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T in The Park - new acts announced

GEOFF Ellis, festival director for T in The Park, has confirmed some fantastic headlining acts, with Kings of Leon taking to the stage on the Friday night, the Killers on Saturday and Blur and Snow Patrol on the Sunday. Read

EH1 DJ Heats come to a town near you

Colours and Scottish & Universal Newspapers have launched a search to discover the DJ of the future. Read

Allanah raises cash for charity

WISHAW woman Allanah Tudhope displayed grit and determination to complete the Edinburgh marathon recently, despite the reoccurrence of a long-term hip injury. Read

Shotts woman is Star in a Bra model finalist

A SHOTTS woman has become one of only two Scots to make it to the finals of a national modelling competition. Read

African children’s choir will perform in county

THE internationally acclaimed African Children's Choir will be performing a concert on Wednesday, June 17, at Dalziel St. Andrew's Parish Church, The Cross, Motherwell at 7.30pm. Read

Friendly Buster needs a home

OUR animal welfare friends are hoping that this week one of our Wishaw Press readers can provide a loving home for an old fellow called Buster. Read

La Paz set for Zico Bar

SCOTTISH rockers La Paz are heading back to Wishaw to perform at Zico Bar on Thursday, June 18, following their successful gig there back in February. Read

Zico Bar DJ in world record attempt

SOME DJs are renowned for playing marathon sets – sometimes for as long as five hours at a time. Read

Newmains girl to star in new Waybaloo CBeebies show

NEWMAINS starlet Hannah Devine will be appearing on television screens nationwide soon – when she appears in ten episodes of a new CBeebies show. Read

Volunteers in the spotlight

WISHAW’S Volunteer Centre is joining in this week’s national celebrations to mark 25 years of Volunteers’ Week. Read

Appeal for new foster carers

YOU can put the colour back into the lives of some of North Lanarkshire’s children by offering them a home during a difficult period in their lives. Read

Freddie on the ball for home in district

THIS handsome dog called Freddie is hoping that a Wishaw Press reader can give him a loving home. Read

Golden display makes them competition table-toppers

HOSPITALITY and Professional Cookery students from Motherwell College served up a treat at the recent ScotHot event in the Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre. Read

Wilburnsilver launch new album with two Glasgow gigs

TWO Wishaw men will be celebrating the launch of their band’s second album – when they play high-profile Glasgow gigs this month. Read

Saddle up and cycle

IF your bike has been languishing in the loft, banished to the basement or crammed into a cupboard for a while, there’s a good chance it’s in need of some expert attention. Read

Jonathan’s home gig

NEWMAINS musician Jonathan Carr is looking forward to performing at Zico Bar in Wishaw tomorrow night (Thursday). Read

Bowie tribute the ultimate

MOTHERWELL was rocking to the sounds of a glam-rock god last Friday night when tribute act Ultimate Bowie wowed the civic centre. Read

Ellen met her pop idol Paul

NETHERTON woman Ellen Campbell was delighted to meet one of her idols from her teenage years – Manfred Mann singer Paul Jones. Read

Jack McConnell goes on record about controversies in his career

IN this, the second part of our interview with former First Minister Jack McConnell, he talks about his decade as the MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw. Read

Hot electric band have busy schedule lined up

WISHAW ceilidh band Gallus are gearing up for a very busy summer. Read