There was so much joy and love in the air this week at nearby Flemington Care Home! 🎉💍 John and Christine celebrated an incredible milestone—65 years of marriage! 💕 Their special day was made even more delightful with a charming afternoon tea, lovingly prepared and delivered by Crossbasket. 🍰☕ 65 years of love, laughter, and […]
A Blantyre family needs some help, even if only SHARING this article. Ella Rose is a loving and happy little girl who has faced so many challenges and difficulties in her short life. Over the years she has had to go through many different surgeries which includes 4 open heart surgeries for her complex heart […]
A heartwarming story on the run up to Christmas. Local woman Lucy Coyle stopped and helped a gentleman last night around 11:50pm at Calder Street, Blantyre. He had taken a bad fall and Lucy, despite it being late and not knowing him, kindly stayed with him, calling an ambulance. We’re just checking if anyone has […]
Michael Shanks MP recently demonstrated his support for a UK-wide campaign by visiting several small businesses in the Rutherglen constituency. The Labour MP was promoting Small Business Saturday, an initiative that encourages customers to support independent businesses in their communities and motivates business owners to showcase their services. The campaign, backed by American Express, typically takes […]
A man is missing from the Blantyre and Hamilton area. Paul Rundell, Age 20 was at Hamilton Palace on Gateside street, Hamilton A friend of the family has asked for this post. He went out last night and hasn’t returned home or been in touch with family. He’s got young kids and is vulnerable. If […]
A Blantyre schoolgirl in remission from leukaemia has been chosen as one of 5 young inspirations for a poem about courage, written by former children’s laureate Joseph Coelho. Five-year-old Fearne Stewart, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia—a type of cancer affecting white blood cells—in April 2023, when she was just four years old. In the […]
Congratulations to local man, Chris Skelton who ran an incredible 67 miles from Crianlarich to Blantyre, finishing at the Parkville Hotel. It took him 20 hours yesterday! An amazing achievement and we can only imagine who tired he must be this weekend! Chris was raising awareness for Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month and supporting Men With […]
Some awful breaking new tonight as we’re so very sorry to report that Blantyre’s Kat Ferguson has sadly passed away. Her family have been in touch and asked for us to make this post to make everybody aware. Kat (27) had been terminally ill for some time and passed away earlier this evening. You may […]