You may have read recently about a woman who stole a 9 year old Blantyre boy’s scooter in broad daylight from the skatepark behind the Sports Centre last Monday? Reece McLafferty only had his scooter for 2 weeks, a birthday present, which was cruelly taken from him. We have not reported fully of the horror […]
Thanks to the kind people who bought the Blantyre Telegraph newspaper last month, we have today been able to donate a whopping £100 to the ongoing repairs at Blantyre Old Parish Church, High Blantyre. Minister, Sarah Ross told us, “Due to the age and size of the building the maintenance can sometimes be expensive. The […]
Blantyre Telegraph has donated £40.00 to a charity run which local man Gary Doonin is taking part in. Gary is raising funds for the Beatson clinic in Glasgow. This was made possible by the kind people buying Blantyre Telegraph newspaper each month. Gary is running in support of his lovely wife Sharon. We wish Gary well […]
We were saddened to hear of a family in Blantyre (who wish to remain anonymous) who recently lost a male member of their family at only 47 years of age, in July this year. The tragic event happened on holiday. Hearing that he left a wife and children, Blantyre Telegraph wished to make a donation to an […]
We were saddened to report earlier this week about an elderly lady of 85, whose window was smashed by youths at Birdsfield Drive. To make life a little cheerier and to relieve her shock, we have arranged for a bunch of flowers to be sent to this lady, via her granddaughter. This is possible, thanks […]
Local family the ‘McGuckins’ of Morag Avenue have had a tough time lately. In particular, Tilly, (Lainey McGuckin’s mother), had recently found out she has bone cancer and is now having to attend treatments at the Beatson in Glasgow. Seeing how devastated her family was and clearly how brave Tilly is being, Blantyre Telegraph decided to […]
We were pleased to be able to donate £20 as a cash prize for Victoria Street Care home’s raffle today, as well as handing in some books as prizes. We hear the event was well attended and raised some decent money. We’d also like to top up our recent £125 donation to Kieron Balfour’s charity […]
Two Blantyre Ladies are taking part in the Glasgow Run and fundraising for Marie Curie. Rose and Caroline Lee are putting their jogging shoes on and taking to the Glasgow streets along with thousands of other people, in what is certainly a very worthwhile cause. Blantyre Telegraph wishes them well and thanks to proceeds of […]