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M74 accidents leads to traffic chaos

M74 motorists faced lengthy delays and huge tailbacks on Tuesday following an accident near the Raith Interchange.Read

Hamilton starts the New Year 446 stones lighter

RESIDENTS in Hamilton are starting 2012 much healthier and lighter than 2011 as slimming organisation LighterLife named the town one of the most successful weight loss areas of last year.Read

Soul fans look forward to an eventful year

SOUL fans across Lanarkshire can look forward to a busy year ahead.Read

Motherwell's Brian rubs shoulders with celebrities at Glasgow Airport

AIRPORT worker Brian Thomson can consider himself a real high-flier – after rubbing shoulders with a glittering array of stars.Read

Under-age drinking fears after off sales given go-ahead

TENANTS this week feared an escalation in under-age drinking and booze-related youth disorder in Strutherhill – after a convenience store got the go-ahead for an off-licence.Read

Stonehouse great-gran rides Harley Davidson for 80th birthday

A GREAT-GRANDMOTHER from Stonehouse has achieved her lifetime’s ambition to ride on a Harley Davidson motorcycle.Read

Fears grow for missing Hamilton man

FEARS were this week growing for the safety of a Hamilton man who has been missing for nine days.Read

‘MEANIES’ set to police parking at Lanarkshire hospitals

‘MEANIES’ could be used to police new parking arrangements at hospitals and other health facilities in Lanarkshire.Read

RESIDENTS in Glassford are up in arms over plans to erect a 46.9 metre high wind turbine.

RESIDENTS in Glassford are up in arms over plans to erect a 46.9 metre high wind turbine on the outskirts of the village.Read

SADRT winter’s lunch.

AS January is now upon us, members of Strathaven and District Round Table are making final preparations for their annual Senior Citizens Winter Lunch, being held this year on Sunday, January 29 at the Strathaven Hotel.Read

Council under scrutiny

COURT-APPOINTED officials have scrutinised and extracted information from North Lanarkshire Council computers – as part of ongoing legal action over an alleged tender “scam”.Read

Death of Stonehouse OAP Kathleen Milward (87) is treated as suspicious

POLICE were this week treating the death of an 87-year-old woman as suspicious.Read

Mourners hit out after forced to walk through puddles of water at flooded Hamilton cemetery

MOURNERS hit out this week after they were forced to walk through puddles of water at a flooded cemetery in Hamilton.Read

South Lanarkshire Council continue to battle equal pay claims

SOUTH Lanarkshire Council chiefs yesterday (Wednesday) insisted they do not intend to ‘throw in the towel’ in their equal pay battle with over 2000 current and former staff.Read

jobs will be lost in town

A LANARKSHIRE engineering firm appears to be on the brink of calling in the administrators, putting 700 jobs at risk.Read

Tragedy as father-of-four cop collapses and dies on football pitch in Hamilton

A DEVASTATED wife and her four young children were being comforted this week after her husband, a popular police sergeant, collapsed and died while playing football in Hamilton.Read