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Pair jailed over bid to smuggle £1.5m of drugs into UK in crates of watermelons

Scott McSeveney and Steven Lawson, both from Shotts, were both sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow on Friday.

Evening Standard

Duo tried to smuggle £1.5m of drugs into UK using watermelons

Their elaborate plan was rumbled when Border Force officers found an “anomaly” with the HGV

The Independent UK

Airdrie and Shotts: Herculean effort needed to see off rebirth of the Labour machine

THE 2017 General Election is well remembered for the late Corbyn surge and the SNP’s consequent loss to Labour of seven seats that they assumed…

The National (Scotland)

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Ex-SNP rising star accuses party of 'rigging' selection to block his bid to become MP

Paul Di Mascio has claimed his candidacy and others were blocked by former FM Nicola Sturgeon, ex-SNP CEO Peter Murrell and party chair Kirsten Oswald, before Anum Qaisar was parachuted in.

Daily Record

Lanarkshire World War Two hero celebrates her 100th birthday with family

Agnes Todd was part of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAFs) during the conflict and is now celebrating her 100th birthday with five generations of her family

Glasgow Live

Lanarkshire charity hosts range of activities to mark Mental Health Awareness Week

Getting Better Together (GBT) in Shotts aimed to combat the anxiety that many of us feel by bringing the community together and offering sessions which focus on health and well-being.

Daily Record

100-year-old Lanarkshire hotel with award nominated restaurant on the market for £600k

A privately-run hotel in Shotts, North Lanarkshire, featuring a public bar and award nominated restaurant is on the market for a reasonable £600,000.

Glasgow Live

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Shotts theatre to host new play inspired by writer's experience in community

Theatre, food, song, bingo and karaoke combine in The Other Side of the River, written and directed by Lisa Nicoll.

Daily Record

Scotland in Union chief Pamela Nash plots return to Westminster

THE head of a pro-Union pressure group is plotting a return to frontline politics by launching a bid to become a Labour candidate in Scotland in the…

The National (Scotland)

Call for Scottish Government to do more to help axe-threatened staff at clinical waste management company in Lanarkshire

More than 50 workers at Cliniwaste face losing their jobs when it closes at the end of March

Daily Record

Edinburgh rail passengers face cancellations after signalling fault in West Lothian

Network Rail have said that the issue began after 5am this morning and that the signalling fault at West Calder will impact rail travel between Edinburgh and Shotts.

Edinburgh Live

Wishaw police and Shotts charity step in to help pensioner who had £400 stolen in supermarket

The 84-year-old woman had her handbag stolen at a supermarket in the town.

Daily Record

Lanarkshire teacher caught lying in job application after boss asked for reference

The General Teaching Council for Scotland reprimanded science teacher Jillian Hamilton-Cooper after she fibbed about holding promoted posts at Calderhead High in Shotts when she applied for a new job.

Glasgow Live

Former Lanarkshire MSP describes Scottish Government's independence proposals as "crap"

Former Airdrie and Shotts MSP Alex Neil also demanded clarity over the First Minister’s plan to use the next General Election as a de facto referendum.

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Thank you tribute for one in a million Shotts mum who puts everybody else first

Jacqueline Duffy is a receptionist in the town's health centre

Daily Record

Cop narrowly avoids being knocked down by man driving off-road 'buggy' in Shotts

Police came across William Hardie as they responded to complaints about motorbikes racing on a forestry track

Daily Mirror

Mum has to live apart from kids after asbestos and damp found in council house

Cheryl Kerr, from Shotts, in North Lanarkshire, has told how she moved with her two children into a council house but then asbestos and damp were discovered making it "unsafe" to live in

Daily Record

Single mum forced live separate from kids after asbestos and dampness found in council house

Mum-of-two Cheryl Kerr has slammed North Lanarkshire after they homed in a property on Uig Way, Shotts, which she claims is 'unsafe' for her family to live in.

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Daily Record

Lanarkshire MP hosts event as part of Scottish Inter Faith week

Anum Qaisar brought together faith groups, police and fire service representatives from across her Airdrie & Shotts constituency.

Daily Record

Shotts family say room swarming with bees and flies is like something from an 'I'm A Celebrity' challenge

The family's nightmare began in August when bees began swarming through a window which was closed

Daily Record

Man found with knife in Lanarkshire street warned cops he would shoot them

He also hurled racial, sexual and sectarian insults after his arrest in Vennacher Street, Shotts

Daily Record

Police appeal for public's help to trace missing Lanarkshire man

Paul Wilkins, from Shotts, was last seen in the Albion Tower area of Motherwell around 7pm on Saturday, November 5.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow man killed in M8 tragedy when inexperienced driver lost control of Audi

A jury at the High Court in Edinburgh found Shallaw Hameedi guilty of causing the death of Alexandru Dinca in the smash near Shotts, that also left two women seriously injured.

Daily Record

Jury finds man guilty of trying to break into neighbour's home in Shotts

Paul O’Neill, 40, denied attempted housebreaking in Inverkip Drive on May 13 last year, but a jury found him guilty.

Daily Record

M8 at Shotts to be closed to allow for essential works to be carried out

Operating company BEAR Scotland plans to resurface approximately one mile of the trunk road

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