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Hamilton News for 17 July 2008

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Councillor: Bring back curfew to defeat neds Jul 17 2008

A HAMILTON councillor this week called for the return of the ‘curfew’ as a way of tackling troublesome neds.Read

Racist tirade man jailed for 80 days Jul 17 2008

A HAMILTON man has been jailed for 80 days for racially abusing a man in a store.Read

Hamilton Man is cleared of bottle attack Jul 17 2008

A HAMILTON man told a court last week he was hit on the head with a bottle as he stepped out the back door of a house while attending a party.Read

Tragic Stacey is laid to rest Jul 17 2008

THE funeral will take place this morning (Thursday) of a young mum killed in a road tragedy.Read

Silent auction at Hamilton church will aid celebration funds Jul 17 2008

HAMILTON Old Parish Church are holding a silent auction to raise funds in support of their 275th anniversary celebrations in 2009.Read

Hamilton Teenagers face theft charges Jul 17 2008

TWO Hamilton teenagers appeared in court last week charged with thieving a range of goods from an outlet in a town retail park.Read

Lanarkshire Health website Jul 17 2008

AN updated sexual health website is now live in the Lanarkshire area.Read

Strathclyde police ‘are winning the war on crime’ Jul 17 2008

POLICE say figures released this week show they are winning the fight against crime in the Hamilton area .Read

Four-year-old girl 'pushed off bin' at orange walk Jul 17 2008

A MUM this week demanded police action against a teenager who, she claims, pushed her four-year-old daughter to the ground as they watched an Orange Walk.Read

Sophie walks tall after serious spinal surgery Jul 17 2008

A TEENAGE girl recovering from surgery is trying to raise awareness over a debilitating spinal condition.Read

£680 a day Jul 17 2008

SOUTH Lanarkshire Council’s former boss is being paid £680 A DAY to run a local authority in Northern Ireland.Read

Quarter’s telephone box may be removed Jul 17 2008

A QUARTER phone box has been earmarked for removal in a BT review of public payphones.Read

New mum wins unfair dismissal Jul 17 2008

A HAMILTON mum who made a catalogue of complaints about the treatment she received from her employer, before and after her son’s birth, has been awarded over £8000 compensation for sex discrimination.Read

Calderside Academy prize-winners Jul 17 2008

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High fives from John Jul 17 2008

A HAMILTON man raised hundreds of pounds after completing all six of jogscotland’s 5km races.Read

Share your memories of the NHS on anniversary website Jul 17 2008

A SPECIAL website has been set up by NHS Lanarkshire as part of the health service’s 60th anniversary celebrations.Read

NHS staff are a class apart Jul 17 2008

ELEVEN staff from NHS Lanarkshire proved they’re top of the class after becoming the first in Scotland to achieve a new post graduate certificate.Read

County remembers Piper Alpha Jul 17 2008

THE 20th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster in the North Sea has been marked with memorial ceremonies both onshore and offshore.Read

Man who dealt hash sent to jail Jul 17 2008

A HAMILTON man was this week put in prison for three months for dealing in cannabis from his home.Read

Volunteers are recognised as extreme winners Jul 17 2008

VOLUNTEERS and young people were rewarded for their efforts in the community during a special celebration organised by South Lanarkshire Council’s Regen:fx Youth Trust.Read

Larkhall Man (20) denies driving at 110mph on M74 Jul 17 2008

A MAN allegedly drove at more than 110mph on the M74 near the Raith Interchange last Hogmanay.Read

Hamilton Norman’s close encounter with a minke whale Jul 17 2008

A HAMILTON yachtsman had an unsettling encounter with a whale last month off the north-west coast of Scotland.Read

Cleared of attack on fiancée’s dad Jul 17 2008

A HAMILTON manaccused of assaulting his fiancée’s dad with a bottle last week walked free from court.Read

Hamilton College prize-winners Jul 17 2008

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Epic motorcycle trip boosts charity funds Jul 17 2008

A FORMER cancer sufferer from Hamilton has helped raise over £12,000 for charity by taking part in a motorcycle tour of the UK.Read

Community grants handed out to groups Jul 17 2008

A NUMBER of groups in the Hamilton area have hit the cash jackpot.Read

Old soldiers help launch improved ASDA canteen Jul 17 2008

TWO ex-servicemen this week helped launch ASDA Hamilton’s improved customer canteen.Read

Oxfam store mark 25 years of service Jul 17 2008

VOLUNTEERS from Oxfam in Hamilton this week celebrated the store’s 25th anniversary with special guests and a cake.Read

Organ donors appeal at centre Jul 17 2008

HAMILTON residents will have the chance to become heroes tomorrow (Friday) when a special recruitment team come to town to encourage locals to join the NHS Organ Donor Register (ODR).Read

Warm welcome Jul 17 2008

PUPILS from John Ogilvie High worked with Clyde Valley Housing Association in the last few weeks of term to produce welcome packs for new families moving to the Burnbank area.Read