Congratulations go out tonight to Blantyre lad, Aiden Craigens who has put Blantyre on the map for his bowling skills. Aiden plays at Blantyre Indoor Bowling Club as well as Blantyre Outdoor. He was selected to play for the Scotland team at County Antrim at the weekend and Scotland thankfully won. Aiden is 15 years […]
The South Challenge Cup has changed name after a company stepped forward to inject vital cash into junior football. The Cup – for which Blantyre play – is now known as the TradeRadiators.com South Challenge Cup after Trade Radiators, a Glasgow heating firm, put in much-needed money. Chairman of Kilwinning Rangers, Colin Boyd, was quick […]
Good news for Golf fans, as the multi million pound ‘Topgolf’ complex presses ahead towards a 2022 opening date. The massive sports facility being built just off the M74 at Rutherglen will employ 300 people in full and part time jobs when up and running, and is part of the local Clyde Gateway regeneration programme. […]
Finally! Blantyre Leisure Centre has confirmed the Blantyre Pool will re-open on 8th November 2021. The pool has been closed since the start of the pandemic in March 2020 and has gone through an extensive renovation in recent months. SLC Leisure & Culture added, “We would like to thank all of our customers for their […]
A story about success next! High Blantyre man, Kyle Downie (20) won his first professional fight in Wishaw. Ahead of the fight on his birthday, Kyle was delighted to receive a signed photo from boxer, Joshua Taylor wishing him all the very best. All his family and friends are very proud. Kyle’s gran who sent […]
Scotland’s World Cup qualifying dreams remain as they scraped through tonight with a 1-0 win against Moldova. Lyndon Dykes rolled the ball in at back post after great build-up play from Nathan Patterson and Kevin Nisbet. Scotland are now third in Group 5 on eight points, two behind Israel and seven off Denmark. Steve Clarke’s […]
South Lanarkshire Council have provided an update for Blantyre Leisure Centre customers. “As you know sadly we had to close the gym at Blantyre this week due to our air handling unit not working. In the current climate we had to close to keep our customers safe in line with the safety ventilation guidelines. The […]
Blantyre boy Matthew Kelly (10) is a talented golf player with an interesting sporting career ahead of him! Incredibly, Matthew beat a whole load of competitors to go on and win a national golf event! Such a fantastic achievement! He won it recently at Ratho Park, Edinburgh at the ‘Stephen Gallacher Foundation u13 event’. The […]