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Teenager banned for drink driving

AN UDDINGSTON teenager has been fined and disqualified for drink driving. Read

Wrecking spree yob jailed for 4 months

A TEENAGER was last week caged for four months after going on a drunken wrecking spree at a Hamilton car showroom. Read

Business is being driven out of town by roadworks

ONE of Lanarkshire’s largest businesses say roadworks are strangling trade in Hamilton. Read

Tribute to war vet and holder of MBE

A RETIRED surveyor who was awarded an MBE for his public service has died aged 87. Read

Gallery hosts arts memorial

AN ARTS exhibition held last weekend at Chatelherault’s Courtyard Gallery has been hailed a great success. Read

Householders are hit again as torrential rain causes chaos

EARNOCK residents were once again hit by flooding this week following heavy rain. Read

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Families forced to flee homes after flash floods

OVER an inch and a half of rain fell on Lanarkshire in three hours on Tuesday causing flash floods which damaged houses and cars. Read

PUPILS at St Blane’s Primary will today attend their brand-new school for the very first time.

The £6.2m building has been delivered by South Lanarkshire Council as part of the Schools Modernisation Programme. Read

Probation for Larkhall man found with blade in his possession

A MAN caught with a three-inch blade in a residential area of Larkhall was this week given 18 months’ probation. Read

Police probe serious assault on Hamilton man

A HAMILTON man suffered serious facial injuries when he was attacked in Larkhall on Friday. Read

Council workers strike over pay

THOUSANDS of South Lanarkshire Council workers yesterday (Wednesday) went on strike over an on-going pay dispute. Read

The Jungle Book and butcher boy prize winners

THE lucky winners who will be off to see The Jungle Book at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow are Miss Katy Stewart, of Lanark and Mrs J. Muir of Wishaw. Read

WHAT’S ON

BUDDY Holly, Oh Boy Tour, Hamilton Town House, August 22, Tickets £16.50/£14.50. Read

Mamma Mia sing-along organised just for VUE ABBA fans

VUE cinema in Hamilton is giving film fans the opportunity to attend a special sing-along screening of hit movie Mamma Mia. Read

GOING FOR GOLD: Larkhall swimmer Linda Donnelly (centre) received a number of gifts and the ‘good luck’ wishes of her Livingstone Gardens neighbours at a special party.

Linda was selected for Great Britain’s 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay squad at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. Photo ref: niham210808mem88-1 Read

TWO Motherwell boys appeared before Bailie Frood charged with throwing stones from a railway bridge in the town. The incident took place at the Camp in Motherwell, and was said to have put railway staff in serious danger. It was stated that on the day the two boys were apprehended, a driver had been struck on the face with a piece of slag, resulting in severe cuts.

The boys admitted having thrown pieces of clay but denied throwing stones. Bailie Frood admonished the boys. Read

Community invite

STRATHAVEN and Glassford community council are hosting their first meeting since the holiday period. Read

Rural gathering

THE opening meeting of Gilmourton WRI will be held in the Rural Hall at Ryelands on Wednesday, September 3, at 7.30pm. Read

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Ding-dong as church bell recording fails to appeal to neighbours

A RECORDING of bells broadcast through a public-address system at a Lanarkshire church has not received a ringing endorsement from neighbours. Read

Angry residents count cost

FOUR Udston families this week slammed the council after their houses were damaged by floodwater. Read

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