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Thieves cause traffic chaos

Delays expected after thieves steal cable under busy bridge

MOTORISTS are facing traffic delays – after thieves risked their lives last week to steal £12,000-worth of electrical cable from underneath a bridge which is busy with traffic.Read

£2m boost for Wishaw’s GR Contracts

A WISHAW-BASED steel fabrication company are looking forward to a successful 2010 – having already secured contracts worth over £2 million which safeguards local jobs and means they can continue with expansion plans.Read

Residents complain about Buckfast bottles littering lane

RESIDENTS of Pather have contacted the Wishaw Press to voice their concerns over the large amount of empty Buckfast bottles littering a lane which runs behind a primary school.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

St Aidan’s High pupil wins film award

NEVER mind the Oscars – a pupil from St Aidan’s High was among young filmmakers who won a movie award at a glitzy ceremony in London.Read

Recipe for success at Clyde Valley High

PUPILS at Wishaw’s Clyde Valley High School got a tasty treat when they were encouraged to explore Lanarkshire’s larder.Read

Tough times ahead

North Lanarkshire Council faces potential for redundancies

NORTH Lanarkshire Council bosses – facing £75million of budget cuts – have been preparing reports containing “the potential for redundancies”.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

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

Girl Guides celebrate centenary with library display

THE 19 Girl Guide units of Wishaw marked the organisation’s centenary year with a wonderful display of memorabilia in the town’s library last week.Read

North Lanarkshire Council face a huge £15million payout over employees equal pay claims

NORTH Lanarkshire Council could be forced to stump up a whopping £15 million in equal pay claims to hundreds of disgruntled employees – according to Action 4 Equality Scotland.Read

North Lanarkshire Council reduce £71,000 photography budget

COUNCIL bosses may have been flashing the cash at snappers but that’s set to change as they try to reduce the £71,000 they pay freelance photographers every year.Read

Education watchdog reports on council plans to axe St Matthew’s Primary

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WIN TICKETS TO THE SCOTTISH BABY SHOW

There’s so much to see at this year’s Scottish Baby Show, which is back at the SECC, Glasgow on 23 – 25 April 2010. Ticket prices have been held at 2009 levels, making it an ideal crunch-beating day out. Read

Newmains car enthusiast has £3500 wheels stolen from Bentley

A NEWMAINS car enthusiast was left deflated last week after thieves brazenly stole all four wheels and tyres – valued at £3500 – from his beloved Bentley.Read

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

P7 children at police event in Strathclyde Park

STRATHCLYDE Police are hoping that around 4000 youngsters will have taken part in an event by the time it ends in a couple of weeks.Read

LAW FIRM DONATE CAR TO HOSPICE

ST ANDREW’S Hospice in Airdrie are hoping to put their fundraising efforts into top gear – thanks to the generosity of a Lanarkshire law firm.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

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