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28th Sportsman’s Dinner for Rotary Club of Carluke

THE Rotary Club of Carluke celebrated their 28th Sportsman’s Dinner at Dalziel Park Hotel, Carfin, Motherwell, last Friday night, with the intention of raising cash for charities both at home and abroad.Read

Crimebeat week ending February 28

POLICE are appealing for witnesses following attacks which took place during a busy period in Brandon Parade, Motherwell.Read

Motherwell man thanks back to work scheme

OUT of work for almost a year, things were looking bleak for Motherwell man Jaimie Robertson.Read

North Lanarkshire Council make changes to housing policy

NORTH Lanarkshire Council have, following consultation, made some changes to the way they allocate council houses.Read

Council’s £20,000 bill for Indian dance trip

CASH-STRAPPED council bosses have set aside £20,000 so four adults can jet over to Delhi and dance at the spectacular closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games.Read

Council workers express anger over equal pay

THE Wishaw Press has been contacted by two equal pay claimants who have expressed their disgust over the way they feel they’ve been treated.Read

Three councillors stay quiet on plan to axe St Matthew’s Primary

ONLY one out of the four councillors who represent Wishawhill and Craigneuk responded to the Council about its plans to shut down St Matthew’s school.Read

Smokers urged to break free from the habit

SMOKERS are being urged to give up the habit and ‘break free’ next week on No Smoking Day – Wednesday, March 10.Read

Wishaw woman upset over amount of car crashes at her property

A WISHAW mum-of-three fears for her family’s safety after a car smashed into her garden wall last week – the FIFTH time this has happened in the last 12 months and the THIRD since Christmas.Read

Score goals initiative begins at Fir Park

THE latest phase of the popular Score Goals Initiative began at Fir Park last week.Read

Scottish Wildlife Trust helps people in Lanarkshire get back in work

YOUNG people from Wishaw and the surrounding areas have gone wild for work thanks to a new jobs scheme.Read

Thieves steal 32metre fence in Pather

LAST week there was a rather unusual overnight crime committed in Wishaw with the theft of a whopping 32 metres of metal fencing from Pather Park.Read

Clyde Valley parent council hit out at removal of campus cop

THE Parent Council from Clyde Valley High have informed the Wishaw Press of their “deep disappointment” over the decision to axe the popular campus cop role at the school.Read

School parent council disappointed over campus cop cutback

HERE is the letter received by the Wishaw Press from Clyde Valley’s Parent Council.Read

Football pavilions in Shotts and Carluke vandalised

VANDALS have caused extensive damage inside a football pavilion in Shotts.Read

Timpo Toys reunion in Shotts

THIRTY years after the Timpo Toy factory in Shotts closed, former employees are being invited to take a walk down memory lane.Read

Crimebeat for Wishaw and Motherwell

POLICE are appealing for help in tracking down a knife thug after a man was stabbed in Motherwell’s Alexander Path last week.Read

Police crack down on bogus workers

POLICE were out in force last week in a bid to crack down on bogus workers operating in the area.Read

The Proclaimers and Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill visit Reeltime Music in Newarthill

THE Proclaimers last week met youngsters in Newarthill who have used cash seized from crime to fund a music project that is bringing the community together.Read

Students from Motherwell College learn to knit

LEARNING to knit isn’t something many young people in the county consider a priority these days.Read

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