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Plight for Yangtze Incident medals takes new turn at Holyrood

A NAVY veteran’s six-year battle to get medals for 180 hero sailors took a new twist last week.Read

MSP praises North Lanarkshire new builds

ALEX Neil MSP has welcomed the news North Lanarkshire Council have started building houses for the first time in almost a decade.Read

Wishaw gym blasted over broken air conditioning

GYM members at Wishaw Sports Centre have been building up a lot more sweat than usual.Read

Luxury Motherwell housing estate safe again after problems sorted

RESIDENTS of Saville Row housing estate in Motherwell breathed a massive sigh of relief their problems were over this week.Read

The untold rescue of the HMS Amethyst during the Yangtse Incident

THE date is April 20, 1949 and China is in the middle of a bloody civil war.Read

Employees left in the dark after Lanarkshire bus firm’s collapse

FORMER employees of bus firm McKindless were dealt another blow this week – after being told by the Inland Revenue the firm haven’t paid tax or national insurance contributions on their behalf for the past six years.Read

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Craigneuk Navy vet’s fight to honour forgotten heroes

THIS week Craigneuk-born ex-Royal Navy man William Leitch will go to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh to expose what he claims is a cover-up of an incident which left 180 heroes without medals.Read

Calamity Jane brings the Wild Wild West to Wishaw

GET your cowboy hats on and horses at the ready, for the Wild, Wild West is coming to Wishaw!Read

Snooker champ John Higgins raises £30,000 for hospice

WISHAW Wizard John Higgins and his wife Denise raised £30,000 for the Friends of Dalziel Hospice at the weekend.Read

Lanarkshire cousins in 160ft bungee for Mr Giggles

Press reporter Richard Mooney and cousin Keith O’Hanlon raise money for Shotts youngster by completing charity bungee jumpRead

Over 80 left unemployed after Lanarkshire bus group McKindless cease trading

MOTHERWELL & Wishaw MP Frank Roy has called the loss of 80 jobs at bus firm McKindless a “bitter blow” to the area after staff were laid off with only one week’s wage and no redundancy pay.Read

Shotts florist aids disabled Lanarkshire youngster's treatment fund

LOVED-UP couples from throughout the area could help out a special cause this Valentine’s Day by shopping at a very kind Shotts florist.Read

North Lanarkshire’s air quality is some of the poorest in the country

AIR quality in North Lanarkshire is some of the worst in Scotland – and the council are not making full use of funding to combat the problem.Read

North Lanarkshire’s Mr Giggles needs your help

TWO years ago, the communities of Wishaw, Allanton and Shotts, helped wheelchair-bound eight-year-old Dean Cochrane fulfil his goal – by raising £18,000 for a trip to Florida, USA, to undergo life-changing physiotherapy.Read

Motherwell’s Jeye-T will be Scotland’s biggest thing since Glasvegas

WHEN the man who discovered Oasis calls someone a “massive talent” then you have to sit up and listen.Read

Wishaw pupils and parents protest against St Matthews closure proposal

Video: St Matthew's Primary parents and pupils protest against their school's proposal closures

WISHAWHILL residents were out in force for support of their local school. Read

Maggie’s Lanarkshire hosting relaxation at therapies event

WISHAW-based Maggie’s Lanarkshire is offering anyone affected by cancer the chance to relax at a free therapies event.Read

Wishaw firm send tents to families affected by Samoan Tsunami

LAST September an unexpected tsunami struck the Pacific Islands of Samoa and American Samoa, killing many people and leaving hundreds of families homeless.Read

Carluke mum dies after freezing to death on church steps

A CARLUKE mum-of-two died at the weekend after she was found half-naked and freezing to death on church steps.Read

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Craig Brown takes on Motherwell role following Gannon dismissal

CRAIG Brown has been appointed caretaker boss at Motherwell Football Club until a replacement is found for the recently faxed Jim Gannon.Read

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Richard Mooney who produces features, news, video and audio previously worked as a Content Developer for icScotland before becoming a Digital Journalist for S & UN Digital

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