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Carluke man (35) dies on Ben Nevis

A CARLUKE man has died after collapsing on Ben Nevis at the weekend. Read

Thousands visited Medieval festival

LANARK turned back the clock 1800 years at the weekend as thousands of visitors from around the world flocked to Scotland’s National Living History Festival. Read

Bid to smash two world records

SUBARU owners are planning to smash two world records in their tribute to Lanark’s late rallying legend Colin McRae. Read

Latest news from Crossford and Hazelbank

OVER 60’s BOWLS: The new session starts in Crossford Village Hall on Monday, August 25. Read

Latest news from Coalburn

ACCORDION AND FIDDLE CLUB: Coalburn Miners’ Welfare Accordion and Fiddle Club start the 2008/2009 season next month. Their first meeting will be held on Thursday, September 18, at 7.30pm when guests are Alan Small's Early Learning Ceilidh Band. Read

Latest news from Carluke

CAMERA CLUB: Carluke Camera Club will hold their enrolment night on Friday, August 29, in the old St Athanasius Primary School. Read

Horsing around at open day

A TWO-YEAR-OLD side saddle rider, over 50 horses and ponies, Strathclyde Mounted Police, and 600 visitors marked the 10th annual Petplan Equine National Riding Festival open day held at the Scottish Equi Complex in Lanark on Sunday. Read

Latest news from Carnwath

BOWLING NEWS: Winners of recent games played at Carnwath Bowling Club were: Monday night promiscuous (August 4) - A. Cox and J. Clark; (August 11) - I. Jamieson and B. McBride. Results of the ladies invitation triples competition on August 3 were: winners - M. Fulton, J. Todd and M. Drummond; runners-up - S. Sands, N. Brown and M. Brotherstone; beaten semi-finalists - I. Walker, M. Thomson and Jean Alexander, and A. McGuiness, V. Geddes and C. Muir. Read

Rural post offices spared axe - so far

EIGHT small Post Offices in rural Clydesdale have escaped the axe in the latest PO closure programme. Read

Folk club date

IRISH singer and songwriter, Kieran Halpin, returns to the Clydesdale Folk Club this month. Read

Latest news from Forth

CHURCH NEWS: Rev. Sarah Ross conducted Sunday morning worship at Forth St Paul’s Church. The Breakfast Club restarts in the large hall on Sunday at 10am. Rev Ross is currently on a two-week holiday. In her absence, pastoral care for members of the congregation will be provided by Rev Roy Cowieson, call 752519. Read

Latest news from Lesmahagow

BONUS BALL: Winner of the bowling club lottery bonus ball on Saturday was D. Brown with number 46. Read

Latest news from Douglas and Glespin

OVER-50’s CLUB: Winners of games played at the club on Tuesday, August 12, were: dominoes – Jenny Taylor; challenge dominoes – Margaret Muir; whist – Jim Taylor and Jimmy Lawrie; bowls – Jenny Morris and Jinntie Hastie. Read

Improve your Bridge game

BIGGAR Bridge Club are organising a series of classes. Read

Rural PO closures threat not over yet

CLYDESDALE MP David Mundell welcomed the news this week that eight small Post Offices in his constituency have escaped the axe in the latest PO closure programme. Read

Lesmahagow

BONUS BALL: Winner of the bowling club lottery bonus ball on Saturday was R. Miller with number 15. Read

On his bike for charity

A CLYDESDALE musician is at present cycling from one end of the United Kingdom to the other for charity. Read

Crossford and Hazelbank

OAP ASSOCIATION: The date for the mystery tour is Saturday, September 6. Read

Forth

CHURCH NEWS: Rev. Sarah Ross will lead Sunday morning worship at Forth St Paul’s Church at 10.15am. Schedules for the Flower Show are now available at the church. The show takes place in the church hall on Saturday. Read

Carnwath

BOWLING CLUB: Winners of recent games at Carnwath Bowling Club were: Wednesday bonus ball (July 30) - Liz Jamieson; Tote double - I. Fordyce. Read

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