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Area Commander Robert Scott hosted the event which was arranged to help build and extend the relationships between Strathclyde Fire and Rescue and the communities. North Lanarkshire covers an emergency response area of

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Duty System (RDS) stations and employs over 300 personnel. The purpose of the day was for Strathclyde Fire and Rescue to open their doors to the local press whilst at the same time raising the profile of the local fire service and some of its senior management team, whilst combining multi agency interaction. The event enabled the press

to engage with fire service personnel on such matters as Community Safety & local initiatives, Operations, Training and Development of service personnel and to witness a road traffic collision scenario from Motherwell Community Fire station crews. Our Creative Director was first to jump at the chance of ‘being a firefighter’ at the event and took part in the extrication demonstration.

Just like at the extrication championships we covered a few months ago, the scenario demonstrated an extrication of a casualty from a vehicle. Helping out, Vicki assisted the fire crews in removing the roof of the vehicle and safely extricated the casualty on a rescue board and supervised the administration of first aid.

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EDITORS COMMENTS

Scott Mochar, Editor

Hello and welcome to this rather special anniversary edition of The HUB. Yes, that is right we at The HUB are celebrating our 1st birthday! It is like a big party just now in the office and I would like to thank everyone for their cards and messages! Don’t mention it too much as our Creative Director does not need any excuse to have some cakes!

So what has been happening at HUB HQ? Well, as always the simple answer is everything! Perhaps one highlight for me recently was the rather successful launch of our Wishaw HUB. I have been advising you all about it for a while and now it is finally here. I can’t really describe the feedback we have had about the Wishaw HUB but if our initial remarks are anything to go by it will help strengthen our brand.

So, what next? Well I can share with you that as we speak, we are looking to expand into areas such as Falkirk, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth. These have been identified as excellent opportunities for us and we intend to capitalise on every opportunity that is available. The HUB is growing and we are looking to grow the brand across Scotland quite aggressively and increase our market share.

That said, we will not deviate from our core values of delivering the good positive news that have a feel good factor and positive impact on our communities.

So enough of the business stuff, we have been out and about as always covering the good news stories that are rife across the county. Some of the highlights were meeting up with local Your Move owner to cover his flower donation to Uddingston Bowling Club, spending the day with the judges from Beautiful Scotland as Viewpark and Uddingston presented their hard work and even managed to spend some time as a Fire fighter with Strathclyde Fire & Rescue at their media day!

On top of that, the Junior football season is firmly under way and this year we hope to bring you even more coverage from our local junior teams.Oh, on a pleasure side I managed to get a corporate hospitality golf day in at Dalmahoy in Edinburgh!

I say this every issue but our success only comes from us working together and for that, I would like to thank you for your continued support.

Yours

Scott Mochar

Christina McKelvie MSP is supporting Hamilton parents in their campaign against the scrapping of school bus ‘privilege passes’ by South Lanarkshire Council. The passes give free bus travel for children who live too far away to walk to school. South Lanarkshire Council has announced that from October the passes will be scrapped and that pupils will have to pay over £150 a year for bus passes. MSP Christina wrote to the South Lanarkshire Executive Director of Education Larry Forde after she was alerted to the issue by parents in Eddlewood whose children attend Hamilton Grammar, but her concerns were dismissed by officials. She said: “This decision by South Lanarkshire Council will have a massive financial impact at a time when many families are already struggling. A family with two children who previously used privilege bus passes to go to school will be hit by a bill of over £300 for the school year. Many will simply not be able to afford to send their kids to school. “The alternative is for children to have to walk considerable distances, which raises serious safety

concerns. It’s good to encourage children to walk to school when there is a safe and manageable route available, but it is not reasonable to expect children from Eddlewood, for example, to walk around two miles to and from Hamilton Grammar each day, on a route with which they may not be familiar. “The attitude of South Lanarkshire Council officials both towards me and towards parents who previously met with them to raise these concerns has been extremely dismissive. They obviously see scrapping the privilege passes as a quick and easy way to cut costs and it appears that they have little interest on the significant financial impact that it will have on ordinary families. “Every child has the right to an education and local authorities should be in the business of making it as easy as possible for them to attend school, not putting barriers in their way. Everyone knows that these are tough economic times and that councils have to make financial savings, but there are other areas that should be a far higher priority for cuts than essential school transport. South Lanarkshire’s Education Department has a very

top-heavy senior management structure, for example - maybe they should be looking at how they can make savings there first, before hitting the pockets of hard-pressed families” Christina’s constituent Ann Campbell first contacted the MSP about the issue. She and other parents in the Eddlewood area have collected several pages of signatures in a petiton against the bus pass cuts. Ms Campbell said: “I have two children who use the privilege bus passes. I can’t afford to shell out £300 just to send my kids to school and lots of other parents in this area are in the same position. I don’t believe that the route that the council have said the children should walk is safe at all. There is a very heavy volume of traffic, frequently severe weather conditions during the winter and unreliable public transport services from this area. “Children from this area have had free bus travel to Hamilton Grammar at least since I went to school there, which was twenty years ago. Why should we now have to pay such a large amount? Is it going to take a child being hurt or worse in an accident before the council will listen to our concerns?”

MSP BACKS PARENTS IN FIGHT AGAINST MASSIVE RISE IN SCHOOL TRANSPORT COSTS

MSP WELCOMES FUNDING FOR SAFER STREETSSNP MSP John Wilson, has today welcomed the announcement by the Scottish Government of £400,000 funding through the Safer Streets initiative. Every local authority throughout Scotland is invited to apply for funding from the Scottish Government to help ensure that people going out for the night can enjoy themselves in a safe environment. Last year's Safer Streets funding awards benefited projects around Scotland. North Lanarkshire benefited from £26,000 which was used for community safety initiatives including high visibility police patrols in 'hot spot' areas, targeting of drink drivers and targeting enforcement of problem premises and locations. The Safer Streets initiative is a nationally directed, locally delivered programme, building upon existing partnership working to conduct high visibility, high impact, joint initiatives to reduce alcohol-related violence and disorder in city and town centres. Long term, it aims to encourage Community Safety Partnerships to build capacity, encourage innovation, deliver a sustainable change to practice and share that practice. John Wilson MSP said: "Last year's funding award of £26,000 offered far-reaching benefits across North Lanarkshire. From redesigned taxi queues to improve passenger safety to an increase in high visibility police patrols in target areas” “Safer Streets funding has played a key role in improving safety and confidence over the winter months, which will be enhanced by this extra funding.”

McMAHON TELLS SNP TO END HYPOCRISY OVER CUT IN HOSPITAL BEDSLocal Labour MSP Michael McMahon has accused the SNP of “staggering hypocrisy” after new figures revealed over 1,100 hospital beds, 130 of them in Lanarkshire, have been cut in the past three years, despite an SNP promise to increase the number. The figures were revealed by an FOI request to each Scottish health board and contradict a pledge made by the SNP in 2006 when the now Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said: "The Labour and Lib Dem government's policy of cutting the number of beds in the NHS has gone on for far too long. We should now reverse this process and start to increase the number of acute staffed beds to the benefit of the patients of Scotland." On seeing the figures Michael McMahon said: "When Labour argued that advances in medicine meant that patients no longer needed to spend so long in hospital and that many more people with long-term conditions were being looked after in the community the SNP attacked us for cutting beds and reducing services. Yet again, the SNP have been caught saying one thing in opposition and doing another in Government. Rather than increasing the number of hospital beds they have continued to fall under the SNP by over 1,100 in the last three years and kept to the trend we said would happen because of the modern methods of care in the NHS. The SNP should admit that, as ever, they got it wrong and that they made promises to the Scottish electorate they could not keep.While we know they got it wrong on the cuts to hospital beds they are even more wrong in planning to cut 1,500 nurses jobs this year. The fact is that they are guilty of the most staggering hypocrisy.”

LOCAL MSP MICHAEL MCMAHON CONDEMS £63 MILLION SNP CUT TO COUNCIL FUNDINGLocal Labour MSP Michael McMahon has accused the SNP of forcing councils to cut vital services, such as education and social services for the elderly, by underfunding the Council Tax freeze. He was commenting on new research from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) which shows that the Finance Secretary John Swinney has cut local government spending by £63 million in this year's budget.Scottish Labour Local Government spokesman Michael McMahon said: “As ever the SNP Government has put their narrow political agenda before the interests of the Scottish people. Independent research has exposed the fact that the SNP Government's priority of grabbing headlines rather than managing the economy has actually caused funding to local authorities like North and South Lanarkshire to be cut by £63

million in this year's budget. In spite of the SNP's claims it isn’t the poorest who benefit from the Council Tax freeze as the main beneficiaries are high earners like Alex Salmond and John Swinney. They have personally saved hundreds of pounds while teachers face unemployment and pensioners pay higher charges for vital services. No wonder our councils are demanding a u-turn on this failed policy. Rather than forcing our councillors to make unpopular decisions to close schools and shut community halls It is time for the SNP to listen to the local authorities and the voluntary groups who are facing the consequences of the SNP’s mismanagement. If ministers can’t fund their commitments properly they should stop coercing councils into making cuts to services that we all depend on and the poorest depend on most."

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EDITORS COMMENTS

Scott Mochar, Editor

Hello and welcome to this rather special anniversary edition of The HUB. Yes, that is right we at The HUB are celebrating our 1st birthday! It is like a big party just now in the office and I would like to thank everyone for their cards and messages! Don’t mention it too much as our Creative Director does not need any excuse to have some cakes!

So what has been happening at HUB HQ? Well, as always the simple answer is everything! Perhaps one highlight for me recently was the rather successful launch of our Wishaw HUB. I have been advising you all about it for a while and now it is finally here. I can’t really describe the feedback we have had about the Wishaw HUB but if our initial remarks are anything to go by it will help strengthen our brand.

So, what next? Well I can share with you that as we speak, we are looking to expand into areas such as Falkirk, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth. These have been identified as excellent opportunities for us and we intend to capitalise on every opportunity that is available. The HUB is growing and we are looking to grow the brand across Scotland quite aggressively and increase our market share.

That said, we will not deviate from our core values of delivering the good positive news that have a feel good factor and positive impact on our communities.

So enough of the business stuff, we have been out and about as always covering the good news stories that are rife across the county. Some of the highlights were meeting up with local Your Move owner to cover his flower donation to Uddingston Bowling Club, spending the day with the judges from Beautiful Scotland as Viewpark and Uddingston presented their hard work and even managed to spend some time as a Fire fighter with Strathclyde Fire & Rescue at their media day!

On top of that, the Junior football season is firmly under way and this year we hope to bring you even more coverage from our local junior teams.Oh, on a pleasure side I managed to get a corporate hospitality golf day in at Dalmahoy in Edinburgh!

I say this every issue but our success only comes from us working together and for that, I would like to thank you for your continued support.

Yours

Scott Mochar

Christina McKelvie MSP is supporting Hamilton parents in their campaign against the scrapping of school bus ‘privilege passes’ by South Lanarkshire Council. The passes give free bus travel for children who live too far away to walk to school. South Lanarkshire Council has announced that from October the passes will be scrapped and that pupils will have to pay over £150 a year for bus passes. MSP Christina wrote to the South Lanarkshire Executive Director of Education Larry Forde after she was alerted to the issue by parents in Eddlewood whose children attend Hamilton Grammar, but her concerns were dismissed by officials. She said: “This decision by South Lanarkshire Council will have a massive financial impact at a time when many families are already struggling. A family with two children who previously used privilege bus passes to go to school will be hit by a bill of over £300 for the school year. Many will simply not be able to afford to send their kids to school. “The alternative is for children to have to walk considerable distances, which raises serious safety

concerns. It’s good to encourage children to walk to school when there is a safe and manageable route available, but it is not reasonable to expect children from Eddlewood, for example, to walk around two miles to and from Hamilton Grammar each day, on a route with which they may not be familiar. “The attitude of South Lanarkshire Council officials both towards me and towards parents who previously met with them to raise these concerns has been extremely dismissive. They obviously see scrapping the privilege passes as a quick and easy way to cut costs and it appears that they have little interest on the significant financial impact that it will have on ordinary families. “Every child has the right to an education and local authorities should be in the business of making it as easy as possible for them to attend school, not putting barriers in their way. Everyone knows that these are tough economic times and that councils have to make financial savings, but there are other areas that should be a far higher priority for cuts than essential school transport. South Lanarkshire’s Education Department has a very

top-heavy senior management structure, for example - maybe they should be looking at how they can make savings there first, before hitting the pockets of hard-pressed families” Christina’s constituent Ann Campbell first contacted the MSP about the issue. She and other parents in the Eddlewood area have collected several pages of signatures in a petiton against the bus pass cuts. Ms Campbell said: “I have two children who use the privilege bus passes. I can’t afford to shell out £300 just to send my kids to school and lots of other parents in this area are in the same position. I don’t believe that the route that the council have said the children should walk is safe at all. There is a very heavy volume of traffic, frequently severe weather conditions during the winter and unreliable public transport services from this area. “Children from this area have had free bus travel to Hamilton Grammar at least since I went to school there, which was twenty years ago. Why should we now have to pay such a large amount? Is it going to take a child being hurt or worse in an accident before the council will listen to our concerns?”

MSP BACKS PARENTS IN FIGHT AGAINST MASSIVE RISE IN SCHOOL TRANSPORT COSTS

MSP WELCOMES FUNDING FOR SAFER STREETSSNP MSP John Wilson, has today welcomed the announcement by the Scottish Government of £400,000 funding through the Safer Streets initiative. Every local authority throughout Scotland is invited to apply for funding from the Scottish Government to help ensure that people going out for the night can enjoy themselves in a safe environment. Last year's Safer Streets funding awards benefited projects around Scotland. North Lanarkshire benefited from £26,000 which was used for community safety initiatives including high visibility police patrols in 'hot spot' areas, targeting of drink drivers and targeting enforcement of problem premises and locations. The Safer Streets initiative is a nationally directed, locally delivered programme, building upon existing partnership working to conduct high visibility, high impact, joint initiatives to reduce alcohol-related violence and disorder in city and town centres. Long term, it aims to encourage Community Safety Partnerships to build capacity, encourage innovation, deliver a sustainable change to practice and share that practice. John Wilson MSP said: "Last year's funding award of £26,000 offered far-reaching benefits across North Lanarkshire. From redesigned taxi queues to improve passenger safety to an increase in high visibility police patrols in target areas” “Safer Streets funding has played a key role in improving safety and confidence over the winter months, which will be enhanced by this extra funding.”

McMAHON TELLS SNP TO END HYPOCRISY OVER CUT IN HOSPITAL BEDSLocal Labour MSP Michael McMahon has accused the SNP of “staggering hypocrisy” after new figures revealed over 1,100 hospital beds, 130 of them in Lanarkshire, have been cut in the past three years, despite an SNP promise to increase the number. The figures were revealed by an FOI request to each Scottish health board and contradict a pledge made by the SNP in 2006 when the now Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said: "The Labour and Lib Dem government's policy of cutting the number of beds in the NHS has gone on for far too long. We should now reverse this process and start to increase the number of acute staffed beds to the benefit of the patients of Scotland." On seeing the figures Michael McMahon said: "When Labour argued that advances in medicine meant that patients no longer needed to spend so long in hospital and that many more people with long-term conditions were being looked after in the community the SNP attacked us for cutting beds and reducing services. Yet again, the SNP have been caught saying one thing in opposition and doing another in Government. Rather than increasing the number of hospital beds they have continued to fall under the SNP by over 1,100 in the last three years and kept to the trend we said would happen because of the modern methods of care in the NHS. The SNP should admit that, as ever, they got it wrong and that they made promises to the Scottish electorate they could not keep.While we know they got it wrong on the cuts to hospital beds they are even more wrong in planning to cut 1,500 nurses jobs this year. The fact is that they are guilty of the most staggering hypocrisy.”

LOCAL MSP MICHAEL MCMAHON CONDEMS £63 MILLION SNP CUT TO COUNCIL FUNDINGLocal Labour MSP Michael McMahon has accused the SNP of forcing councils to cut vital services, such as education and social services for the elderly, by underfunding the Council Tax freeze. He was commenting on new research from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) which shows that the Finance Secretary John Swinney has cut local government spending by £63 million in this year's budget.Scottish Labour Local Government spokesman Michael McMahon said: “As ever the SNP Government has put their narrow political agenda before the interests of the Scottish people. Independent research has exposed the fact that the SNP Government's priority of grabbing headlines rather than managing the economy has actually caused funding to local authorities like North and South Lanarkshire to be cut by £63

million in this year's budget. In spite of the SNP's claims it isn’t the poorest who benefit from the Council Tax freeze as the main beneficiaries are high earners like Alex Salmond and John Swinney. They have personally saved hundreds of pounds while teachers face unemployment and pensioners pay higher charges for vital services. No wonder our councils are demanding a u-turn on this failed policy. Rather than forcing our councillors to make unpopular decisions to close schools and shut community halls It is time for the SNP to listen to the local authorities and the voluntary groups who are facing the consequences of the SNP’s mismanagement. If ministers can’t fund their commitments properly they should stop coercing councils into making cuts to services that we all depend on and the poorest depend on most."

Big hearted local business Your Move based in Uddingston has been

showing support for their local Bowling Club for the second year running.

The very popular estate agents based on Main Street were approached by the Bowling Club regarding some sponsorship last year and in a nice gesture, business owner Marc McLaughlin decided to sponsor some flower beds at the club.

In exchange for the company’s sponsorship, the Bowling Club displays the Your Move logo within the flower beds giving prime advertising for the Uddingston Company – who recently expanded with the addition of their Kirkintilloch office.

The Bowling Club had been working hard at making the flower beds look great and have certainly done everyone proud as the display is first class.

When asked about the sponsorship deal, Your Move owner Marc told The HUB; “When approached I had no hesitation about renewing my sponsorship with the club. It’s a small token of appreciation for an important part of our local community that appeals to all ages. I remain ever impressed by the professional but friendly setup, superb quality of the bowling greens and fabulous tennis facilities. Our flowers add a nice dash of colour, which is great and I look forward to supporting the club in the future.”

Budding young North Lanarkshire business

people are being lured into the Dragons’ Lair … with

the chance to win a scorching prize. The unique competition, themed around the hit TV series Dragons’ Den, is open to S4 – S6 pupils at every North Lanarkshire secondary school and is aimed at inspiring the business brains of tomorrow. The initiative was welcomed by Convenor of Regeneration Services Tom Maginnis: “North Lanarkshire Council’s Regeneration Services and Learning and Leisure Services have partnered with the Business Gateway to offer the winning business idea a laptop and printer plus a £1000 prize for their school. “We want young people to start thinking about self employment and starting up small businesses in the future. “Our economy will need new

businesses and this competition will provide support and advice to encourage a new generation of entrepreneurs.” Entrants, either individuals or teams of up to four, will have to develop their business idea for the initial round of judging. The six finalists will then have to pitch their idea to a panel of successful local entrepreneurs. Councillor Maginnis said: “As well as business advice from the Business Gateway to help young people to develop their innovative skills we are involved with the Prince’s Scottish Youth Business Trust which helps young people start their own businesses through grants and advice. “This initiative is to help encourage young people develop their innovative and entrepreneurial skills. “With the right idea and backing, they can have their own business.”

Councillor Jim Logue, Convener of Learning and Leisure Services also welcomed this new initiative. He said: “At this time of difficult economic circumstances we want our young people to have the broadest range of experiences to shape their future. “We are confident that participating in Dragons’ Lair will spark their imagination and widen their horizons.” An information day will be held on 10th September 2010 at the Atrium Business Centre, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge. To register for the event e-mail [email protected] before 3rd September 2010.

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WILKINSONS CREATES 79 NEW JOBS IN HAMILTONWilkinsons, the value home and garden retailer, is going from strength to strength as the company prepares to open its eighth store in Scotland.

The Hamilton store, which is situated in the Regent Shopping Centre, will officially open on Wednesday 8th September. The store will be the 341st store to open in the Wilkinsons’ portfolio and will create 79 new jobs for the people in the area.

The new 16,500 sq ft store, will offer Hamilton shoppers unbeatable value on a huge selection of everyday essential items such as cleaning goods, health and beauty items, home living and DIY.

New store manager, Ann Kanuskas, said: “Launching Wilkinsons’ eighth Scottish store here in Hamilton is an exciting prospect and we are looking forward to creating a much needed job boost for the town and becoming part of the local community.

“The official opening will take place at 9am and the day is shaping up to be full of fun and entertainment. We are looking forward to welcoming as many shoppers as possible through the doors.”

Wilkinsons sells more than 25,000 product lines and is one of the fastest growing retailers in the country. Currently, Wilkinsons serves 178 million customers each year, and has plans to have 500 stores across the country by 2012.

Still a family owned firm after 80 years of trading, Wilkinsons has over 340 stores across the UK, selling over 25,000 product lines. Wilkinsons is committed to Britain’s high streets and is an active supporter of local charities, community groups and care organisations.

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Over £12.5 million was generated for residents by North Lanarkshire Council’s welfare rights service.The service works with people to ensure they claim all benefits they are entitled to, and in 2009/10 this resulted £12,557,729 of income.Staff within social work services provide information and assistance on the full range of social security benefits, including:• Help completing forms;• Crisis intervention to prevent fuel disconnection, eviction etc;

• Challenging unfavourable decisions;• Accompanying service users to interviews and reviews;• Representation at Appeals Tribunals; and • Providing supportive evidence.In 2009/10, Welfare Rights Officers represented residents at 1,373 appeals – an increase of 258 from the previous year – with a success rate of 61%. This is higher than the national average of 58%.

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Council 's Refusal to publish basic Pay Information - Unacceptable The with holding of information necessary for implementation of Single Status package by South Lanarkshire Council, its impact on equal pay and the Council's refusal to publish basic pay informa-tion is becoming a very contentious issue.Commenting Margaret Mitchell, Scottish Conservative MSP for Central Scotland, said: “South Lanarkshire Council is refusing to publish basic pay information about traditional male council jobs. This is totally unacceptable on a number of counts. The refusal to release this information not only undermines efforts to achieve equal pay but is entirely contrary to the transparency and accountability that the public has a right to expect from local government officials and elected members. It is also completely against the spirit of the Freedom of Information Act. “Other local authorities, including Glasgow and North Lanarkshire, made this information public long ago. At a time when councils across Scotland are facing tough decisions, precious resources must not be squandered obstructing the release of information which should be freely available.”

Neil to help hold landlords toaccount over depositsAlex Neil, SNP MSP

for Central Scotland and Scottish Government Minister for Housing and Communities, has opened a consultation on the best way to protect tenants’ deposits. Mr Neil wants to protect the estimated 8000-11000 tenants who have up to £3.6million worth of deposits wrongly withheld in Scotland every year. The consultation will approach key stakeholders to advise the best way to provide security for the cash and to find an appropriate dispute resolution format. One proposal is for deposits to be ring fenced in

a designated client account, and their return referred to a third party if there was a dispute when the tenant moves out. Another idea is for landlords to be required to join an approved independent self-financing deposit scheme.Mr Neil said:“Landlords can withhold a tenant’s deposit for a number of reasons. “But I am of the view that here in Lanarkshire and across Scotland there are too many tenants, including students who have their deposits unfairly withheld. “I am glad that the ideas have already received the support of NUS Scotland

and I look forward to hearing from other stakeholders through the consultation. “I am looking to move quickly to resolve this issue but I want to make sure that the views of all interested parties are considered before we shape the regulations for new tenancy deposit schemes.”

Alex Neil MSP

Coach in ActionAn open invitation and warm welcome is being extended to all coaches out there to sign up for South Lanarkshire Leisure’s first Coach in Action Coaching Conference providing an opportunity for coaches at all levels to take part in sports specific and generic workshops delivered by a team of highly experienced coaches. Keynote speaker Fayyaz ‘Fuzz’ Ahmed, one of Great Britain’s leading athletics coaches, will ‘kick-off’ the conference at Hamilton Palace Sports Grounds, Mote Hill, Hamilton on Saturday 18 September and runs from 9:30 – 3:30pm Fayyaz ‘Fuzz’ Ahmed currently works with some of Britain’s leading athletes across several events and has also been instrumental in recent

developments in the FUNdamentals of athletics training principles. There are a number of workshops for participants throughout the day including:• Disability Athletics coached by Ian Mirfin. This workshop is an introduction to wheelchair racing and will also look at the setting up of a successful disabled sports club and focus on the development pathway of disabled sports performers.• Football coached by Tosh Farrell. The emphasis for coaching players should focus on development and not always the outcome. Coaches can often expect young players to know and understand the game as well as adults and can overlook the need to break down and adjust coaching sessions to ensure they are relevant to the player’s age and

ability.• FUNdamental Movement Skills coached by Fuzz Ahmed. The principle is to build a movement base that is transferrable for us in several sports and is based on long term athletic development with a practical approach to physical literacy underpinned in a vocabulary of movement that is planned, progressive and challenging.• Netball coached by Mary Anne Cosgrove. These workshops ‘building the basics’ are designed to provide a technical update and are aimed at teachers and coaches working with inexperienced players.• Tennis coached by Ian Woodcraft. In order for players to develop their ability to play tennis they all go through stages including contact, co-


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Thorniewood United last week announced their

backing of a new campaign aimed at offering members of our armed forces free entry to their home games. The offer will be made available to those members of the forces who have been serving in places such as Afghanistan or Iraq.

Prior to their opening league game of the new season, the club unveiled a board which will be displayed at the ground (pictured). The aim of the campaign is to allow all armed forces free entry into the ground to watch Thorniewood United play.

Thorniewood have been following on from the examples set by Premier League clubs such as Hearts who offered ‘tickets for troops’ last season and Rangers who have this year offered unused season tickets to the forces.

Sgt David Cowin (42) of the Royal Regiment of Scotland told The HUB; “it is really good to see our lads get recognition from the local community and from Thorniewood United.” He continued; “all our lads are really excited about this and in my opinion it is a great idea.”

Having served in Afghanistan and

Iraq, Sgt Cowin has over 22 years service with the Royal Regiment of Scotland. He said; “our lads will really appreciate the recognition and I am looking forward to coming to see Thorniewood play – I hope they are good!”

Helping the club with the campaign is local businessman Jim McDonald and he told The HUB; “I help run The Myrtle Tree Cafe on Old Edinburgh Road with my sister Josie Allen. We were both born in Viewpark and we both share the view it is great to see local business, big and small try and support the community in any way they can.” He continued; “this campaign about free entry to the

Free Entry for Heroes at Thorniewood Utd

Sgt David Cowin from Royal Regiment of Scotland, former Cllr David Saunders and sponsor Jim McDonald with the Thorniewood committee and officials

Pop sensations Alesha Dixon and The Wanted thrilled fans at

Scotland’s biggest car boot sale last week - before trying to bag a bargain. In perhaps one of the biggest events to come to Lanarkshire this year, over 1,000 sellers and more than 10,000 people attended the car boot sale to help raise money for the Children’s Hospice Assocation Scotland at Eurocentral. After Alesha Dixon performed hits and signed autographs, she told The HUB: “It’s really good everyone is here today to raise money for charity and it’s great to see families out together enjoying themselves.”She continued; “I think it’s a really good idea to have a car boot sale as well as a concert. I’ll be able to pick up a couple of bargains later.” Another fan favorite and crowd pleaser at the event was Chart-topping boy band The Wanted, who took to the stage at the Real Radio Car Boot Sale to perform some of their hits with hundreds of screaming teenage fans see them sing live their No.1 hit All Time Low. The band were greeted on stage by deafening screams from teenage girls who had waited hours to see their heroes and Max from the band told The HUB; “We are absolutely delighted to be here and we all just love Scottish crowds, especially the Glasgow girls, they always give us such a warm welcome.” Backing up the headlining acts on stage were Edinburgh singing sensation Carrie Mac and tribute acts including Them Beatles and Paolo Martini. Of course, there were the usual suspects of Real Radio stars including Sunday Mail columnist Cat Harvey, Paul Harper and Alan Rough keeping the crowd entertained. There was face painting and bouncy castles for the children to enjoy whilst also on hand at the huge event were Strathclyde Fire and Rescue and Strathclyde Police who were available to answer any questions that the public had – whilst letting the children play around in their vehicles. Bellshill Community Safety Officer, PC Alan Mulholland said to The HUB; “We were asked by Real Radio to attend the event as they were keen for the Police to inform people of the range of activities we are involved in. We had a large number of people attending our presentation vehicle and they were shown some of the weapons we have seized off people in the past. This had a great impact visually on members of the public as they could not believe that anyone would walk the streets with such weapons. We also provided a number of information leaflets and packs to keep people safe. The event had a great buzz about it and it was good to see so many people showing an interest in the work of the Police service”. Real Radio Scotland, Programme Director Jay Crawford said, “Our main aim on Saturday was to raise lots of money for CHAS. With 1,000 cars selling their wares, there were plenty of bargains to be had and fun for all the family on the day”. The event is thought to have raised around £25,000 for CHAS.

Stars Perform at Car Booty

Recent drug-related death figures released by the

General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) show that overall there was a 5% drop in the number of drug related deaths in Scotland in 2009. Commenting on the figures, Central Scotland MSP Margaret Mitchell said: ‘ Whilst it is encouraging to see that the numbers have fallen, the fact remains that this is only a small decrease and worryingly this year’s statistics are actually the second worst numbers on record. ‘In Lanarkshire alone there

were 47 drug-related deaths last year, which accounts for 9% of the overall Scottish total of 545. ‘Worst still, in terms of annual averages Lanarkshire has had the second largest increase between annual averages from 1996-2000 and 2005-2009. The figures are up by 25, from 19 to 44.’ Each of these deaths represents not just a life needlessly lost, but a family devastated and a community scarred. The SNP Government has had a lengthy period of grace on this issue but that period of grace is well and truly up. It is time for things to change on the ground.

That is why Scottish Conservatives worked relentlessly to create a new national drugs strategy, based on recovery and leading to abstinence.’ The attempts of the last decade to merely manage the problem, based on harm reduction and an over reliance on methadone have been a complete disaster. It is time for the SNP govt to rise to the challenge and expand the range of rehabilitation services on offer and move to abstinence and recovery in a concerted effort to prevent more lives being wasted needlessly.”

Lanarkshire’s Vexing Drug Related Deaths

top: The Wanted performing | above: the crowd cheering them onbelow: Strathclyde Fire & Rescue | below middle: some of the sellersbottom: Strathclyde Police

thehubpaper.comFriday, 27th August - 9th September 2010 6Trading Standards issues alarming new warningThe Information

Commissioner’s Office has issued an alarm company with an Enforcement Notice, which is a legal warning to stop the company cold calling South Lanarkshire residents. South Lanarkshire Council’s Trading Standards team has already issued a warning that should set alarm bells ringing. Officers from the Consumer Advice service had previously warned householders throughout Lanarkshire that unscrupulous sales people – claiming to be South Lanarkshire Council employees were targeting unsuspecting residents. The group is cold-calling residents across the country in a bid to interest them in home alarm systems. The caller claims initially to be from South Lanarkshire

Council and asks for permission to pass contact details onto an alarm company, endorsed by the Council. If the householder agrees, shortly afterwards the alarm company themselves will call, to make an arrangement to visit the home to discuss options in more detail. To further entice customers, the alarm system itself is offered free of charge. The money is made through detailed and complex ‘maintenance agreements’ which in a number of cases can tie consumers in to contracts costing hundreds of pounds a month. Explained Divisional Trading Standards officer, David Templeton: “These individuals are using the good and trusted name of South Lanarkshire Council to worm their way

into people’s homes under false pretences. Once they get over the door they are pretty much determined not to leave without a sale. Often this can involve the use of aggressive and pressurised techniques designed to ensure that the householder signs up to something they neither want nor need. It is a despicable and deceitful practice and we are urging all residents to steer clear. “We would like to reiterate that South Lanarkshire Council has no involvement whatsoever with this company. Indeed the council would never endorse any private organisation or involve itself in cold calling in any way.”Anyone seeking advice on this or any other consumer advice issue is urged to contact the CaTS team on 01355 806597.

Bellshill & District Community Forum is holding a Men’s Health Event at Bellshill &

Mossend YMCA on the 10th September 2010 @ 2pm – 6pm, to raise awareness of the mental health and wellbeing of men in Bellshill and District.

Bellshill Locality Health Improvement Team together with the Bellshill & District Community Forum, are hosting a Men’s Health event at Bellshill YMCA. They are challenging men to ‘grab their life by the bits’ and bring along their families or mates to take part in a wide range of activities.

The YMCA, will be transformed into 4 separate zones offering advice and awareness sessions as well as family activities that are fun, interactive and geared for all ages throughout the afternoon. Why don’t you come and visit the Pit Stop where you can receive a free MOT (health check), get information and advice on, reducing your alcohol intake, help to Quit smoking and confidential advice on men’s embarrassing bits from trained advisors and volunteers.

Find out about routes back to employment too as employment has a huge impact on people’s lives. To make it fun and light though, compete with your mates and get a free diet and fitness test by one of the YMCA’s trained fitness advisors. Visit the stress busting zone where men and boys can receive free haircuts and complementary therapies. Or learn how stress can impact on your mental health and wellbeing. Various stall holders will be on hand to give you information on how to get your life back on track through training, employment and debt counselling. There

will also be a Healthy Eating Zone offering a wide range of free healthy snacks and healthy eating demonstrations. All men who complete a men’s health questionnaire will be entered into a Free Prize Draw to win a Nintendo Wii, yearly gym passes for the YMCA and other freebies.

There will be a special guest appearance by the Legendary Stevie Kirk who has kindly offered to draw the prizes and give his support to the event. This event is being held to raise awareness of the importance of men’s health. It also hopes to encourage men and boys within Bellshill and District to take better care of their health and wellbeing and signpost them to services that can help improve their health. The Bellshill & District Community Forum recognises there needs to be more done to improve men’s health since too many men die prematurely, or suffer long term ill health often because of their unhealthy lifestyle, and risk taking behaviours. Together with this current economic climate and men being reluctant to talk over their problems can put them at a greater risk of developing poor mental health. A spokesperson from the Health Improvement Team at Bellshill Locality commented, ‘We all know men don’t tend to look after their health as well as they should and are often reluctant to visit a doctor so we’ve decided to take services to men where it is most convenient. The event is free and the information given is completely confidential and we hope this will help raise awareness about health issues specific to men in Bellshill & District”.

MENS HEALTH EVENT IN BELLSHILL

CULTURAL PARTICIPATION GETS A BOOST SNP MSP John Wilson is delighted by the announcement of £39,948 funding awarded to

Motherwell Heritage Centre. The cash will fund a project that will increase public access and enjoyment of the North collection through the provision of new display cases, new methods of interpretation and community engagement projects within Motherwell Heritage Centre. Details of the latest cash awards for Recognised Collections were announced today by Museums Galleries Scotland. Seven Scottish museums whose collections are of National Significance will directly benefit from funding amounting to more than £200,000.Managed by Museums Galleries Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Government, the Recognition Scheme ensures Scotland's most important collections are identified, cared for, protected and promoted to wider audiences.John Wilson MSP said: “Museums and galleries play a tremendously important role in supporting tourism, the economy and local communities, throughout Scotland. This funding will contribute substantially to improving access and participation in cultural projects to the people throughout Lanarkshire.”“The Recognition Scheme rightly ensures there are additional resources available for some of the most important collections in Scotland. These nationally significant collections are of great value to the people of Scotland and to the millions of visitors we welcome from around the world every year."

Benefits advice brings in £12m for those in needOver £12.5 million was generated for residents by North

Lanarkshire Council’s welfare rights service. The service works with people to ensure they claim all benefits they are entitled to, and in 2009/10 this resulted £12,557,729 of income. Staff within social work services provide information and assistance on the full range of social security benefits, including:• help completing forms;• crisis intervention to prevent fuel disconnection, eviction etc;• challenging unfavourable decisions;• accompanying service users to interviews and reviews;• representation at Appeals Tribunals; and • providing supportive evidence.

In 2009/10, Welfare Rights Officers represented residents at 1,373 appeals – an increase of 258 from the previous year – with a success rate of 61%. This is higher than the national average of 58%. “The work of our welfare rights service is crucial to individuals and families dependent on benefits, particularly in the current economic situation,” says Councillor Barry McCulloch, Convener of Housing and Social Work. “The benefits system is complex and people often find it difficult to understand what they’re entitled to and then give up when they are faced with a long form to complete. “Our staff are trained to assess people’s circumstances, advise on the benefits they can claim and help to fill in the necessary forms and provide any information needed to support the application. By maximising residents’ income by claiming all the benefits they are entitled to, we are helping the individual and boosting the local economy by bringing in more money to North Lanarkshire.” Through the Future Jobs Fund initiative, the council has provided training on welfare benefits for 14 unemployed local people who, as a result, are now employed as Welfare Benefits Assistants.

Council Seeks Tenants’ Views On Future Rent Levels South Lanarkshire

Council are responding to the wishes of tenants’ representatives as they start considering rent levels for the next financial year. One of the major messages from tenants when the rents were being considered for 2010-11 was that they wanted to be involved in the rent-setting process at an early stage. Taking this on board, the council have worked with tenant representatives to establish a Budget Scrutiny Group to plan the consultation that will be

undertaken on rent setting for 2011-12, and this group have agreed that there is a need to involve as many people as possible in discussions about next year’s rent levels. Consequently, the process will begin with a Tenants’ Conference that will be held to explain how housing budgets work, what the plans are for future housing improvements, how the Council make sure they are getting value for money and what this means for Council house rents. Any South Lanarkshire Council

tenants who would like to find out about the Council’s budget, the rent-setting process and the options for rent levels for 2011-12 will be welcome to come to the conference on Saturday, September 18. The event will run from 9.30am to 1pm in the Banqueting Suite at Council Headquarters, Almada Street, Hamilton. Anyone wishing to book a place, or who would like further information, can contact Aileen Muir on 01698 454121 or [email protected].

thehubpaper.comFriday, 27th August - 9th September 2010 6Trading Standards issues alarming new warningThe Information

Commissioner’s Office has issued an alarm company with an Enforcement Notice, which is a legal warning to stop the company cold calling South Lanarkshire residents. South Lanarkshire Council’s Trading Standards team has already issued a warning that should set alarm bells ringing. Officers from the Consumer Advice service had previously warned householders throughout Lanarkshire that unscrupulous sales people – claiming to be South Lanarkshire Council employees were targeting unsuspecting residents. The group is cold-calling residents across the country in a bid to interest them in home alarm systems. The caller claims initially to be from South Lanarkshire

Council and asks for permission to pass contact details onto an alarm company, endorsed by the Council. If the householder agrees, shortly afterwards the alarm company themselves will call, to make an arrangement to visit the home to discuss options in more detail. To further entice customers, the alarm system itself is offered free of charge. The money is made through detailed and complex ‘maintenance agreements’ which in a number of cases can tie consumers in to contracts costing hundreds of pounds a month. Explained Divisional Trading Standards officer, David Templeton: “These individuals are using the good and trusted name of South Lanarkshire Council to worm their way

into people’s homes under false pretences. Once they get over the door they are pretty much determined not to leave without a sale. Often this can involve the use of aggressive and pressurised techniques designed to ensure that the householder signs up to something they neither want nor need. It is a despicable and deceitful practice and we are urging all residents to steer clear. “We would like to reiterate that South Lanarkshire Council has no involvement whatsoever with this company. Indeed the council would never endorse any private organisation or involve itself in cold calling in any way.”Anyone seeking advice on this or any other consumer advice issue is urged to contact the CaTS team on 01355 806597.

Bellshill & District Community Forum is holding a Men’s Health Event at Bellshill &

Mossend YMCA on the 10th September 2010 @ 2pm – 6pm, to raise awareness of the mental health and wellbeing of men in Bellshill and District.

Bellshill Locality Health Improvement Team together with the Bellshill & District Community Forum, are hosting a Men’s Health event at Bellshill YMCA. They are challenging men to ‘grab their life by the bits’ and bring along their families or mates to take part in a wide range of activities.

The YMCA, will be transformed into 4 separate zones offering advice and awareness sessions as well as family activities that are fun, interactive and geared for all ages throughout the afternoon. Why don’t you come and visit the Pit Stop where you can receive a free MOT (health check), get information and advice on, reducing your alcohol intake, help to Quit smoking and confidential advice on men’s embarrassing bits from trained advisors and volunteers.

Find out about routes back to employment too as employment has a huge impact on people’s lives. To make it fun and light though, compete with your mates and get a free diet and fitness test by one of the YMCA’s trained fitness advisors. Visit the stress busting zone where men and boys can receive free haircuts and complementary therapies. Or learn how stress can impact on your mental health and wellbeing. Various stall holders will be on hand to give you information on how to get your life back on track through training, employment and debt counselling. There

will also be a Healthy Eating Zone offering a wide range of free healthy snacks and healthy eating demonstrations. All men who complete a men’s health questionnaire will be entered into a Free Prize Draw to win a Nintendo Wii, yearly gym passes for the YMCA and other freebies.

There will be a special guest appearance by the Legendary Stevie Kirk who has kindly offered to draw the prizes and give his support to the event. This event is being held to raise awareness of the importance of men’s health. It also hopes to encourage men and boys within Bellshill and District to take better care of their health and wellbeing and signpost them to services that can help improve their health. The Bellshill & District Community Forum recognises there needs to be more done to improve men’s health since too many men die prematurely, or suffer long term ill health often because of their unhealthy lifestyle, and risk taking behaviours. Together with this current economic climate and men being reluctant to talk over their problems can put them at a greater risk of developing poor mental health. A spokesperson from the Health Improvement Team at Bellshill Locality commented, ‘We all know men don’t tend to look after their health as well as they should and are often reluctant to visit a doctor so we’ve decided to take services to men where it is most convenient. The event is free and the information given is completely confidential and we hope this will help raise awareness about health issues specific to men in Bellshill & District”.

MENS HEALTH EVENT IN BELLSHILL

CULTURAL PARTICIPATION GETS A BOOST SNP MSP John Wilson is delighted by the announcement of £39,948 funding awarded to

Motherwell Heritage Centre. The cash will fund a project that will increase public access and enjoyment of the North collection through the provision of new display cases, new methods of interpretation and community engagement projects within Motherwell Heritage Centre. Details of the latest cash awards for Recognised Collections were announced today by Museums Galleries Scotland. Seven Scottish museums whose collections are of National Significance will directly benefit from funding amounting to more than £200,000.Managed by Museums Galleries Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Government, the Recognition Scheme ensures Scotland's most important collections are identified, cared for, protected and promoted to wider audiences.John Wilson MSP said: “Museums and galleries play a tremendously important role in supporting tourism, the economy and local communities, throughout Scotland. This funding will contribute substantially to improving access and participation in cultural projects to the people throughout Lanarkshire.”“The Recognition Scheme rightly ensures there are additional resources available for some of the most important collections in Scotland. These nationally significant collections are of great value to the people of Scotland and to the millions of visitors we welcome from around the world every year."

Benefits advice brings in £12m for those in needOver £12.5 million was generated for residents by North

Lanarkshire Council’s welfare rights service. The service works with people to ensure they claim all benefits they are entitled to, and in 2009/10 this resulted £12,557,729 of income. Staff within social work services provide information and assistance on the full range of social security benefits, including:• help completing forms;• crisis intervention to prevent fuel disconnection, eviction etc;• challenging unfavourable decisions;• accompanying service users to interviews and reviews;• representation at Appeals Tribunals; and • providing supportive evidence.

In 2009/10, Welfare Rights Officers represented residents at 1,373 appeals – an increase of 258 from the previous year – with a success rate of 61%. This is higher than the national average of 58%. “The work of our welfare rights service is crucial to individuals and families dependent on benefits, particularly in the current economic situation,” says Councillor Barry McCulloch, Convener of Housing and Social Work. “The benefits system is complex and people often find it difficult to understand what they’re entitled to and then give up when they are faced with a long form to complete. “Our staff are trained to assess people’s circumstances, advise on the benefits they can claim and help to fill in the necessary forms and provide any information needed to support the application. By maximising residents’ income by claiming all the benefits they are entitled to, we are helping the individual and boosting the local economy by bringing in more money to North Lanarkshire.” Through the Future Jobs Fund initiative, the council has provided training on welfare benefits for 14 unemployed local people who, as a result, are now employed as Welfare Benefits Assistants.

Council Seeks Tenants’ Views On Future Rent Levels South Lanarkshire

Council are responding to the wishes of tenants’ representatives as they start considering rent levels for the next financial year. One of the major messages from tenants when the rents were being considered for 2010-11 was that they wanted to be involved in the rent-setting process at an early stage. Taking this on board, the council have worked with tenant representatives to establish a Budget Scrutiny Group to plan the consultation that will be

undertaken on rent setting for 2011-12, and this group have agreed that there is a need to involve as many people as possible in discussions about next year’s rent levels. Consequently, the process will begin with a Tenants’ Conference that will be held to explain how housing budgets work, what the plans are for future housing improvements, how the Council make sure they are getting value for money and what this means for Council house rents. Any South Lanarkshire Council

tenants who would like to find out about the Council’s budget, the rent-setting process and the options for rent levels for 2011-12 will be welcome to come to the conference on Saturday, September 18. The event will run from 9.30am to 1pm in the Banqueting Suite at Council Headquarters, Almada Street, Hamilton. Anyone wishing to book a place, or who would like further information, can contact Aileen Muir on 01698 454121 or [email protected].


Viewpark Housing Association Blue Triangle hosted an open

day at their Edinburgh Road location. The aim for the event was for to provide members of the local community and surrounding areas with a better awareness, insight and understanding of the services that Blue Triangle provide. In addition to that, the event was also about being able to promote health and wellbeing, solidify relationships with existing partners and to generate collaboration with other services. Motherwell football star Stephen Jennings attended the event to show his support for a worthy cause helping to make the day a success. Many local businesses had been supportive with local Bellshill Tesco Store donating fruit for the event and local Cllr Bob Burrows also attended to show his support.

The work at Blue Triangle helps homeless people to develop their self confidence and gain the relevant skills required to live independently. At the event, The HUB met up with Craig who has been at Blue Triangle for a few months now. Craig who is in his early 20s told us his story of how he ended up being involved with Blue Triangle. He said; “being here has certainly helped me and now I have developed the right skills to help me live on my own. Before coming here I did not know how to work the washing machine or cook!” In addition to learning basic household skills, Craig has been looking after the vegetable garden that they have been developing at Blue Triangle. The young man spoke with passion about being able to grow his own vegetables – something that only a few short months ago he admitted probably would never have

happened. Another resident Sharon (21) gave us a tour of the premises at Blue Triangle showing the set up with the rooms and communal spaces. Sharon was homeless prior to getting a room at the centre. Sharon said how happy she was at being able to be off the streets and have a safe secure room of her own – which incidentally she painted pink! (her favourite colour). Talking about the event, Project Manager Mary McCahon told The HUB; “we were delighted with the attendance and support from the local community and external agencies who took the time to come along.” She continued; “we feel

we have achieved what we set out to do and this was evident from the comments received on the day. We would like to thank all who attended and supplied stalls, and a special thank you to all the local businesses and individuals who provided the necessary resources to make the event possible. We would also like to thank cllr Bob Burrows and Stephen Jennings from Motherwell football club for their support in making the day a success.” Cllr Burrows told The HUB; “I was delighted to accept an invitation to attend the open day at the Centre. It was encouraging to note the general public were able to visit and see the excellent work that is being delivered. I myself spoke to two of the residents who gave a good insight into what happens within the building and was encouraged by their positive views about living in a safe environment. The residents are aware it will not be easy to move on but they are being given a chance to sort out their lives which can only be positive for everyone concerned.”

Blue Triangle Open Day

It was certainly double take city at John Paul II Primary

School in Viewpark as the new school term started. There were 5 sets of twins starting in Primary 1! Margaret Brady, Head Teacher, said: “This is a unique occasion in John Paul II Primary School when we welcome 5 sets of twins however we recognise that these twins are 10 individual pupils. It is a special day for them and all our new P1 children starting to school.Councillor Jim Logue, Convener of Learning and Leisure Services with North Lanarkshire Council, said: “It is quite remarkable we have so many twins starting the

one school on the same day. “Starting school for the first time can be a daunting experience for any child but having your brother or sister beginning at the same time must be help when settling in. “Our teaching staff, pride themselves on giving a warm welcome to all the new starts and I would like to wish all the pupils well during the forthcoming year.” Mum, Maria Formosa, said: “The boys were very excited about starting school and it was incredible that there are so many other twins in the same age group.”

SEEING DOUBLE AT JOHN PAUL II PRIMARY

Resident Craig showing off his strawberries

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Fighting for essential school transport

In my last contribution to the Political Hub, I wrote about South Lanarkshire Council’s decision to scrap the ‘privilege pass’ free bus travel scheme for kids who live too far from school to walk there and to charge parents a whopping £150 for each child’s bus travel for the next school term. It was parents in Eddlewood, whose children attend Hamilton Grammar, who first contacted me about this issue and they got in touch again on the first day of the new term. Their children had gone to wait for the school bus as usual – and it didn’t turn up! The Council had actually cancelled the long-running school bus service altogether – and without letting people know! South Lanarkshire Council has made a real mess of this whole situation. Not only are they cutting an essential education service, they have failed to communicate properly with parents, leaving children stranded on the first day of term – and, for some of them, their first day at secondary school. I’m appalled by the way that these families have been treated, and I suspect the Eddlewood families won’t be the only ones in South Lanarkshire who’ve found themselves in a similar situation. We all know that councils are facing financial constraints and have to cut costs, but I say they should look at trimming back

the huge costs of their top heavy management structures before cutting transport for kids to get to school. In the meantime, I’ll be helping the Eddlewood families to step up this fight, with a public meeting and protest at County Buildings in the next few days.

Council tax freeze has helped households in tough times

The freeze in council tax has been one of the big success stories of the SNP Government. In South Lanarkshire, bills have been kept down by 11%, saving households up to £249 a year – money that has gone back into people’s pockets at a time when many households have really needed it. The freeze has been fully funded by the Scottish Government, so councils have not missed out on extra cash. Ideally, the SNP would like to scrap the council tax, which is a regressive tax, and replace it with a local tax that is fairer for everyone, but the opposition parties in the Scottish Parliament have blocked us from doing so. The freeze has been the next best thing, but now Labour are calling for it to be scrapped. I think that would be a big mistake. We all know that cuts are on the way, but they’ve been caused by the economic mismanagement of the former Labour government in Westminster and the decision of the new coalition to slash public spending. It’s not fair to ask

ordinary families to pay the price for their bad decisions with a huge rise in council tax, just at the time when they most need the extra help that another freeze would give them.

Tackling anti-social behaviour – and cleaning up Neilsland!

I was delighted to join volunteers from the Woodside Nursery Parents Forum, who organised a Community Clean-up of the Neilsland Park Nature Trail, which is regularly used by the children on the forest walks. We had a fantastic day and helped to make the park a better place for everyone who uses it. A big “well done” to everyone who took part! At the back of the group in the photo, you can just see the smiling face of Ken Neeson, the chair of Earnock Residents Association. Ken is a tireless community activist who I chose as my local hero at the state opening of the Scottish Parliament in 2007. I also joined Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill on his recent visit to Whitehill

Neighbourhood Centre to launch the SNP Government’s anti-social behaviour strategy. Kenny was really impressed to hear about the great work that’s being done by Jean Beecroft and her colleagues on the Whitehill Neighbourhood Management Board to work with the local community policing team to help local people who are suffering from incidents of anti-social behaviour. The Scottish Government’s strategy will tackle low-level crimes such as noisy neighbours, street drinking, vandalism and fly-tipping which cause problems for the ordinary folk – Kenny’s message was that people should come forward and report such incidents so that the police can take action to stop it. As always, do get in touch

Christina McKelvie MSPSNP, Central [email protected] or call: 01698 337 302.www.christinamckelviemsp.org

Christina McKelvie MSPSummary: You can make sure that Windows is up-to-date by either enabling Automatic Updates or by visiting the Windows Update web site.

QHow do I make sure that Windows is up-to-date?

AIt seems like every week there’s news about some newly discovered vulnerability or bug fix in Windows. And of course

the stories tell us that we should all rush out and install the fixes immediately or the world will come to and end. Or something like that.In fact, Microsoft does announce updates weekly. With that rapid a rate, how should you stay on top of things and make sure that your system is up to date?There are several options.

Microsoft provides a service that runs on your machine and - on terms you control - automatically checks for Windows updates. Once found, it can then download and install them for you.

The specific labels vary slight across Windows versions, but to configure automatic update click on Windows Update in the Windows Control Panel.In Windows 7, this is the Windows Update options dialogYou have four basic options controlling how Automatic Update works:• Never check for updates - as you might expect this basically turns the Automatic Update feature off.•Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them - with this setting, Windows Update will only check the Microsoft site for updates, and if there are any that apply to your machine, it will alert you, and nothing more. You can then choose to download and install, or not.•Download updates but let me choose whether to install them - with this approach, Windows Update will check the Microsoft site for updates and actually download any that apply. Once downloaded, you’re notified that they’re available and can initiate the install at your convenience.•Install updates automatically - finally, you can just have Windows Update do it all, on a schedule you can define. Check, download, and install as soon as updates are available. (Note that depending on the updates you receive, your machine may be rebooted as part of this process.) In Windows 7 you can also control whether or not the process should include both important and recommended updates, or just important. (You can still receive important and other updates by visiting the Windows Update web site, which I’ll discuss below.)Windows 7 also allows you to specify that all users can install system updates via Windows Update, and whether or not Windows Update should also update other Microsoft software on your machine (aka “Microsoft Update” as opposed to just “Windows Update”).For what it’s worth, I like to know what’s happening to my machine(s) before it happens so I typically select the “Download, but let me choose” option.Many people find the concept of Automatic Updates a little too spooky or intrusive. Others just want to have even more control over exactly what happens when. And of course there are folks who are using older versions of Windows.For all these people there’s the Windows Update web site.The first time you visit Windows Update, it’ll download a component onto your machine that handles the inspection of your current Windows versions. That list is then compared against the latest releases and you’ll informed of the differences. You can then select which components to install.

Computer Cornerby Sam Walker, Scotcomputers

Miss Lynnette Nisbet MChsFully Qualified Chiropodist / Podiatrist(H.P.C. Registered)

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Christina McKelvie MSP has been selected by

local SNP members as the party’s candidate for the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse constituency in next year’s Scottish Parliament elections.Ms McKelvie, who has served as an MSP for Central Scotland since 2007, was selected with an overwhelming majority of 69-11 in a postal ballot of SNP members in the area. Ms McKelvie said, “I am honoured to have once again been chosen to represent the SNP as a candidate, and I’m grateful to local party members for their continued support. The SNP has an excellent record in government and the policies and vision to lead Scotland to better times, and I’m looking forward to taking that positive message to people in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse during the election campaign.”The elections to the Scottish Parliament will take place on Thursday 5 May 2011.

MCKELVIE CHOSEN AS SNP CANDIDATE FOR HAMILTON, LARKHALL AND STONEHOUSE

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political hub find out what your political representatives have been campaigning for on your behalf

Fighting for essential school transport

In my last contribution to the Political Hub, I wrote about South Lanarkshire Council’s decision to scrap the ‘privilege pass’ free bus travel scheme for kids who live too far from school to walk there and to charge parents a whopping £150 for each child’s bus travel for the next school term. It was parents in Eddlewood, whose children attend Hamilton Grammar, who first contacted me about this issue and they got in touch again on the first day of the new term. Their children had gone to wait for the school bus as usual – and it didn’t turn up! The Council had actually cancelled the long-running school bus service altogether – and without letting people know! South Lanarkshire Council has made a real mess of this whole situation. Not only are they cutting an essential education service, they have failed to communicate properly with parents, leaving children stranded on the first day of term – and, for some of them, their first day at secondary school. I’m appalled by the way that these families have been treated, and I suspect the Eddlewood families won’t be the only ones in South Lanarkshire who’ve found themselves in a similar situation. We all know that councils are facing financial constraints and have to cut costs, but I say they should look at trimming back

the huge costs of their top heavy management structures before cutting transport for kids to get to school. In the meantime, I’ll be helping the Eddlewood families to step up this fight, with a public meeting and protest at County Buildings in the next few days.

Council tax freeze has helped households in tough times

The freeze in council tax has been one of the big success stories of the SNP Government. In South Lanarkshire, bills have been kept down by 11%, saving households up to £249 a year – money that has gone back into people’s pockets at a time when many households have really needed it. The freeze has been fully funded by the Scottish Government, so councils have not missed out on extra cash. Ideally, the SNP would like to scrap the council tax, which is a regressive tax, and replace it with a local tax that is fairer for everyone, but the opposition parties in the Scottish Parliament have blocked us from doing so. The freeze has been the next best thing, but now Labour are calling for it to be scrapped. I think that would be a big mistake. We all know that cuts are on the way, but they’ve been caused by the economic mismanagement of the former Labour government in Westminster and the decision of the new coalition to slash public spending. It’s not fair to ask

ordinary families to pay the price for their bad decisions with a huge rise in council tax, just at the time when they most need the extra help that another freeze would give them.

Tackling anti-social behaviour – and cleaning up Neilsland!

I was delighted to join volunteers from the Woodside Nursery Parents Forum, who organised a Community Clean-up of the Neilsland Park Nature Trail, which is regularly used by the children on the forest walks. We had a fantastic day and helped to make the park a better place for everyone who uses it. A big “well done” to everyone who took part! At the back of the group in the photo, you can just see the smiling face of Ken Neeson, the chair of Earnock Residents Association. Ken is a tireless community activist who I chose as my local hero at the state opening of the Scottish Parliament in 2007. I also joined Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill on his recent visit to Whitehill

Neighbourhood Centre to launch the SNP Government’s anti-social behaviour strategy. Kenny was really impressed to hear about the great work that’s being done by Jean Beecroft and her colleagues on the Whitehill Neighbourhood Management Board to work with the local community policing team to help local people who are suffering from incidents of anti-social behaviour. The Scottish Government’s strategy will tackle low-level crimes such as noisy neighbours, street drinking, vandalism and fly-tipping which cause problems for the ordinary folk – Kenny’s message was that people should come forward and report such incidents so that the police can take action to stop it. As always, do get in touch

Christina McKelvie MSPSNP, Central [email protected] or call: 01698 337 302.www.christinamckelviemsp.org

Christina McKelvie MSPSummary: You can make sure that Windows is up-to-date by either enabling Automatic Updates or by visiting the Windows Update web site.

QHow do I make sure that Windows is up-to-date?

AIt seems like every week there’s news about some newly discovered vulnerability or bug fix in Windows. And of course

the stories tell us that we should all rush out and install the fixes immediately or the world will come to and end. Or something like that.In fact, Microsoft does announce updates weekly. With that rapid a rate, how should you stay on top of things and make sure that your system is up to date?There are several options.

Microsoft provides a service that runs on your machine and - on terms you control - automatically checks for Windows updates. Once found, it can then download and install them for you.

The specific labels vary slight across Windows versions, but to configure automatic update click on Windows Update in the Windows Control Panel.In Windows 7, this is the Windows Update options dialogYou have four basic options controlling how Automatic Update works:• Never check for updates - as you might expect this basically turns the Automatic Update feature off.•Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them - with this setting, Windows Update will only check the Microsoft site for updates, and if there are any that apply to your machine, it will alert you, and nothing more. You can then choose to download and install, or not.•Download updates but let me choose whether to install them - with this approach, Windows Update will check the Microsoft site for updates and actually download any that apply. Once downloaded, you’re notified that they’re available and can initiate the install at your convenience.•Install updates automatically - finally, you can just have Windows Update do it all, on a schedule you can define. Check, download, and install as soon as updates are available. (Note that depending on the updates you receive, your machine may be rebooted as part of this process.) In Windows 7 you can also control whether or not the process should include both important and recommended updates, or just important. (You can still receive important and other updates by visiting the Windows Update web site, which I’ll discuss below.)Windows 7 also allows you to specify that all users can install system updates via Windows Update, and whether or not Windows Update should also update other Microsoft software on your machine (aka “Microsoft Update” as opposed to just “Windows Update”).For what it’s worth, I like to know what’s happening to my machine(s) before it happens so I typically select the “Download, but let me choose” option.Many people find the concept of Automatic Updates a little too spooky or intrusive. Others just want to have even more control over exactly what happens when. And of course there are folks who are using older versions of Windows.For all these people there’s the Windows Update web site.The first time you visit Windows Update, it’ll download a component onto your machine that handles the inspection of your current Windows versions. That list is then compared against the latest releases and you’ll informed of the differences. You can then select which components to install.

Computer Cornerby Sam Walker, Scotcomputers

Miss Lynnette Nisbet MChsFully Qualified Chiropodist / Podiatrist(H.P.C. Registered)

Home Toenail Cutting ServiceFull Treatment Service Available

(Nail Cutting, Corn and Callus Removal)

Chiropody / Podiatry treatments available:Callus • Corns • Fungal Nails • Athletes Foot • Verrucae

• In-Grown Toenails • Bunions • Diabetic Foot • Rheumatic Foot • Metatarsalgia • Hammer Toes • Flat Feet • Morton’s Neuroma

• Children’s Podiatry • Arthritis in the foot • Gait Analysis • Orthoses • Plantar Fascitis • Runners Knee • Shin Splints

• Back Pain • Achilles Tendonitis • Knee Pain • Ankle Sprain • Nail Surgery

Bothwell Clinic 10 Main Street

G71 8RFClinic Tel: 01698 854805Mobile: 07852 296 632

[email protected]

Bothwell Lower Limb Clinic

Now Working Out Of Bothwell Health Clinic

Christina McKelvie MSP has been selected by

local SNP members as the party’s candidate for the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse constituency in next year’s Scottish Parliament elections.Ms McKelvie, who has served as an MSP for Central Scotland since 2007, was selected with an overwhelming majority of 69-11 in a postal ballot of SNP members in the area. Ms McKelvie said, “I am honoured to have once again been chosen to represent the SNP as a candidate, and I’m grateful to local party members for their continued support. The SNP has an excellent record in government and the policies and vision to lead Scotland to better times, and I’m looking forward to taking that positive message to people in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse during the election campaign.”The elections to the Scottish Parliament will take place on Thursday 5 May 2011.

MCKELVIE CHOSEN AS SNP CANDIDATE FOR HAMILTON, LARKHALL AND STONEHOUSE

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Children’s Olympics Countdown Clock to be Launched at ParliamentA countdown clock marking

a year until the opening of the 2011 International Children’s Games, to be hosted in Lanarkshire, will be launched today (Thursday) at the Scottish Parliament.

A joint venture between North and South Lanarkshire Councils, the Games will see up to 1,500 competitors aged 12 to 15, along with coaches, administrators and delegates from more than 70 countries arriving in Lanarkshire for the International Olympic

Committee-recognised event from 3 to 7 August 2011.The countdown clock will be launched by Alex Neil MSP, Jackie Burns and Jim Smith, the joint Chairs of the organizing committee and Stuart White of the Official Supporters Group for the Games. Later on Thursday there will be a separate countdown ceremony at half time during Motherwell’s Europa League qualifier at Fir Park. Speaking before the launch Alex Neil MSP said: “It is an honour to be launching the countdown clock to recognise that the 5th of August marks a year until the biggest youth sporting event in the world arrives in Lanarkshire. “It is a fantastic achievement for Scotland and Lanarkshire to be hosting such a special event and the clock will only add to the sense of anticipation for the Games to begin. “I am confident the Games will

be a fantastic spectacle which will promote Lanarkshire and Scotland to those travelling from all over the world to take part.” Stuart White from the Lanarkshire Children’s Games Supporters Group said: “The countdown to Lanarkshire 2011 is well and truly underway now with only a year to go until the biggest international event ever to come to Lanarkshire. Unveiling the countdown clock at Holyrood is the perfect way to let the world know Scotland is looking forward to welcoming them with open arms. “This is a golden decade of sport for Britain, and especially Scotland, and we’re delighted to be kicking that off in Lanarkshire. Everything is in place for the Lanarkshire Games to be the best in ICG history and now we can’t wait for the action to begin and to welcome our friends from previous Games.”

L-R Vivien Kyles Hugh Waters Douglas Millar Stuart White Jim Smith Alex Neil MSP Jackie Burns

TERMINALLY ILL LUCY SEEKS LOVING LAST HOMEDogs Trust Glasgow’s Urgent Rehoming Appeal

Dogs Trust Glasgow is today making an

urgent rehoming appeal for one of their most unfortunate canine residents. The poor 12 year old crossbreed called Lucy has a severe form of cancer and is looking for a home where she can live out the rest of her days in comfort. Lucy was brought into the Uddingston centre in June when her previous owners’ circumstances changed and they could no longer look after. Staff discovered that she had unusually high calcium levels and she was referred to Glasgow University Veterinary School where an aggressive tumour was discovered to be growing in her stomach and rear end. Sandra Downie, Dogs Trust Glasgow Manager, explains: “The veterinary team advised us that while surgery is an option it would involve months of painful treatment and suffering for poor Lucy, and it may buy her a little more time but she would still die relatively soon. The kindest option in cases like this is to look for a loving home where she could see out her days in peace, however many they may be. We will cover any veterinary treatment costs relating to her condition, so owners need not

worry about any extra expense in helping her.” Lucy needs an experienced dog owner who will be at home for most of the day to look after her as her condition deteriorates. She will require a garden and a home on ground floor level. She is good with children, but due to her short life expectancy it would probably be best that any children in the home are aged 12 years or over. Lucy interacts well with other dogs but to offer her maximum rest she should be the only pet in the home. Anyone interested in rehoming Lucy should call Dogs Trust Glasgow directly on 0141 773 5130 or visit the centre at 315 Hamilton Road, Glasgow G71 7SL.

Lucy with canine carer Steven Gibb

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Talking about her experience she said; “We have been working with Strathclyde Fire and Rescue for some time now and I jumped at the chance at being allowed to take part in the demonstration.” She continued; “It was very exciting being allowed to cut the roof off the car. They even tasked me with carrying the head of the casualty – which is the heaviest part! The casualty told me that I better not drop them or else!” Our view is that the fire services play a very important part in our community and we want to do all that we can to help them raise their profile and public awareness. In addition to the extrication exercise,

various presentations were given form the Area’s Group and Station Commanders on topics such as attacks on fire crews, unwanted fire alarms and anti social behaviour. A key point is that attacks on fire crews is on the rise and by raising the profile it is hoped that the issue can be addressed and resolved. Bellshill Fire Station which is run by Station Commander Brian McGuire covers a number of areas across North Lanarkshire including Mossend, Holytown, Uddingston and Viewpark. Over 30 personnel make sure that the station and operations run smoothly. Bellshill attended 1,060 incidents last year with 472 being actual fires (112 primary and 356 secondary), 85 being special services but more alarming is that 503

were false alarms. A point to note is that Strathclyde Fire and Rescue have recently seen an increase in Kitchen Fires within the North Lanarkshire Area and we would urge our residents to be vigilant when working in the kitchen and not to leave the cooker unattended. To combat this, you can take advantage of a free home safety visit by the Fire Service. Area Commander Robert Scott said “North Lanarkshire Area is providing free Home Fire Safety Visits and I encourage residents to contact their local fire station to arrange this worthwhile visit. It could save your life”. Area Commander Scott also explained that the Home fire Safety Visit takes around half an hour with good practical advice being given from trained personnel and will assist residents to prepare a fire plan. For more information about the fire home safety visits contact Bellshill Fire Station on 01698 745959.


Thank you to Group Commander Lorna Yuill for taking charge of the HUB camera for the above photos of Vicki enjoying taking part in the demonstration.

Ross Murray (13) from Holytown is pictured collecting his new iPod

touch from Bellshill Tesco, which he won by attending the Friday Night Project. The event which has been running successfully since 2009 at the Kier Hardie Sports Centre in Holytown has proven to be highly successful with youngsters mainly aged 9-16. The Friday Night Project (FNP) was set up to tackle head on anti-social behaviour in the Mossend and Holytown areas and is run by the multi partner agencies such as Strathclyde Police, North Lanarkshire Leisure, North Lanarkshire Council, NHS Scotland and the YMCA. The partnership approach has successfully managed to reduce youth anti-social behaviour in the area by more than half and the partnership has also successfully secured funding which enable the project to continue well into 2011. Ross told The HUB; “I am delighted to have won an iPod touch. I really wanted one and don’t have one just now. I have never won anything before and all I had to do was fill in a questionnaire.”

Holytown Youngster Wins iPod Touch

Bothwell NewsPaul Hoffman, Uddingston

Cricket Club’s professional spoke of his career to the Rotary Club of Bothwell & Uddingston. Paul, an Australian of Scottish and German ancestors followed his father as a woodchopper before coming to his sister’s house in Colwyn Bay.

Having played cricket in Australia at a high level found employment with TSB, then contacted Scottish cricket authorities and became Uddingston’s professional. With the Scotland side, he travelled the world attaining 119 caps in the process. Juggling work, cricket

and marriage became too onerous and in 2007 retired from the International Scene but not from Uddingston where besides playing coaches youngsters on a Wednesday evenings. Jim Jordan thanked Paul on behalf of the Club.

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Bratislava £369 £289 3-nts central 4* hotel. Extra nt £45

Budapest £339 £289 3-nts central 3* hotel. Selected dates - 4th nt FREE

Carcassonne £339 £289 2-nts central 3* hotel. Extra nt £55

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Talking about her experience she said; “We have been working with Strathclyde Fire and Rescue for some time now and I jumped at the chance at being allowed to take part in the demonstration.” She continued; “It was very exciting being allowed to cut the roof off the car. They even tasked me with carrying the head of the casualty – which is the heaviest part! The casualty told me that I better not drop them or else!” Our view is that the fire services play a very important part in our community and we want to do all that we can to help them raise their profile and public awareness. In addition to the extrication exercise,

various presentations were given form the Area’s Group and Station Commanders on topics such as attacks on fire crews, unwanted fire alarms and anti social behaviour. A key point is that attacks on fire crews is on the rise and by raising the profile it is hoped that the issue can be addressed and resolved. Bellshill Fire Station which is run by Station Commander Brian McGuire covers a number of areas across North Lanarkshire including Mossend, Holytown, Uddingston and Viewpark. Over 30 personnel make sure that the station and operations run smoothly. Bellshill attended 1,060 incidents last year with 472 being actual fires (112 primary and 356 secondary), 85 being special services but more alarming is that 503

were false alarms. A point to note is that Strathclyde Fire and Rescue have recently seen an increase in Kitchen Fires within the North Lanarkshire Area and we would urge our residents to be vigilant when working in the kitchen and not to leave the cooker unattended. To combat this, you can take advantage of a free home safety visit by the Fire Service. Area Commander Robert Scott said “North Lanarkshire Area is providing free Home Fire Safety Visits and I encourage residents to contact their local fire station to arrange this worthwhile visit. It could save your life”. Area Commander Scott also explained that the Home fire Safety Visit takes around half an hour with good practical advice being given from trained personnel and will assist residents to prepare a fire plan. For more information about the fire home safety visits contact Bellshill Fire Station on 01698 745959.


Thank you to Group Commander Lorna Yuill for taking charge of the HUB camera for the above photos of Vicki enjoying taking part in the demonstration.

Ross Murray (13) from Holytown is pictured collecting his new iPod

touch from Bellshill Tesco, which he won by attending the Friday Night Project. The event which has been running successfully since 2009 at the Kier Hardie Sports Centre in Holytown has proven to be highly successful with youngsters mainly aged 9-16. The Friday Night Project (FNP) was set up to tackle head on anti-social behaviour in the Mossend and Holytown areas and is run by the multi partner agencies such as Strathclyde Police, North Lanarkshire Leisure, North Lanarkshire Council, NHS Scotland and the YMCA. The partnership approach has successfully managed to reduce youth anti-social behaviour in the area by more than half and the partnership has also successfully secured funding which enable the project to continue well into 2011. Ross told The HUB; “I am delighted to have won an iPod touch. I really wanted one and don’t have one just now. I have never won anything before and all I had to do was fill in a questionnaire.”

Holytown Youngster Wins iPod Touch

Bothwell NewsPaul Hoffman, Uddingston

Cricket Club’s professional spoke of his career to the Rotary Club of Bothwell & Uddingston. Paul, an Australian of Scottish and German ancestors followed his father as a woodchopper before coming to his sister’s house in Colwyn Bay.

Having played cricket in Australia at a high level found employment with TSB, then contacted Scottish cricket authorities and became Uddingston’s professional. With the Scotland side, he travelled the world attaining 119 caps in the process. Juggling work, cricket

and marriage became too onerous and in 2007 retired from the International Scene but not from Uddingston where besides playing coaches youngsters on a Wednesday evenings. Jim Jordan thanked Paul on behalf of the Club.

by Trevor Cooper


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Friday, 27th August - 9th September 2010 12 Friday, 27th July - 9th September 13

The judges from the Beautiful Scotland competition have been out and about in Uddingston and Viewpark lately.

The Beautiful Scotland judges with members of Uddingston Pride

Members of the Viewpark Conservation Trust with the Beautiful Scotland judges

Both Uddingston and Viewpark had entered this year’s competition and were put through their paces by experienced Beautiful Scotland Judges Stan Da Prato and Andrew Hogarth.

The judges visited both areas on the same afternoon starting in Viewpark before finishing the day in Uddingston. Hosting the judges in Viewpark were members from the Viewpark Conservation Group who took Stan and Andrew on a tour of the area.

The judges were impressed with the work and effort that had been put into the Viewpark entry given that they are relative newcomers to competing in the competition. Grace McNeil told The HUB ;”I am delighted at the progress that we have made and being able to compete in this competition is brilliant. I hope that people can see the difference that we are trying to make.”

The judges finished up their assessment of the Viewpark entry at the Viewpark Gardens where they enjoyed a guided tour.

Thereafter, it was literally a hop, skip and a jump for the judges over to Uddingston where they were met by seasoned veteran‘s at competing – Uddingston Pride.

The group, just like in Viewpark had been working hard at making sure their community was in perfect condition for the assessment of the Beautiful Scotland Judges.

The tour of Uddingston started at the sign welcoming you to the town, before moving onto the Train Station, war memorial, Bothwell Castle and ending at Park Church.

Alex Stephen told The HUB;”It was hard to gauge what the judges thought. They keep their cards close to their chest.” He continued; “they did however say some complimentary things about the areas around the church on the Main Street.”

As reported in our last issue, the competition is open to all communities across Scotland and is split into 11 different classes ranging from small village to large city. The annual competition is judged in the summer with each community being assessed on horticultural achievement, sustainability and biodiversity and cleanliness.

The judging continues throughout August and the winners will be presented with their awards at a special ceremony held in Glenrothes at the end of September.

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Fallside Avenue, Bothwell

Your chance to own a rarely available and truly magnificent traditional Red Sandstone Villa in the heart of the popular conservation village of Bothwell. This stunning period family home dates back to around 1890 and presents five well proportioned bedrooms, three public rooms and sits within generous sized grounds. It also offers a wealth of original features including an open coal fire, wood burning stove, traditional coving, high ceilings and mature gardens. Bothwell is arguably thee most sought after locale in Lanarkshire and provides access to excellent local schools, boasts numerous bars and restaurants and affords good links to both the M74, M8 and M73 motorways. Early viewing of this property is highly recommended.To arrange a viewing, or for more information please call Juliet on 01698 539 990.

Offers in Excess of £310,000

• Properties for Sale •

xxx xxxx

Four Double Bedrooms • Master En Suite• Downstairs WC • Utility Room

• Garage • Driveway• Gardens

Cambuslang O/E £169,995 Uddingston O/E £169,995

• Extended Three Bed Semi • Outstanding Master Bathroom • Three Larger Than Average

Bedrooms • Beautifully Fitted Kitchen• Quiet Very Popular Location • Walled Garden To

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Uddingston O/E £90,000 Uddingston O/E £69,995

• Upper Cottage Flat • Two Bedrooms• Excellent Condition • Deceptively

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• Viewing Highly Recommended

• Spacious EXTENDED End Terrace • Master Bedroom • Master En-Suite • Open Plan

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PROPERTY OF THE FORTNIGHT

Uddingston O/O £ 229,995 Uddingston O/E £185,000

• Luxury Bellway Villa • Three Public Rooms• Four Bedrooms • Utility

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Uddingston O/E £199,995

• Fabulous Lower Conversion • Two Public Rooms• Two Double Bedrooms • Modern Bathroom• Driveway And Gardens • Kylepark Location


xxx xxxx

• Modern Detached • Four Bedrooms• Open Plan Lounge Dining • Downstairs

W.C. • Utlity Room • Master En-Suite• Driveway • Garage • Very Private Gardens


Cambuslang O/E £195,000

Blantyre O/E £179,995

• Four Bed Detached Bungalow • Prime Blantyre Village Location • Substantial

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• Traditional Semi-Detached • Three Public Rooms • Four Bedrooms • Sun Room • Downstairs

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Bellshill O/E £225,000

• Executive Detached • Three Public Rooms • Four Bedrooms •Two En-suites

• Kitchen/Breakfast Room • Utility• Driveway To Double Garage• Sizeable

Gardens • Viewing Highly Recommended


• Modern Semi Detached • Corner Plot Location • Three Bedrooms

• Lounge • Dining Room • Fitted Kitchen• Good Sized Gardens

• Early Viewing Essential

Bothwell O/E £159,995

• Traditional Upper Apartment • Three Bedrooms • Over 2 Levels • Stunning Views • Excellent

Bothwell Location• Bathroom • Well Proportioned Rooms

• Shower Room On Upper Level•Viewing Highly Recommended


•Top Floor Apartment • Two Bedrooms• Well Proportioned Rooms • Excellent Bothwell Location • Off-road Parking


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Airdrie O/E £98,500

• Modern End Of Terrace • Three Bedrooms• Well Finished Kitchen • Impressive Bathroom• Well Proportion Rooms • Excellent Driveway

• Sizeable Garden Space • Viewing Highly Recommended


• Extended Mid Terrace Family Villa • Sought After Village Location • Lounge • Kitchen • Dining Room

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• Basement Apartment • Traditional Features• 2 Bedrooms • Great Room Sizes

• Superb Garden Space• Viewing Highly Recommended


• Attractive Modern Apartment •Two Bedrooms • Central Location • Excellent

Condition • Secure Access• Parking Facilities • Top Floor

• Well Proportioned Rooms


• Upper Cottage Flat • Two Double Bedrooms• Spacious Lounge • Modern Fitted Kitchen

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• Close To Local Amenities


• Top Floor Apartment • Stunning Views• Two Bedrooms • Modern Design And

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xxx xxxx

• Top Floor Flat • Two Double Bedrooms• Traditional Property • Excellent Room

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Blantyre O/E £82,500 Uddingston F/P £65,000

• Home Report Available • 1 Bed Apartment• Ground Floor • Close To Uddingston Centre

• Superb First Time Buy • Excellent Buy-To-Let• Viewing Highly Recommended

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Fallside Avenue, Bothwell

Your chance to own a rarely available and truly magnificent traditional Red Sandstone Villa in the heart of the popular conservation village of Bothwell. This stunning period family home dates back to around 1890 and presents five well proportioned bedrooms, three public rooms and sits within generous sized grounds. It also offers a wealth of original features including an open coal fire, wood burning stove, traditional coving, high ceilings and mature gardens. Bothwell is arguably thee most sought after locale in Lanarkshire and provides access to excellent local schools, boasts numerous bars and restaurants and affords good links to both the M74, M8 and M73 motorways. Early viewing of this property is highly recommended.To arrange a viewing, or for more information please call Juliet on 01698 539 990.

Offers in Excess of £310,000


xxx xxxx

Four Double Bedrooms • Master En Suite• Downstairs WC • Utility Room

• Garage • Driveway• Gardens

Cambuslang O/E £169,995 Uddingston O/E £169,995

• Extended Three Bed Semi • Outstanding Master Bathroom • Three Larger Than Average

Bedrooms • Beautifully Fitted Kitchen• Quiet Very Popular Location • Walled Garden To

Rear • Decking Patio Area • Roll Top Bath• Belfast Sink • Must Be Viewed To Appreciated

Uddingston O/E £90,000 Uddingston O/E £69,995

• Upper Cottage Flat • Two Bedrooms• Excellent Condition • Deceptively

Spacious • Driveway• Beautiful Gardens


• Spacious EXTENDED End Terrace • Master Bedroom • Master En-Suite • Open Plan

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PROPERTY OF THE FORTNIGHT

Uddingston O/O £ 229,995 Uddingston O/E £185,000

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3 bedrooms • Excellent Uddingston Location • Lower conversion • Traditional

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Uddingston O/O £134,995

• Top Floor Apartment • Traditional Feaures • Fabulous Room Sizes •

Off Road Parking • Uddingston Cross Location • 2 bedrooms


• Fabulous Lower Conversion • Two Public Rooms• Two Double Bedrooms • Modern Bathroom• Driveway And Gardens • Kylepark Location


xxx xxxx

• Modern Detached • Four Bedrooms• Open Plan Lounge Dining • Downstairs

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• Four Bed Detached Bungalow • Prime Blantyre Village Location • Substantial

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• Traditional Semi-Detached • Three Public Rooms • Four Bedrooms • Sun Room • Downstairs

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Bellshill O/E £225,000

• Executive Detached • Three Public Rooms • Four Bedrooms •Two En-suites

• Kitchen/Breakfast Room • Utility• Driveway To Double Garage• Sizeable



• Modern Semi Detached • Corner Plot Location • Three Bedrooms

• Lounge • Dining Room • Fitted Kitchen• Good Sized Gardens

• Early Viewing Essential


• Traditional Upper Apartment • Three Bedrooms • Over 2 Levels • Stunning Views • Excellent

Bothwell Location• Bathroom • Well Proportioned Rooms

• Shower Room On Upper Level•Viewing Highly Recommended


•Top Floor Apartment • Two Bedrooms• Well Proportioned Rooms • Excellent Bothwell Location • Off-road Parking


Uddingston O/R £110,000

• Excellent Uddingston Location • Modern Mid Terrace • Two Bedrooms • Walk In

Condition • Stunning Bathroom • Gardens To Front And Rear • Parking



• Modern End Of Terrace • Three Bedrooms• Well Finished Kitchen • Impressive Bathroom• Well Proportion Rooms • Excellent Driveway

• Sizeable Garden Space • Viewing Highly Recommended


• Extended Mid Terrace Family Villa • Sought After Village Location • Lounge • Kitchen • Dining Room

•Three Bedrooms • En-suite • Family Bathroom• Driveway • Gas Central Heating


• Basement Apartment • Traditional Features• 2 Bedrooms • Great Room Sizes

• Superb Garden Space• Viewing Highly Recommended


• Attractive Modern Apartment •Two Bedrooms • Central Location • Excellent

Condition • Secure Access• Parking Facilities • Top Floor

• Well Proportioned Rooms


• Upper Cottage Flat • Two Double Bedrooms• Spacious Lounge • Modern Fitted Kitchen

• Family Bathroom• Excellent Condition

• Close To Local Amenities


• Top Floor Apartment • Stunning Views• Two Bedrooms • Modern Design And

Finish • Open Plan Lounge Dining• Security Entrance


xxx xxxx

• Top Floor Flat • Two Double Bedrooms• Traditional Property • Excellent Room

Sizes • Superb Sized Kitchen•Parking • Communal Grounds


Blantyre O/E £82,500 Uddingston F/P £65,000

• Home Report Available • 1 Bed Apartment• Ground Floor • Close To Uddingston Centre

• Superb First Time Buy • Excellent Buy-To-Let• Viewing Highly Recommended

Bothwell F/P £110,000

• Retirement Flat • Prime Bothwell Location• Two Bedrooms

• Communal Residents Lounge• Mature And Private Gardens

• Lift Access• Managed Complex

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My name is Marc McLaughlin and I am your local Estate Agent for the Uddingston and Bothwell area. The Your Move McLaughlin team deal with residential property Sales and Lettings. So if you are thinking about buying, selling or renting property in the area please feel free to give us a call. Well as expected, activities levels have started to increase now that the kids are back to school. Great news for both buyers and sellers. I’ve had a busy week with a real flurry of valuation appointments and my week ahead is busier again. Great stuff! Confidence in the house moving process is returning even with conflicting reports about market trends, house price fluctuations, rate changes, mortgage availability etc. Who do we believe?The bottom line is that life goes on! The reasons for moving home have not gone away, but some reasons for not moving over the last two years have appeared and convinced most to stay where they are. Those reasons are slowly melting away and we are left with a solid pent-up demand of house movers still wondering and waiting for the right time. It’s a brave step but the reality on the ground is that it’s not as scary as one might think. It remains a buyers market but it’s not as extreme as this time last year.Houses that are priced, presented and promoted properly are selling. I quite often hear

comments about “offers over” and “closing dates” being a thing of the past. This is nonsense. The balance of supply and demand dictates this and always will. My office in Uddingston delivered more closing dates in the first 6 months of 2010 than the whole of 2009. Another fact is that every one of these closing dates achieved a sale for greater than the Home Report value for the property. Why? Well, (1) because we are excellent at negotiating, and (2) there was enough demand for those properties to allow us to work that scenario. This is an incredibly positive fact and gives me great confidence in our ability to deliver for our customers through the second half of 2010 regardless of what the news tells me. Want to hear more? Call the Uddingston office or email me direct to book a no obligation and free market appraisal for your property.

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• Properties To Let •Uddingston £500 pcm

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• Retirement Flats • Bothwell F/P £109,000

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Bothwell O/R £165,000

• RETIREMENT FLAT• Prime Bothwell Location• Two Double Bedrooms

• Master En-suite• Well Proportioned Rooms

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Anyone with information is asked to contact Bellshill Police Office on 01698 202400 or alternatively CRIMESTOPPERS can be called anonymously on

Theft Location: ORBISTON DRIVE,BELLSHILLIncident: Steal pedal cycle whilst unattended. A pedal cycle was stolen from a front garden area on Monday 16th August. The incident happened between nine in the morning and three in the afternoon. This theft is one of many bikes which have been stolen in the area and the Police are keen for anyone who may hold any information in relation to who may be responsible. Bellshill Community Safety Department are advising people to ensure any property they have is locked and secured in a safe place which will take the temptation of the opportunist thief away.

Offensive Weapon Location: MAIN STREET,BELLSHILLIncident: Threaten witnesses and have in possession an offensive weapon, namely a sword. A 26 year old male was arrested by Bellshill Police Officers following an incident were he was making threats towards members of the public allegedly holding a samurai type sword on Main St in Bellshill. Officers where alerted to the incident and quickly attended and identified the male responsible. He was taken to Motherwell Police office and was held in Police custody pending his appearance at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Monday 23rd Aug.

Offensive Weapon Location: COLTNESS DRIVE,BELLSHILLIncident: Be found in possession of an offensive weapon namely a metal pole.

A 15 year old boy was arrested following an incident in Coltness Drive, Bellshill where he was allegedly found in possession of an offensive weapon. Bellshill Officers where conducting a foot patrol of the area when they became aware of the young male walking towards them and appeared to be in possession of a pole like weapon. The male discarded the weapon and it was shortly after recovered by the Police. The male was arrested and taken to Motherwell Police Office. A report has been sent to the Reporter of the Children’s Panel in Hamilton in relation to the incident.

Theft Location: DORAIN ROAD,MOTHERWELLIncident: Sneak in through an unlocked door and steal itmes from within. A dwelling house on Dorian Rd, New Stevenson was subject to a sneak in theft after the owner left the front door unlocked. There were various pieces of jewellery stolen from the property which included woman and mans watches and other items of jewellery. Bellshill Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident and in particular the sighting of a male described as 20-25 years, about 6ft 6, wearing blue jeans and a green jacket, tanned face and was carrying a rucksack. The described male was seen nearby the theft and may hold information in relation to the incident. The Community Safety Officer at Bellshill, Constable Alan Mulholland is concerned about this type of crime and has issued the following warning, he said:“We have experienced a number of sneak in thefts throughout our area, from Viewpark to Newarthill. I would warn members of our community to look out for any thief who is trying doors of houses and cars. We do have people operating in this area and they are out to get any property they can by sneaking in through unlocked doors and windows. I would advise everyone to ensure they lock and secure the doors and windows of their property and to report anyone they see acting suspiciously”.

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Police UpdateRecent Police incidents in our area

Culpable & reckless conduct Location: A725 near to North Rd, BellshillIncident: Strike the complainer with a stone causing her to lose vision in one eye. An 8 year old school girl was being driven around in a pink limousine on her birthday along with friends on Tuesday 20th July when she was struck on the eye with a stone. They were being driven from the Bellshill area to Coatbridge when they began to wave at passes by as they drove from North Rd on to the A725 approaching the roundabout which leads to the A8. They noticed a male who was hiding in the bushes who is described as 13 to 16 years old, brown hair wearing a bumble bee Celtic top, dark tracksuit with white stripes down the sides. The male threw a stone which struck the girl on the left eye causing her to lose vision in the eye. The girl was taken to Monklands hospital and is now undergoing treatment to recover her sight.

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Theft Location: PERSIMMONS HOMES BUILDING SITE, EDINBURGH ROAD,HOLYTOWNIncident: Steal trailer from field at building site.

Between Monday night and Tuesday morning an Ivor Williams drop side trailer was subject of a theft at the new persimmon site at just off Edinburgh Rd near to Boness Rd in Holytown. The trailer had a JCB type digger on top prior to it being moved off the trailer and left in the field by the thief.

Driving and Mobiles

Q. “I am a 21 year old female from Uddingston, and recently passed my test. I was running late to meet my friend Mary

up at the Fort yesterday and called her quickly whilst stopped at a red light to tell her I would be running late. However, the call did not connect and the lights turned green so I hung up. However, the Police were nearby and pulled me over. I panicked and did not know what to say. I know using your mobile phone while driving is wrong, but the car was stationary and I hung up as soon as the lights turned green. What are my legal rights? Please help me”.

Robert Sheridan at Nicholas J. Scullion & Co is one of Scotland’s most Up & Coming Lawyers. He has been shortlisted for an award at the ‘Recommended Legal Awards 2010’ . His expertise is Road Traffic Offences, so if you have any motor related offences please contact him on 01698 283 265. [email protected] – he has answered the email below.

A. The Law relating to the use of mobile telephones while driving provides that it is an offence to drive “whilst using

a hand held mobile phone”. The important issue here is first of all whether you are deemed to be driving while you are stationary and secondly, whether you were “using” a mobile phone”. In answer to the first point, although the vehicle was not moving at the time, you were in the course of driving having been in charge of the vehicle and expecting to move the vehicle when signalled to do so and therefore in terms of the law you would have been deemed to have been driving. In answer to the second point, the law provides that “use“ of a mobile phone is where it is held at some point during the course of making or receiving a call or performing any interactive function. Therefore, although there may be an argument that as you terminated the call prior to the recipitant accepting it that you did not “make a call”, it is most likely that the law would be interpreted in such a way that by pressing the keys on your telephone and attempting to make a call would mean that you were guilty of the offence. The penalty for such an offence carries the endorsement of 3 penalty points and a fine.

For more information please check out our website www.scullion –law.co.uk we are a fully serviced law firm with over 100 years combined experience and we can offer advice and guidance on the following: Road traffic offences, Criminal Representation, Conveyancing, Family Law, Divorce and Separation. Don’t delay contact us today.

Wilful Fireraising Location: ETTRICK AVE, BELLSHILLIncident: Break in to a dwelling house and set fire to the lounge area.

A house on Ettrick Ave, Bellshill was broken in to in the afternoon of Saturday 21st August and was set on fire. Police and fire crews where alerted to the incident and attended whereby the fire was extinguished. Enquiry was made by officers from Bellshill Police Office which quickly identified a 15 year old male to allegedly be responsible for the fire. The male was arrested, held in Police custody and a report was sent to the procurator fiscal and reporter of the children’s panel in Hamilton.

Serious Assault Location: PATHWAY ADJACENT TO SHERRY AVE, HOLYTOWN ROAD, BELLSHILLIncident: Strike the complainer with a piece of concrete whilst cycling passed on a bicycle.

A 32 year old male was seriously injured after being struck on the head by a piece of concrete whilst he walked on Holytown Rd near to Sherry Ave on Friday night. He was approached by a male on a bicycle who threw the concrete at him whichhit his head causing him to fall and hit his head on the pavement. The male was taken to Wishaw A+E and was treated for a head injury and was later released. There is no further description of the male although Bellshill Police are keen to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the incident.

thehubpaper.com Friday, 27th August - 9th September 2010 19Business and Money HUB

It has been one of the business buzz words for some time now – ‘flexible working’. Big companies introduced ‘flexi-time’ in an attempt to keep the workforce happy and increase productivity. Firms that implement flexible working practices benefit from more motivated employees and longer business hours says Mike Emmott of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Flexible working has never had more high-profile exponents than David Cameron and Nick Clegg. Recent reports revealed that the new Prime Minister and his coalition partner would be adopting flexible times for Cabinet meetings so the two fathers could take

their children to school. Mr Clegg said this was symbolic of new politics and added that he tries to finish early several times a week so he can put his children to bed too. What do we mean by flexible working?This example illustrates the kind of informal flexibility that is increasingly found in UK workplaces. Small firms may also offer part-time work, job-sharing and the opportunity to work from home on a regular basis. Small employers are less interested in sophisticated policies than in arrangements that will work and enable individual employees to adopt the patterns of work that suit them best.

The last government adopted a more conventional approach to encouraging flexible working by introducing legislation giving certain employees the right to request it. The right originally applied to parents of children under five, or disabled children under 18, but has subsequently been extended to parents of older children and others with caring responsibilities. Now the new government has announced its intention to apply the right to all employees and is consulting business about how best to implement this. In recent years there has been a big increase in the proportion of people with access to flexible working arrangements. Such arrangements are recognised as contributing significantly to helping individuals achieve a better work-life balance. A recent PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) survey found that flexible working is the benefit most valued by UK employees, ahead of material perks such as bonuses. So the extension of the statutory right can be seen as a sweeping-up operation, as the majority of employers already offer flexible working to most or all employees, not just those who have the right to ask for it. How are small and medium-sized businesses performing? Firms with fewer than 250

employees employ over eight million people in the UK and represent a significant element of our wealth-creating sector. The way in which they run their businesses is important, not only to the economy but also to the well-being of a third of the UK workforce. Some employers find it hard to see how they can offer flexible working to staff without putting at risk delivery of production or service targets, or causing resentment among other employees. However, research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has shown that small firms can be very good at giving their staff greater

flexibility in working arrangements. Without the bureaucracy and management layers that can afflict larger organisations, small firms can provide outstanding examples of working practices that deliver benefits to employees, customers and their own profitability. A clear business caseAlthough the statutory right to request flexible working has helped to popularise the idea, the small

firms we spoke to made it clear they had adopted flexible working arrangements because it made good business sense. According to Mike, flexible working is not about creating a feel-good factor in the workplace: it’s about boosting the bottom line. Flexible working is part of good management practice. Firms that implement such measures will have more motivated employees and be able to offer customers longer opening hours.

Source: www.newbusiness.co.uk

Flexible Working? Good for your Business?

MOTORING HUB

PETROL PRICE CHECK

UNLEADEDASDA – Blantyre – 111.9Sainsbury’s- Hamilton – 111.9Jet – Parks Of Hamilton (Park Lane) 111.9Highest – 123.9DIESELEsso – Bellshill – 113.9Shell - Bellshill – 113.9ASDA - Blantyre 114.9Highest – 124.9LPGMorrisons – Glasgow Fort – 59.9Morrisons – Hamilton - 59.9Highest – 68.9

CAN THE 5 SERIES WIN BACK THE TITLE?The 5 Series is one of those cars that everyone knows. It is one of those cars that everyone on that corporate ladder aspires to have parked in their driveway. It is also one of those cars that will signify to your neighbors that you have finally arrived! The new BMW 5 Series arrived with us recently in an attempt to claim back the crown that the previous model held for many years until Jaguar managed to steal it with their rather stunning XF. Clearly, BMW were not amused and hope that the new 5 Series is the solution to them regaining the crown of Best Executive Car!

PerformanceBMW have thrown many options at the new Five in terms of power plants with your usual mix of petrol and diesel engines to select from. All are very gutsy and can shift with even the entry-level 2.0-litre diesel engine producing 181bhp.The 525d pushes the power up to 201bhp, while the 3.0d develops a thundering 245bhp. Petrol engines include three 3.0-litre units and a twin turbocharged V8. Power starts at 201bhp in the 523i and rises roughly in 50bhp increments for the 528i and 535i. The 402bhp V8 delivers thrilling performance. Handling/ DriveWith the active ride and integral active steering options, the Five

drives beautifully and is everything any BMW buyer could ask for. Engine-, tyre- and suspension

noise are brilliantly suppressed, but you do notice a bit of wind noise over the door mirrors. The eight-speed automatic is superb and does the job well. Opt for smooth driving and you would hardly notice the changes but if you prefer a more direct style of driving then the gearbox is equal to the task with the shifts become

clinically precise. There is the M Sport version available which offers sports suspension, sports styling and big fat rims if that floats your boat!ToysThe basic toys are ok although could be better. All models come with four electric windows, climate control, steering wheel-mounted controls for the stereo and cruise control, and a CD player. Like all BMWs of today, the options list is almost endless and caters for pretty much every eventuality. You can opt for a head-up display that projects vital information on to the windscreen in the driver's line of sight as just one of the toys available.Running CostsThe 5 Series is not cheap to buy, but it's massively desirable and

that's reflected in its outstanding resale values. The 520d averages 57.6mpg, and its CO2 output of just 129g/km places it in a lowly company car tax bracket. The 530d averages 36.3mpg with 182g/km.How Practical?The new 5 series BMW is effectively a shortened version of the flagship 7 Series luxury car, so there's plenty of space for all occupants. BMW claims that the new Five is a genuine five-seater executive carrier. That said, it can comfortably carry 4 but 5 might be a little tight! With 520-litre boot capacity it provides plenty of space for luggage.

STATS – BMW 530d SECost: From £37,000

Engine: 3.0 litre 6 cyl diesel

Power: 245bhp

Torque: 540lb ft

0-62: 6.3 secs

Top Speed: 155mph

Economy: Combined – 36.3mpg

CO2: 182g/km

Good news, fuel prices seem to be coming down!As always, we give you the locations of the cheapest fuel across the county. We also give you the price of the most expensive too! Prices correct at time of printing.

thehubpaper.com Friday, 27th August - 9th September 2010 19Business and Money HUB

It has been one of the business buzz words for some time now – ‘flexible working’. Big companies introduced ‘flexi-time’ in an attempt to keep the workforce happy and increase productivity. Firms that implement flexible working practices benefit from more motivated employees and longer business hours says Mike Emmott of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Flexible working has never had more high-profile exponents than David Cameron and Nick Clegg. Recent reports revealed that the new Prime Minister and his coalition partner would be adopting flexible times for Cabinet meetings so the two fathers could take

their children to school. Mr Clegg said this was symbolic of new politics and added that he tries to finish early several times a week so he can put his children to bed too. What do we mean by flexible working?This example illustrates the kind of informal flexibility that is increasingly found in UK workplaces. Small firms may also offer part-time work, job-sharing and the opportunity to work from home on a regular basis. Small employers are less interested in sophisticated policies than in arrangements that will work and enable individual employees to adopt the patterns of work that suit them best.

The last government adopted a more conventional approach to encouraging flexible working by introducing legislation giving certain employees the right to request it. The right originally applied to parents of children under five, or disabled children under 18, but has subsequently been extended to parents of older children and others with caring responsibilities. Now the new government has announced its intention to apply the right to all employees and is consulting business about how best to implement this. In recent years there has been a big increase in the proportion of people with access to flexible working arrangements. Such arrangements are recognised as contributing significantly to helping individuals achieve a better work-life balance. A recent PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) survey found that flexible working is the benefit most valued by UK employees, ahead of material perks such as bonuses. So the extension of the statutory right can be seen as a sweeping-up operation, as the majority of employers already offer flexible working to most or all employees, not just those who have the right to ask for it. How are small and medium-sized businesses performing? Firms with fewer than 250

employees employ over eight million people in the UK and represent a significant element of our wealth-creating sector. The way in which they run their businesses is important, not only to the economy but also to the well-being of a third of the UK workforce. Some employers find it hard to see how they can offer flexible working to staff without putting at risk delivery of production or service targets, or causing resentment among other employees. However, research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has shown that small firms can be very good at giving their staff greater

flexibility in working arrangements. Without the bureaucracy and management layers that can afflict larger organisations, small firms can provide outstanding examples of working practices that deliver benefits to employees, customers and their own profitability. A clear business caseAlthough the statutory right to request flexible working has helped to popularise the idea, the small

firms we spoke to made it clear they had adopted flexible working arrangements because it made good business sense. According to Mike, flexible working is not about creating a feel-good factor in the workplace: it’s about boosting the bottom line. Flexible working is part of good management practice. Firms that implement such measures will have more motivated employees and be able to offer customers longer opening hours.

Source: www.newbusiness.co.uk

Flexible Working? Good for your Business?

MOTORING HUB

PETROL PRICE CHECK

UNLEADEDASDA – Blantyre – 111.9Sainsbury’s- Hamilton – 111.9Jet – Parks Of Hamilton (Park Lane) 111.9Highest – 123.9DIESELEsso – Bellshill – 113.9Shell - Bellshill – 113.9ASDA - Blantyre 114.9Highest – 124.9LPGMorrisons – Glasgow Fort – 59.9Morrisons – Hamilton - 59.9Highest – 68.9

CAN THE 5 SERIES WIN BACK THE TITLE?The 5 Series is one of those cars that everyone knows. It is one of those cars that everyone on that corporate ladder aspires to have parked in their driveway. It is also one of those cars that will signify to your neighbors that you have finally arrived! The new BMW 5 Series arrived with us recently in an attempt to claim back the crown that the previous model held for many years until Jaguar managed to steal it with their rather stunning XF. Clearly, BMW were not amused and hope that the new 5 Series is the solution to them regaining the crown of Best Executive Car!

PerformanceBMW have thrown many options at the new Five in terms of power plants with your usual mix of petrol and diesel engines to select from. All are very gutsy and can shift with even the entry-level 2.0-litre diesel engine producing 181bhp.The 525d pushes the power up to 201bhp, while the 3.0d develops a thundering 245bhp. Petrol engines include three 3.0-litre units and a twin turbocharged V8. Power starts at 201bhp in the 523i and rises roughly in 50bhp increments for the 528i and 535i. The 402bhp V8 delivers thrilling performance. Handling/ DriveWith the active ride and integral active steering options, the Five

drives beautifully and is everything any BMW buyer could ask for. Engine-, tyre- and suspension

noise are brilliantly suppressed, but you do notice a bit of wind noise over the door mirrors. The eight-speed automatic is superb and does the job well. Opt for smooth driving and you would hardly notice the changes but if you prefer a more direct style of driving then the gearbox is equal to the task with the shifts become

clinically precise. There is the M Sport version available which offers sports suspension, sports styling and big fat rims if that floats your boat!ToysThe basic toys are ok although could be better. All models come with four electric windows, climate control, steering wheel-mounted controls for the stereo and cruise control, and a CD player. Like all BMWs of today, the options list is almost endless and caters for pretty much every eventuality. You can opt for a head-up display that projects vital information on to the windscreen in the driver's line of sight as just one of the toys available.Running CostsThe 5 Series is not cheap to buy, but it's massively desirable and

that's reflected in its outstanding resale values. The 520d averages 57.6mpg, and its CO2 output of just 129g/km places it in a lowly company car tax bracket. The 530d averages 36.3mpg with 182g/km.How Practical?The new 5 series BMW is effectively a shortened version of the flagship 7 Series luxury car, so there's plenty of space for all occupants. BMW claims that the new Five is a genuine five-seater executive carrier. That said, it can comfortably carry 4 but 5 might be a little tight! With 520-litre boot capacity it provides plenty of space for luggage.

STATS – BMW 530d SECost: From £37,000

Engine: 3.0 litre 6 cyl diesel

Power: 245bhp

Torque: 540lb ft

0-62: 6.3 secs

Top Speed: 155mph

Economy: Combined – 36.3mpg

CO2: 182g/km

Good news, fuel prices seem to be coming down!As always, we give you the locations of the cheapest fuel across the county. We also give you the price of the most expensive too! Prices correct at time of printing.

DVD, you were also fighting crime.

I wonder if we’ll see adverts in supermarkets saying “Thank you for not shoplifting”? For in my opinion, it is pretty sad that we actually have to thank people for not committing crimes. We’re not supposed to commit crimes! Incidentally, the message was lost one woman, who was caught 45 minutes into the film with a camera so big, it could have zoomed in on people on the moon. The point of movie piracy is to be discrete, so bringing an entire film crew and equipment with her probably wasn’t one for the “Bumper Book of Good Ideas” As she was ushered out of the cinema, I turned to my mate and joked “Don’t worry, I’ve got a tiny camera, they’ll never spot it”. The ushers were not amused.

ANTI-VIRAL HANDWASHES

As I walked through Glasgow last week, I was stopped by a man giving out free samples of an anti-bacterial hand wash. -“This is brilliant stuff,” he said as I sprayed it on my hands “It eliminates the H1N1 virus”-“What’s the H1N1 virus?” I asked-“Eh….I don’t know” The hand wash was good

though. Certainly cheaper and better tasting than low alcohol lager.

AND FINALLY

Very soon, his Holiness Pope Benedict will visit Scotland. It will be the first Papal visit since 1982, when Pope John Paul II came to Scotland and got to meet nice people such as Ian Paisley and Pastor Jack Glass. Already there are Pope Benedict T-shirts for sale, which have his Holiness emblazoned across them. They look more like something you’d buy after a gig at the Barrowlands than something approved by the Vatican. I anticipate big sales of the T-shirts in Glasgow. Some will be by Catholics wanting a memento of the Papal visit, but

thehubpaper.comFriday, 27th August - 9th September 2010 20take five, with the entertainment HUB . .

Q’s Views!The HUB is pleased to have the infamous ‘Q, from Airdrie’ writing for the Entertainment Pages, to give you all some comic relief. As a regular contributor to the Glasgow Metro newspaper, and a regular in the comedy scene in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Q has given the HUB an exclusive column, which we are sure will have you wanting for more in the next edition of the HUB!

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Aries Mar 20 - Apr 20

With the Sun entering Virgo this week, work responsibilities and the chores of the daily grind will demand you turn your attention towards establishing a more effective and efficient daily routine. This should also be a time to seriously consider adopting a healthier diet and lifestyle.

Taurus 20 Apr - 20 May

Happy days are here again. Well, sort of. If you can avoid being too critical of loved ones, and more importantly yourself, and follow your growing urge to let your hair down and fool around a bit. With the Sun joining Mercury in Virgo this week, fun, romance and greater self-expression is the route to fulfilment right now.

Gemini 21 May - 21 Jun

Whether it’s a trip down memory lane or a blast from the past, unexpected news or a change of perspective could herald a very busy period in your private life.This could prove an emotional time and you need to resist the temptation to be too critical of yourself and loved ones.

Cancer 22 Jun - 22 Jul

While it is often suggested that the truth sometimes hurts, if you find yourself being your own worse critic this week, stop!Change your vocabulary. Ditch the polarity where you’re always measuring, comparing and never in the here and now accepting who and whatyou are.

Leo 23 Jul - 22 Aug

With the Sun joining Mercury in Virgo it looks like your finances are set for a boost, but try not to be too economical withthe truth. In fact money could be the source of conflict, especially if the demands of your friends and your social commitments are leaving you short of spare cash for those little luxuries that are so important to you.

Virgo 23 Aug - 22 Sep

The momentum of the last week or

so will get an added boost with the

Sun entering Virgo, your Sun sign,

this week. With the Sun in your sign

for the next month or so you’ll be

able to project yourself forward with

more forcefulness than usual.

Therefore make the most of this

energy and put yourself about.

Libra 23 Sep - 23 Oct

With the Sun moving into Virgo this week, it’s probably a good idea to consider taking a break or a reduced schedule for a few weeks. Your current yearly cycle (from one birthday to the next) is coming to a close and this is often an excellent time to escape from it all for a period of contemplation and meditation.

Scorpio 24 Oct - 21 Nov

With the Sun joining Mercury in Virgo this week, your social life is set to enter an eventful and, with Mercury retrograde forthe next 3 weeks, potentially complicated period Misunderstandings are more likely now so be patient and crystal clear in your dealings.

Sagittarius 22 Nov - 21 Dec

This week sees the Sun join Mercury in the area of you solar chart concerned with your career, reputation and worldly status: the most outward aspects of your life.This is also the time to seriously examine your lifeas a whole and decide whether you’re going in the right direction.

Capricorn 22 Dec - 19 Jan

The reality of the healthy mind healthy body philosophy could be brought hometo you this week with some kind of serious metaphysical insight or breakthrough on the cards.

Aquarius 20 Jan - 18 Feb

For some of you it looks like a certain relationship is set to get a lot more intense and intimate. For others, with the Sun, joining a retrograde Mercury in Virgo this week, this would be an excellent time to ask for the backing and support you need, whether emotional or financial, to achieve your goals.

Pisces 19 Feb - 20 Mar

It looks like it may be time to sit down with the important people in your life, whether personal or professional, and have an important heart-to-heart or head-to-head if you want to avoid a toe-to-toe.

WILDLIFE IN HOSPITAL

I was amused to hear about the fox who managed to get into an Edinburgh hospital unnoticed, and eventually had to be removed by the RSPCA. Because it was a wild animal that had got into a hospital, they tested it for rabies. Thankfully, the test came back negative. However, one wonders if following its visit to the hospital the fox tested positive for MRSA? Sorry, I couldn’t resist it.

THE A-TEAM

I really feel for Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, who plays BA Baracus in The A-Team movie. Having a first name like Quinton, he’s clearly adopted the middle name “Rampage” to make himself sound tough.

Perhaps now that he has played the hardest man on the planet, a man who can duff up villains with ease and lift a car with one hand, the name Quinton won’t incur so many insults. Or the name Quentin for that matter.

Having seen The A-Team for myself, I have to say I enjoyed it. The ultimate test for me

was whether or not the relatively unknown Sharlto Copley could play the character

of “Howling Mad” Murdoch. I can assure you folks, he did not

disappoint. Murdoch was

my favourite character. Although I’m sure regular readers of “Q’s Views” will have worked that one out for themselves. My only gripe was with Liam

Neeson playing Hannibal Smith. Whilst Liam Neeson is a fine actor, I feel that Mel Gibson would have been a far better choice.

Yes I know he’s a bevy merchant, but so was George Peppard who played him originally.

And ask yourself this- out of Mel

Gibson and Liam Neeson, who could best deliver the line “Ma’am, you’ve just hired The A-Team”? Exactly, so now you know who the best choice would have been. Although the Hannibal Smith played by Mel Gibson might say “Ma’am, you’ve just hired the A-Team…actually wait a minute, you’re not Jewish are you?”

“THANK YOU FOR BUYING YOUR CINEMA TICKET”

Speaking of The A-Team, when I went to see it we were greeted with an advert saying “Thank you for buying your cinema ticket. The advert explained that by buying a cinema ticket as opposed to watching a pirate

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DVD, you were also fighting crime.

I wonder if we’ll see adverts in supermarkets saying “Thank you for not shoplifting”? For in my opinion, it is pretty sad that we actually have to thank people for not committing crimes. We’re not supposed to commit crimes! Incidentally, the message was lost one woman, who was caught 45 minutes into the film with a camera so big, it could have zoomed in on people on the moon. The point of movie piracy is to be discrete, so bringing an entire film crew and equipment with her probably wasn’t one for the “Bumper Book of Good Ideas” As she was ushered out of the cinema, I turned to my mate and joked “Don’t worry, I’ve got a tiny camera, they’ll never spot it”. The ushers were not amused.

ANTI-VIRAL HANDWASHES

As I walked through Glasgow last week, I was stopped by a man giving out free samples of an anti-bacterial hand wash. -“This is brilliant stuff,” he said as I sprayed it on my hands “It eliminates the H1N1 virus”-“What’s the H1N1 virus?” I asked-“Eh….I don’t know” The hand wash was good

though. Certainly cheaper and better tasting than low alcohol lager.

AND FINALLY

Very soon, his Holiness Pope Benedict will visit Scotland. It will be the first Papal visit since 1982, when Pope John Paul II came to Scotland and got to meet nice people such as Ian Paisley and Pastor Jack Glass. Already there are Pope Benedict T-shirts for sale, which have his Holiness emblazoned across them. They look more like something you’d buy after a gig at the Barrowlands than something approved by the Vatican. I anticipate big sales of the T-shirts in Glasgow. Some will be by Catholics wanting a memento of the Papal visit, but

thehubpaper.comFriday, 27th August - 9th September 2010 20take five, with the entertainment HUB . .

Q’s Views!The HUB is pleased to have the infamous ‘Q, from Airdrie’ writing for the Entertainment Pages, to give you all some comic relief. As a regular contributor to the Glasgow Metro newspaper, and a regular in the comedy scene in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Q has given the HUB an exclusive column, which we are sure will have you wanting for more in the next edition of the HUB!

have your sayWhat would The HUB be without the input of the local people like YOU? to have your say, email us at [email protected] or call us on 01698 803909alternatively, you can write to: The HUB, Suite 17, Ellismuir House, Ellismuir Way, Tannochside Park, Uddingston G71 5PW

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Aries Mar 20 - Apr 20

With the Sun entering Virgo this week, work responsibilities and the chores of the daily grind will demand you turn your attention towards establishing a more effective and efficient daily routine. This should also be a time to seriously consider adopting a healthier diet and lifestyle.

Taurus 20 Apr - 20 May

Happy days are here again. Well, sort of. If you can avoid being too critical of loved ones, and more importantly yourself, and follow your growing urge to let your hair down and fool around a bit. With the Sun joining Mercury in Virgo this week, fun, romance and greater self-expression is the route to fulfilment right now.

Gemini 21 May - 21 Jun

Whether it’s a trip down memory lane or a blast from the past, unexpected news or a change of perspective could herald a very busy period in your private life.This could prove an emotional time and you need to resist the temptation to be too critical of yourself and loved ones.

Cancer 22 Jun - 22 Jul

While it is often suggested that the truth sometimes hurts, if you find yourself being your own worse critic this week, stop!Change your vocabulary. Ditch the polarity where you’re always measuring, comparing and never in the here and now accepting who and whatyou are.

Leo 23 Jul - 22 Aug

With the Sun joining Mercury in Virgo it looks like your finances are set for a boost, but try not to be too economical withthe truth. In fact money could be the source of conflict, especially if the demands of your friends and your social commitments are leaving you short of spare cash for those little luxuries that are so important to you.

Virgo 23 Aug - 22 Sep

The momentum of the last week or

so will get an added boost with the

Sun entering Virgo, your Sun sign,

this week. With the Sun in your sign

for the next month or so you’ll be

able to project yourself forward with

more forcefulness than usual.

Therefore make the most of this

energy and put yourself about.

Libra 23 Sep - 23 Oct

With the Sun moving into Virgo this week, it’s probably a good idea to consider taking a break or a reduced schedule for a few weeks. Your current yearly cycle (from one birthday to the next) is coming to a close and this is often an excellent time to escape from it all for a period of contemplation and meditation.

Scorpio 24 Oct - 21 Nov

With the Sun joining Mercury in Virgo this week, your social life is set to enter an eventful and, with Mercury retrograde forthe next 3 weeks, potentially complicated period Misunderstandings are more likely now so be patient and crystal clear in your dealings.

Sagittarius 22 Nov - 21 Dec

This week sees the Sun join Mercury in the area of you solar chart concerned with your career, reputation and worldly status: the most outward aspects of your life.This is also the time to seriously examine your lifeas a whole and decide whether you’re going in the right direction.

Capricorn 22 Dec - 19 Jan

The reality of the healthy mind healthy body philosophy could be brought hometo you this week with some kind of serious metaphysical insight or breakthrough on the cards.

Aquarius 20 Jan - 18 Feb

For some of you it looks like a certain relationship is set to get a lot more intense and intimate. For others, with the Sun, joining a retrograde Mercury in Virgo this week, this would be an excellent time to ask for the backing and support you need, whether emotional or financial, to achieve your goals.

Pisces 19 Feb - 20 Mar

It looks like it may be time to sit down with the important people in your life, whether personal or professional, and have an important heart-to-heart or head-to-head if you want to avoid a toe-to-toe.

WILDLIFE IN HOSPITAL

I was amused to hear about the fox who managed to get into an Edinburgh hospital unnoticed, and eventually had to be removed by the RSPCA. Because it was a wild animal that had got into a hospital, they tested it for rabies. Thankfully, the test came back negative. However, one wonders if following its visit to the hospital the fox tested positive for MRSA? Sorry, I couldn’t resist it.

THE A-TEAM

I really feel for Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, who plays BA Baracus in The A-Team movie. Having a first name like Quinton, he’s clearly adopted the middle name “Rampage” to make himself sound tough.

Perhaps now that he has played the hardest man on the planet, a man who can duff up villains with ease and lift a car with one hand, the name Quinton won’t incur so many insults. Or the name Quentin for that matter.

Having seen The A-Team for myself, I have to say I enjoyed it. The ultimate test for me

was whether or not the relatively unknown Sharlto Copley could play the character

of “Howling Mad” Murdoch. I can assure you folks, he did not

disappoint. Murdoch was

my favourite character. Although I’m sure regular readers of “Q’s Views” will have worked that one out for themselves. My only gripe was with Liam

Neeson playing Hannibal Smith. Whilst Liam Neeson is a fine actor, I feel that Mel Gibson would have been a far better choice.

Yes I know he’s a bevy merchant, but so was George Peppard who played him originally.

And ask yourself this- out of Mel

Gibson and Liam Neeson, who could best deliver the line “Ma’am, you’ve just hired The A-Team”? Exactly, so now you know who the best choice would have been. Although the Hannibal Smith played by Mel Gibson might say “Ma’am, you’ve just hired the A-Team…actually wait a minute, you’re not Jewish are you?”

“THANK YOU FOR BUYING YOUR CINEMA TICKET”

Speaking of The A-Team, when I went to see it we were greeted with an advert saying “Thank you for buying your cinema ticket. The advert explained that by buying a cinema ticket as opposed to watching a pirate

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THERE’S LOADS GOING ON AT UDDINGSTON COMMUNITY CENTRETEL: 01698 813383Playgroup - Monday 12.30-2.30, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9.30 - 11.30. Monday & Friday 12.30 - 2.30Mini Ninjas - For 4-6 year olds. Monday 6.15-6.45pm & Thursday 6.30-7pmYamakai Sports Karate - Monday 6.45-8pm & Thursday 7-8pm. Contact Liam Coakley 07771 818184Arts & Crafts - Tuesday 7-9pm & Wednesday 10am-Noon.Dru Yoga - Thursdays. For info call Kay Elder on 07717 054325.Quilting - Wednesday 1-3.30pm.Dance Connection - Wednesday & Staurday. For info call 0141 778 5559French for children - Starts 26/08. Spanish for children starts 24/08. Tel Joanne on 07535016758.Flower Arranging - Every second Wednesday 7.30-9pm.Tae Kwon Do - Tuesday 6.30-7.30pm & Thursday 5.15 - 6.15pm. For info call Brian Locke on 01259 222810Uddingston Pride - If you are interested in finding out more about the green fingered group who make Uddingston colourful during the summer, call Liz Wilson on 01698 814822Al-Anon, - Family support & health group. Wed 7.45-9pmBaby Clinic - Monday 1-3pm.

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• • • pet of the fortnight

To submit your pet please send a photo of your pet to [email protected] or post your photo to Suite 17, Ellismuir House, Ellismuir Way, Uddingston G71 5PW with your name, your pets name, breed, age and his or her likes and dislikes. * although we will try, we cannot guarantee the return of any photos posted to us.

Name: Jake

Breed: Cross

Age: 5

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Likes: Being with people,being friendly, licking people and food!

Dislikes: Being groomed and the postman

Unfortunately, we cannot do this campaign on our own – so please send in your dodgy parking pictures to [email protected]. Does one of your colleagues suffer from dodgyparkingitis? If so, take a picture of the evidence and send it to us! Don’t worry, all identities will be protected and vehicle registrations blanked out.This is all in the name of good fun, and in no way are we personally attacking any individual or group.

Have you seen some dodgy parking this week?As always, we are on the prowl to find Lanarkshire’s dodgy

parkers but we do need your help!

DODGY PARKING???

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Viewpark classes every Tuesday, Ages 3-8 4:30pm to

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As a fan of hill walking, and hiking in general, I couldn’t

pass up the opportunity to join some friends on a trek up Scafell Pike, England’s highest mountain. The idea was to meet at Ambleside Youth Hostel, spend the Friday night on one of the local ‘pub walks’, climb the Pike on the Saturday, and spend the Sunday morning recovering with a cruise on nearby Lake Windermere. Now being the sometimes lucky man that I am, I got the chance to do this with four fantastic ladies. Three of which I had never met before, but was quickly acquainted with due to the charms of some of the locally brewed ales! Ambleside Hostel is a fantastic early 20th Century building on the shores of Lake Windermere. It caters for all with a great bar, refectory and sitting areas, as well as watersports hire and

hiking advice. Due to being the only male of the party, I had to share a six bed dorm alone with the usual mix of hikers and bikers, as well as the odd snorer. But at £15 a night, I was never going to complain. As I had mentioned, the pub walk on the Friday night took in some great little places, where the hospitality could not have been any better, the pubs more quaint, and surrounded by scenery which, if I was not fiercely patriotic, would say was as dramatic as anywhere you could see here. This meant however, that the Saturday morning had started off a little cloudier than was anticipated! However after a huge breakfast in the hostel, we picked up our packed lunches which are an optional extra, and headed for the hills. Now Scafell Pike stands at 978 Meters, and by our standards would not qualify as a Munro. It is however a great climb, and,

due to its location involves a fair bit of trekking to get to its base. I would set aside six to seven hours for the climb. Great weather and great company, as well as a good sense of achievement, led to five happy walkers as we reflected on our day in another one of the areas fine hostelries! (Try the Honey Ale!) Sunday’s excursion of a small cruise on Lake Windermere was about as adventurous as we could muster after the previous day’s excursions, but a very pleasant and breezy one at that! For any of you hikers out there, I could not recommend this area for a jaunt highly enough. And for anyone else, the beauty of the area, its hospitality and great pubs would keep you occupied, even if the only walking you planned to do was to the bar and back! Even if you are not as fortunate as me, and are unable to go with four beautiful ladies, I am sure you would not regret a visit.

Ambleside YHA, Ambleside, Cumbria. by Brian Hartie

Auchlochan Development Road Race


HUB Sport Junior Football

Super League First DivisionPos Team Pld W D L F A GD Pts1 Kilwinning Rangers F.C. 1 1 0 0 6 3 3 32 Glenafton Athletic F.C. 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 33 Hurlford United F.C. 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 34 Ashfield F.C. 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 35 Girvan F.C 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 36 Renfrew F.C. 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 37 Shotts Bon Accord F.C. 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 18 Whitletts Victoria F.C. 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 19 Vale of Clyde F.C. 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 010 Bellshill Athletic F.C. 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 011 East Kilbride Thistle F.C. 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 012 Clydebank F.C. 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 013 Cumbernauld United F.C. 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 014 Annbank United F.C. 1 0 0 1 3 6 -3 0

Central District First DivPos Team Pld W D L F A GD Pts1 Greenock Juniors F.C. 1 1 0 0 6 0 6 32 Johnstone Burgh F.C. 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 33 Thorniewood United F.C. 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 34 Port Glasgow F.C. 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 35 Kilsyth Rangers F.C. 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 36 St. Anthony's F.C. 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 17 Vale of Leven F.C. 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 18 Dunipace F.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09 Shettleston F.C. 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 010 Cambuslang Rangers F.C. 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 011 Neilston Juniors F.C. 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 012 Blantyre Victoria F.C. 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 013 Glasgow Perthshire F.C. 1 0 0 1 0 6 -6 0

Central District Second DivPos Team Pld W D L F A GD Pts1 Stonehouse Violet F.C. 1 1 0 0 5 1 4 32 Newmains United F.C. 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 33 Lesmahagow Juniors F.C. 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 34 Yoker Athletic F.C. 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 35 St. Roch's F.C. 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 36 Benburb F.C. 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 Royal Albert F.C. 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 Wishaw Juniors F.C. 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 09 Carluke Rovers F.C. 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 010 Larkhall Thistle F.C. 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 011 Forth Wanderers F.C. 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 012 Maryhill F.C. 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0

JUNIOR LEAGUE TABLES

Stagecoach West of Scotland League Super League First Division

Clydebank F.C. 0 v 1 Renfrew F.C. Hurlford United F.C. 4 v 3 Vale of Clyde F.C. Ashfield F.C. 3 v 2 Bellshill Athletic F.C. Whitletts Victoria F.C. 2 v 2 Shotts Bon Accord F.C. Cumbernauld United F.C. 1 v 3 Glenafton Athletic F.C. East Kilbride Thistle F.C. 2 v 3 Girvan F.C Kilwinning Rangers F.C. 6 v 3 Annbank United F.C.

Stagecoach West of Scotland League Central District First Div

Blantyre Victoria F.C. 0 v 4 Johnstone Burgh F.C. Shettleston F.C. 0 v 1 Kilsyth Rangers F.C. St. Anthony's F.C. 2 v 2 Vale of Leven F.C. Thorniewood United F.C. 3 v 0 Neilston Juniors F.C. Cambuslang Rangers F.C. 2 v 4 Port Glasgow F.C. Greenock Juniors F.C. 6 v 0 Glasgow Perthshire F.C.

Stagecoach West of Scotland League Central District Second Div

Wishaw Juniors F.C. 1 v 2 St. Roch's F.C. Forth Wanderers F.C. 1 v 4 Newmains United F.C. Benburb F.C. 0 v 0 Royal Albert F.C. Lesmahagow Juniors F.C. 4 v 2 Carluke Rovers F.C. Maryhill F.C. 1 v 5 Stonehouse Violet F.C. Larkhall Thistle F.C. 1 v 3 Yoker Athletic F.C.

RESULTS

Bellshill Athletic 1 Thorniewood United 1By Stuart ClellandThe league cup local derby match between Bellshill Athletic and Thorniewood United ended up in a draw in a hard fought no thrills encounter at West End Park. Bellshill and Thorniewood needed a win to have any chance of progressing further in the Surridge Sectional League Cup. With ex 'Wood' player Danny Drew in charge Athletic seem to have settled the ship and have put together a decent looking side as they set off on a season where they seek to bounce back after relegation last year.This on reflection along with the fast artificial surface of uninspiring West End Park make 'Woods' draw all the more creditable.

Bellshill won a corner in the first minute with Livingston crashing an effort high and wide from the edge of the box from the resultant kick. The lively looking Stephen Mullen was upended by McVittie in 12 minutes before Trialist (A) fired a great ball across the face of goal before being turned round for a United corner. Thorniewood took the lead in 25 minutes when good work by Martin Devlin sent Mullen through and the striker didn't disappoint sending a great shot from 16 yards inside Calder's left hand post. Bellshill replied with a McKenna cross and Quinn header which Stevie Mathers in the 'Wood' goal dealt with in comfortable fashion.

Atletic keeper Calder then had to look lively turning a well struck trialst (A) shot round for a corner on the half hour. Thorniewood had claims for hand ball in 36 mins waved away the referee instead awarding a corner. Thorniewood's worrying injury woes continued with Chris Queen failing to come out for the second half along with Stephen Low and Chris Lafferty who were both forced to retire before the 54th minute forcing player manager Johnny Fallon into a major rethink. Centre back Low's influence was immediately felt when a cross from the right in 50 minutes was headed home by the impressive McKenna

to get Athletic level. Bellshill then enjoyed a good spell with 'Wood' player Jamie Brophy superbly clearing off the line on the hour mark as the home side pressed. The Matt Busby side linesman then ridiculously deemed Bellshill's Livingston onside but justice was done with the midfielder shooting wide. Thorniewood to their credit knuckled down and got themselves back into the match and Mullen had a decent effort just over before a superb cross in 77 minutes by Mark Daly agonizingly found no takers.Both sides failed to add to the scoresheet with the match ending in deserved stalemate.

Thorniewood United 5 - Shettleston Town 3By Stuart ClellandThorniewood completed their sectional league cup games by winning an eight goal thriller at Robertson Park. It was the visitors Shettleston who had the early advantage and won a corner in the first minute with McIntosh's header from the award being cleard off the line as the visitors started brightly. 'Wood' responded in 3 minutes with a Phil ‘Twinkle Toes’ Hughes shot being deflected past for a corner. Thorniewood then had a couple of shots from distance from Chris Queen and Barry McGowan before visting Shettleston took the lead in 14 minutes when Shand was fouled in the area by Neil Newman with the' Wood 'defender being shown the red card and the Glasgow side converting from the spot kick. A Brian Wharton throw in on the 17th minute was headed on by Johnny Fallon but there were no takers at the back post as United tried to draw level. There was good play on the right by 'Town' which resulted in a shot from outside the area being well saved by keeper Martin Fusari low to his left. Slack marking by 'Wood' on the half hour allowed an unmarked Shettleston player to send a header into the side netting. A minute later Thorniewood were level when a Wharton throw met by Fallon's knock on was handled by centre back McIntosh. Penalty! Player manager Fallon drilled the ball low into the net. Shettleston started the second half with a purpose and scored a

second in 49 minuteswhen a cross from the left wasn't dealt with allowing the visiting number 7 to blast high into the net from close range. Visibly shaken, Thorniewood suffered again in 54 minutes when they lost a third goal after poor defending allowed a Shettleston player to blast high into the net. The visitors were awarded a second penalty on the hour mark when Jaimie Brophy was deemed to have fouled in the area. Dubious award indeed and justice was served however when Martin Fusari produced a great stop to save the kick. Many would argue that this was the turning point in the match as Thorniewood started to play with belief. Thorniewood pulled one back in 64 minutes when a Wharton free kick being knocked across goal by Trialist (B)for Trialist (A) to hit home. Fusari then pulled off a double save in 68 minutes before 'Town's' McIntosh received a second yellow. 'Wood' levelled in 74 minuteswhen Trialist (B) managed to head home before going on to complete a quick fire hat trick with a penalty in 85 minutes and an unstoppable shot from 14 yards in the 91st minute.A tremendous fight back from Thorniewood in the last 20 minutes in a match they looked very unlikely to get anything from. Special mention must be made to Trialist (B) who in little over 30 minutes scored a hat trick and completely changed the game.

Blantyre Victoria 0 Johnstone Burgh 4

Three groups started on the night. 1st group - Alex Douglas, Sandy Bain, Davie Fairweather, Les Mckenzie; 8mins lead on 2nd group and 9mins on scratch group. 2nd group - John Campbell, Derek Hamilton, Derek Burnside, Darren Stewart, Jim Paton, Steven Brennan, Jocky Johnstone. Scratch group - Stewart Mcgregor, Paul Mcnally, Riky Sutherland, Scott Anderson, Paul Ramsay.The race was on as the first group started and it looked like they where not hanging around as the Alex Douglas and Sandy Bain set the pace with Les and Davy hanging on. Eight minutes later the second group took off and were into the serious business of bike racing with all the guys working well together, going through and through, and racing well as they formed into a team time trial mode. With an average speed of 30mph at times the race was really on, by which time the scratch group had also started, with Stewart Mcgregor leading the way; going flat out with his team mates to catch the groups in front. This he did at the end of the third lap, catching the 2nd group on the climb, looking super strong. Only Paul Mcnally was strong enough to jump across to his wheel, but not for long as Stewart ‘got rid’ of him on the climb on the 4th lap.The 2nd bunch then picked up Paul who worked well with them in trying to catch Stewart Mcgregor but it wasn't to be. Stewart was flying as he had been for the whole race. His 3rd place on the night speaks volumes, as he nearly caught the first group off 9mins, only to finish just behind Alex Douglas. Great rides by Sandy and Alex as they held off Stewart Mcgregor to reach the line, 1st and 2nd in the race. The second group also worked very hard but still could not catch Stewart, who finished just in front of them at the finish line. Well done to Stewart Mcgregor for making it a great race, also well done to all the guys who raced on the night as they gave 100%.

In a fierce contest, Johnstone Burgh seized the initiative from the kick off and took the lead after 5 mins. This unsettled Vics but they rallied back for a 15 minute spell and looked likely to equalise due to the possession they had. However, poor marking resulted in a second goal for the away team. Into the the second half and it offered little improvement compared to the first half for Vics and more poor defending saw Vics lose another 2 goals easy goals to the away team. In the end Johnstone Burgh run out comfortable winners in a game where Blantyre Vics failed to show anywhere near what they are capable of.

WHITLETTS VICTORIA 2-2 SHOTTS BON ACCORDShotts marked their return to the Stagecoach Super league with this slightly disappointing draw in Ayr on Saturday. The Bon Accord had taken the lead as early as the second minute when Tony Fleming headed home Tam Hanlon's well-flighted free kick but after that it was the home team who did most of the attacking in a first half played at a furious tempo and with much aggression. Whitletts gave the ball an awful lot of leathering as they went Route One for goal and the Shotts players found themselves struggling to maintain their lead, the Ayr team equalizing in the 16th minute when right-back Paul Finnigan deflected a fiercely struck shot from Santos beyond keeper Craig Brown and into the roof of the net. The game quickly became even more hair-raising as Whitletts sensed their over-energetic style of play was ruffling a few Shotts' feathers. The referee also struggled to maintain order as he awarded two belated yellow cards to the home side but Shotts weren't completely devoid of chances as both Mark Duffy and Paul McLaughlin (twice) had good chances to put their team back in the lead but it remained 1-1 until the break. Shotts started the second half much the better team as they concentrated on playing football on the ground and were soon causing havoc in the home penalty area but again good chances were spurned by the forwards before midfielder Tam Hanlon showed them how to do it in the 70th minute. Powering into the box, he lobbed Douglas the home keeper and danced for joy as the ball landed in the net. That lead prevailed until the 83rd minute when Whitletts' sub Duffy poked the ball over the line for another equalizer after the Shotts defense got in a right fankle with their marking. Even then, Shotts still had the big chance for the winner two minutes before the final whistle when sub Kevin Barr found himself all alone in the six-yard area but his low shot was brilliantly blocked by the home keeper who was later declared the sponsor's Man of the Match for his efforts. Manager Tony McInally had mixed emotions after the match. He was obviously glad most of his players emerged unscathed at the end of a tough game of football but was also disappointed that his team hadn't managed to hold on to a lead which would have been the Bon Accord's first win in an away-match start to the Stagecoach league season.

• • CYCLING • •

Auchlochan Development Road Race


HUB Sport Junior Football

Super League First DivisionPos Team Pld W D L F A GD Pts1 Kilwinning Rangers F.C. 1 1 0 0 6 3 3 32 Glenafton Athletic F.C. 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 33 Hurlford United F.C. 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 34 Ashfield F.C. 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 35 Girvan F.C 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 36 Renfrew F.C. 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 37 Shotts Bon Accord F.C. 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 18 Whitletts Victoria F.C. 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 19 Vale of Clyde F.C. 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 010 Bellshill Athletic F.C. 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 011 East Kilbride Thistle F.C. 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 012 Clydebank F.C. 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 013 Cumbernauld United F.C. 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 014 Annbank United F.C. 1 0 0 1 3 6 -3 0

Central District First DivPos Team Pld W D L F A GD Pts1 Greenock Juniors F.C. 1 1 0 0 6 0 6 32 Johnstone Burgh F.C. 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 33 Thorniewood United F.C. 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 34 Port Glasgow F.C. 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 35 Kilsyth Rangers F.C. 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 36 St. Anthony's F.C. 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 17 Vale of Leven F.C. 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 18 Dunipace F.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09 Shettleston F.C. 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 010 Cambuslang Rangers F.C. 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 011 Neilston Juniors F.C. 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 012 Blantyre Victoria F.C. 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 013 Glasgow Perthshire F.C. 1 0 0 1 0 6 -6 0

Central District Second DivPos Team Pld W D L F A GD Pts1 Stonehouse Violet F.C. 1 1 0 0 5 1 4 32 Newmains United F.C. 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 33 Lesmahagow Juniors F.C. 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 34 Yoker Athletic F.C. 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 35 St. Roch's F.C. 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 36 Benburb F.C. 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 Royal Albert F.C. 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 Wishaw Juniors F.C. 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 09 Carluke Rovers F.C. 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 010 Larkhall Thistle F.C. 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 011 Forth Wanderers F.C. 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 012 Maryhill F.C. 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0

JUNIOR LEAGUE TABLES

Stagecoach West of Scotland League Super League First Division

Clydebank F.C. 0 v 1 Renfrew F.C. Hurlford United F.C. 4 v 3 Vale of Clyde F.C. Ashfield F.C. 3 v 2 Bellshill Athletic F.C. Whitletts Victoria F.C. 2 v 2 Shotts Bon Accord F.C. Cumbernauld United F.C. 1 v 3 Glenafton Athletic F.C. East Kilbride Thistle F.C. 2 v 3 Girvan F.C Kilwinning Rangers F.C. 6 v 3 Annbank United F.C.

Stagecoach West of Scotland League Central District First Div

Blantyre Victoria F.C. 0 v 4 Johnstone Burgh F.C. Shettleston F.C. 0 v 1 Kilsyth Rangers F.C. St. Anthony's F.C. 2 v 2 Vale of Leven F.C. Thorniewood United F.C. 3 v 0 Neilston Juniors F.C. Cambuslang Rangers F.C. 2 v 4 Port Glasgow F.C. Greenock Juniors F.C. 6 v 0 Glasgow Perthshire F.C.

Stagecoach West of Scotland League Central District Second Div

Wishaw Juniors F.C. 1 v 2 St. Roch's F.C. Forth Wanderers F.C. 1 v 4 Newmains United F.C. Benburb F.C. 0 v 0 Royal Albert F.C. Lesmahagow Juniors F.C. 4 v 2 Carluke Rovers F.C. Maryhill F.C. 1 v 5 Stonehouse Violet F.C. Larkhall Thistle F.C. 1 v 3 Yoker Athletic F.C.

RESULTS

Bellshill Athletic 1 Thorniewood United 1By Stuart ClellandThe league cup local derby match between Bellshill Athletic and Thorniewood United ended up in a draw in a hard fought no thrills encounter at West End Park. Bellshill and Thorniewood needed a win to have any chance of progressing further in the Surridge Sectional League Cup. With ex 'Wood' player Danny Drew in charge Athletic seem to have settled the ship and have put together a decent looking side as they set off on a season where they seek to bounce back after relegation last year.This on reflection along with the fast artificial surface of uninspiring West End Park make 'Woods' draw all the more creditable.

Bellshill won a corner in the first minute with Livingston crashing an effort high and wide from the edge of the box from the resultant kick. The lively looking Stephen Mullen was upended by McVittie in 12 minutes before Trialist (A) fired a great ball across the face of goal before being turned round for a United corner. Thorniewood took the lead in 25 minutes when good work by Martin Devlin sent Mullen through and the striker didn't disappoint sending a great shot from 16 yards inside Calder's left hand post. Bellshill replied with a McKenna cross and Quinn header which Stevie Mathers in the 'Wood' goal dealt with in comfortable fashion.

Atletic keeper Calder then had to look lively turning a well struck trialst (A) shot round for a corner on the half hour. Thorniewood had claims for hand ball in 36 mins waved away the referee instead awarding a corner. Thorniewood's worrying injury woes continued with Chris Queen failing to come out for the second half along with Stephen Low and Chris Lafferty who were both forced to retire before the 54th minute forcing player manager Johnny Fallon into a major rethink. Centre back Low's influence was immediately felt when a cross from the right in 50 minutes was headed home by the impressive McKenna

to get Athletic level. Bellshill then enjoyed a good spell with 'Wood' player Jamie Brophy superbly clearing off the line on the hour mark as the home side pressed. The Matt Busby side linesman then ridiculously deemed Bellshill's Livingston onside but justice was done with the midfielder shooting wide. Thorniewood to their credit knuckled down and got themselves back into the match and Mullen had a decent effort just over before a superb cross in 77 minutes by Mark Daly agonizingly found no takers.Both sides failed to add to the scoresheet with the match ending in deserved stalemate.

Thorniewood United 5 - Shettleston Town 3By Stuart ClellandThorniewood completed their sectional league cup games by winning an eight goal thriller at Robertson Park. It was the visitors Shettleston who had the early advantage and won a corner in the first minute with McIntosh's header from the award being cleard off the line as the visitors started brightly. 'Wood' responded in 3 minutes with a Phil ‘Twinkle Toes’ Hughes shot being deflected past for a corner. Thorniewood then had a couple of shots from distance from Chris Queen and Barry McGowan before visting Shettleston took the lead in 14 minutes when Shand was fouled in the area by Neil Newman with the' Wood 'defender being shown the red card and the Glasgow side converting from the spot kick. A Brian Wharton throw in on the 17th minute was headed on by Johnny Fallon but there were no takers at the back post as United tried to draw level. There was good play on the right by 'Town' which resulted in a shot from outside the area being well saved by keeper Martin Fusari low to his left. Slack marking by 'Wood' on the half hour allowed an unmarked Shettleston player to send a header into the side netting. A minute later Thorniewood were level when a Wharton throw met by Fallon's knock on was handled by centre back McIntosh. Penalty! Player manager Fallon drilled the ball low into the net. Shettleston started the second half with a purpose and scored a

second in 49 minuteswhen a cross from the left wasn't dealt with allowing the visiting number 7 to blast high into the net from close range. Visibly shaken, Thorniewood suffered again in 54 minutes when they lost a third goal after poor defending allowed a Shettleston player to blast high into the net. The visitors were awarded a second penalty on the hour mark when Jaimie Brophy was deemed to have fouled in the area. Dubious award indeed and justice was served however when Martin Fusari produced a great stop to save the kick. Many would argue that this was the turning point in the match as Thorniewood started to play with belief. Thorniewood pulled one back in 64 minutes when a Wharton free kick being knocked across goal by Trialist (B)for Trialist (A) to hit home. Fusari then pulled off a double save in 68 minutes before 'Town's' McIntosh received a second yellow. 'Wood' levelled in 74 minuteswhen Trialist (B) managed to head home before going on to complete a quick fire hat trick with a penalty in 85 minutes and an unstoppable shot from 14 yards in the 91st minute.A tremendous fight back from Thorniewood in the last 20 minutes in a match they looked very unlikely to get anything from. Special mention must be made to Trialist (B) who in little over 30 minutes scored a hat trick and completely changed the game.

Blantyre Victoria 0 Johnstone Burgh 4

Three groups started on the night. 1st group - Alex Douglas, Sandy Bain, Davie Fairweather, Les Mckenzie; 8mins lead on 2nd group and 9mins on scratch group. 2nd group - John Campbell, Derek Hamilton, Derek Burnside, Darren Stewart, Jim Paton, Steven Brennan, Jocky Johnstone. Scratch group - Stewart Mcgregor, Paul Mcnally, Riky Sutherland, Scott Anderson, Paul Ramsay.The race was on as the first group started and it looked like they where not hanging around as the Alex Douglas and Sandy Bain set the pace with Les and Davy hanging on. Eight minutes later the second group took off and were into the serious business of bike racing with all the guys working well together, going through and through, and racing well as they formed into a team time trial mode. With an average speed of 30mph at times the race was really on, by which time the scratch group had also started, with Stewart Mcgregor leading the way; going flat out with his team mates to catch the groups in front. This he did at the end of the third lap, catching the 2nd group on the climb, looking super strong. Only Paul Mcnally was strong enough to jump across to his wheel, but not for long as Stewart ‘got rid’ of him on the climb on the 4th lap.The 2nd bunch then picked up Paul who worked well with them in trying to catch Stewart Mcgregor but it wasn't to be. Stewart was flying as he had been for the whole race. His 3rd place on the night speaks volumes, as he nearly caught the first group off 9mins, only to finish just behind Alex Douglas. Great rides by Sandy and Alex as they held off Stewart Mcgregor to reach the line, 1st and 2nd in the race. The second group also worked very hard but still could not catch Stewart, who finished just in front of them at the finish line. Well done to Stewart Mcgregor for making it a great race, also well done to all the guys who raced on the night as they gave 100%.

In a fierce contest, Johnstone Burgh seized the initiative from the kick off and took the lead after 5 mins. This unsettled Vics but they rallied back for a 15 minute spell and looked likely to equalise due to the possession they had. However, poor marking resulted in a second goal for the away team. Into the the second half and it offered little improvement compared to the first half for Vics and more poor defending saw Vics lose another 2 goals easy goals to the away team. In the end Johnstone Burgh run out comfortable winners in a game where Blantyre Vics failed to show anywhere near what they are capable of.

WHITLETTS VICTORIA 2-2 SHOTTS BON ACCORDShotts marked their return to the Stagecoach Super league with this slightly disappointing draw in Ayr on Saturday. The Bon Accord had taken the lead as early as the second minute when Tony Fleming headed home Tam Hanlon's well-flighted free kick but after that it was the home team who did most of the attacking in a first half played at a furious tempo and with much aggression. Whitletts gave the ball an awful lot of leathering as they went Route One for goal and the Shotts players found themselves struggling to maintain their lead, the Ayr team equalizing in the 16th minute when right-back Paul Finnigan deflected a fiercely struck shot from Santos beyond keeper Craig Brown and into the roof of the net. The game quickly became even more hair-raising as Whitletts sensed their over-energetic style of play was ruffling a few Shotts' feathers. The referee also struggled to maintain order as he awarded two belated yellow cards to the home side but Shotts weren't completely devoid of chances as both Mark Duffy and Paul McLaughlin (twice) had good chances to put their team back in the lead but it remained 1-1 until the break. Shotts started the second half much the better team as they concentrated on playing football on the ground and were soon causing havoc in the home penalty area but again good chances were spurned by the forwards before midfielder Tam Hanlon showed them how to do it in the 70th minute. Powering into the box, he lobbed Douglas the home keeper and danced for joy as the ball landed in the net. That lead prevailed until the 83rd minute when Whitletts' sub Duffy poked the ball over the line for another equalizer after the Shotts defense got in a right fankle with their marking. Even then, Shotts still had the big chance for the winner two minutes before the final whistle when sub Kevin Barr found himself all alone in the six-yard area but his low shot was brilliantly blocked by the home keeper who was later declared the sponsor's Man of the Match for his efforts. Manager Tony McInally had mixed emotions after the match. He was obviously glad most of his players emerged unscathed at the end of a tough game of football but was also disappointed that his team hadn't managed to hold on to a lead which would have been the Bon Accord's first win in an away-match start to the Stagecoach league season.

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Uddingston V GrangeA depleted Uddingston took on top of the table Grange at Castle Poli-cies last Saturday. With several players, including professional Ras who returned to Sri Lanka last week for the birth of his second child, a tight performance with the bat and ball was required against the league's pacesetters. The day started well with captain

Ricky Bawa winning the toss and electing to bat. The openers, Clarke and h Hoffmann, batted comfortably and the score stood at 47 in the 9th over when disaster struck. In the space of six balls, Clarke, Hoffmann and Bradley were dismissed without further addition to the score. In retrospect, this

proved to be the end of the match as a contest. Wickets fell cheaply at regular intervals with only the ever reliable Aamir Gul holding up his end to any effect with a score of 30. The home team's innings petered out at a miserly 116 in the 43rd over. This proved an easy target for the visitors who won by 8 wickets in the 21st over.

Professional Ras Priyadarshana returned as Uddingston visited Carlton for their penultimate league match of the season. The home team were without four of their international players. However, they still managed to field a strong side to face a youthful Uddingston eleven which included junior Gavin Main on his league debut. Ricky Bawa won the toss and elected to field. Opening the batting for Carlton was Uddingston's nemesis, Cedric English, who has had a number of very large scores against them in recent years. This match proved to be no different and, despite the valiant efforts of the Uddingston attack, he top scored with 148 not out in a total of 237 for four. The only other meaningful knock was Steve Gilmour's 52. With such a long tail, the target of 238 to win was a tall order for the Villagers. However, they batted steadily and when pro Rasika Priyadarshana was caught in the 25th over the score was a healthy 106 for 3. The run chase effectively came to a halt with two run outs - Aamir Gul in the 32nd over for 39 and David Bill in the 43rd over for 20. Despite

valuable contributions from Joshua Johnstone and Gavin Main the innings closed at 194 all out in the 48th over. Uddingston lost by 42 runs. This coming Saturday, Uddingston hope to field their strongest eleven for the final league match of the season against Greenock at Castle Policies with a 12.00 noon start. The Second eleven finished the season in mid division after two comprehensive wins at the weekend

against St Ninians and Kelburne, both at home. Preparations are under way for the Scottish Cup Final on Saturday 4th September against Stirling County at West of Scotland Cricket Club. There are still some places left on the bus which will leave Uddingston at 10.45am and return after the match. Seats can be reserved by calling the club on 01698 307068 or Jim Lockhart on 01698 810716.

Uddingston v Carlton

SNCL Premier Division 2010Team P W T L BPL PP Pts % AGE NRRGrange 17 13 0 4 6 0 136 80.00 13.43Watsonians 17 13 0 4 4 0 134 78.82 11.13Dunfermline Knights 17 12 0 5 0 0 120 70.59 12.62Forfarshire 17 10 0 7 6 0 106 62.35 7.15National Academy 9 5 0 4 2 1 51 56.67 8.18Carlton 17 9 0 8 6 0 96 56.47 5.05Uddingston 17 9 0 8 2 0 92 54.12 0.48Greaves Clydesdale 17 7 0 10 8 0 78 45.88 -2.60Aberdeenshire 17 6 0 11 6 0 66 38.82 -8.66McCrea FS West 16 3 0 13 8 2 36 22.50 -16.44Greenock 17 2 0 15 2 0 22 12.94 -28.45

The final of the Shaw Cup was played out recently at Uddingston Bowling Club. The Shaw Cup is a series of matches played out over a 14 week period. The club would like to congratulate the winners and everyone who took part in the competition.Final Results.Winners J O Neill,L Delaney,J Gray(skip)Runners Up J Baillie,J Breslin,G Thomson(skip)3rd Place: M Carroll,A Slater R Stein(skip)4th Place: B MacGowan,B Leigthon,B French(skip)

Front RowJ O,Neill,L Delaney,J Gray,R Marshall,G Thomson,J Bresiln,J BaillieBack RowR Stein D French,B MacGowan,B Leighton,A Slater,M Carroll

Hamilton 1 Hibernian 5

SWPL League Table 2010 PLD W D L F A PTSCeltic 14 13 1 0 84 9 40Glasgow City 13 12 1 0 84 5 37Hibernian 14 9 1 4 66 18 28Spartans 14 9 0 5 68 23 27Hamilton Accies 14 8 1 5 45 24 25Forfar 14 7 1 6 39 27 22Rangers 13 6 4 3 33 29 22Inverness 13 4 2 7 23 41 14Boroughmuir 13 3 2 8 23 32 11Dundee United 13 2 0 11 12 78 6Kilmarnock 13 1 0 12 9 135 3Aberdeen 13 0 1 12 5 80 1

VILLAGERS LOSE THEIR MOMENTUMUddingson RFC travelled to Tillicoultry last Saturday to play local team Hillfoots, who until last season were in National Division 3. This was the Villagers third friendly of their pre-season matches and having been successful in their two previous games, travelled with an air of optimism.The Villagers gave a good account of themselves particularly in the first quarter when they dominated the game. However, despite playing in a tight yet resourceful manner and enjoying most of the territorial advantage in the first half, it was the home side that eventually took control by upping their game in the second half by demonstrating great pace and ball control in open play.This was to the detriment of the visitors who struggled in the final quarter of the game to assert themselves as an attacking force and Hillfoots took full advantage of that situation to run out well deserved winners claiming a 33-14 victory.The home side opened the scoring in the 15th minute, having secured the ball in open play, it was shipped neatly across the park to the waiting full back who took it on the final 10 meters to touch down over the line. The conversion was on target giving Hillfoots a 7-0 lead.It took the Villagers until the 30th minute to secure their opening try which came from Captain Iain Beresford. The visitors had the opposition under pressure just 10 meters out from their line and were moving the ball tightly between players whilst gaining ground at the same time. Just 5 meters short of the line, Beresford was in possession and with good pack pressure managed

to exploit a gap in Hillfoots defence to take the ball over. Gordon Burns slotted the conversion and the score was all even at 7-7.Just minutes short of half time, Hillfoots secured their second try of the game following a fixed penalty move just 5 meters out from the visitor’s line.The Villagers defence was not quick enough to close the gaps and this enabled the home side to take the ball over near the corner. The conversion went wide and the half time score was 12-7.With the second half well underway, the Villagers persevered to make up for lost ground, but it was the home side who were first to add more points to their score by securing a further converted try in the 55th minute increasing their lead to19-7. However, just five minutes later, the visitors seized their chance to narrow the points gap. Brendan Cairns took possession of the ball and catching the opposition by surprise, charged from within his own half down the wing at pace to touch down under the posts. Burns was once again on target with the conversion and the score stood at 19-14. With everything to play for, the Villagers struggled to contain the fast paced advances and slick ball handling of Hillfoots and failed to prevent them from securing in the final quarter of the game two converted tries to run out clear winners at 33-14.Uddingston’s 1st XV will play a friendly against Dalziel on Thursday (26th) evening at 7pm and on Saturday (28th), the 2nd XV travel away to Cumbernauld to play their opening league match of the season. Kick off 3pm.

Hamilton faced Hibs who were battling it out with them for third place in the league. Manager Kevin Murphy said after the match, “We started this match really well and I thought we played and competed well for the first hour, however football is a game of ninety minutes and for the last thirty we fell far short of the standards I have come to expect. Credit must go to Hibs who played well throughout and were clinical in front of goal”. This was always going to be a tough match for Hamilton against a team who they had beaten 3 – 2 in a thrilling match earlier in the season. Hibs started well and forced Hamilton into a more defensive role than they wanted, it took the home team a while to get into the game and start moving the ball as they could. After all Hibs possession it was Hamilton who took the lead, on 15 minutes a long ball out of defence caught the Hibs defence turning, Susan Fairlie controlled the ball on the turn but was brought down by the keeper inside the box. Captain Lynsey Hogg converted the penalty to put Hamilton one up. This goal gave Hamilton a bit of confidence and within five

minutes a good move on the right by Gill Inglis released Fairlie who fired a rasping shot just wide of the post. Hibs fought their way back into the game and equalised when Hamilton conceded a needless freekick on the edge of the box. The resultant cross into the box was only half cleared and fell into the path of Robertson who side footed it home. The second half started with Hamilton again trying to take the game to Hibs and great work by Fairlie gave Nicky Grant the chance to set up Helen

Templeton who saw her shot from the edge of the box blocked for a corner. The game turned against Hamilton on sixty minutes when a mistake on the right allowed the Hibs midfielder Hayley Cunningham to race through the defence and score with a shot that went in off the post. Ten minutes later Cunningham got her second and Hibs third after she volleyed home a cross from the right. Hamilton changed their formation to try and get back into the game but were caught out

by a quick break from Hibs and a cross come shot from Murray that ended up in the back of the net Cunningham completed her hat trick on 80 minutes with a fine finish after yet another good Hibs move; Hamilton’s heads had dropped by this point and were only waiting on the final whistle to put them out of their misery. Manager Kevin Murphy summed the match up “We have to regroup now and prepare for our next game against Cowdenbeath in the third round of the Scottish cup”.

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A good effort by all who attended with the Harriers posting the following times: Ross Bickerstaff 22 mins, Cheryl McNulty 24.54, Helen Whyte 24.30 and Davie Kelly 22.40. Helen Whyte picked up first prize for FV55 category

Harriers at the Bella 5kThorniewood got their new

2010/11 league campaign off to a tremendous start by winning a heated Division 1 match at Robertson Park. The visitors Neilston who had been relegated from the division above last seson were first to mount an attack in six minutes with a last gasp challenge from Mark Daly coming to Thorniewood’s rescue amidst strong claims for a penalty from the visitors. Unfortunately Daly injured himself in the tackle and played no further part in the match. The sides knuckled down to a midfield battle before 'The Farmers Boys' came close to opening the scoring in 20 minutes when a net bound header was superbly headed off the line by the well placed Jaimie Brophy in the 'Wood' defence. The visitors looked the more likely to score and came close when a shot from outside the box flashed just wide. The visitors were reduced to 10 men in the 22nd minute when Forrester was shown red for an over-the-ball challenge. Neilston mounted pressure on the ‘Wood’ with a precision ball into the box but it was comfortably dealt with by the home defence in the end as trialist

Faulds heading clear. Thorniewood managed to get a shot on target just on the half hour mark when a Faulds effort was comfortably saved by Sexton in the visiting goal. This gave the team a lift and Thorniewood began to get themselves more into the match much to the appreciation of the home crowd. A great ball on the left from Chris Queen in 35 minutes rolled across the face of the goal but no Thorniewood players were nearby to tap home. Clearly at this point Thorniewood were missing the injured Mullen who no doubt would have been in the right position to slot the ball home. The visitors nearly went ahead on the stroke of half time and superb defending from Brian Wharton prevented an away goal. After the restart, it was the visitors Neilston who seemed most hungry for the better start as they threatened early on. Neil Newman was caught for pace with the cut back beating goalkeeper Mathers before being cleared by Wharton. Thorniewood nearly went ahead a minute later with a scramble in the Neilston six-yard box the lead to a

player manager Johnny Fallon effort appearing to come ofthe post and bar before being cleared by the visitors defender. Now hungry for the win, Thorniewood should have been in front when a Brophy pass sent Fallon clear – normally route one would be Mr Fallon’s preferred choice but this time decided to square the ball for the oncoming Queen - who was tackled as he was about to pull the trigger. Nielston were reduced to nine men in 56 minutes when Graham was shown a second yellow as Thorniewood searched for that opening goal. A nice move involving Faulds, Brophy and Des Bradshaw resulted in a fine save from the visiting keeper Sexton. Thorniewood made the breakthrough in 69 minutes when a net bound Des Bradshaw shot was handled on the line by Bonnar. Standard protocol for deliberate hand ball is receiving a straight red card which reducing his team to eight. Player manager Fallon stepped up to blast home from the spot rushing afterwards to the elated home crowd in celebration. Taking full advantage of the extra men, Thorniewood were fully

on top. Faulds had a shot saved before Des Bradshaw scored that all important second with belter of a strike in the 83rd minute. Clearly full of energy Bradshaw then sprinted half way down the park in an unusual celebration being chased by his teammates. Bradshaw then turned provider when his cross was met by former 'Farmer Boy' Queen to volley

home from the left hand side of the box for an 85th minute third. 'Wood' defender Low was sent off after a second yellow for a strong tackle in the final minute. In all, a good result for Thorniewood and a vital win to kick start their new campaign.

There was a big turnout for the 20th Strathclyde Park Run event.

In his 3rd appearance, Robert GILROY (SM30-34) of Ronhill Cambuslang Harriers won for the 3rd time in a time of 16:02. Brian TURNER (SM35-39) representing Lothian RC took second by 18 seconds recording 16:20. David GARDINER, (VM40-44) of Kirkintilloch Olympians placed third in a time of 16:22. In her 2nd appearance, Julie BEVERIDGE (SW25-29) of Unattached won in a time of 21:35 for the 2nd time. Julie BEVERIDGE beat Michaela HAY (JW14) representing Motherwell AC by 63 seconds recording 22:38 in the process. Margaret GEBBIE, (VW35-39) of Unattached placed third in a time of 23:00. In today's Age Graded competition, David GARDINER recorded a performance of 84.01% In the points competition Leonard MILES has a lead of 101 points over second placed John CONNOR. Margaret GEBBIE leads Michaela HAY by 398 in the ladies competition. This week there were 33 first timers. 47 runners recorded PBs, bringing the total number since the Strathclyde started to 580. In this time, 742 runners from 53 different clubs have completed the race 1944 times covering a distance of 9720 kilometers. The male course record is held by Rex BANNER who ran 14:51 on 31/07/10, event #17. The female equivalent is held by Kerry LANG who ran 17:51 on 19/06/10, event #11.

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