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On a mission to aid poor girls of China

A STRATHAVEN Academy project that assists schoolgirls in China this week appealed for support. Read

Chapelton

PRESIDENT of Chapelton Bowling Club, Marjorie McPherson, welcomed everyone to the club’s annual general meeting on March 10. Read

Reiki demonstration

GLASSFORD WRI enjoyed a reiki demonstration at their recent meeting. Read

Company fined after worker’s hand was trapped in band saw

A STRATHAVEN firm have been fined after one of their employees was badly injured at work. Read

Take to the floor with salsa class

A NEW six-week beginner’s salsa dance class will start on April 24 2008. The class, which will feature both salsa and merengue, will be held at Strathaven Rugby Club from 7.45pm. Classes cost £4.50 per session or £25 for the six-week block. Read

Bus service wins a reprieve… for now

A THREATENED rural bus service has won a temporary reprieve. Read

Fire extinguisher prank proves costly

TWO Strathaven youths were each fined £150 for spraying the contents of a fire extinguisher into a town convenience store. Read

Chapelton

Photocall

STRATHAVEN Camera Club hosted a ’Match An Image’ competition against Motherwell Photographic Society last week. Read

Katy’s on a mission to help down-under

A 19-YEAR-OLD Strathaven girl last month set off on a six-month mission to Western Australia. Read

Two apologise over sex slurs on internet site

A 65-YEAR-old woman who has been the target of a malicious internet smear is still searching for the main culprit. Read

Strathaven Cancer support group agm

MACMILLAN Cancer Support Strathaven Committee will be looking back on the past year's activities at their annual general meeting at 2.30pm on Tuesday, March 25. Read

Strathaven & District Probus Club get Italian lesson

AT the meeting of the Strathaven & District Probus Club last week Andy Goodman of the Dante Alighieri Society gave a stimulating talk on the city of his birth Bergamo, Italy. Read

Kirklandpark Pupils’ health day fun

KIRKLANDPARK Primary pupils enjoyed a health day recently. Read

Friends take on tough charity challenge

A BIG-HEARTED Larkhall woman will be swapping baguettes and sandwiches for bricks and mortar to help improve the lives of poor children in Africa. Read

Strathaven music pupils in treat for guild

MEMBERS and invited guests of the Glassford Guild were treated to a musical extravaganza last week by Strathaven Academy music pupils. Read

Strathaven pupils treated to capital visit by MSP

FOURTEEN lucky youngsters from the Strathaven area had a trip to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh recently as a reward for winning Strathaven Fairtrade Groups’ poetry and poster competitions. Read

Strathaven Rotarians aim to help £100m bid to eradicate polio

AT the meeting of Strathaven’s Rotary Club, secretary Ian Valentine announced last week that members’ individual contributions to raise money for Ian Thomson and Paula Welch’s expenses for their visit to Sierra Leone now stood at £330. Read

Strictly top fun at Strathaven Rugby Club dance class

A NEW dance class that combines salsa, mambo and merengue with shimmies and spins will take place at Strathaven Rugby Club every Tuesday from 7pm. Read