The weather is pretty abysmal today as you’ll likely know. Widespread flooding is commonplace all over Central Scotland. In Blantyre, please take care at the Calder, where the River has burst its banks, the area is very marshy and in places, downright dangerous. Some of the heaviest forecasted rainfall is still to happen later this […]
Unfortunately, there’s been more fly tipping at the Calder. This time whoever did it took time to dump their bags (and bedroom furniture) over the new railings, put there to prevent this sort of lowlife activity. Wasting the beautiful woodland for everybody. No moral fibre. Costing YOU more in council tax. Photo Courtesy: McCue
You may recall yesterday we covered a story about an unknown hero who saved a Springer Spaniel (Cosmo) in the River Calder near the Milheugh Falls, whilst it was flowing in full spate. Well, the mystery man has been identified! Blantyre’s latest hero is…. Mr Dougie Stevenson, pictured here. Dougie has been a little shy […]
Local man Christopher Slivinski told us this evening of how his dog was saved today from certain death, by an unknown man. Christopher had been walking his Springer Spaniel dog, “Cosmo” down the Calder this morning on Sunday 15th November 2015 in what was a fairly wet and grey day. Seeing the Milheugh falls in […]