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Hamilton News for 21 August 2008

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Council workers strike over pay Aug 21 2008

THOUSANDS of South Lanarkshire Council workers yesterday (Wednesday) went on strike over an on-going pay dispute.Read

Ding-dong as church bell recording fails to appeal to neighbours Aug 21 2008

A RECORDING of bells broadcast through a public-address system at a Lanarkshire church has not received a ringing endorsement from neighbours.Read

First day at school for brave heart-op boy Aug 21 2008

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD Hamilton boy who underwent open-heart surgery last month started primary school this week.Read

Reflex put on a show Aug 21 2008

REFLEX dance school successfully completed their annual dance show, Dancemania, last month.Read

New owner for radio station Aug 21 2008

A HAMILTON radio station which went bust earlier this week has found a new owner.Read

Hamilton Man hits out at ‘greedy’ council in parking row Aug 21 2008

A MAN living next to one of Hamilton’s worst “bottlenecks” has called on council bosses to ease parking restrictions in the town.Read

Business to invest £½m in new fancy dress store Aug 21 2008

ONE of the best-known names on the Hamilton ‘high street’ is planning a £430,000 investment.Read

Drunk clubber hurled table at window Aug 21 2008

A HAMILTON clubber was fined £300 this week for smashing a window with a table at a town nightclub.Read

Rotarians told of changing role for service Aug 21 2008

HAMILTON Rotary Club enjoyed the company of two guest speakers at their latest meeting.Read

Teenage brick thug is jailed Aug 21 2008

A YOB who struck a man with a brick and robbed him of coins was caged last week.Read

Thieves fined Aug 21 2008

TWO men who stole copper piping from the former Earnock High School building have been fined.Read

Can you identify trio in picture? Aug 21 2008

A CANADIAN woman has made an appeal for information after finding this picture among items belonging to her late husband.Read

Church to host car boot sale Aug 21 2008

HILLHOUSE Parish Church will host a car boot sale on Saturday, August 30.Read

Groups urged to seek Lotto cash Aug 21 2008

THE Heritage Lottery Fund are looking for groups from South Lanarkshire to apply for funding as there has been so few applications from the area over the last few years.Read

Planning Changes Aug 21 2008

THE following planning applications have been lodged with South Lanarkshire Council:Read

South Lanarkshire Commuters set to face more motorway misery Aug 21 2008

COUNTY commuters face another three weeks of roadworks misery.Read

Lanarkshire MSP brands school protestors ‘malicious’ Aug 21 2008

A LANARKSHIRE MSP this week accused campaigners opposed to the Uddingston Grammar project of conducting a “malicious” and “politically-motivated” campaign.Read

Ceremony honours POWs of Japanese Aug 21 2008

LANARKSHIRE veterans of the war in the Far East last Friday joined comrades from other parts of central Scotland for a service at the Cenotaph in George Square, Glasgow.Read

South Lanarkshire groups get Cash boost from bank Aug 21 2008

TWO groups from South Lanarkshire have received grants from banking giant Lloyds TSB.Read

Trading Standards’ name being used in new e-mail scam Aug 21 2008

AN e-mail scam is using the name and reputation of Trading Standards to try to con people.Read

Anniversary party Aug 21 2008

UDDINGSTON’S Aitkenhead Primary School celebrates its 20th anniversary next week.Read

A GREAT many roadworks are in operation across the district, and we asked some shoppers in traffic-choked Hamilton if they had been suffering delays as a result. Aug 21 2008

George Elliott (69), from Hamilton, said: “Although I don’t drive, I have noticed delays when travelling on the local bus service. The drivers can’t help the delays, but people see this as a big problem because they are often in a rush to get from A to B.”Read

Groups get web publicity Aug 21 2008

PEOPLE in Lanarkshire looking for information on health-related support groups can access a new website.Read

Holey Soles walk on Aug 21 2008

THE Holey Soles Rambling Club’s next walk is on August 31 to The Holy Island, near Berwick-upon-Tweed.Read

The Jungle Book and butcher boy prize winners Aug 21 2008

THE lucky winners who will be off to see The Jungle Book at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow are Miss Katy Stewart, of Lanark and Mrs J. Muir of Wishaw.Read

WHAT’S ON Aug 21 2008

BUDDY Holly, Oh Boy Tour, Hamilton Town House, August 22, Tickets £16.50/£14.50.Read

Mamma Mia sing-along organised just for VUE ABBA fans Aug 21 2008

VUE cinema in Hamilton is giving film fans the opportunity to attend a special sing-along screening of hit movie Mamma Mia.Read

GOING FOR GOLD: Larkhall swimmer Linda Donnelly (centre) received a number of gifts and the ‘good luck’ wishes of her Livingstone Gardens neighbours at a special party. Aug 21 2008

Linda was selected for Great Britain’s 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay squad at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. Photo ref: niham210808mem88-1Read

TWO Motherwell boys appeared before Bailie Frood charged with throwing stones from a railway bridge in the town. The incident took place at the Camp in Motherwell, and was said to have put railway staff in serious danger. It was stated that on the day the two boys were apprehended, a driver had been struck on the face with a piece of slag, resulting in severe cuts. Aug 21 2008

The boys admitted having thrown pieces of clay but denied throwing stones. Bailie Frood admonished the boys.Read

Aids for the deaf Aug 21 2008

DEAF children plus parents and teachers can try out the latest communication technology this summer, as the UK’s only touring information centre for deaf children makes a stop in Motherwell.Read

A QUANTITY of cash was stolen from the PHEW respite centre, in Muir Street, Motherwell, between 9.40pm and 11pm on August 13. Aug 21 2008

Cash boxes and paperwork from the centre were later found scattered in Roman Road, Motherwell.Read

Tribute to war vet and holder of MBE Aug 21 2008

A RETIRED surveyor who was awarded an MBE for his public service has died aged 87.Read

Gallery hosts arts memorial Aug 21 2008

AN ARTS exhibition held last weekend at Chatelherault’s Courtyard Gallery has been hailed a great success.Read

Teenager banned for drink driving Aug 21 2008

AN UDDINGSTON teenager has been fined and disqualified for drink driving.Read

Wrecking spree yob jailed for 4 months Aug 21 2008

A TEENAGER was last week caged for four months after going on a drunken wrecking spree at a Hamilton car showroom.Read

Business is being driven out of town by roadworks Aug 21 2008

ONE of Lanarkshire’s largest businesses say roadworks are strangling trade in Hamilton.Read

Householders are hit again as torrential rain causes chaos Aug 21 2008

EARNOCK residents were once again hit by flooding this week following heavy rain.Read

Families forced to flee homes after flash floods Aug 21 2008

OVER an inch and a half of rain fell on Lanarkshire in three hours on Tuesday causing flash floods which damaged houses and cars.Read

PUPILS at St Blane’s Primary will today attend their brand-new school for the very first time. Aug 21 2008

The £6.2m building has been delivered by South Lanarkshire Council as part of the Schools Modernisation Programme.Read

Probation for Larkhall man found with blade in his possession Aug 21 2008

A MAN caught with a three-inch blade in a residential area of Larkhall was this week given 18 months’ probation.Read

Police probe serious assault on Hamilton man Aug 21 2008

A HAMILTON man suffered serious facial injuries when he was attacked in Larkhall on Friday.Read

Community invite Aug 21 2008

STRATHAVEN and Glassford community council are hosting their first meeting since the holiday period.Read

Rural gathering Aug 21 2008

THE opening meeting of Gilmourton WRI will be held in the Rural Hall at Ryelands on Wednesday, September 3, at 7.30pm.Read

Angry residents count cost Aug 21 2008

FOUR Udston families this week slammed the council after their houses were damaged by floodwater.Read

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