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Tribute to expat Mary McSevich

A WELL known Cleland woman who emigrated with her family to Australia in the late sixties has passed away. Read

Nicki met pop icons at top music fest

WISHAW’S very own star-in-the-making Nicki Paton has gone from a girl who used to flip burgers in McDonalds to rubbing shoulders with pop icons like Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen and the Kings of Leon. Read

Armed Forces Day tribute to county’s service personnel

TRIBUTES were paid to service personnel at a ceremony in Motherwell to mark the first Armed Forces Day. Read

MPs’ expenses are condemned by readers

LAST week the Wishaw Press published reports explaining what your MP had been spending taxpayers’ money on through their own expenses. Read

Lucky to be alive after lorry collapses bridge

A SHOTTS man is lucky to be alive after he was driving behind a lorry that ploughed into a footbridge and caused it to come crashing down in the middle of Salsburgh’s busy main road. Read

Parents anger over indoor event cancelled due to weather

AN angry parent has hit out at council bosses after she was told that a kids’ swimming competition at Wishaw Sports Centre had been rained off – even though the pool is indoors! Read

Nadine makes it to finals of modelling competition

A WISHAW-BORN beauty has become the only Scottish girl to make it to the top 10 of a national modelling competition. Read

Cancer patient raising cash to thank medics

WISHAW man Iain Thewliss has been given a second chance at life after fighting back from lung cancer – and now he’s trying to raise cash for the people that helped him through it. Read

No justice for dad treated like a slave

A WISHAW man has made an emotional journey to Japan in a further attempt to get official recognition of the appalling treatment his father received while a Prisoner of War. Read

Crawfordyke primary hit by swine flu

A PRIMARY school in Carluke is at the centre of a swine flu outbreak after 38 pupils tested positive for the virus. Read

Bruce hits out at ambulance service over cancelled appointments

AN Allanton man who has endured the amputation of both his legs and fought a debilitating battle against the superbug MRSA has hit out at the ambulance service. Read

Jail for man guilty of sex act in cell at police station

A LANARKSHIRE man was this week jailed for masturbating in a police cell in front of female and male police officers. Read

James Rocks on – by leaving body to medical science

WELL-KNOWN Coltness man James Rocks spent decades in Alcoholics Anonymous helping other people – and after passing away last month his body will now be donated to science. Read

NHS issue advice on swine flu

NHS Lanarkshire is asking anyone who thinks they have Swine Flu or flu-like symptoms to call their GP or NHS 24 first. Read

Refurbished office a credit to the union

MOTHERWELL & Wishaw MP Frank Roy carried out the re-opening ceremony at the Wishaw Credit Union following its recent refurbishment. Read

Library fines totalling £18,000 still unpaid

WE know that sometimes a book can be just too gripping to put down – but recent figures show that absent-minded borrowers from Wishaw and Motherwell libraries are refusing to let go at all. Read

Marathon effort to put Children 1st

WISHAW man James Paterson has raised a fabulous £2472 for the Children 1st charity, after completing the Flora London Marathon in April. Read

Former theatre director dies

THE theatre director who was responsible for transforming Motherwell Civic passed away at his home in Coltness on Sunday, June 7, aged 61. Read

Judging town on its merits

RESIDENTS are being asked to help spruce up Wishaw ahead of the judging of this year’s Beautiful Scotland competition in the town. Read

Out-of-date beer hard to swallow

WISHAW’S Tesco supermarket is under scrutiny this week – after a North Lanarkshire Council inspector found 13 bottled beers past their best-before-date there. Read

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