South Lanarkshire Council has paid tribute to people who have lost their lives at work. Yesterday the council marked International Workers Memorial Day which remember workers who have lost their lives. The event is commemorated each year by trade unions across the world and remembers those who have lost their lives at work as well
Coatbridge’s MP has urged the Ministry of Defence to go “fur-free” – saying there is “no excuse” not to do so. Steven Bonnar made the plea after attending a special reception hosted by PETA, where he had the opportunity to see and feel the world’s first faux bear fur. This fabric has been expertly created
A talented Strathaven schoolgirl has claimed a runner-up prize in a top charity competition. Harper Meek, is one of two runners up who secured a public vote for her fantastic bookmark design. Children 1st ran the bookmark design competition as part of a partnership with the Dollywood Foundation UK, who together are working to spark
Motherwell and Wishaw’s MSP will pair with a rescue dog to compete for this year’s Holyrood Dog of the Year. Clare Adamson MSP, a dog-owner herself, will team up with a canine friend from the Dogs Trust when she competes with other politicians and their pooches for this year’s coveted title, which follows a three-year
A supermarket giant could be set to relocate its store in Wishaw if plans are given the go ahead. North Lanarkshire Council planners have given the green light for Lidl to build a new shop on the site of the former Heathery Works, located to the north-west of the roundabout at Heathery Road and Glasgow
Welcome to the Daily Record’s Monday briefing. The top stories you need to know today include Turnberry Holiday Park owners Park Holidays being accused of ‘further wrong doing’, the Scots fraudster at the centre of a £25million planning row in an exclusive suburb, and the rift between Queen and Prince Philip caused by Archie’s surname.
Musicians JJ Gilmour and Horse McDonald will each be performing in Lanarkshire later this month. Coatbridge songwriter JJ, the former Silencers frontman, is launching his latest album with an exclusive night of live music at Motherwell theatre on Thursday, April 21. One week later, Horse perform classic album The Same Sky in full to mark
A Lanarkshire mum, who endured the heartache and trauma of six miscarriages and a still-born daughter, is elated to have welcomed a healthy new baby girl into her loving family’s lives. Grateful Jen Pritchard and husband Len now feel their family is complete with the arrival of baby Rose, who came into the world at
A growing Airdrie football club has scored vital support for its young players in the seasons ahead. Clarkston Colts have received £1000 from North Lanarkshire’s community grants scheme which will be used to pay for lets and new equipment. The club’s 2007 team is also smartly kitted out with new branded bags for matches and
A bereaved mum is to take a leap of faith for two causes close to her heart when she takes on a charity skydive in memory of her son. Laura Cunningham, 40, suffered unimaginable loss when her first-born Mark passed away with brittle bone disease at just seven-months-old. Tragically the tot was given just six
