Broadcaster Jackie Bird, football legend Alan Hansen, and Olympic swimmer Duncan Scott are among the Scots recognized in the New Year Honours. Jackie Bird, who presented BBC’s Reporting Scotland for nearly three decades, has been awarded an MBE for her contributions to broadcasting and charitable causes. Alan Hansen, a former footballer and BBC pundit, is regarded as […]
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Scotland’s Dementia Awards
Local lady Jackie McMahon has recently won an award from Dementia Scotland for ‘Best Hospital Care Initiative’. Jackie, who lives in Blantyre is a hairdressing lecturer and has been involved in helping the Hospital set up its own hair salon for dementia patients. It’s been so busy it has queues out the door! Her story is […]

