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Lord Advocate announces move aimed at hammering knife thugs

LANARKSHIRE’S knife thugs are facing stiffer prison sentences.Read

BB Jason in court on sex charge

FORMER Big Brother contestant Jason Cowan appeared in court this week on a sex assault charge.Read

Morag Cook Provost’s Community Service Award 2011

A STONEHOUSE woman received a special Provost’s award for her accomplishments in volunteering in her local community.Read

Multi-million-pound care home opens in Hamilton

A NEW multi-million-pound state-of-the-art care home run by the Church of Scotland’s social care arm has formally opened in Hamilton.Read

Dorothy Paul set to appear at Hamilton Town House next Spring

HAMILTON Town House is set to welcome BAFTA award-winning actress and Scottish showbiz legend Dorothy Paul to the stage next year.Read

Police warning after youngsters pelt bus with snowballs

POLICE this week insisted bus firms could withdraw their services in parts of Larkhall where their vehicles come under attack from yobs throwing snowballs.Read

Shock as greyhound found injured and starving at Chatelherault Country Park

A GREYHOUND has been found injured and starving at a Hamilton beauty spot.Read

Blantyre grandmother killer detained without limit

A MAN who killed a Blantyre grandmother by stabbing her 16 times in the street has been ordered to be detained without limit of time.Read

James Simpson

Third man arrested in connection with murder of Ashgill's James Simpson

A THIRD man has been arrested in connection with the murder of pensioner James Simpson.Read

South Lanarkshire councillors agree cuts package

MORE South Lanarkshire Council jobs are to be axed and the ‘cost of dying’ is set to rocket.Read

Blantyre resident says ‘spare a life’ this Christmas

A BLANTYRE woman is urging fellow Lanarkshire residents to have a compassionate Christmas and leave turkey off the menu.Read

Bellshill man charged in murder probe

A MAN was last week charged with the murder of a young male.Read

Still time to donate to our Christmas Appeal

THERE is now only one week left to send in your donations for our annual Christmas Toy Appeal for needy kids.Read

Christmas Festival

THE Home School Partnership Mums Group hosted a spectacular Community Christmas Festival last week in the Whitehill Neighbourhood Hall.Read

South Lanarkshire escapes bashing from hurricane winds

SOUTH Lanarkshire escaped largely unscathed after hurricane winds battered the county last Thursday.Read

Royal Mail set to move from Rutherglen to Cambuslang

ROYAL Mail are set to move their sorting operations from Rutherglen to Cambuslang next year.Read

Hamilton man honoured by Hong Kong Police

A HAMILTON man has been awarded the Hong Kong Police Distinguished Service Medal.Read

Scotland storms

Met Office issue weather warnings for Scotland

SCOTLAND is bracing itself for more storms after the Met Office issued weather warnings for today (Tuesday).Read

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Have you been affected by storms battering Scotland?

SEVERE weather and gail force winds are battering Scotland today causing many disruptions.Read

South Lanarkshire Council decide against changes to conditions for marches

PROPOSALS to change regulations governing parades and marches in South Lanarkshire have been rejected.Read

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