Tag: business

Fem Fatale Aesthetics

Local woman Fiona McGunnigal has launched a new business, “FeM Fatale Aesthetics”. Dermal fillers and wrinkle smoothing treatments. Fully qualified in aesthetics . Fully insured Fiona told us, “My facebook and instagram pages are both @fem_fatale_aesthetics https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100084112847678 I work from home in Handibode Gardens, Blantyre. I can be contacted via my FB, Insta or phoning 07342331878.”

Business Excellence Awards Finalists

The finalists in the 2022 Lanarkshire Business Excellence Awards have been announced and a Blantyre based business is amongst them. Four finalists in each of 10 categories were chosen from a record number of entries for the annual awards, which celebrates the success and achievements of Lanarkshire businesses. “Know-It”, based in Blantyre is up for […]

Building Blantyre Connections

A new weekly co-working space has launched in Blantyre. The aim is to rebuild connections between independent businesses working remotely in South Lanarkshire. Community enterprise project E3 are inviting local people and independent business owners to their Blantyre hub to bring their remote work to a friendly, collaborative, and supportive workspace and build connections within […]

Changes Coming this Monday!

Scottish people are looking forward to this Monday, 26th April 2021, which promises to be a big day for us all! As significant easing of covid restrictions get underway next week, throughout this weekend, we’ll be looking at some of the BIG changes proposed and what we can all look forward to. Throughout the lockdown, […]

Lights out at Philips

It’s the end of the road for one of Hamilton’s most iconic businesses as Philips Lighting announces it will close its doors after 72 years. The business at Wellhall Road has 70 workers, significantly down from thousands of employees at its peak several decades ago. Management made the announcement to staff last Thursday with the […]

Sky Bills due to rise

Sky have today announced TV, phone and broadband charges are set to rise in April 2019. Whilst an annual increase is not largely unexpected, this years looks set to be over 5%, which for many people could an an average of £8 per month on their sky bills. Sky said it will be writing to […]

Hamilton…. ‘a ghost town’

This was the desolate scene at 2.15pm on Tuesday 4th December 2018 in Hamilton Town Centre. Devoid of shoppers, of festive atmosphere, lacking shops that were actually open in the middle of the afternoon…and so close to Christmas!  The scene will be unfamiliar to those who will remember shopping here in previous decades and there’s […]