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Robbery at warehouse in Gowkthrapple

A BREAK-IN at business premises in Garrion Business Park, Gowkthrapple, Wishaw, last weekend resulted in thieves making off with a haul of more than £2000 of power tools.Read

Calderhead High feeder schools hold fairtrade festival

THE feeder primaries of Calderhead High School in Shotts held a hugely successful Fairtrade showcase recently.Read

Shotts church welcomes new minister

SHOTTS Calderhead Erskine Parish Church has welcomed a new minister.Read

Yvonne Murray at Dalziel High

FORMER Commonwealth Games gold medallist Yvonne Murray was at Motherwell’s Dalziel High School to support the school’s annual health fayre.Read

Fire service and NHS Lanarkshire dish out Health MOTs

“DID you know Lanarkshire has a reputation for being the heart attack capital of Europe?” asked the nurse as I sat down for my health MOT.Read

Wishaw youth workers shortlisted for top award

TWO youth workers have been nominated for a top award in recognition of their work organising under-18s discos in Motherwell’s Mega Bar.Read

Government support for Motherwell school in sweets battle

MOTHERWELL and Wishaw MSP Jack McConnell is backing a Motherwell primary school’s campaign to sell Fairtrade chocolate in its tuck shop.Read

Closing St Matthew’s will leave Wishaw mum prone to serious epileptic attack

THE proposed closure of St Matthew’s Primary School is affecting the community of Craigneuk and Wishawhill in the town as no issue ever has before.Read

NHS workers get new uniforms

STAFF at Wishaw General Hospital are the first in Scotland to make a complete switchover to the new NHS Scotland national uniform.Read

Men’s health event at Gowkthrapple Community Centre

A HEALTH event will be held for men at Gowkthrapple Community Centre this weekend – but it also promises fun for all the family.Read

Wishawwoman wins employee of the year award

A WISHAW woman has won £1000 after being named a Kwik Fit Financial Services Employee of the Year at the company's annual awards.Read

Final march to save Wishaw school St Matthew’s

LAST Tuesday the communities of Craigneuk and Wishawhill took to the streets of Wishaw in a final attempt to save St Matthew’s Primary School.Read

Organisers prepare for national spring clean week

THERE’S only a few weeks to go until National Spring Clean 2010 gets underway and Keep Scotland Tidy is issuing a further appeal for volunteers annoyed by litter to sign up for Scotland’s biggest voluntary attack on litter.Read

Community service for Motherwell man after street fracas

A MOTHERWELL man has been put on probation and ordered to carry out community service this week after entering a street he was banned from.Read

Crimebeat for week ending March 14

A THUG tried to steal a taxi in Coltness, Wishaw, after holding a metal object to the driver’s neck and ordering him to get out of the cab.Read

Trading Standards seize £200k worth of dodgy goods in Lanarkshire

TRADING Standards seized over £200,000 worth of counterfeit goods in an operation with Strathclyde Police on Friday.Read

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

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