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East Kilbride for 7 January 2009

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People urged to visit GP for winter flu vaccination before it is too late Jan 07 2009

IT is not too late for people in the East Kilbride and Strathaven areas to get their winter flu vaccination.Read

Flesh-eating bug kills two Lanarkshire addicts Jan 07 2009

TWO Lanarkshire drug users died after contracting a rare flesh-eating bug.Read

Group hail ‘best ever’ Hogmanay Jan 07 2009

GREENHILLS 2000 once again ensured local folk who wanted to party their way into the New Year could do so in style.Read

Numbers up after lottery sales point in mall axed Jan 07 2009

THE popular National Lottery kiosk in Princes Mall has become the latest victim of the credit crunch.Read

Road rage driver rapped by sheriff Jan 07 2009

A SPRINGTIME visit to an East Kilbride park ended with what a sheriff described this week as “the worst piece of road rage” she had ever heard of.Read

Heartfelt tribute to wife

Heartfelt tribute to tragic Brancumhall wife Jan 07 2009

A DEVOTED husband has paid tribute to his ‘fun-loving’ wife who tragically died this week aged just 44.Read

Ingram is defiant over his £170,000 ‘outside’ earnings Jan 07 2009

EAST Kilbride MP Adam Ingram has insisted he gives ‘110 per cent’ effort to the town after it emerged he makes up to £170,000 a year from other work.Read

Extra police officers will take to the beat in town Jan 07 2009

ALMOST a dozen new police officers are set to make the streets of East Kilbride even safer.Read

Have your say on rents Jan 07 2009

EAST Kilbride council tenants will have the opportunity to have their say on rent charges at a meeting being held later this month.Read

File your tax returns ... or face a fine Jan 07 2009

EAST Kilbride residents who file self-assessment tax returns are reminded to do so before January 31 or face a £100 fine.Read

Summit to be proud of Jan 07 2009

DUNCANRIG Rambling Club's recent additional walk to their fortnightly programme, conveniently slotted between the two significant dates on the festive calendar, proved popular enough to attract a sprinkling of visitors from a number of local walking clubs.Read

Focus on Mekong River Jan 07 2009

EAST Kilbride Camera Club members celebrated the start of 2009 with a trip "Down The Mekong River" thanks to guest speaker David Stout.Read

Anger as postie fails to stick to letter of the law Jan 07 2009

AN EAST Kilbride householder found himself delivering an angry blast in the direction of the Royal Mail – twice on the same day.Read

Firm believer in community spirit Jan 07 2009

AFTER a year of spreading goodwill an East Kilbride company plans to continue celebrating the community spirit in 2009.Read

Praying for reopening of hospital chapel Jan 07 2009

DISTRESSED patients and grieving relatives have been forced for more than a year to air their despair in public because of the closure of the chapel at Hairmyres Hospital.Read

Charity needs YOUR support Jan 07 2009

LEADING medical charity Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland is appealing to people in the East Kilbride and Strathaven areas to sign up for one of the many volunteer roles available locally.Read

Park visitors warmto creature comforts Jan 07 2009

DESPITE freezing temperatures the animals at East Kilbride’s zoo are proving they can still pull in the crowds.Read

Amy serves up tasty meal in chef contest Jan 07 2009

A BUDDING young chef from the town took part in the West of Scotland final of the Rotary Young Chef of the Year competition recently.Read

New support group for disabled people may be established Jan 07 2009

HOPES are high that a support group for disabled people who require private care could soon be up and running.Read

Grieving dad issues heartbreaking plea Jan 07 2009

A GRIEVING dad is begging whoever found his lost wallet to return the precious mementoes he kept inside of his little son who died 15 months ago.Read

Slimming star Anne meets John Barrowman Jan 07 2009

Anne Marie, who manages groups in the East Kilbride area, was over the moon when John, best known as Captain Jack in BBC drama Torchwood and a firm favourite on TV talent shows, called her “an inspiration”.Read

Kids can cook will cook Jan 07 2009

A GROUP of fifth year pupils at Sanderson High School are delighted to have achieved health and hygiene certificates through the RHIS programme with the council’s department of Environmental Health.Read

High School fight put on YouTube

Strathaven Academy ‘geek’ fight posted on YouTube Jan 07 2009

TWO more pupils at an East Kilbride school have become the latest victims of the YouTube craze.Read

Hairmyres A&E will NEVER refuse to treat patients say NHS Jan 07 2009

PATIENTS who attend Hairmyres Hospital’s accident and emergency unit will NOT be turned away.Read

Bill to focus on building business in China Jan 07 2009

THE chairman of East Kilbride-based logistics group Interbulk – part of Jim McColl’s Clyde Blowers empire – has stepped down to focus full-time on building the company’s business in China.Read

Drivers warned to expect long for roadworks Jan 07 2009

MAJOR roadworks affecting many local commuters will start on busy Eastwoodmains Road, Giffnock, between Eastwood Toll and Percy Drive this weekRead

Hotel plan for Peel Park Jan 07 2009

A NATIONAL hotel developer has applied to South Lanarkshire council to build a hotel on land at Peel Park.Read

£20m hotel plan is unveiled for town Jan 07 2009

PLANS have been unveiled for a new £20million hotel at Peel Park.Read

Tenants can have their say Jan 07 2009

COUNCIL tenants in South Lanarkshire will have the chance this month to have their say on their rent charges.Read

Free movie after fire drill Jan 07 2009

THE town’s Odeon cinema is looking for local people to help them carry out their twice yearly practical fire evacuation and will reward those who do with a free screening of a top movie.Read

Greens warm to latest campaign Jan 07 2009

SOUTH Lanarkshire Green Party is calling on the Scottish Government and South Lanarkshire Council to back its ‘Warm Scotland’ campaign.Read

Your big chance to deliver the goods for a first class postie Jan 07 2009

COULD your postie follow in the footsteps of the town’s award-winning Stuart Steel?Read

Way to go as hikers take the high road Jan 07 2009

THE opening section of the West Highland Way was the first challenge facing members of Our Lady of Lourdes Hiking Club in 2009.Read

Burns anniversary celebration Jan 07 2009

SOUTH Lanarkshire Council is staging ‘A Celebration O’ Burns’ this month to mark the 250th anniversary of the poet’s birth and as part of the national Homecoming Scotland celebrations.Read

Village groups Jan 07 2009

ALL the village organisations in Carmunnock have now restarted their programmes after the festive season break, with some interesting events to look forward to.Read

Police called to unit alert Jan 07 2009

A POLICE helicopter was called into action on Sunday afternoon after two men fled the scene of a suspected break-in.Read

Greenhills man, 19, fights for life after being hit by 4x4 Jan 07 2009

A TEENAGER is fighting for his life after he was struck by a car travelling on Murray Road.Read

New Year arrives with patter of tiny first feet Jan 07 2009

AN East Kilbride couple had their own special ‘first foot’ on New Year’s Day – a beautiful bouncing baby girl.Read

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