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Bishop Joseph Devine celebrates 50th anniversary of his ordination

LANARKSHIRE’S most outspoken churchman last week passed a significant milestone in his long career.Read

Top award for North Lanarkshire Council services

NORTH Lanarkshire Council’s Protective Services team has received an international quality award for its high standard of work.Read

Clyde Valley High raise cash for Teenage Cancer Trust

KIND-HEARTED pupils from Clyde Valley High School in Overtown welcomed a representative from Teenage Cancer Trust on the last day of term – and handed over £610.Read

Wishaw lads play the beautiful game in aid of leading children’s charity

SCOTLAND may not have made it to this year’s World Cup – but these lads from Wishaw were in the running to lift the trophy at the hotly-contested World Footie tournament – Scotland’s largest charity football event.Read

Lord McConnell throws weight behind fundraising cowpat funday

LORD McConnell has paid a moo-ving tribute to fundraisers who have organised a charity cowpat challenge in Wishaw.Read

North Lanarkshire Council among top performers in Scotland

NORTH Lanarkshire Council is among the best run local authorities in Scotland, according to an independent watchdog.Read

New housing development opens in Wishaw

THERE were no Hill Street blues about – as a new multi-million pounds development by Wishaw and District Housing Association was declared open.Read

Lanarkshire tax credit claimants urged to beat July deadline

WITH the July 31 deadline for renewing tax credits claims fast approaching, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) are urging families and individuals in the area who haven’t yet done so to renew their claims now.Read

Charitable company scoop Investors in People prize

CHARITABLE company Routes to Work, which helps excluded people in North Lanarkshire into work and training, has scooped silver in the Investors in People scheme.Read

New houses set for Lanarkshire

HOUSING Minister Alex Neil MSP has welcomed the injection of another £7 million into the council house building programme in Lanarkshire.Read

High ranking honour for Lanarkshire's Lord Lieutenant Gilbert Cox

THE Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire, Gilbert Cox, was awarded a rare high-ranking honour in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List when he was named a Commander of the Victorian Order.Read

Police snare bogus workers in Shotts sting op

COPS took to the streets of Shotts earlier this month stopping vehicles in a bid to snare bogus workmen and other lawbreakers operating in the town.Read

Training opportunities on offer for North Lanarkshire jobless

WISHAW-based Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire (VANL) are this Summer offering unemployed people free training opportunities.Read

NHS Lanarkshire urges people to prepare for Fair Monday GP surgery closures

NHS LANARKSHIRE are asking patients throughout the Wishaw area to make sure their holiday health needs are taken care of ahead of GP surgeries closing on Fair Monday.Read

40,000 descend on Wishaw for "successful" Orange Order parade

THE wet weather didn’t dampen the spirits of the 40,000 people who watched and participated in Saturday’s Orange Parade through Wishaw.Read

Crimebeat for the week ending Sunday, July 11

POLICE are appealing for any information after a housebreaking in Bell Street, Wishaw, last weekend.Read

Boy (13) arrested as cops swoop on Wishaw drug crime

A 13-YEAR-OLD boy was among a number of people reported to the Procurator Fiscal for drug offences following a crackdown by police last week.Read

Wishaw man to cycle 1700 miles around Scotland cycle for cancer charity

A BIG-HEARTED Branchalwood man will next month set off on a 1700-mile cycle around the coast of Scotland in a bid to raise £5000 for Maggie’s Lanarkshire.Read