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Motherwell firefighters attacked during blaze

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

MOTHERWELL firefighters narrowly escaped injury last week – after they were pelted with a bottle and an ashtray from a tower block.

Hyslop praises scheme to find jobs for disabled

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

THE Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning also took time to pay tribute to a programme that helps people with learning disabilities get work.

Walk on the wild side at park event

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

FLOWER power fans should get down to the B in the Park event in Motherwell this weekend.

Motherwell College Ravenscraig campus set to open

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

IT has taken almost two years to build and cost a whopping £70million – now the doors of the most modern college in the country are finally set to open to the public next week.

Motherwell concert honours talented accordionist

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

A CHARITY concert is being staged in Motherwell’s GLO Centre later this month in memory of a Wishaw woman who became one of the country’s most-respected accordionists.

Students’ final countdown to exam results

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

NEXT Wednesday (August 5) is D-day for hundreds of teenagers all over North Lanarkshire as they receive their exam results via text, email or by post.

Classic album covers to go on show at centre

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

DEVOTEES of vintage vinyl can indulge in some nostalgia by visiting the Motherwell Heritage Centre’s iconic album cover exhibition entitled Sleeve Art.

Motherwell cops to tackle Jerviston crime wave

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

POLICE have continued their crackdown in Jerviston, Motherwell, during a special campaign – called Operation Intent.

Meeting needs of teens

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

ONLY a few months after an innovative youth counselling service was launched in North Lanarkshire, it is already making a significant impact on the lives of young people.

Rev Georgie is back at Dalziel

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

MOTHERWELL’S South Parish Church has welcomed the Reverend Georgina Baxendale as its new minister.

Free course teaches coping with cancer

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

COPING with the physical and emotional impact of cancer is the subject of a course that will be launched in Motherwell next month.

North Lanarkshire Council slammed for £200k outside consultancy spending

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

NORTH Lanarkshire Council have shelled out a whopping £194,000 in consultancy fees so outsiders can draw up plans to make Wishaw town centre more pedestrian-friendly.

Back in jobs market

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

OVER 800 people looking for work attended a Jobsfair held over three days at Fir Park in Motherwell.

Countdown now on to new Motherwell College opening

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

THERE’S a month to go before the new Motherwell College welcomes 20,000 students.

Tony McNulty: Motherwell's top secret Cold War defender

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

MOTHERWELL pensioner Tony McNulty was the council’s crisis manager in Cold War era emergency situations, has successfully battled cancer – and has been awarded the prestigious Legion Cross of Merit.

Crime figures drop in Motherwell and Wishaw

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

CRIME figures in Wishaw and Motherwell have dropped “significantly” over the past year.

B in the Park creates a buzz

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

DALZELL Park will play host to a wide variety of wildflowers in August when B in the Park comes to the area.

Motherwell and Wishaw motorists are Lanarkshire's worst driving offenders

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

THERE was bad news for motorists in Wishaw and Motherwell this week after it was revealed they have committed more driving offences than any other part of Lanarkshire, and are rated the third worst in the West of Scotland.

Axe hangs over Motherwell flats block

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

GLENCAIRN Tower in Motherwell may soon be demolished.

County rocks this summer

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

MUSIC fans can rock out this summer with the launch of a new festival in Motherwell.