- More uni courses cut in England
- Haulier fare subsidy 'must remain'
- Tax-dodging landlords 'targeted'
- Housing market recovery 'not there'
- 'Little prospect' for oil fund plan
- Disability cuts 'are devastating'
- Heart care 'more likely for rich'
- Lockerbie probe request to Libya
- Lennon bomb plot accused for trial
- 'MP' held after Commons disturbance
- 'Serious failings' at health board
- Cottage death OAP 'was murdered'
- Murder jury retraces woman's steps
- Pine marten control called for
- Direct flights 'key for economy'
- Navy diver joins Concordia probe
- Independence plan 'may block bank'
- Moore suggests earlier referendum
- Anorexia no fad, says MSP father
- Bronze sculpture stolen from museum
Local Headlines
Hopes fade that Lanark will ever see return of historic wooden auction ring
HOPES that Lanark will ever see the return of its historic landmark wooden auction ring faded this week.
Biggar Museum Trust is refused funding from The Lottery Fund
THE Lottery has turned down Biggar’s application for funding for the new museum on the Stephens Garage site.
Early end to pharmacy in Carstairs service row
DIRE predictions over the fate of a village’s medical service have come true – sooner than expected.
Dovesdale Action Group continues fight against waste treatment facility near Kirkmuirhill
THE fight goes on – that’s the view of the Dovesdale Action Group after a public meeting in Kirkmuirhill this week.
New Lanark cemetery gets the go-ahead
IN one move, Lanark’s long quest for a place to bury its future dead ended this week – AND the town’s Common Good Fund scooped a £90,000 boost.
Sheriff criticises NHS care over death of Carluke woman Agnes Nicol
Sheriff Robert Dickson has listed a number of failings after a Fatal Accident inquiry into three deaths in three months of patients having gallbladders removed by keyhole surgery at Lanarkshire hospitals.
Carluke company warns of costly computer scam
COMPUTER users in Carluke are being urged not to fall for a scam fraudulently linked to PC giant Microsoft.
Lanark MP Jim Hood attacks his own constituency plan
Veteran MP Jim Hood has ended up blasting changes to the borders of his constituency he himself demanded years ago.
Campaign for Clydesdale Route on the list of nation’s famous rail lines
COULD the Clydesdale Route soon be joining the West Highland and East Coast on the list of the nation’s famous rail lines?
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Female council employees could receive share in £200 million ‘back pay’
HUNDREDS of Clydesdale women who are, or were, council employees could soon be in for a share of a massive £200 million in ‘back pay’.
Biggar couple James and Charlotte Reid celebrate Diamond Wedding
POPULAR Biggar couple James and Charlotte Reid of Langvout have celebrated their Diamond Wedding anniversary, having been married in Innerleithen on January 26, 1952, less than a fortnight before the Queen’s Ascension to the Throne.
Carluke’s Roadmeetings Hospital set to close
It has been on the cards for years, but now it has been confirmed: the town’s Roadmeetings Hospital is to close.
NHS Lanarkshire has confirmed that it will be shut by the end of March.
Killing sparks new crackdown in Lanark’s Smyllum
FOLLOWING a killing and a spate of other crimes, police have launched a fresh crime crackdown in Lanark’s Smyllum area.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Campaign against Dovesdale Incinerator near Blackwood appears to be at an end
THE long campaign against the Dovesdale Incinerator, near Blackwood, appears to be at an end after campaigners lost their Judicial Review case against the council.
Simon Weston backs Carluke Rotary Club’s Call For Heroes
Falklands war hero Simon Weston added his endorsement to Carluke Rotary Club’s Call For Heroes campaign.
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Thursday 23 February 2012
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