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The River Clyde, the possible sources of the river. 2 fishermen out on Daer Reservoir.    Picture  Robert Perry  The Scotsman 10th Sept  2010

Mini power stations planned for Clydesdale reservoirs

THERE are soon to be certain parts of the Clydesdale countryside which will be bucking the national trend by seeing electricity bills FALLING.

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Public asked to be wary of techno-scams in Clydesdale

A series of `techno-scams’ have been aimed at Clydesdale folk, ranging from bogus bank calls in Lanark to fake Inland Revenue refund offers in Rigside.

Jubillee toilet seat
Castlegate
Lanark
31/1/12

New public lavatory could be built in Lanark to mark Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

LANARK’S tribute to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee could be to provide a throne for all the townsfolk – by building a new public lavatory.

Wright family tree in front garden
Carluke
31/1/12

Carluke family’s anguish as vandals destroy memorial tree

A HEART-BROKEN dad has hit out at vandals who destroyed a tree specially planted in memory of his late daughter.

Protest at Scottish Coal's Ravenstruther Railhead near Lanark
10/11/10
Picture by Lindsay Addison

Permission granted for opencast coal mine near Hawksland

RESIDENTS of the Douglas Valley will have another opencast coal mine on their doorstep following the decision by South Lanarkshire Council to grant planning permission at a site near Hawksland.

Sport rss

Biggar GC
Lanarkshire Golf Clubs Given Opportunity to win RBS Junior Golf Awards

Golf clubs can scoop £1k prize

FOUR Clydesdale golf clubs offering ClubGolf junior coaching are all in the running to win a £1000 prize at the annual Scottish Golf Awards, in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Glasgow on Friday March 23.

Swimming Development Officer Lindsey Leeper (25) from Glasgow
Lifestyles Centre
Lanark
27/1/12

Lanark swimmers set to take part in charity swimathon

Lanark Swimming Pool in the Lifestyles Centre will soon be a venue for the nationwide Swimathon Weekend which last year attracted 45 participants to Lanark – the third most of any Scottish venue.

Team Lanarkshire

Carluke-based Team Lanarkshire Youth Volleyball Club nets £1000 strip deal

CARLUKE-based Team Lanarkshire Youth Volleyball Club has netted a new £1000 strip deal thanks to sponsorship from UK Steel Enterprise (UKSE), the Tata Steel Subsidiary tasked with economic regeneration.

US Curling Tour at Lanarkshire Ice Rink
Hamilton

Clydesdale curlers beaten by American opponents

A VISITING squad of American curlers had two comfortable victories over host teams from Biggar and Upper Clydesdale Province and Lanarkshire Province, at Lanarkshire Ice Rink

International Wheelchair Curling Tournament at Hamilton Ice Rink 2012
Sweden wheelchair curling club winning team and their coach

International Wheelchair Curling tournament is played at Lanarkshire Ice Rink

A REALLY n-ice time was had by all at this area’s second international wheelchair curling competition at Lanarkshire Ice Rink in Hamilton last Tuesday and Wednesday.

Lifestyle rss

Scottish Makar Liz Lochhead reawakens heartbeat of Burns poetry in school children Scotland?s Makar (poet) Liz Lochhead, today gave a live broadcast to children across Scotland during a special Robert Burns celebration via the Scottish Book Trust website. The Scottish Friendly Meet Our Authors Event, run by Scottish Book Trust, was broadcast live from Glasgow and will be available afterwards for free from the Scottish Book Trust website. During the event, Liz read her favorite Burn?s poetry including To a Mouse and her own response From a Mouse. She revealed secrets about the way she writes and answered questions from the audience on what inspired her to first write. The event was attended by children from Girvan Academy, Oban High School, and High Mill Primary School Carluke (names below).  Over 10,000 thousand children across the UK watched in their classrooms on (http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors-live-with-liz-lochhead) at 11am. The broadcast will be most suited to children from P6 ? S4 and any fan

High Mill Primary kids meet poet Liz Lochhead

Youngsters from High Mill Primary in Carluke had the chance to meet Scotland’s Makar (poet) Liz Lochhead, when she gave a live broadcast to children across Scotland in a special Robert Burns celebration via the Scottish Book Trust website.

Coalburn Silver Band annual presentation of awards
Band Hall
Coalburn
28/1/12

Coalburn Silver Band members rewarded at annual awards evening

MEMBERS of Coalburn Silver Band were rewarded for their fine performances over the past year at its third annual awards evening.

Flash mob dance at Prestwick airport to promote the Ayrshire Hospice Midnight Walk

Lesmahagow student Steffi Rollo performs in airport Flash Mob dance

Hundreds of students at UKTheatreSchool – including 17-year-old Lesmahagow girl Steffi Rollo – took part in a live singing and dancing Flash Mob at Prestwick Airport.

Biggar Theatre Production's performance of Liz Lochhead's 'Good Thing's
Beaty with grandson
Picture by Helen Barrington

Biggar Theatre Workshop’s new show is too good to miss

Biggar Theatre Workshop’s latest production is just too good to be true.

Alexander Brothers

The Alexander Brothers set to take to the stage in Lesmahagow

Legendary Scottish entertainers The Alexander Brothers will be in Clydesdale in March as part of a festival celebrating the over 50s.

Community rss

Lesmahagow town centre
19/2/09
Picture by Lindsay Addison

Lesmahagow community councillors discuss how to improve the village

MORE research is being carried out for the transformation of the village centre in Lesmahagow.

Richard Calveley (29) from Biggar doing artic challenge for charity
Carluke
24/10/11
Picture by Lindsay Addison

Richard Calveley leaves Biggar on Rangers Arctic Challenge

BIGGAR man Richard Calveley is in the final stages of training as he prepares to trek the Arctic Circle for charity.

Arthur Bell, New Lanark Mill Hotel
25/3/10
Picture by Lindsay Addison

Principles developed by Robert Owen in New Lanark put to use in rural India

THE principles developed by Robert Owen in New Lanark in the 19th century are being put to use in rural India.

Auschwitz survivor Rosa Sacharan and her husband visit Carluke High School
26/1/12

Carluke High pupils hear Holocaust survivor

Pupils at Carluke High School heard the harrowing experiences of Holocaust survivor Rosa Sacharan who visited them this week.

Samea Mohammed aged 20,  from Shawlands Academy and Danielle McLachlan, aged 18, from Springburn Academy  with the staff at Lanark Information Centre and the Scottish Government's Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism  Fergus Ewing.  -  Picture by Andrew Wilson

Lanark helps young tourism trainees

Lanark Information Centre has joined a national training programme that aims to prepare young people for future employment in the tourism industry.

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