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Hamilton News for 29 October 2009

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Tesco and Asda unveil plans to build stores in Larkhall Oct 29 2009

RESIDENTS are being given the chance to have their say on proposals for a new multi-million pound supermarket in Larkhall.Read

South Lanarkshire Council workers to take part in charity football for Cancer Research Oct 29 2009

BIG-HEARTED workers from South Lanarkshire Council workers will team up next month in a bid to raise cash for charity.Read

Motherwell pensioner robbed of four-figure sum of cash Oct 29 2009

POLICE were this week appealing for witnesses after a pickpocket stole a four-figure sum of cash from a Motherwell pensioner.Read

Blantyre monument honouring men killed in the Spanish Civil War is unveiled Oct 29 2009

A MONUMENT to the three Blantyre men killed in the Spanish Civil War was finally unveiled last weekend.Read

Torhead Farm residents anger over lack of action at danger ditch Oct 29 2009

FED-UP residents of a Hamilton housing estate have called on a private construction company to permanently secure the area around a drainage ditch – for the second time in six months.Read

Hamilton thief steals poppy collection box from Greggs Oct 29 2009

A HEARTLESS thief who stole a Poppy Scotland charity box containing almost £30 in coins from a shop in Hamilton town centre is being hunted by police.Read

Two arrested after drugs death of Hamilton woman (22) Oct 29 2009

Stephanie Balcarras (22) was found dead in her friend’s house in St Anne’s, Blackpool, on Saturday.Read

Blantyre house fire victims laid to rest in same coffin Oct 29 2009

TRAGIC mother Shirley Schiavo and her eight-year-old daughter Taylor were buried together in one coffin yesterday (Wednesday) as hundreds of mourners turned out for their funeral in Blantyre.Read

Hamilton shops make great profit from Halloween customers Oct 29 2009

HALLOWE’EN fever has this week swept Lanarkshire.Read

Protests as BNP leader Nick Griffin visits Hamilton Oct 29 2009

THREE people were arrested yesterday (Wednesday) outside a Lanarkshire radio station where BNP leader Nick Griffin was taking part in a discussion programme.Read

Larkhall pensioner battered and robbed in his own home Oct 29 2009

A HORRIFIED relative of an OAP battered and robbed in his home told how his evil attackers left him for dead because he didn’t have money to give them.Read

Pampering treatments tried out at Lanarkshire Maggies Centre Oct 29 2009

TWO exciting new activities have been trialled at Maggie's Lanarkshire during autumn.Read

NHS care of Hamilton couple whose baby was stillborn is slammed by the Ombudsman Oct 29 2009

THE Ombudsman has blasted the care given to a heartbroken Hamilton couple whose baby was stillborn.Read

Man (31) in court over fire at Hamilton flats Oct 29 2009

A 31-year-old man appeared in court yesterday (Wednesday) after a blaze at block of flats in Hamilton.Read

Lanarkshire fashion show to support multi-cuture and Maggie's Lanarkshire Oct 29 2009

FEMALE fashion from every corner of Lanarkshire’s multi-ethnic community will be celebrated at a prestigious catwalk show.Read

Man lost sight in Hamilton pub attack Oct 29 2009

A MAN lost the sight in his eye following an attack outside a Hamilton pub.Read

Hamilton pub the Mill Inn raise £700 in memory of Isobel Oct 29 2009

BIG-HEARTED staff from the Mill Inn in Hamilton have raised £700 for charity.Read

Hamilton Old Parish Church commemorate 275th anniversary Oct 29 2009

HAMILTON Old Parish Church held a special service of celebration on Sunday to commemorate the 275th anniversary of the opening of the building for public worship.Read

South Lanarkshire Council to recieve £2.7m tax rebate Oct 29 2009

LANARKSHIRE’S two councils are to receive tax rebates totalling £4.7m.Read

Health in South Lanarkshire staff given swine flu injection Oct 29 2009

STAFF at Lanarkshire hospitals were this week among the first people in the county to receive the swine flu jab.Read

Blantyre's The Haven Centre signs up for South Lanarkshire Compact Oct 29 2009

THE Haven centre in Blantyre has added its name to the South Lanarkshire Compact – a formal agreement designed to ensure that the public and voluntary sectors work together to ensure the greatest benefits for the communities they serve.Read

Strathaven Academy host event to celebrate their Fairtrade status Oct 29 2009

STRATHAVEN Academy hosted a ‘One World’ day on Saturday to celebrate the school receiving Fairtrade status in September.Read

Blantyre firm Daysoft sponsor guide dog puppy Oct 29 2009

BLANTYRE contact lens manufacturer Daysoft have introduced their newest recruit, a nine-weeks-old Guide Dog puppy called Daysie.Read

Blantyre scrapyard is subject of South Lanarkshire Council investigation Oct 29 2009

THE Blantyre site at the centre of last week’s planning row over the treatment of waste materials is again at the centre of a council probe.Read

Asian man robbed and assaulted in Little Earnock Oct 29 2009

A COURT heard this week that an Asian student was assaulted and robbed of his wallet as he walked down a street in Little Earnock, Hamilton.Read

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