50 m. ago Popular app that promotes sustainable travel gets South Lanarkshire boost

The council have been awarded funding to continue running the BetterPoints – Think, Move, Breathe app.

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3 h. ago East Kilbride MP says South Lanarkshire Council 'needs to go further' on smartphones in schools

Joani Reid had urged councillors to reject a report to the committee that effectively left the decision up to individual schools.

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18 h. ago East Kilbride firefighters to host second Macmillan coffee morning

This will be the station's second annual Macmillan coffee morning after raising £1500 for the cause last year.

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51 h. ago East Kilbride YM hit magnificent seven goals in Wishaw rout to boost promotion bid

The Kirktonholme side ran riot against Paul Wright's men in the West of Scotland Fourth Division clash

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69 h. ago Autumn magic for families this October break at East Kilbride pumpkin patch

Capture countless photo opportunities as you explore this pumpkin wonderland ahead of spooky season.

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3 d. ago South Lanarkshire volunteers wanted to join Children's Panel

Applications are open until October 6 with Children's Hearings Scotland aiming to increase capacity in the area

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3 d. ago East Kilbride Rugby Club announce return of popular coach following Franklin Clark exit

Allan Steel is back at Torrance House for another spell at the helm

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4 d. ago Are smartphones eroding the experience of watching football?

Phones make everything easier but they have bred impatience and diluted the escapism of going to gamesBy Nutmeg magazineIn November 1980, I was 13 and making my way to Firhill from East Kilbride alone, arriving at the game to discover there was no manager in the dugout. It seemed very strange but, as I went on my own and was too shy to speak to anyone while I was there, it wasn’t until the next day that I found out via the Sunday Mail that Bertie Auld had resigned and gone to Hibs.The news was devastating. Bertie was my first manager, in charge for all the years I’d been a supporter, all of them in the Premier League. Now he’d gone and nobody had told me. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Aldi donated over 9000 meals to charities in South Lanarkshire over summer

All South Lanarkshire stores aided local charities by redistributing surplus food through community giving platform Neighbourly.

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4 d. ago South Lanarkshire crime: Shopkeeper, 53, 'slashed' by hooded man in early morning attack in residential area

Police said the suspect hid in the bushes before pouncing on his victim while he attended the bins outside his store in Lanark.

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5 d. ago Hamilton Accies boss admits East Kilbride 'spooked' his side in cup clash, as he addresses takeover talk

John Rankin on today's win over East Kilbride in the KDM Evolution Trophy and a potential takeover at the club

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5 d. ago East Kilbride boss hails brave players and insists 'we'd never have lost to Hamilton Accies with 11 men'

Accies ran out 4-2 winners in the KDM Evolution Trophy, but Kilby threatened a second half comeback with 10 men

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5 d. ago East Kilbride 2 Hamilton 4: Accies end winless run with victory over battling 10

The sides fought out an entertaining Lanarkshire derby, as League One triumphed over League Two

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6 d. ago East Kilbride v Hamilton Accies: Kilby ace Cami Elliott and boss Mick Kennedy target cup upset

League Two East Kilbride host a Hamilton Accies

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6 d. ago Scotland’s professional basketball team calls for recommendations to make international players feel at home in East Kilbride

Local businesses who would like to be featured should get in touch with the club if they would like to welcome the professional players in for a visit.

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7 d. ago Concern that 'dangerous' redesign of busy East Kilbride junction is delaying emergency response times

Collette Stevenson MSP is calling on the local authority to address road safety concerns and traffic issues at the junction of Eaglesham Road, Greenhills Road and Redwood Drive (B764) which is "putting lives at risk" by slowing down emergency vehicles.

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7 d. ago MP urges education committee to give South Lanarkshire schools power to ban smartphones

The Education Resources Committee said it recognises that all schools already have the authority to implement a complete ban on mobile phones – if they and their communities wish to do so.

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7 d. ago East Kilbride v Accies: Jamie Hamilton eyes upset ahead of facing old side for first time

It's a Lanarkshire derby at K-Park on Saturday in the KDM Evolution Trophy

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7 d. ago South Lanarkshire Council reveals homeless figures for the Hamilton area

The numbers emerged at Wednesday's meeting of the Hamilton Area Committee.

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7 d. ago Comic Con brings cosplay fun to East Kilbride this September Weekend

The BGCP organised showcase will feature free meet and greet opportunities with your favourite comic book characters.

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