Wishaw Press

Publisher:: NewsBank
Publication date:: 2022-04-22

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Businesswoman Lorna has been in the mix for over three decades
Nurture is embedded in the very nature of midwifeturned-entrepreneur Lorna McFarlane....
WE DO MAKE A DIFF PRIVILEGE TO BE THAT THE LINE WHEN SOME FERENCE... IT IS SUCH A T PERSON AT THE END OF EBODY REALLY NEEDS YOU
The Samaritans can't stop a caller's partner from beating them every weekend in front of their children - and they can't tell a frantic mum that they can reverse the escalating drugs habit she fears will kill her son. But what they can do is listen....
I've cooked for royalty, Olympians and even a president, and I loved every minute
Like much of the nation, he sat in his Lanarkshire living room, gripped by the exhilarating action unfolding at the Paris Olympics 2024....
I went from teaching children to helping train guide dogs .. the main difference is I don't have to tie soggy laces anymore
Glossy black Labrador Drumoig bounds excitedly on to the upper floor of the Lanarkshire charity's centre where she's training to be a guide dog and races around the open space at breakneck speed....
When women or girls walk through the door, they will find this is a safe and homely place
From the minute a survivor reports rape or sexual assault to police in Lanarkshire, a specialist support worker from charity Rape Crisis Scotland can now be by their side at the start of their long and difficult journey in the quest for justice and the healing of deep, psychological wounds....
Meet our very own castaways
For 80 years, castaways have been enthralling Radio 4 listeners as they fantasise about how they would while away their time while marooned on a desert island....
Show of solidarity with the world's poorest countries
A leading figure from a charity that was founded in Lanarkshire almost 60 years ago will attend the COP28 summit in Dubai next month to press for the acceleration of financial support for countries most affected by climateinduced loss and damage....
Life in fast lane ended for Scott after shock diagnosis
Today, landmarks across Lanarkshire and the West of Scotland will turn purple to mark National EpilepsyWeek - a time to get people talking about epilepsy, raise awareness of the condition, and raise vital funds. Here, Lanarkshire dad Scott Johnstone, who was diagnosed with epilepsy in his early 40s,...
New kit gave me a real insight into living with MS
For mum-of-two Amy Newton, it simply wasn't enough to attempt to describe to her family what it's like to live with lifelong incurable neurological condition, multiple sclerosis (MS)....
'Memories of mum will spur me on in 1243-mile journey'
Two days after Colin Brett held his mum's hand on her hospice bed and she confessed to him her fear of dying, her aggressive cancer cruelly robbed her of the power of speech....