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Hamilton workers cycle to Leeds for charity

THIS week 42 First Direct employees are donning their lycra and setting off on a 215-mile bike trek that will take them from Hamilton to Leeds in aid of charity.Read

Be on guard after latest crime spree

RESIDENTS and businesses were warned to be on their guard this week – after a spate of break-ins in the Hamilton area.Read

Lorry overturns at accident blackspot

A NOTORIOUS road accident blackspot in Lanarkshire was the scene of yet another incident on Tuesday.Read

Hamilton Grammar uniform gets makeover

PUPILS from Hamilton Grammar School will be dressed for success in the new school term.Read

Bogus workman is back in prison

A BOGUS workman from Motherwell known as the ‘King of the Cowboys’ was back in jail this week after failing to overturn convictions for ripping off elderly householders.Read

Pixie in prime positionfor race night entertainment

SINGING sensation Pixie Lott, hotly tipped as the next big pop star, will wow racegoers with an exclusive live performance at Hamilton Park’s Silver Bell night.Read

Tyre fitter who burned workmate avoids jail

A TYRE fitter who badly burned a colleague during horseplay at work was last week ordered to carry out 240 hours’ community service.Read

Fresh plan for Bothwell flats still ‘unacceptable’

FRESH plans for flats on the site of Bothwell’s former Silvertrees Hotel have been lodged with council planners.Read

Edinburgh singer traces family in Hamilton

AN Edinburgh woman researching her family tree has traced her roots back to Hamilton.Read

Jail for babysitter who abused girl

A LANARKSHIRE woman who sexually abused a schoolgirl while carrying out babysitting duties was last week jailed for two years.Read

Scott sets up rockfest as guide dog fundraiser

A BRAVE blind man has organised a rock concert in a bid to raise money for charity.Read

Popular pub is petrol bombed

POLICE were this week hunting a violent gang who attempted to burn down a popular Hamilton pub.Read

Homes plan approved on site of B-listed building

OUTLINE plans to build two houses on green belt land next to Hamilton’s B-listed Old Toll House were this week given the go-ahead.Read

Daryl’s pals raise cash for transplant service

A FOOTBALL tournament to raise money for the Organ Donation Service has been judged a great success.Read

Schoolboy ‘left battered and bleeding’ after baseball bat attack in flat

A TEENAGE boy told a court this week that a Hamilton man attacked him with a baseball bat while he was helping a friend decorate her flat.Read

Church faces £15,000 bill after hit-and-run incident

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a hit and run crash that caused up to £15,000-worth of damage at a Hamilton church.Read

MSP slams Crown Office handling of the Rosepark case

THE CROWN Office was under fire from a Lanarkshire MSP this week over their handling of the prosecution of the Rosepark care home owners.Read

MP claimed £1000 a month and didn’t have to submit receipts

LANARK and Hamilton East MP Jimmy Hood has been drawn into the Parliamentary expenses row.Read

Allegations are nothing more than gossip

EX-ENGINEER Tony Trainor this week insisted that he wasn’t an antisocial neighbour.Read

£500,000 road plans approved for district

COUNCILLORS have approved roads improvement projects worth almost £500,000 which will take place in the Hamilton and Bothwell areas.Read

Bitterness stems from car parking problems

TWENTY-ONE people have now signed the Arthurs petition branding Tony Trainor “antisocial”.Read

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