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MP Frank Roy’s expenses claims all above board

MOTHERWELL and Wishaw MP Frank Roy has been exonerated from over-claiming on expenses.Read

Charity day at Maggie’s Lanarkshire

EVERYONE needs a hug sometimes... so why not join in a big one at the Wishaw-based Maggie’s Lanarkshire Cancer Caring Centre?Read

Lanarkshire Association for Mental Health gets £2500 UK Steel Enterprise grant

A COMMUNITY project in Wishaw has received a £2500 funding boost to help unemployed people with mental health problemsRead

Professor Frank Walsh blasts proposed closure of St Matthew’s Primary

A PROFESSOR who attended primary school in Craigneuk and went on to study under a Nobel Prize winner has blasted council plans to axe St Matthew’s Primary.Read

Volunteer centre publicises forthcoming meeting

THE Volunteer Centre in Wishaw’s Kenilworth Avenue have announced the next meeting for volunteers to share key information.Read

Win Tickets to Scottish Wedding Show

Scotland’s largest event for brides-to-be, The Scottish Wedding Show, will take place at the SECC, Glasgow on 20th & 21st February 2010.Read

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Carluke recycling supervisor jailed for raping teenage girl

A RECYCLING site supervisor has been jailed for nine years for raping a 15-year-old schoolgirl.Read

North Lanarkshire’s Mr Giggles needs your help

TWO years ago, the communities of Wishaw, Allanton and Shotts, helped wheelchair-bound eight-year-old Dean Cochrane fulfil his goal – by raising £18,000 for a trip to Florida, USA, to undergo life-changing physiotherapy.Read

Motherwell Theatre look for Lost Boys to help Peter Pan

MOTHERWELL Theatre will re-open in November in time for the pantomime season, oh, yes it will!.Read

Active Schools skipping festival at Wishaw Sports Centre

YOUNGSTERS from all over North Lanarkshire skipped class recently – but parents needn’t worry as they were all attending skipping classes at Wishaw Sports Centre.Read

North Lanarkshire’s air quality is some of the poorest in the country

AIR quality in North Lanarkshire is some of the worst in Scotland – and the council are not making full use of funding to combat the problem.Read

Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy visits Motherwell school to present art awards

DALZIEL High School in Motherwell welcomed a VIP visitor on Burns Day when Secretary of State for Scotland Jim Murphy paid a visit.Read

Braidhurst High gets excellent report from education inspectors

SCOTLAND haven’t graced a major football competition since 1998’s World Cup in France but maybe there’s a glimmer of hope thanks to schools like Motherwell’s Braidhurst High.Read

Successful Clyde Valley High ‘campus cop’ pilot scheme to be scrapped due to council cut backs

THE successful campus cop pilot scheme at Clyde Valley High – highly commended in a report and described as making an “outstanding contribution’ to the school” – has been scrapped by North Lanarkshire Council.Read

Trading Standards issue a warning to residents about bogus callers

MOTHERWELL’S Trading Standards team have warned people of burglars using the recent bad weather to access homes.Read

Police advice following a spate of robberies

FOLLOWING attacks on commercial premises in the area, Strathclyde Police crime reduction officer Dougie Denholm is advising retail outlets, bookmakers and petrol stations to make sure their premises are well protected.Read

Authority issue warning regarding council tax scam

THE organisation responsible for setting council tax bands in Lanarkshire have issued a warning to residents about a new scam.Read

Crackdown on violent crime in North Lanarkshire

VIOLENT crime in North Lanarkshire has decreased dramatically – following a series of initiatives aimed at tackling offenders.Read

Craigneuk and Belhaven Parish Church raise over £1000 for Haiti earthquake victims

THE kind-hearted congregation of Craigneuk and Belhaven Parish Church in Craigneuk, Wishaw, have raised over £1000 for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.Read

Bone Steel secures £8 million worth of orders

WISHAW company Bone Steel have enjoyed a successful start to the New Year after securing contracts worth over £8 million.Read

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