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North Lanarkshire Youngsters will be on the ball

FOR over 20 football-daft primary school kids from North Lanarkshire, the prospect of moving up to secondary school in August is not in the least bit daunting. Read

Betty calls it a day from the nightshift

BETTY Dundas is planning to make the most of her days after retiring from 34 years of nightshift with NHS Lanarkshire. Read

The post offices under threat

POST Offices facing closure are: Bankhead, Lesmahagow, ML11 0AA; Quarter, 21A Limekilnburn Road, Hamilton, ML3 7XA; Westport, The Post Office, Lanark, ML11 9HD; Hareleeshill, 40A Hareleeshill Road, Larkhall, ML9 2EX; New Lanark, Mill 3, Visitors’ Centre, New Lanark, ML11 9DB; Waterloo, 103 Overtown Road, Wishaw, ML2 8EW; Cambusnethan, 98 Cambusnethan Street, Wishaw, ML2 8NJ; Thorndean, 205 Motherwell Road, Bellshill, ML4 2JG; Mossend, 3 Hope Street, Bellshill, ML4 1QA; West Cross, 339 Main Street, Wishaw, ML2 7NG; Coatshill, 56 Coatshill Avenue, Blantyre, G72 9LE. Read

11 Post Offices face the threat of closure

ELEVEN Lanarkshire post offices have been targeted for closure. Read

Big pay rise for NHS managers

MEMBERS of NHS Lanarkshire’s management team were this week at the centre of a ‘fat cat’ wages row. Read

Man is found dead in car

A MAN was found dead at the wheel of a car alongside a Lanarkshire road. Read

County pub gutted in early-morning blaze

A LANARKSHIRE pub was extensively damaged this week – after fire ripped through the building. Read

Former S&UN editor dies

ARTHUR Nicol, a former Lanarkshire newspaper editor and founder member of Motherwell and Wishaw Operatic Society, died early on Sunday in Woodend Hospital, Aberdeen, following a short illness. Read

Firefighters called to Franklyns Bar, Bellshill

FRANKYLN’S BAR in Bellshill was on fire this morning (Tuesday). Read

County remembers Piper Alpha

THE 20th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster in the North Sea has been marked with memorial ceremonies both onshore and offshore. Read

Pupils are a cycling success

YOUNGSTERS from primary schools throughout the county have been taking part in the Scottish Cycle Training Scheme. Read

Surprise, surprise as mum gets TV makeover

NEW mother Carol Findlay received a full fashion a nd cosmetic makeover – live on television. Read

Warning over foreign pickpocket threat

FOREIGN pickpockets have robbed a partially blind OAP for the second time in 12 months. Read

Rabbits stolen in Newarthill

THREE pet Dutch Lop-eared rabbits were last week stolen from the rear garden of a house in Lanarkshire. Read

Dalziel Park nursery proposal rejected

PLANS to convert part of a Motherwell hotel into a children’s nursery were last week refused. Read

Teen is jailed after stabbing step-dad

A TEENAGE thug who stabbed his step-dad, puncturing his lung, has been jailed for more than four years. Read

Crime reports

A QUANTITY of cash was stolen from a house in Carfin Street, New Stevenston, between 9am and 8.30pm on July 5. Read

Woman struck by bus at Motherwell station

A 32-YEAR-OLD woman was struck by a bus outside Motherwell Railway Station on Friday.. Read

North Lanarkshire council tax collection rates up

COUNCIL tax collection rates in North Lanarkshire have improved for the 10th year in a row after the council raised £93m for the year 2007/08 – an increase of £4 million on the previous year. Read

Lanarkshire party for golden wedding couples

IF you are celebrating your 50th wedding anniversary this year and haven't applied to join Lanarkshire's Golden Wedding party, then there is still time to do so. Read