Here’s a great story we heard through the “Blantyre grapevine”. Local lass, Aimee Evans (21) has landed herself a cracking new job working on the new Star Wars Production! Aimee studied 4 years of media makeup artistry, then after numerous interviews with Paradox/Disney Lucas Films, The BFI (British Film Institute) called to offer her the […]
Category: People
Time running out for Paper Cash
If you’re lucky enough to have a stash of banknotes somewhere, better take notice of this! A reminder, Scottish paper banknotes will be removed from circulation across the country in just 28 days time, as Polymer notes become more widely used. The latest notes to be withdrawn from use are paper £20 and £50 notes, […]
Craig delivers excellent Asda Customer Service
Asda Blantyre delivery driver, Craig Brown has been commended for going above and beyond for an elderly customer. Craig delivers groceries to the customer every week and always stops to have a chat with him. On this day, the customer didn’t answer the door which wasn’t like him and when Craig had a look around, […]
Kayden Smiling Again
There’s a wee local boy smiling again and its down to Blantyre Telegraph subscribed Supporters! Remember Kayden, the six year old boy who was run down by a vehicle last week in Coatshill? Well, he’s now out of hospital and doing well, making a good recovery. We popped by last Sunday hoping to put a […]
Get Well Soon Kayden
Meet brave six year old Blantyre lad, Kayden Doherty who’s had a tough time this week. Unfortunately, Kayden was knocked down by a passing car in Coatshill yesterday, Sunday 31st July and ended up in hospital. He had been crossing the road to get to his house. Taken to Wishaw General by an ambulance, he […]
Local Heroes perform CPR
A message from Robert and Dawn, Blantyre Telegraph readers. “We’d like to say thank you to the folk who came to the aid of my mother in law, Mary Brown who had suddenly collapsed in Glasgow Road, Blantyre on Tuesday this week. Extra thanks to the kind gentleman and lady who commenced CPR until the […]
Happy 50th Birthday Libby Thomson
Samaritans Good Deed
A public thank you to two women who today, assisted a local Blantyre lady in her time of need. The woman, who was alone, accidentally fell on the pavement at Stonefield Crescent this morning around 11am on Tuesday 19th July and was badly injured. Two passing women in a dark car came to her assistance […]







