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Hamilton News for 14 January 2010

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Hamilton police officer accused of trying to murder and rape woman Jan 14 2010

A HAMILTON police sergeant appeared in court yesterday (Wednesday) charged with attempting to murder and rape a woman.Read

Carluke mum freezes to death Jan 14 2010

THE death of a woman, found lying partly clothed outside a Carluke church, was not suspicious, police have revealed this week.Read

Parkville helps out with free meals during the bad weather Jan 14 2010

A COUNTY hotel are doing their bit to help out during the bad weather – by promising to deliver 100 free meals a day for the next 10 days.Read

Uddingston bridal shop suffer £40,000 worth of damage in ceiling collapse Jan 14 2010

A BURST pipe caused stock damage in excess of £40,000 at an Uddingston bridal salon at the weekend.Read

FEBA founder alleged to have assaulted elderly member Jan 14 2010

THE founder of Hamilton veterans’ charity FEBA is being investigated by police over the alleged assault of an elderly member of the organisation outside their premises.Read

Vandals blasted for daubing secterian graffiti in Hamilton Jan 14 2010

BIGOTED vandals have been slammed after they daubed sectarian graffiti on shops and private properties in Hamilton town centre.Read

Teen who intended to have sex with 13-year-old put on probation Jan 14 2010

A TEENAGER who intended to have sex with a 13-year-old girl he met over the internet was last week placed on probation.Read

South Lanarkshire road boss takes holiday during big freeze Jan 14 2010

SOUTH Lanarkshire’s £80,000-a-year highways boss was this week under fire for taking an 18-day holiday during the Big Freeze.Read

Hamilton Park to gift a luck couple £2010 for a wedding Jan 14 2010

HAMILTON Park Racecourse will gift one lucky couple a £2010 wedding to celebrate its third annual Wedding Fayre later this month.Read

Uddingston pervert bailed after social enquiry report isn’t ready Jan 14 2010

A PERVERT caught in a park with his trousers down was granted bail at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Wednesday as his social enquiry report wasn’t ready.Read

Hamilton businesses flooded as thaw gets underway Jan 14 2010

FIVE businesses in Hamilton town centre were flooded as the big thaw got underway this week.Read

Woman (51) robbed at knife point in Motherwell Jan 14 2010

A 51-YEAR-old woman was subjected to a terrifying ordeal while robbed at knifepoint at a tower block.Read

Let’s salute Lanarkshire’s Big Freeze heroes Jan 14 2010

LANARKSHIRE, like the rest of Scotland, is in the grip of the coldest winter for probably 50 years.Read

Teens rob Larkhall milk boy (14) Jan 14 2010

POLICE were this week hunting two vicious young thieves who robbed a 14-year-old milk boy in Larkhall.Read

First Minister snubs Hamilton stillbirth campaign couple Jan 14 2010

FIRST Minister Alex Salmond was this week blasted for snubbing a heartbroken Hamilton couple fighting to reduce the number of stillbirths in Scotland.Read

Chapelton farmhouse destroyed in blaze Jan 14 2010

A LANARKSHIRE farmhouse was destroyed in a blaze on Tuesday afternoon.Read

German band Locas in Love visit Blantyre studios Jan 14 2010

THIS week Chem 19 featured in the German edition of Rolling Stone magazine as indie band Locas In Love visited Blantyre to record their new album.Read

Lanarkshire MSP aims to improve conditions for autism sufferers Jan 14 2010

A LANARKSHIRE MSP is trying to improve conditions for people suffering from autism.Read

Blantyre's Chem 19 studios bolster local music scene Jan 14 2010

THEY have had a hand in producing some of the best Scottish albums of the last decade – and they are on our doorstep.Read

Parents are urged to get kids vaccinated against swine flu Jan 14 2010

CHILDREN aged between six months and five years are being invited to receive their pandemic flu vaccination.Read

Hamilton thug given probation following car theft Jan 14 2010

A THUG walked free from Hamilton Sheriff Court last week after admitting stealing a car and brandishing a belt as a weapon in two separate incidents.Read

Accies fan faces lifelong ban for coin-throwing incident Jan 14 2010

A HAMILTON Hamilton Accies fan will hear his fate next month after he admitted striking Rangers star David Weir with a coin last year.Read

Site identified for Kilbryde Hospice Jan 14 2010

A TWO-ACRE site at Hairmyres Hospital was on Friday earmarked for the building of a six-bed Kilbryde Hospice.Read

Pet rabbit dies during flooding at Blantyre flats Jan 14 2010

A PET rabbit died as two neighbouring blocks of flats in Blantyre were flooded on the same night.Read

Hamilton police believe church theif is back Jan 14 2010

POLICE this week believe an evil thief behind a spate of thefts from churches across Hamilton may have struck again.Read

Festive patrols sees crime fall in Blantyre Jan 14 2010

EXTRA patrols around Blantyre throughout the festive period have resulted in a reduction of anti-social behaviour, Strathclyde Police confirmed this week.Read

Avondale Young Farmers prepare for annual concert Jan 14 2010

AVONDALE Young Farmers Club are preparing for their annual concert.Read

Stonehouse group Hooves and Paws awarded charitable status Jan 14 2010

THE Stonehouse-based Hooves and Paws User Group or H-PUG have just been awarded charitable status.Read

Stonehouse school gets permanent eco status. Jan 14 2010

NEWFIELD Primary School in Stonehouse were last month awarded a permanent eco status award.Read

Cops hunt weekend vandals in Blantyre Jan 14 2010

POLICE in Blantyre are hunting youths who wreacked havoc in and around the town over the weekend.Read

Strathaven Scouts brave weather for Lochaber trip Jan 14 2010

THE 1st Strathaven Explorer Scouts completed what has been a very active year for the unit with a very successful few days in Lochaber after Christmas.Read