Residents are reminded to ensure they have photo ID when voting at a polling station on 4 July. Under new rules introduced by the UK Government, anyone voting in person at a General Election must show an accepted form of photo ID. This includes a passport, driver’s licence, Young Scot Card, Scottish National Entitlement Card […]
With GP practices closed on Monday 27 May, the Lanarkshire public are being thanked by the NHS in advance for remembering to access the right care at the right place and for taking steps to ensure that they have an adequate supply of prescription medication ahead of the upcoming May bank holiday. Patients are reminded […]
It’s HOT out there! Please stay safe around water outdoors when these temperatures are soaring! There’s lochs, rivers, streams, quarries and burns in Lanarkshire that seem tempting in this weather but please act responsibly. We’re aware several people have been swimming at the Calder this week. Please be careful of all the glass around. And […]
Devastating news this week for the Blantyre community and especially the congregation and organisations associated with Blantyre’s Livingstone Memorial Church, as closure of the building becomes more certain. Following a meeting on Saturday 27th April 2024, the Presbytery of Forth Valley and Clydesdale considered but rejected the appeal presented on the day that the closure […]
Bothwell Community Hall is to remain open after a lease was granted to a local charity. Bothwell Futures was granted a one-year lease of the hall following a meeting of the council’s Housing and Technical Resources Committee. The charity intends to keep open the facility as a community hall through its management and develop additional […]
One minute you’re packing the Christmas tree, the next its May! HOW did that happen!? It’s the 1st of May. Hard to believe given the weather the last wee while. We LOVE May! Our favourite month of the year. Blantyre in blossom, flowers and colour emerging from gardens and looking forward to warmer weather coming. […]
Well there you go. Once minute, you’re packing up the Christmas decorations and the next, its April! April is here! Lighter nights and a transition from late winter to early spring. April weather can vary greatly, from lingering cold temperatures to warmer days with occasional rain showers. April typically sees the blooming of flowers such […]
A reminder that the clocks change tonight, going into the early hours of Sunday morning. In the UK the clocks go forward 1 hour at 1am on the last Sunday in March, this year falling on Easter Sunday, 31st March 2024. The period when the clocks are 1 hour ahead is called British Summer Time […]