Extensive roadworks are underway at the corner of Victoria Street and Nursery Place, High Blantyre, due to a reported loss of gas pressure. Scottish Gas Networks is conducting investigations with trial digs in the carriageway, which remains passable. The works are anticipated to last for three weeks.
A 53-year-old man was arrested for threatening the Blantyre Health Centre after a suspicious item was found on the premises, leading to evacuations on April 23, 2026. Nearby schools, Calderside Academy and Auchinraith Primary, were also affected, raising concerns among parents and carers. The man will appear in court later.
Victoria Street, from the Police station to Glasgow Road, is currently closed for full-width resurfacing works. The project is nearing completion, and the road is scheduled to reopen this weekend, offering an improved carriageway for drivers.
MàGia Cafè at the junction of Victoria Street and Calder Street is closing at the end of the month. The Cafe, which opened in May 2021 will close the shutters for the final time on Friday 30th June 2023. Having to navigate through the pandemic years, inflation and a cost of living crisis, the last […]
We’ve received a couple of reports of vehicles being vandalised last night, Tuesday 29 October 2019 in Victoria Street. Residents have contacted Police. Were you affected by this vandalism?
A thief has stolen a wee girl’s brand new bike from Victoria Street and bizarrely left another older one in its place. Last night, someone took the girls blue and purple bike from Victoria Street and left this green one (probably stolen as well ) in its place. The blue bike was new only a […]
A local lady recently fell outside Blantyre Health Centre on Victoria Street and was given assistance from a kind hearted lady nearby. The lady collapsed a week past on Wednesday and fell to her knees. Seeing she was in trouble, a health worker came out and got her back on her feet and then took […]
We can’t think of anything much worse than the excitement of moving into a brand new home being suddenly deflated by being immediately exposed to crime. That was the case last night, Monday 10th December 2018 in Victoria Street, when somebody tried to break into one of the new houses directly across from the Health […]