A very special shoutout this weekend to well known local Travel firm, Glen Travel, who are celebrating their half Century in business! Glen Travel has been a well known name for 50 years from their humble beginnings in Bellshill and Glasgow Road, through their move to Clydeview Shopping Centre and right up to their November […]
Planning permission has now been granted to transform and improve the outside and inside fabric of the Hoolet’s building. Recently bought over by the Carrigan family, it is widely known that the public house on Bardykes Road, Blantyre will be retained as a pub, given its deep heritage and long, established standing in the town. […]
Michael Maxwell is a newly published author living in Blantyre and he has a brand new book out! His book is called Viana Doom and is the first book within the Chronicles of the Dragon Order series. It is a sword and sorcery adventure as follows: “A great evil has returned to the Lands. An ancient […]
You may have heard that another Bothwell business has been targeted by deliberate arson attacks. Plagued by this issue in recent years, the normally quiet Lanarkshire town has received unwanted attention as crime in the area rises sharply, apparently fuelled by serious and deliberate attempts to ruin local, hard working businesses. The latest blaze is […]
Our Supporters Group heard exclusively back in June about Greggs plans for expansion in Blantyre. We now have further confirmed information on this. The derelict former Tim Hortons unit at Hamilton Technology Park, High Blantyre will soon have a new tenant as well known bakers, Greggs move in. The commercial property has been empty since […]
Local Blantyre wood carving business, Touchwoodcreations.org.uk is carving wooden pumpkins for Halloween at £15 each. For every pumpkin sold, they will donate £5 to the Blantyre Miner’s Welfare Community Garden. Get your orders in ASAP. https://www.facebook.com/SJH7379 for orders.
Shine Bright Auto Clean (SBAC) has kickstarted its new local business near David Livingstone Memorial Primary School, Blantyre. Business owner Nathan Clements told us, “I would like to spread awareness to the people in Blantyre. We’re at the beginning of a new chapter with the Blantyre community. SBAC is a company which provides Car Detailing […]
Blantyre is to receive public EV charging points. Planning permission has been submitted to South Lanarkshire Council for the installation of 4 brand new EV charging points at ‘Blantyre Services’, the Petrol Filling Station at East Avenue, Blantyre Industrial Estate, High Blantyre. Work, commissioned by owners, “Euro Garages”, not only includes vehicle charging bays within […]