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East Kilbride for 17 February 2010

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Charity zip-slide at EK’s Calderglen Country park Feb 17 2010

A LIFE-saving leukaemia charity are encouraging thrill seekers from the town to take a run and jump this spring – and raise vital funds at the same time.Read

EK poker player set to play in £20,000 prize competition Feb 17 2010

IF LADY luck smiles an East Kilbride poker player could walk away this month with a cool £20,000 prize.Read

Young EK man Michael McGovern dies at 32 Feb 17 2010

A GRIEVING mum has paid tribute to her ‘fun-loving’ son who died suddenly last week aged just 32.Read

Battle over plans for two new supermarkets in EK Feb 17 2010

A FRESH row has erupted over plans to build two new supermarkets in the town.Read

Escaped sheep causes chaos in East Kilbride Feb 17 2010

THREE cops were left feeling sheepish after a woolly character went on the rampage.Read

GB Paralympic curling team to visit East Kilbride Ice Rink Feb 17 2010

East Kilbride ice rink will be thrust into the Olympic spotlight next week when the GB Paralympic wheelchair curling team pay a flying visit to the town before they jet off to compete at the Winter Games taking place in Vancouver.Read

Claremont Ramblers head for Bannockburn Feb 17 2010

CLAREMONT Ramblers and their many friends tackled a successful new walk on Sunday with the long walkers completing a varied and ‘undulating’ North Third to Bannockburn.Read

Council tax discount for energy efficient homes in EK Feb 17 2010

HOUSEHOLDERS who make their homes more energy efficient could recieve a council tax discount.Read

Two EK Bands in next stage of Live and Unsigned Feb 17 2010

TWO local bands have made it through to the next stage of the Live and Unsigned competition.Read

Sandford apprentice competes for national title Feb 17 2010

A YOUNG Sandford man is one of Scotland’s most accomplished apprentice electricians competing this month for a national title and an opportunity to represent Scotland.Read

Calderglen and Sanderson High pupils learn about dangers of drugs Feb 17 2010

FIRST year pupils at Calderglen and Sanderson High Schools got the anti-drug message last Tuesday week when singer/songwriter David Graham visited the school as part of his latest Natural High tour of schools in South Lanarkshire.Read

Strathaven sexual assault teen avoids jail Feb 17 2010

A TEENAGER who sexually assaulted a girl in Strathaven has avoided going behind bars.Read

Lanarkshire MSP's at loggerheads over MMR vaccine Feb 17 2010

LABOUR and Scottish National Party MSPs are again at loggerheads – this time over the MMR vaccine.Read

Two cars stolen from Stewartfield home Feb 17 2010

A STEWARTFIELD family had two cars stolen as sneak-in thieves continue to target homes in East Kilbride.Read

EK General Election candidate chooses colleague election agent Feb 17 2010

LABOUR’S prospective parliamentary candidate Michael McCann has announced that fellow South Lanarkshire councillor Graham Scott will be his election agent in the forthcoming general election.Read

Calderglen Country Park passes inspection Feb 17 2010

CALDERGLEN Country Park has earned the seal of approval after inspectors put it under the spotlight.Read

McDonalds plan third restaurant for East Kilbride Feb 17 2010

FAST food giants McDonald’s have applied for planning permission to build a third restaurant in the town.Read

90 jobs at stake as EK's Baker Oil Tools set to close Feb 17 2010

WORKERS at an East Kilbride factory fighting to save their jobs have been promised backing by local MP Adam Ingram.Read

EK gran wins award for voluntary work with ChildLine. Feb 17 2010

AT an age when most people put their feet up 70-year-old Alice Young is helping to offer a lifeline to young people.Read

EK Council tenants agree to rent increase of 3.75 per cent Feb 17 2010

COUNCIL house rents in South Lanarkshire will rise by 3.75 per cent from April – with the full backing of East Kilbride Housing Forum.Read

Debt collection company wins deal with South Lanarkshire Council Feb 17 2010

BCW Group has won a £1.2 million debt management contract with South Lanarkshire Council.Read

South Lanarkshire Council Tax frozen for third year Feb 17 2010

SOUTH Lanarkshire Council have frozen Council Tax for the third year in a row.Read

Four EK schools could face closure as part of 2011/12 council cuts Feb 17 2010

FOUR schools in the East Kilbride and Strathaven area could face closure as part of the 2011/12 round of council cuts.Read

Anti-social crime decreased in East Kilbride in last five years Feb 17 2010

ANTI-SOCIAL crimes in East Kilbride have fallen by almost a quarter in the last five years.Read

Course helped Whitehills man overcome his stammer Feb 17 2010

A WHITEHILLS man has managed to overcome his severe stammer thanks to a unique course which is set to be featured on a Channel 4 documentary this week.Read

Dollan Aqua Centre upgrade hit by further delays Feb 17 2010

THE upgrade of the Dollan Aqua Centre, one of the key venues for the forthcoming International Children’s Games, has been hit by yet further delays.Read

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