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 […]
Victoria Street A resident’s house was illegally entered on Tuesday 18th September 2018 at Victoria Street, Blantyre. Entry was forced by unknown thieves who broke into the house. Nobody was home at the time. The nature of the theft was somewhat bizarre as a quantity of clothing was taken, leaving more valuable equipment behind. Police […]
Lovell Partnerships, Lovell House, 271 Parkway Court, Springhill, Glasgow is seeking planning permission for building 20 new flats and 9 new homes (along with associated roadworks) at vacant land at Victoria Street. The site is immediately adjacent to Auchinraith Primary School and directly across from Blantyre Medical Centre and has been vacant for some time, […]