Memory Lane

Published date08 September 2021
Publication titleWishaw Press
Ambir Asghar, 12, was one of 15 finalists in the Little Miss Scotland contest at Glasgow's Marriot Hotel.

Brannock High pupil Ambir - whose dad was a Newmains businessman - raised almost £800 for charity by completing a sponsored run around Strathclyde Park.

A teenage maths whiz put her problem-solving skills to good use when she won a week-long trip to one of the United Kingdom's most famous seats of learning.

Lauren Muir, a St Aidan's High School pupil from Cambusnethan, was the only Scot and youngest of 40 talented female teenage mathematicians to visit the famous traditional university town of Oxford and take part in an exclusive summer school.

A Shotts couple - who between them lost almost 10 stones in just eight months - said their kids were their motivation.

Leanne McGibbon and BillyWright vowed to lose weight to become more active parents to their three children Gareth, 7, Megan, 4, and one-year-old Cameron.

And with each other's support, Le'anne lost a staggering 73 pounds and Billy shed a fantastic 58 pounds.

With the dynamic duo on track to reach their target weights by Christmas.

FIVE YEARS AGO A total of 534 people died from alcohol-related illnesses in Lanarkshire over the past three years, THEWISHAW Press revealed.

Shock data showed that the number of adults who died from the abuse of alcohol shot up by 11 per cent in the county.

Workers at New College Lanarkshire's Motherwell campus were among 2300 UNISON support workers on a picket line calling for fair pay.

College support staff - administration, admissions, funding, catering, cleaning, advisors, security, classroom assistants, technicians and...

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