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Party at Radio Law for 40 years of hospital broadcasts

RADIO Law has celebrated 40 years on the airwaves, broadcasting to the patients of Wishaw General Hospital and the former Law Hospital.Read

Antiques enthusiasts flock to Bargain Hunt

POPULAR BBC daytime TV show Bargain Hunt visited Wishaw last Friday – but getting a word with presenter Tim Wonnacott proved as elusive as finding a Ming vase in Motherwell.Read

Climber’s talk summit special

WORLD-FAMOUS mountaineer Simon Yates will take to the stage in Motherwell Concert Hall on Tuesday, October 14, to deliver his lecture show, which is entitled Beyond the Void.Read

St Pat’s group latest musical based around Dickens

ANOTHER opening of another show by St Patrick’s Amateur Opera Group will take place on Tuesday, October 7, when Scrooge takes to the stage in Calderhead High School, Shotts.Read

Books fest line-up

WISHAW and Motherwell libraries will play host to well-known authors, during the third North Lanarkshire festival of books and writing. The festival, supported by the Scottish Arts Council, will run from Tuesday, September 30 until Saturday October 11. Entrance to all events is free of charge although booking is recommended.Read

Lose weight in time for Christmas by jogging

PERHAPS you intended, but never quite get round to, shedding that extra weight before the summer holidays – well, it’s not too late to get in shape for Christmas.Read

Joining forces to boost awareness of health issues

LANARKSHIRE is playing host to an exciting programme of events as part of the second Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival.Read

Charity trek to China promises adventure

AS a passionate supporter of Help the Aged, I would like to encourage your readers to sign up to the Charity’s latest challenge event, Trek China 2009, which will raise vital funds for disadvantaged older people suffering from poverty, isolation and neglect in the UK and overseas.Read

Historic Lanarkshire: New Lanark

The new Lanark cotton mills were first founded by Glaswegian aristocrat David Dale in 1786.Read

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Top 10 jokes

Here are some of our top 10 jokes, including the world's funniest joke proven by scientists.Read

I LIKE to try something new every once in a while.

That’s why I went for a short walk around part of South Lanarkshire's Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve. To be more accurate, I did the walk twice.Read

Pokemon Competition

Pokemon Movie Competition

Experience the new Pokémon movie which took more than $US 47 million at the Japanese box office last year, more than any other Pokémon film to date! Read

Can you offer Sasha a home?

LOVELY crossbreed Sasha is hoping that someone in Wishaw will paws for thought and give her a new home.Read

Hear death-defying adventures of man who scaled Andes

WORLD-FAMOUS mountaineer Simon Yates will take to the stage in Motherwell Concert Hall next month to deliver his lecture show, which is entitled Beyond the Void.Read

Caledon to hit the high notes

CALEDON, Scotland’s three tenors, make a welcome return to Motherwell as part of their 2008 Scottish tour.Read

College join in World’s Biggest Coffee Morning

STUDENTS and staff at Motherwell College will be taking a break from studies next Wednesday to raise money for a cancer charity in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning.Read

Wishaw’s big flower show was blooming marvellous

FLOWER power hit Wishaw when the town’s keenest gardeners got together for their annual awards ceremony.Read

Charity aid: we’re lovin it

BIG-HEARTED staff at the McDonald’s in Wishaw all had super-sized smiles after raising £1629 during their eight-week charity challenge.Read

Lodge launches annual charities appeal

DISTRICT Lodge 16 have launched their charity appeal with nominated charities being the Scottish Orange Home Fund and Radio Law.Read

Will Aid is set to boost charity

GENEROUS solicitors in Wishaw are willing to draw up a basic will free of charge to raise money for charity.Read