Wishaw Press
- Publisher:
- NewsBank
- Publication date:
- 2022-04-22
Publisher
- NewsBank (10730)
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- Netflix to Fir Park
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- Author reflects on overcoming tough times
A Newarthill man who overcame addiction issues and homelessness has written a book about his life experiences.
- Car theft gang in dock
Two members of a car theft gang have been jailed after a major police investigation into vehicle crime across Lanarkshire, which included vehicles targeted in Shotts.
- Bag stolen during visit to husband's graveside
A callous thief stole a pensioner's handbag while she was laying flowers at her husband's grave.
- Jail for machete attack
A Motherwell tower block resident was slashed on the face with a machete after answering his door in the early hours of the morning.
- Warm welcome for scheme
Motherwell and Wishaw MSP Clare Adamson has welcomed the impact of the Warmer Homes Scotland scheme - and is encouraging constituents to check if they are eligible for support.
- Super slimmer sheds five stone
When it come to weight loss one blip doesn't have to mean you've blown it.
- Rain forces club to bunker down inside
A much-anticipated annual golf event in North Lanarkshire fell foul of the weather.
- Paw-litical power at competition
An MSP from Lanarkshire is looking to take the lead and wow judges with her prized pooch.
- This week's Butcher Boy winner
Last week's winner of the Butcher Boy competition was Jim Kerr.
Featured documents
- Hard road to a new start
When young mum Vikki Ridler was informed at the age of 28 that she'd need to undergo a hysterectomy to free her of the cancer growing on her cervix, she began planning her funeral in her head....
- 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....
- 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....
- You love them ... then let them go
Charity Guide Dogs, whose Lanarkshire training centre is nurturing puppies who will progress to become a lifeline for visually impaired people, has opened its doors to theWishaw Press....
- Stillbirth trauma led to launch of charity
Although his big sister died in their mother's womb 13 years before he was born, seven-year-old Leon Morrison now points to the brightest star in the sky and says: "Look, there's Erin."...
- Saving others from the pain she endured
Like most other high school students in the approach to their Higher exams Lanarkshire schoolgirl Heather McCartney spent hours in her bedroom surrounded by books....
- 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)....
- I had no sight, no job no hope .. I began to question my worth to myself, my family and to society .. now thanks to my running and best pal guide dogs, I realise turning blind was the making of me
When record-breaking Scott Cunningham crossed the finish line of another epic running challenge, it was his proud way of celebrating 30 years of being blind....
- If I didn't have Parkinson's, I probably wouldn't have tried boxing, or table tennis, or met amazing people I'm proud to call my friends
It's more than just fighting talk that comes from the lips of Lanarkshire career woman Fiona Tweedie, who was in her 50s when she had to throw in the towel on a successful career in accountancy after a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease....
- Autumn put her head on my knee and I burst into tears. It was the happiest day of my life ... Guide dogs change lives, I'm proof of that
Laura Bradley was a young woman who was deeply ashamed of her sight loss....