Recently added articles from Motherwell Times (Motherwell, Scotland):
Take the plunge with free swim sessions this summer.
Jul 02, 2008 ... YOUNG people under 16 years can look forward to free swimming sessions in North Lanarkshire during the school holiday break. The local authority is continuing its support of the Free Swim Initiative which allows everyone under the age of 16 to use all North Lanarkshire pools ...
Villarreal pull out of Fir Park glamour game.
Jul 02, 2008 ... SPANISH side Villarreal have pulled the plug on their glamour friendly with Motherwell at Fir Park next month. The La Liga runners-up had been lined up to meet Mark McGhee's side at Fir Park on Saturday, August 2, in a match to honour Phil O'Donnell by renaming the stadium's ...
First Minister backs county's Games bid.
Jul 03, 2008 ... FIRST Minister Alex Salmond has signed up to throw his political weight behind Lanarkshire's multi-million-pound bid to host the International Children's Games in 2011. With Scotland having already secured the Commonwealth Games for Glasgow and the Ryder Cup for Gleneagles, both ...
Middle East bank on MB strength.
Jul 03, 2008 ... MOTHERWELL Bridge Ltd is set to strengthen its presence in the Middle East after Islamic bank Kuwait Finance House (Bahrain) completed the acquisition of a majority stake in the company. Interest from the Middle East in the Logans Road-based group's activities has been growing ...
Raising a glass at new campus.
Jul 03, 2008 ... MOTHERWELL College principal Hugh Logan and chairman of the board Ian Watson have been raising a glass to the new campus at Ravenscraig although there are no champagne corks popping just yet. The glass is being installed at the main building as work progresses towards the ...
Mark flies off to meet challenge in Peru.
Jul 03, 2008 ... A NORTH Motherwell teenager has flown to Peru to do volunteer work on behalf of Christian Aid. Mark Pope (19) will spend 10 weeks working in a shanty town on the outskirts on Lima as part of a scheme which gives young British people from varying cultural backgrounds the ...
Keeper Kenny has future in safe hands.
Jul 03, 2008 ... BELLSHILL-born Kenny Arthur is a firm believer that that future of goalkeeping is safe in his hands. The 29-year-old, currently with English side Accrington Stanley, has designed his own range of goalkeeper gloves which he believes will be winners. The ex-Partick ...
ADAT plan of action.
Jul 09, 2008 ... NEW plans to tackle alcohol and drug problems in Lanarkshire have been launched. An initiative has been developed by the Lanarkshire Alcohol and Drug Action Team (ADAT), a partnership between NHS Lanarkshire, North and South Lanarkshire Councils, the Scottish Prison ...
Tenants cash in on survey.
Jul 09, 2008 ... COUNCIL tenants in North Lanarkshire are being invited to help the local authority to develop its service. Some 16,000 tenants will receive a copy of the Tenants Survey for 2008 and each survey returned with the tenant's name and address will be entered into a prize draw to win ...
Building for the future.
Jul 09, 2008 ... DOZENS of innovative Scottish companies have pledged to showcase their technology in prototype houses of the future at Ravenscraig. More than 100 businesses attended the initial expressions of interest event in Motherwell this week, aimed at attracting cutting-edge businesses to ...
Baking up new Euro depot.
Jul 09, 2008 ... BELLSHILL bakery firm Warburtons has officially unwrapped its new distribution depot at Eurocentral. Brett Warburton, company executive director and one of three cousins who actively manage the business today, unveiled a commemorative plaque to mark the official opening. ...
Dawnfresh moves saves 490 jobs at Bellshill processing plant.
Jul 09, 2008 ... JOBS at Bellshill's Scot Trout fish processing plant have been saved after the sale of the struggling business to a subsidiary of Dawnfresh Seafoods in nearby Uddingston. Administrators were called in last month after Scot Trout was hit by tough trading conditions. ...
Radio plan is Real turn off.
Jul 09, 2008 ... MOTHERWELL have turned down a suggestion to re-name Fir Park after a radio station. Reports this week claimed the club would have received a six-figure sum in a sponsorship deal with Glasgow-based Real Radio. The idea was dismissed out of hand, but Well say they are ...
Racecourse gears up for popular family night.
Jul 09, 2008 ... THERE will be seven races at Hamilton Park on Saturday, July 12 but the children's fancy dress contest could be the most keenly fought competition of the night with a family holiday up for grabs for the winner. The Sunday Mail Family Night fixture will see the usual mix of ...
Football ace Jonathan leads way to Beijing.
Jul 09, 2008 ... A MOTHERWELL man has been named captain of the Great Britain cerebral palsy football team at the Paralympics in Beijing. Jonathan Paterson (20) of Staig Wynd, plays for the Scotland cerebral palsy team and went with them to the World Cup in Brazil last year. He is also a member ...
MP urges change over funeral expenses.
Jul 16, 2008 ... BELLSHILL MP Tom Clarke initiated a debate in the House of Commons where he urged the Government to ensure that every family is able to afford a funeral with dignity. The Labour MP said: "We can fix almost anything where there is a determination to do so, but death is final ....
Father makes fresh appeal as no bone marow match found.
Jul 16, 2008 ... THE father of Bellshill leukaemia sufferer Richard Colson has made a fresh appeal for people to sign up for the bone marrow register after no match was found. In 2004 Richard (22) was diagnosed with a rare blood disease called severe aplastic anaemia and needs a bone marrow ...
Church garden project is one to remember.
Jul 16, 2008 ... CHILDREN from a church in Bellshill have proved they are up for a challenge ? by designing, planning and creating their very own memorial garden. Members of the Sunday School and Bible class at EU Congregational Church undertook the project as part of the North Lanarkshire ...
Bus group hits out at roadworks chaos.
Jul 16, 2008 ... SCOTLAND'S largest public transport provider the First Group are putting a brave face on the problems the current road works in Bellshill town centre are causing them but the Times & Speaker understands that behind the scenes their attitude is very different. First are upset ...
It's game on as county lands mini Olympics.
Jul 16, 2008 ... LANARKSHIRE is set to be thrust into the international spotlight after being named as the host of the 'mini Olympics'. Champagne corks were popping all over the county as a joint bid from North and South Lanarkshire councils to host the 2011 International Children's Games was ...
