Congratulations to local man, Sean Sweeney who completed running the London Marathon today! Sean, originally from Blantyre turns 50 in June and managed to complete the full 26 miles in under 5 hours. Pictured here with wife Monica, there were medals all round, (including Monica for being a super coach!) Sean was lucky enough to […]
One exited wee boy this weekend is Blantyre’s Max Crosby (8) The David Livingstone Memorial Primary School pupil is a keen footballer and later today, Sunday 21st April 2024 will escort the Rangers Football team out on to the pitch at Hampden. Max plays for Blantyre Soccer Academy 2015’s and attended his clubs Easter BSA […]
How about this for a great photo! This is local woman Lilian Miller who is 98 years old and has lived in Blantyre for almost 50 years. A fantastic age, made all the more remarkable that in this photo is FIVE generations of the same family! Pictured recently at a family Easter celebration, her daughter […]
Here’s a heartwarming story to start off the weekend. An Asda customer was pushed home in the pouring rain by a kind-hearted member of staff after her mobility scooter broke down in the store’s car park. Peter Sanaghan (47), a section leader at ASDA Blantyre, noticed a customer using a mobility scooter was in distress […]
Congratulations to Calderside Academy pupil, Freya in 3S1 for coming 1st for her slow dance solo at the BATD Freestyle Scholarships! We’d like to join Calderside staff, pupils, family and friends to say very well done! If you or your parents want to get in contact with us by messenger, courtesy of our Supporters Group, […]
Here’s an inspirational story this evening about a local resident and the excellent service that Blantyre Beacons offer. For those not aware, Beacons is a non profit organisation based at Station Road, Blantyre who offer people in recovery the chance to have their say and make decisions as to what goes on in their own […]
Liam Leddy is a Blantyre based crime fiction novelist and short story writer. Born and raised in Glasgow, he has lived in Blantyre since 1973. His website is at http://www.liamleddy.com Liam told us, “Because I write crime fiction, my novels, in particular, get their inspiration mostly from my formative years growing up in Glasgow. The city was a very violent place in the late 1960`s and early1970’s . A veritable breeding ground for any crime fiction author so the phrase “write what you know” could have been written with me in mind.” Liam’s books sell well on Amazon and Amazon Kindle, Smashwords, Kobo, […]
Jessie Lou Harvey is a name many Blantyre folks know well. The talented 12-year-old starlet from Blantyre has had an amazing rise to success with wonderful singing and acting performances. Audiences have been blown away online, her Tik Tok following is now a whopping 74k, she has impressed Simon Cowell, and dazzled audiences around Britain […]