With a CCTV report earlier today of car handles being tried in Fernslea Avenue, Blantyre in broad daylight…… it’s worth a reminder about keeping doors locked. As the holiday season approaches, it’s easy to get caught up in the festivities—but don’t forget about safety! This time of year often sees an uptick in vehicle-related crimes […]
Just a little warning to any shopkeepers, traders or businesses to be particularly mindful this time of year as reports come in of counterfeit money in the area. This £50 was attempted to be passed off at High Blantyre earlier today. This can easily spillover into neighbouring towns and so the warning is wider. Don’t […]
We don’t normally post crime on the main news page here, saving that for our Supporters group, but in this instance, we thought we’d post a wider alert, given some idiot is prowling around gardens in the Village. This was last night, Friday 13th December as a prowler illegally trespassed in a garden in The […]
There’s been a rise in the number of phone thefts. Phones being grabbed, or picked up when left lying around. Of concern is the rise in phones being grabbed from trains and buses as thieves hover and use the exits, hoping the owner won’t follow. Tips for looking after your mobile phone:
Firefighters rushed to the scene of a blaze at the former Baird’s department store on Duke Street, Hamilton, this morning Friday 13th December at 6:40 AM. Crews worked to extinguish the fire, with reports of four fire appliances at the scene. The cause of the fire is still unknown. Safety concerns around asbestos were noted […]
Road Policing Officers are appealing for information following a fatal road crash on Quarry Street, Hamilton on Sunday, 27 October, 2024. Around 12.40am, a pedestrian was stuck by a small black car, possibly a Mercedes A-Class. The driver failed to stop after the crash. Police and ambulance attended and a 70-year-old man was pronounced dead […]
Following a crash this morning outside Hunter Primary School, East Kilbride, police have launched a hunt to find the driver who fled the scene. The one car crash happened this morning around rush hour, shocking many people who were nearby. Police quickly attended the scene at Calderwood Road. It was a serious crash allegedly into […]
Around 3.50pm this afternoon, on Monday, 21 October, Police received a report of two men injured within the Burnbank Centre, Hamilton and quickly attended the scene. A 36-year-old man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene and a 59-year-old man was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow. Officers remain in the area and […]