Michael Shanks MP recently demonstrated his support for a UK-wide campaign by visiting several small businesses in the Rutherglen constituency. The Labour MP was promoting Small Business Saturday, an initiative that encourages customers to support independent businesses in their communities and motivates business owners to showcase their services. The campaign, backed by American Express, typically takes […]
LIDL Construction Progress
An update on the new LIDL construction at Glasgow Road, Blantyre. Forum Contractors continue with their big build, which has taken just over half a year so far. Since its demolition in March and construction work starting in Summer 24, passers by have seen this large building quickly go up, with the external work to […]
B&M Three for £20
Christmas Opening Times
Garden Prowler
We don’t normally post crime on the main news page here, saving that for our Supporters group, but in this instance, we thought we’d post a wider alert, given some idiot is prowling around gardens in the Village. This was last night, Friday 13th December as a prowler illegally trespassed in a garden in The […]
St John Ogilvie Christmas Fayre
Protecting Your Phones
Les Hoey making dreams come true
Love this! A local charity is bringing dreams to life by sending five children with serious illnesses and their families on a magical trip to Disneyland Paris. The Les Hoey MBE DreamMaker Foundation funded the journey, flying the children and their families from Glasgow Airport to stay at the Toy Story-themed hotel within the park. […]







