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• Fun day was a huge success

  There was fun in the sun as the Armed Forces and Emergency Services Family Fun Day returned to Calderglen Country Park on Sunday, June 28.

• Tribute in town

  Fans of timeless rock 'n' roll are invited to step back into the golden era of the 1960s as Creedence Clearwater Review brings its acclaimed tribute show to Airdrie Town Hall.

• MP's job event is success

  Kenneth Stevenson MP has thanked local employers, jobseekers and Job Centre Plus following the success of the Airdrie and Shotts Employers Event.

• WATCH IT

  Set in the mid-21st century, The Creator (tonight, Channel 4, 10.15pm) sees the west declare a ban on artificial intelligence while the Republic of New Asia continues to develop the technology. War between the regimes crescendos when US intelligence deduces the AI's creator Nirmata has fashioned a superweapon, codenamed Alpha-O.

• READ IT

  Inspector Roy Teague has more than 25 years of distinguished service with West Midlands Police. As tactical firearms commander he also led close protection operations for the late Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles, and various prime ministers and home secretaries.

• Supermarket car park thug is spared jail for cowardly attack on wife

  A dad who punched and choked his wife in a supermarket car park has been spared a prison sentence.

• £800k in grant scheme cash for business

  North Lanarkshire Council's new business grant schemes are now open for applications.

• Micro-charities making key support contribution

  New analysis of Scottish Charity Regulator data by Ansvar Insurance has highlighted the important contribution made by Lanarkshire's micro-charities, with 708 grassroots organisations supporting a wide range of causes across the area.

• Progress as more people finding their way into work

  Last month's employment statistics show"encouraging progress" across North Lanarkshire, with the overall claimant count down two per cent over the year.

• Scampi is so sweet & cute

  Scampi is an adorable seven-year-old Patterdale Terrier cross who is on the lookout for calm, patient adopters with whom he can truly flourish.

Featured documents

• Inspirational youngsters didn't even realise they are carers

  Whether they lovingly care for one sick relative or attend to the needs of several vulnerable family members, four remarkable young Lanarkshire people share one thing in common: none of them realised, until their involvement with an empowering children's charity, that they are, in fact, young...

• 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....

• Charlie's a real social climber

  An exciting new concept in hospitality and a community first,The Social Hub last weekend opened its doors in the heart of Glasgow's trendy Merchant City quarters....

• 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....

• Memories of our baby boy will never fade

  As she peeked into the bedroom to check on her sleeping fouryear-old daughter, the little bear from Kelly Forbes'stillborn baby son's memory box caught her eye....

• Talks to form administration

  SNP councillors headed straight from the North Lanarkshire election count to the Civic Centre to begin talks on forming the authority's administration after winning their highestever number of seats....

• There are some people who don't think MS is real

  S co t s m u m M a i r i Valentine, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) 10 years ago, sets an afternoon alarm in case she's had to surrender to the debilitating fatigue associated with her condition and is asleep when her daughters arrive home from school....

• Sunbed tycoon makes rich list

  Trinny Woodall and Jo Malone may be Rich List famous faces but in terms of success they pale in comparison to Stirling sunbed supremo Frank Taylor....

• My eyes blinked for what felt like a long time but it was probably a millisecond. I woke up on a marble doorstep, confused and couldn't get up. My whole right hand side was totally paralysed

  She went from rubbing shoulders with royal wedding guests and Holywood stars who've graced the red carpet, to reacquainting herself with the rudimentary skills of talking, walking, washing and feeding herself....

• 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....