The community in Blantyre was shocked this week to learn of the sudden death of popular local man, Steven Doherty. Steven was a kind, loving dad of two and lots of people will know Steven from his passion for playing football. Fit and healthy Steven (38) went to sleep on Sunday night after ‘suffering from […]
It’s with sadness we heard of the death of local woman, Helen Cox, who sadly passed away on Tuesday 18th May 2021, aged 81. Helen was a much loved and well known Blantyre lady and this post hopes to reach out to everybody who knew her. As a young girl, she was brought up in […]
It’s with sadness we recently learned of the passing of local woman, Helen Kelly, who sadly passed away on 23rd April 2021. Helen was a much respected member of the community and chairperson of the June Stewart Hall in High Blantyre. She was 68 years old and had lived in High Blantyre for 49 years. […]
We were saddened to learn of the passing of Blantyre man, Robert Robertson, who sadly died on 10th April 2021 in Hairmyres Hospital. He was 57. Robert was popular and well liked. He had a strong connection to Blantyre Bowling Club being a former President of the club. His daughter Claire told us, “My family […]
Many people will have already heard about the sad passing of Jan and William’s dad, Henry Gallacher on 29th of March. Henry sadly passed away on 29th March 2021. He was 66. The funeral details are now released. His funeral will take place tomorrow, on Friday 9th April, 11.00am at South Lanarkshire Crematorium. As only […]
It’s been one year exactly since the Prime Minister announced the first National lockdown. A day of reflection is here with a planned minute’s silence to be held at midday. People are also being encouraged to stand on their doorsteps at 20:00 GMT tonight [Tuesday, 23rd March] with phones, candles and torches to signify a […]
Today, 23rd March 2021 represents exactly one year since Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement that the whole of the UK was going into lockdown. If you recall, on the back of surging numbers of Covid-19 cases, a full lockdown was decided as the best way to try and stop the spread of the virus. To […]
It’s with sadness we learn of the passing of local man, Jimmy Park. Jimmy Park passed away suddenly on Saturday, 27th of February 2021. He was 91 years of age. Originally from East Kilbride, Jimmy moved to Blantyre in 1957. He was a well known around this town. The family have released funeral details. If […]