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Hamilton News for 29 January 2009

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Vicious thug (17) awaits sentence for street attack Jan 29 2009

A HAMILTON yob hit a man on the head with a wooden bat for being ‘disrespectful.’Read

Police hunt masked raider who robbed bookies at gunpoint Jan 29 2009

A MASKED raider pointed a shotgun at a female staff member during a terrifying robbery at a Hamilton betting shop.Read

University will offer part-time study options Jan 29 2009

THE University of the West of Scotland are offering a variety of exciting part-time study options which will get under way in February.Read

Embezzler fined Jan 29 2009

A QUARTER teenager was this week fined £200 for embezzling £1405 while she was working at a Hamilton store.Read

Man caught with scalpel Jan 29 2009

A HAMILTON man was found to be carrying a scalpel when stopped by police.Read

Glass attack woman avoids jail term Jan 29 2009

A LANARKSHIRE woman who smashed a glass in the face of a man at a Hamilton night club was last week sentenced to 120 hours’ community service.Read

Man believed he’d lost eye in mate’s screwdriver attack Jan 29 2009

A HAMILTON man thought he had lost an eye after a drinking buddy stabbed him with a screwdriver.Read

MSPs urged to support nursery fight Jan 29 2009

THE Royal College of Nursing Scotland this week urged MSPs to join them in a campaign to save an on-site nursery at the Hamilton campus of the UWS.Read

Security fears after boy absconds from school Jan 29 2009

THE grandfather of a boy suffering from autism this week called for extra security measures at the 13-year-old’s school.Read

Eleven stab wounds sealed Brian McQueen’s fate Jan 29 2009

A PATHOLOGIST who carried out an autopsy on Brian McQueen’s body found ELEVEN main stab wounds.Read

‘Wild West’ jibe hit town in murder aftermath Jan 29 2009

BLANTYRE was compared to the Wild West in the months following Brian McQueen’s brutal death.Read

Serious assault probe in Burnbank Jan 29 2009

A MAN was taken to hospital after a vicious attack in a Burnbank street.Read

Breastfeeding mum told to use cupboard Jan 29 2009

A FURIOUS mum who had miracle twins this week hit out after she had to breastfeed her babies – in a hospital store cupboard.Read

Uproar as murder trial jury return not proven verdict Jan 29 2009

TWO men were last week sensationally cleared of murdering Blantyre man Brian McQueen.Read

Two deny separate attacks on same man Jan 29 2009

A MAN was the victim of two serious assaults within two hours, a court was told this week told.Read

It’s festival time for the over-50s Jan 29 2009

SOUTH Lanarkshire’s Young at Heart Festival kicks off again this year to celebrate the arts for the over-50s.Read

Helping to cope with drinks misery Jan 29 2009

FAMILIES and friends affected by someone’s drink problem are being urged to go along to a self-help group in the Hamilton, Blantyre and Motherwell areas.Read

Workers tried to save colleague buried under earth in trench Jan 29 2009

A WORKMAN last week told how he tried to save a colleague who was buried after a trench collapsed on him at a Hamilton building site.Read

Courses for carers are about to be launched in the town Jan 29 2009

A NEW training programme aimed at providing support to carers starts in Hamilton next week.Read

Lynn bids for dance Oscar Jan 29 2009

A COUNTY dance school teacher has been nominated for a prestigious ‘Oscar-style’ award.Read

Hamilton backs aid for Congo Jan 29 2009

INTERNATIONAL charity SCIAF this week thanked supporters in Hamilton for digging deep to help thousands of people affected by the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Read

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