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Hamilton News for 11 March 2010

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Man (33) in court in connection with Hillhouse murder Mar 11 2010

A MAN has appeared in court charged with murdering Kevin Black, whose body was found in a flat in Hamilton last week.Read

Car crime spree in Uddingston Mar 11 2010

EIGHT cars in Uddingston were broken into at the weekend – and goods to the value of around £2000 were stolen.Read

Retired policeman banned from Accies after abusing the manager Mar 11 2010

AN ex-cop and his son have been banned from Hamilton Accies’ home games for the rest of the season, the Advertiser can reveal.Read

Retired policeman banned from Accies after abusing manager Mar 11 2010

AN ex-cop and his son have been banned from Hamilton Accies’ home games for the rest of the season, the Advertiser can reveal.Read

Lanarkshire law firm donate car to St Andrew's Hospice Mar 11 2010

ST ANDREW’S Hospice are hoping to put their fundraising efforts into top gear thanks to the generosity of a Lanarkshire law firm.Read

Boy, 11, arrested after police car vandalised in Larkhall Mar 11 2010

A BOY of 11 was arrested after a police patrol car was vandalised while officers were responding to a call regarding youth disorder and antisocial behaviour in Larkhall.Read

Strathaven Academy celebrate first year of Fairtrade status Mar 11 2010

STRATHAVEN Academy celebrated its first year of Fairtrade status last month in the new Strathaven Academy building.Read

Cops hunt malicious firebugs who set a car alight in Blantyre Mar 11 2010

A PROBE has been launched after a car was deliberately set alight outside a home in Blantyre.Read

Residents’ concerns grow as man is stabbed in Fairhill Mar 11 2010

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was stabbed in Fairhill at the weekend.Read

Six to contest battle for Labour nomination in Rutherglen and Hamilton West Mar 11 2010

A HAMILTON councillor has joined the six-way fight to succeed Tommy McAvoy as MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West.Read

Threatened newt re-introduced to Wishaw nature spot Mar 11 2010

NORTH Lanarkshire Provost Tom Curley helped to launch a bid to bring more wildlife into the local area this week.Read

North Lanarkshire Council in conference row Mar 11 2010

COUNCIL bosses facing £75million of cuts went to a £595-per-head three-day conference at a five-star hotel in St Andrew’s – where the economic recession was on the agenda.Read

Strathaven Nursery take part in Sports Relief Mile. Mar 11 2010

NURSERY children and friends from the Sweetie Brae Nursery in Strathaven have signed up to run in aid of the national campaign and raise money for Sport Relief.Read

Residents’ concerns grow as man is stabbed in Fairhill Mar 11 2010

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was stabbed in Fairhill at the weekend.Read

South Lanarkshire Council to review charges for cremating under 15s Mar 11 2010

A HAMILTON minister criticised South Lanarkshire Council this week for charging almost £200 to cremate the bodies of children.Read

Hamilton doctor to take part in charity cycle to raise funds for wounded soldiers Mar 11 2010

A HAMILTON doctor and his wife will later this year take part in a charity cycle from Land’s End to John o’ Groats.Read

Open mic nights set for Hamilton Mar 11 2010

A LANARKSHIRE singer-songwriter is asking budding musicians in the area to take part in a new open mic night in Hamilton.Read

Ashgill care home at centre of physical abuse investigation Mar 11 2010

FOUR workers at a county care home have been suspended pending an abuse investigation.Read

Dog abused by Hillhouse father and son is taken in by new family Mar 11 2010

ONE of the dogs at the centre of last month’s animal abuse case is settling in with a new family, the Advertiser can reveal.Read

Child porn pervert Paton (56) will hear his fate next month Mar 11 2010

CHILD porn pervert Peter King Paton had his sentence deferred by a further six weeks on Wednesday.Read

Bothwell model reaches Miss Universe GB final Mar 11 2010

A BOTHWELL model has reached the Miss Universe Great Britain final and raised over £3000 for charity in the process.Read

Plans for sports academy in Stonehouse approved Mar 11 2010

AN outline plan for developing a sports academy in Stonehouse has been approved.Read

Traffic delays as electrical cable is stolen from under Clyde Bridge Mar 11 2010

MOTORISTS are facing traffic delays after reckless thieves risked their lives to steal £12,000-worth of electrical cable from beneath the bridge which links Hamilton and Motherwell.Read

Stonehouse Male Voice choir get ready to perform. Mar 11 2010

STONEHOUSE Male Voice Choir are preparing for a special performance of music for the Annual Show.Read

Greyhound Awareness League hold fayre in Stonehouse Mar 11 2010

THE Greyhound Awareness League (GAL) are appealing to people from Stonehouse and other local districts to go along to their spring fayre and meet the greyhounds and lurchers who are looking for a new home.Read

Hamilton First Aid charity issues plea for new accommodation Mar 11 2010

A VOLUNTEER group who provide First Aid cover at large events in Lanarkshire have been made homeless and are appealing for new accommodation.Read

Blantyre minister repsonds to complaint about church bells Mar 11 2010

THE minister at Livingstone Memorial Church has responded to a letter of complaint about the church’s bells, published in the Advertiser last monthRead

Hamilton cocaine smuggling couple successfully appeal extradition Mar 11 2010

A HAMILTON couple facing extradition to Portugal for cocaine trafficking have successfully appealed against their extradition.Read

Youngsters join Lanarkshire Score Goals project Mar 11 2010

PUPILS from three South Lanarkshire schools are taking part in a novel scheme which promotes good citizenship through football.Read

New director of housing appointed for South Lanarkshire Mar 11 2010

THE man who will head South Lanarkshire’s housing department for the next five years has been ‘appointed from within’.Read

Fairtrade events to celebrate fortnight in schools. Mar 11 2010

PRIMARY schools throughout the county took part in Fairtrade Fortnight.Read

Hamilton knife victim speaks out over ordeal Mar 11 2010

THE victim of a knife-wielding thug who nearly killed him in the Palace Grounds two years ago has spoken about his ordeal this week.Read

Lanarkshire councils defend use of hypnotist McKenna at youth event Mar 11 2010

LANARKSHIRE’S two cash-strapped councils this week confirmed that they spent £10,000 on sending jobless teenagers to a three-day event featuring a ‘pep talk’ from television hypnotist Paul McKenna.Read

Hamilton District Youth Theatre celebrate 21st year Mar 11 2010

A POPULAR Hamilton theatre group are celebrating their 21st year this month.Read

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