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Beautiful Scotland competition arrives in Wishaw

JUDGES from the Beautiful Scotland competition will be casting their eye over Wishaw this month – and hopefully it will go better than last year when a mix-up meant they didn’t get the chance to assess the town.Read

New initiative to tackle bogus callers

NORTH Lanarkshire Partnership and the Bogus Callers Task Force have joined forces to close the door on doorstep crime – with a little help from TV personality Ford Kiernan.Read

Disabled Shotts boy’s operation fund breaks £100,000 milestone

IN just four short months of tireless fundraising, an unbelievable £100,000 has been raised to help a young cerebral palsy sufferer in Shotts – more than TWICE the original target.Read

Morningside man celebrates 105th birthday

A RESIDENT of a care home in Morningside had 105 reasons to celebrate last week – as it believed he is Scotland’s oldest man.Read

Leeds band set for Wishaw music festival B in Belhaven

LEEDS power trio The Stella Frays are determined that their performance at Be in Belhaven will hit top gear – after missing out on performing last year when their van broke down as they headed to the festival.Read

Future for Overtown and Waterloo is clear, says councillor

THE communities of Overtown and Waterloo will retain their individual identities in the event that proposals for housing development in the South Wishaw Community Growth Area go ahead.Read

Funding available to not-for-profit organisations in the area

LOCAL groups are being urged to apply for funding up to £150,000 from the Environmental Key Fund.Read

Wishaw cops hunting Birkshaw brute

A BRUTAL thug is being desperately tracked by Wishaw cops after he left a man hospitalised at the weekend.Read

Craigneuk residents get through bottled water following burst main

RESIDENTS of Craig-neuk went through an incredible 50,000 litres of bottled water in 12 hours after a burst main left their homes with no running water last week.Read

Crimebeat for week ending August 1, 2010

SNEAKY robbers have been targeting Netherton Industrial Estate and making off with huge amounts of metal.Read

Newspaper editor Joe Kelly passes away

JOE KELLY, who was editor-in-chief of Scottish and Universal Newspapers, died last Thursday after a courageous battle against cancer.Read

Local initiatives for young people win accolades

A PAIR of North Lanarkshire Council housing and social work initiatives, designed to support young people in residential care, have won accolades at the recent Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care awards.Read

Motherwell hospitality students land award

A WISHAW man is one of three students who have been rewarded for their outstanding efforts while studying for an HNC in Hospitality at Motherwell College.Read

Rural leadership offered in Lanarkshire

PEOPLE from Lanarkshire are being encouraged to apply for the chance to become one of Scotland’s next “Rural Leaders” and see how government works at Holyrood, Westminster and Brussels.Read

Volunteer of eight years says farewell to local Shelter Scotland project

BIG-HEARTED Newmains man Leonard Robertson was given a fond farewell by Shelter Scotland after he stepped down as their longest-serving volunteer.Read

Presentation made to Wishaw Ladies Orange Lodge

THE oldest ladies Orange lodge in Scotland recently received a surprise visit and presentation from the County Grand Master Charles Cefferty.Read

Back-to-scheme is working, says Wishaw woman

WISHAW woman Aisha Jamal says her experience proves that new back-to-work schemes can help people in the town – after landing a job following a year on the dole.Read

Wishaw woman does charity walk for Help for Heroes

A WISHAW woman has raised a fantastic £800 for the Help for Heroes charity by walking the Great Glen Way between Fort William and Inverness.Read

Tree nursery created at Baron's Haugh nature reserve

PEOPLE affected by substance misuse have been helping the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Scotland to improve a Motherwell nature reserve for future generations to enjoy.Read