Laura Ashley, are calling on residents to recycle their unwanted or broken gold, silver or costume jewellery and watches in aid of the charity.Read

Hamilton Sports thief is sent to prison Jul 10 2008

A HAMILTON man was this week jailed by a local court for nine months for breaking into a town gym and stealing clothes.Read

Hamilton Grammar News Jul 10 2008

HAMILTON Grammar School recently held their 2008 prizegiving ceremony.Read

Probe into tragic death of Blantyre woman Jul 10 2008

THE Procurator Fiscal at Hamilton has launched an inquiry into the sudden and so far unexplained death of a young Blantyre woman.Read

Larkhall Police unhappy over Orange Walk arrests Jul 10 2008

A TOP cop has expressed his disappointment at the behaviour of some spectators who attended Saturday’s Orange Walk through Larkhall.Read

Hamilton-based Housebuilder has laid off 85 workers in Scotland Jul 10 2008

HOUSEBUILDING giant Persimmon has laid off 85 workers across Scotland in the last six months.Read

John Ogilvie High School prizegiving Jul 10 2008

AWARDS were presented to pupils of John Ogilvie High School at their prizegiving ceremony:Read

Lanarkshire party for golden wedding couples Jul 10 2008

IF you are celebrating your 50th wedding anniversary this year and haven't applied to join Lanarkshire's Golden Wedding party, then there is still time to do so.Read

Wardens slap parking ticket on postie’s van Jul 10 2008

“OVER-ZEALOUS” wardens slapped a parking ticket on a Royal Mail delivery van.Read

Fairtrade fruit for Hamilton pupils Jul 10 2008

ST CUTHBERT’S Primary are to provide pupils with weekly Fairtrade fruit-tasting sessions when the school restarts inAugust.Read

Win free tickets to Milkshake! on tour Jul 10 2008

YOUR Advertiser has teamed up with the King’s Theatre to offer you yet another great competition.Read

Hamilton Cops hunt bus thugs Jul 10 2008

A BLANTYRE man received serious face and chest injuries when he was assaulted as he made to alight from a bus.Read

CLASS ACT Jul 10 2008

Pupils from St Elizabeth’s Primary School ended the school year with a bang, entertaining family and friends at two sell-out performances of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.The cast was made up of pupils from primary one through to primary seven, and families helped out with lighting, scenery and props.The school would like to thank all who starred in, attended and supported the colourful event, which was a huge success.Read

Young Stonehouse mother killed in road tragedy Jul 10 2008

A 23-YEAR-OLD mother-of-two was killed yesterday in a road accident in Larkhall.Read

Ex-policeman Ronnie back from tragic biker trek Jul 10 2008

A EX-cop last week returned from a tragic 16-day fundraising motorcycle tour through the Himalayas in which a man died.Read

Sawn-off shotgun thug is jailed for nine years Jul 10 2008

A THUG who shot a Blantyre dad at close range with a sawn-off shotgun was last week jailed for nine years.Read

Hamilton Sports Trust to fund promising 2014 athletes Jul 10 2008

HAMILTON International Sports Trust is to provide a £25,000 boost to amateur sportspeople over six years in a bid to help them achieve glory at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.Read