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The National Autistic Society’s South Lanarkshire Branch is a group of local volunteers who, since 2009 have been running activities to support autistic people and their families. Despite the current funding challenges facing many charities and community groups, they have organised several activities throughout the coming months in Blantyre and along the 267 bus route. […]
An update for readers on the future of our ‘Blantyre Telegraph Live Chat Group’. As you’ll be aware, the group was recently suspended due to abuse of admin, other readers and persistent rule breaking. All this week we’ve put how the group should be run ENTIRELY back with you, the readers in a series of […]
Are you enjoying Blantyre Telegraph’s FREE local news service? Hope so. Some people may not know this site is run by just one person. Did you know that every year I pay £335 ($382) in WordPress hosting & domain costs to run Blantyre Telegraph’s main website. This year costs have increased due to WordPress now […]
Congratulations to Courtney Russell, who won our competition this evening on Facebook. Courtney wins a £50 voucher to spend with friends and family at Carrigans, Blantyre. The competition, open to all adults was designed to spread a little local cheer on these November dark, damp evenings. The prize was courtesy of our Simm Endeavour Funding […]
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