Don’t forget if you fancy coming along to a great Christmas fayre, there’s one on tonight, Wednesday 29th November at David Livingstone Memorial Primary School at Coatshill, Blantyre. Lots of festive fun planned! Free entry. From 6pm – 8pm.
Though there’s no outdoor festive event or market for Blantyre this year, things are about to look very Christmassy with Blantyre’s sparkly street lights and TWO trees being switched on this weekend. The festive lights at Glasgow Road get switched on by South Lanarkshire Council, quietly on the afternoon of this coming Sunday 19th November……in […]
Here’s wishing all our readers a ‘Merry Christmas, Peace and Happiness” for the holidays. Christmas holidays is usually a quieter time for news so there may be fewer posts here next week as we spend quality time with family. Hope you’ve enjoyed all our efforts throughout 2022 bringing you local news as it happens. Thank […]
The festive switch on events continue in Lanarkshire this weekend as a few more towns switch on their Christmas lights. Tomorrow, Saturday 26 November is the turn of Rutherglen’s Christmas lights which will be switched on at 4.30pm, with Cambuslang’s event taking place the following day on Sunday 27 November, also at 4.30pm. This year’s […]
C’mon South Lanarkshire Council. Blantyre deserves better than this. By complete stark contrast to the beautiful, modern and large LED lights in High Blantyre, these red lights are back up again on Glasgow Road for another season. You know the ones. The Red lights. 1970s style that prompt a wave of compliant messages to us […]
It’s beginning to look a LOT like….well you know. The festive season has got off with a bang this year as once again the Campaigne family at Heathcliffe Avenue, Blantyre beat us all with their festivities. The ‘deccies are up’ and wow, does this look great!
Christmas may seem a long way off yet, but local venues are now starting to advertise their Christmas Party and Entertainment nights. Like this one, at the Olive Music Lounge on Broompark Road. ‘Roxy Tart’ is a comedy Christmas Drag show which promises an entertaining night out on Tuesday 6th December 2022. Tickets are £10 […]
Two very decent sized Christmas trees for Blantyre this year! South Lanarkshire Council have this week put up the town’s TWO Christmas trees. One at Main Street High Blantyre and the other outside the sports centre on Glasgow Road.The street lights have also been put up in readiness. The lights will be switched on a […]