Wishaw

Last week a party of Clyde Valley senior pupils joined their counterparts from four other North Lanarkshire secondary schools for the return visit to Italy as part of the annual Pistoia Exchange programme.

The body of a 46 year old Wishaw man was discovered in Motherwell.

A new waste contract between NHS Lanarkshire and disposal specialists Viridor will boost the health board’s recycling rates and help reduce waste disposal costs.

New figures reveal that in North Lanarkshire, 21,600 homes are entitled to some form of assistance with their fuel bills. That help is worth an average of £250 per household and a free helpline is available for more information.  

Here at www.wishaw.co.uk we receive emails from Strathclyde Police on a regular basis with any crimes committed in the area. We are thankful for this service, and would not risk jeopardising this crucial service. Unfortunately a large Scottish tabloid has proved to have no such compunctions.

Staff at the Bellside Inn in Cleland had a close escape from a potentially nasty incident last week.

Town centre management has increasingly featured in the news lately, what with the death of the town centre seeming increasingly likely.

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Motherwell and Wishaw MSP John Pentland has challenged First Minister Alex Salmond to act following the exclusion of Scottish-produced steel from the contracts for the new Forth Crossing.

STV's Dinner Date are looking for single people to participate in the upcoming series.