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partnership with the Bellshill & District Forum and the Bellshill & Mossend YMCA hosted a special Men’s Health event last week to co-incide with Suicide Prevention Day to raise awareness of the importance of men’s mental health as well as their general health.

The event which was held at Bellshill YMCA saw men of all ages attend including Motherwell legend Steve Kirk who was on hand to show is support for the venture. Steve was also selected to draw the winners from the free prize draw where the top prizes of a Wii Sport and Gym Memberships on offer.

All aspects of men’s health were the topic of the day ranging from Prostate and Cancer

Awareness to Healthy Eating cooking demonstrations. Attendees could even get a free hair cut courtesy of John Devitt from the Bellshill Barbers.

Andy McCann from Bee Healthy Campaign was happy with the turnout and said;”I think this is a great event for men’s health and the Bellshill area. It is great event for my project as we had been given 80 Bee healthy soup packs away with a healthy leek and potato soup recipe in them, which hopefully can get people

back into the noble Scottish art of making homemade soup’.

A frim favourite with those who attended the event was the free health MOT where trained nurses gave the participants a health check testing blood pressure, weight and blood samples for diabetes etc. Confidential advice was also available should it be requested.

On the day, the YMCA was dvidied up into zones where attendees could go to get advice and information at their leisure.

Colin McFarlane, YMCA Manager told The HUB; “The recent Men’s Health event at Bellshill and Mossend YMCA represented a great partnership project that helped to highlight a wide variety of the health issues that men face and offer advice, support and information. The partnership between the YMCA, NHS, the Community Forum that helped to organize the event brought together a range of services and initiatives’ that

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Scott Mochar, Editor

Where does the time go? It seems only like yesterday that I was sitting down to write my last column. I am sure that everyone else suffers from the same fate that I do in not having enough hours in the day! As always, I would like to start by saying thank you for picking up your copy of The HUB and I hope that you enjoy reading it. Some business updates. The Wishaw HUB is doing exceptionally well and it pleases me to see how well it has been doing given how new the publication is. The Wishaw HUB has seen its circulation increase by 60% since launch, which is in my view exceptionally encouraging. In terms of our continued growth, I will be in a position to break some big announcements in the very near future which will undoubtedly be positive for the business, not only in the short term but equally so moving forward in our strategic long term plans. We are very excited about the future and our plans to bring The HUB to a wider area and more homes and communities than ever before. Perhaps one of the big stories for not just the county, but the country as a whole was the visit of the Pope last weekend. His arrival caused mayhem as many people wanted to see him. We decided to get out and about to try and spot the Pope for ourselves – which we did after a drive down the M8! Our photographer was a tad scared after hanging onto the side of our Kit Vehicle. Some of the other brief highlights included catching up with the local Bothwell kids down at the Community Garden and the Men’s Health Event hosted at the Bellshill and Mossend YMCA. We also took in the East meets West Carers event held at the stunning Rutherglen Town Hall. I should perhaps given a mention to those who managed to convince me that I should play for the JBM team in the annual charity football match versus Dukla Pumpherston. It was good to play against Tommy Sheridan although cries of ‘Solidarity Brother’ could be heard from the crowd every time he touched the ball. In all, it was good to take part for a worthwhile cause. Luckily our team won 3-1 which made the day even better! Finally, thank you each and every one of you for your continued support!

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Motherwell College and The Prince’s TrustCommitted to Supporting Local Youth

helped to make the day a great success and a load of fun. Organizations such as Lanarkshire Food Federation, Clubnet, GeMap, NHS for Testicular and Bowel Cancer, Strathclyde Police and the Bellshill Barber all contributed to delivery of a successful day with over 100 people attending.”

A wide range of partners supported the day including Choose Life/SAMH, Clubnet, Mild to Moderate Mental Health Service,

Princes Carers Trust, Terence Higgins Trust, GEMAP (debt management), Routes 2 Work, Community Learning & Development, VANL, Keep Well (health checks) Lanarkshire Community Food and Health Partnership (subsidised fruit and vegetables) Prostate & Bowel Cancer Awareness, Landed (drug and alcohol awareness. Free haircuts, massage and a cooking demonstration were also available.

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guys reading their copy of The HUB – check out our fans of The HUB section.Useful WebsitesElementwww.lanarkshirementalhealth.org.ukSamaritanswww.samaritans.org.ukBreathing spacewww.breathingspacescotland.co.ukHealthier Scotlandwww.stepsforstress.org

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Motherwell College and The Prince’s Trust

Scotland have signed a new three year agreement which will see young people in South Lanarkshire benefit from committed learning and development opportunities.

During the ten year partnership, over 500 young people have participated in the Team programme at Motherwell College, and in the last year, three out of four of those who participated have moved on to employment, education, training or volunteer work.

Recent projects the young people have undertaken on the Team programme include:• laying a path to improve

access to a new play area at St John’s Church, Hamilton• helping the residents of Larkhall to develop their allotment area and assisting them in growing their own vegetables • creating a sensory garden at Robert Owen Memorial School in Lanark• improving the garden facilities at Glenburgh Nursery in Rutherglen, making the environment safer for the children, constructing a pathway to provide better access to the nursery garden as well as donating a Wendy House and sandpit.

Geraldine Gammell, Director of The Prince’s Trust Scotland

commented, “I am delighted that Motherwell College is continuing its commitment to The Trust’s Team programme for the next three years. The programme is designed to help some of the hardest to reach young people in moving their lives forward and this continued support from the college provides young people in South Lanarkshire with greater opportunities for success.”

Hugh Logan, Principal and Chief Executive of Motherwell College added “Motherwell College is delighted to continue its partnership with The Prince’s Trust. Signing the agreement represents our ongoing

commitment to supporting our local communities - and to our partnership with South Lanarkshire Council.”

A delivery partner since the year 2000, Motherwell College currently delivers nine Teams per year in Rutherglen, Lanark and Hamilton in partnership with The Trust and South Lanarkshire Council.

In 2010 The Prince’s Trust will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the team programme. In Scotland alone, the Team programme has supported almost 12,000 young people in moving on to a positive destination and has worked on over 2,000 community-based projects.

In the last issue, our new reporter was tasked with covering the fun event held at Aitkenhead Primary. In a moment of madness, he reported that ‘willies’ were thrown instead of ‘wellies’.Given the severity of this error, we can publically report that he has been disciplined for his actions.We at The HUB, would like to apologise for any inconvenience that this error may have caused.

Case of the Willie ThrowerBLITZ GOES TO COLLEGE!BOOK STAR TAKES A DAY OFF TO BONE UP ON HIS ‘MEET AND GREET’ SKILLS

Lakeland Terrier ‘Blitz’ popped in to Motherwell College to see his

owner, lecturer Maria Cairnie - and take a wee turn at reception. He’s continuing to add to his adventures which are featured in a brand new children’s book called ‘Blitzy Boy’s Night on the Town’.

His owner, Maria Cairnie, from Glasgow, is an Early Education and Care lecturer at the College. One of the skills she is passing on to the students is story-telling. Maria tells stories about the fun adventures of Blitz, 8, (56 doggy years old). And now one of his rhyming tales has been reproduced in the new book, expertly illustrated by the talented Jenny Soep.

Maria has been telling stories to young children for years. She started out as a primary teacher in Glasgow and

East Renfrewshire. In class, she used to entertain her pupils with imaginative stories about what Blitz, her dog, got up to. The stories, in rhyme, captured the children’s imaginations and they kept asking to hear more. His ‘life style’ expanded as the number of tales about him grew.

Finally, she was persuaded to put the stories together for the book, which has just been published.

Maria finds that more and more students come to her classes having rarely been read to at home. She believes that story-telling is something her students should have as a skill when they go on into their careers in the early education or care professions. Maria doesn’t stop with her students. She travels round the country – often with Blitz in tow,

to theatre groups, events and workshops, ‘spreading the word’ about story-telling.

Maria said: “I love telling stories about Blitz to anyone who will listen – I even repeat them back to him – in case he forgets what he’s been up to, of course....!“I think it’s so important to stimulate imaginations – both in the very young, and my students. Stories can be fun, lead on to other stories and sometimes even reproduced on stage.“Story-telling has been around for a very long time and was very much a part of your experiences of growing up. My

students and I intend not to see that tradition disappear so that the next generations can share in the fun.”Ann Baxter, Head of the Care Department added: “We are very proud to have Maria as a member of our team, passing on her skills to our students. And of course, a big ‘woof’ to Blitz for his contribution too!”

Motherwell legend Steve Kirk gets his health MOT Top: Laura Campbell from the YMCA. Above: Colin McFarlane gets a haircut

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Scott Hastings and his hound promote Glasgow sponsored event

On Sunday 3rd October 2010 Dogs Trust is holding its annual

Glasgow Waggy Walk in Tollcross Park. Dog loving sport-star Scott Hastings is encouraging the public to register for the wag-tastic event. Scott explains: “Exercising is so much more fun with your dog and I often go running with my wife and lovely Cocker Spaniel, Parker. He is like my very own four-legged personal trainer! I urge everyone to put on their walking boots and help raise vital money for Dogs Trust.” Anyone can take part: big or small; young or old, four legs or two. And at each scenic site participants can choose between a 5k or 10k walk. Now in their second year Waggy Walks raise vital funds for Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity. Waggy Walks are taking place at the following locations with a starting time of 11am:• Belfast Ormeau Park• Brighton Stanmer Park• Coventry Coventry Memorial Park• Darlington Wynyard Woodland Park• Glasgow Tollcross Park• Leeds Temple Newsome Estate• London Finsbury Park• Merseyside Sherdley Park• Salisbury Old Sarum Castle• Swansea Margam ParkWaggy Walkers can take part as a

group, with their canine companions or even bring along a stuffed furry friend. The charity hopes people will enjoy keeping fit with their friends and family whilst helping raise vital funds for rescue dogs at the same time. Registration is £10 per group of up to six people and raising sponsorship is also encouraged. All funds raised will go directly to help look after the many hundreds of dogs in the charity’s care. Please register at www.waggywalks.org.uk or call Dogs Trust on 020 7837 0006. Clarissa Baldwin Dogs Trust CEO commented: “After the success of last year’s Waggy Walks it’s hugely gratifying to see the event back for a second year and it already promises to be bigger and better. Every pound raised through Waggy Walks sponsorship is vital to Dogs Trust and will go directly to provide for the thousands of dogs in our care.” Otis the Staffordshire Bull Terrier is this year’s Waggy Walks mascot, he is already in training and very excited about the big event! So if you can’t make it along on the day, please sponsor Otis’ walk by visiting:www.justgiving.com/waggywalks .

Twenty-eight pupils from local school Hamilton College sat their Associated Board music exams at the end of June. The pupils who had been learning and practis-ing throughout the term were assessed on their chosen instruments such a, guitar, piano, alto saxophone, violin and clarinet.

This group (pictured), from the senior school, had their certificates presented at a recent assembly.

Musical Talent Recognised

Readers of the Hub may remember I wrote an article in March this year de-tailing the role of a Councillor within the Viewpark, Tannochside, Fallside and Birkenshaw (Thorniewood Ward) I would like to expand more and give an insight into my typical week as a Coun-cillor at the Civic Centre in Motherwell and also serving the community of the Thorniewood Ward.

Monday - 9am - Civic Centre which is the base for all Councillors within North Lanarkshire Council (NLC).9.30am - Attend a brief special Scru-tiny Panel Meeting which was set up to determine some issues relating to a request from a member of the public to purchase some land that belonged to NLC.. This initial meeting will deter-mine the number of Councillors from all political Parties and the process will take 4 to 6 weeks. During this time many meetings will be held during this period.10am - Attend a Special Majority Group Meeting to discuss the information about the finance shortfall to the Coun-cil and the potential impact this may have on our communities.2pm - Attend a Lanarkshire Joint Valua-tion Board (LJVB) Meeting within South Lanarkshire Council HQ in Hamilton. The LJVB is a joint board set up by NLC and SLC with responsibility for the Elec-toral Registration, Council Tax Banding and Non Domestic Rates. 6pm – Attend a School Board Meeting within John Paul II School

Tuesday - 8.30am – Civic Centre, pre-pare for meetings and follow up work for constituent enquiries. 9.30am – Corporate Management Team (CMT) Meeting with Directors of NLC and Senior Politicians to discuss a number of issues that have taken place and are due to come up in the near fu-ture. Main item on the agenda is the financial restraints which will be faced by North Lanarkshire Council and other councils. 1.30pm - Progress ongoing constitu-ent enquiries raised by residents of Thorniewood Ward. Contact with me is done via a number of ways including: Councillor Surgeries, telephone via the Civic, my home phone, mobile, text or email. Access to your Councillor is now far easier through the different form of communication methods and I encour-age all residents to use the system that suits them. 3pm – Meeting with local NLC Devel-opment Officer in Viewpark who is keen to provide training opportunities for people in the Thorniewood area. 5pm – Councillor Surgery in Burnhead Hall located within the Thorniewood Ward. These Surgeries are held every two weeks in different locations. This allows any resident living within the lo-cal area to attend and discuss any prob-lems they have. A busy Surgery again with issues about service delivery from the Council to po-lice matters, anti social problems, issue about a refusal to provide a shower/wet room to a disabled person, environmen-tal matters and others. By far the most requested assistance is issues linked to housing whether an application for a house or problems linked to repairs. 7pm – Attend a political Labour Party Branch Meeting within Burnhead Hall, Viewpark. As a Labour Councillor I take my role very seriously not only with every resident that requires assistance but providing an important input into monthly political meetings. I provide a monthly written report to branch members and contribute to the debate on local and national dis-cussions. I firmly believe if you are a member of a political group you should provide as much information as to what role I play in the community and this in turn allows the members to scrutinise my input/output and consider this if I want to stand as a candidate for another term as a councillor.

Wednesday - 9.30am Civic - attend a Budget Core Group Meeting. This is a small group of senior officers and politicians consisting of the Leader of the Council, Deputy Leader, Convener of Scrutiny, Convener of Finance and myself (Vice Convener of Finance). The officers include the Chief Execu-tive, Director of Finance and the Head of Finance. This important Group was set up many years ago to monitor and discuss all aspects of finance. We have been meeting on a regular basis to dis-cuss the pending cuts to local govern-ment finance and how we try to limit the negative impact if possible – this will not be easy. NLC has just issued a ‘Hard Choices

– Big De-c i s i o n s ’ document to every house in the council area. This is a consulta-tion exercise over the next 6 weeks to discuss the proposed financial savings programme. I would encourage every-one to respond and express their views on the suggestions put forward by NLC Readers of the Hub should be aware that Councils like North Lanarkshire provide services to our residents that in-clude Education, Social Work, Housing, Environmental Services, Roads, Licens-ing, Planning and much more. We need finance to deliver these services but we are at the end of a finance conveyor belt. The Government at Westminster decide what finance comes to Scotland and this will be announced in October 21st this year. This is then passed to the Gov-ernment at Edinburgh who then decide what allocation is coming to Councils. Many people assume it is the Council Tax that pays for all our services – in fact Council Tax only pays for around 18% of all services to our council – all the rest comes from the Government at Edinburgh.2pm – Meeting with local Police Ser-geant in Viewpark to discuss ongoing police activity within the Ward area. NLC works with many partner agencies such as health board, fire service etc and the police play an important role in this partnership3.30pm – Visit a local voluntary group within Viewpark to discuss the services they provide and to discuss ongoing fi-nance and other related matters.

Thursday - 9am train to Glasgow to attend a Strathclyde Police Authority Meeting. The Police Authority is made up from Councillors from councils with-in the Strathclyde Police area. The Chief Constable of Strathclyde has a respon-sibility to ensure he has the resources (staff/police) in place to keep our com-munities safe. It is the responsibility of the Authority to ensure there is the fi-nance in place to make this happen. Hub readers may have read elsewhere that the police face a difficult time ahead due to finance cuts and the months ahead will be an important and difficult time for the Authority members. 2pm Civic - Attend a full NLC Council Meeting. This is the meeting that fully endorses the work completed at various committee meeting held since the last full Council Meeting 7pm – Attend the inauguration service within Burnhead Church Viewpark for the new minister Les Brunger.

Friday - 9.30am train to Glasgow to at-tend a Strathclyde Passenger Transport Meeting (SPT). Councillor representa-tives from 12 local authorities meet on a regular basis to discuss and make deci-sions on transport priorities within the SPT area. Recent decisions taken at SPT about the new park and ride at Bellshill along with the new car park facility at Croy Station (both within North Lanark-shire Council) are good examples where attendance and input are important. 1pm to late afternoon – attend a number of home visits for residents unable to attend my Surgeries. This in-cludes new enquiries and repeat visits for ongoing work with constituent en-quiries. A week as a Councillor does indeed change on a regular basis. Other com-mittee meetings in the Civic and else-where are ongoing. The SPT and Police Meetings take up a lot of my time but one thing that does not change is the need to be available for people who re-quire help or advice. New enquiries and ongoing casework is a significant part of ‘my week’ and the enquiries raised by constituents are importance. I genu-inely believe that communication be-tween Councillor and constituent is very important and I ensure that feedback on every enquiry is given. Residents should note that every enquiry will not always have a 100% positive outcome but irrespective of this and whatever the decision I know that the feedback is vital. I hope ‘a week as a Councillor’ gives you an insight into the work that I do and please do not hesitate to contact me anytime.

Councillor Bob BurrowsThorniewood WardMembers Services on 01698 302677 or email on:burrowsr@northlan.gov.uk Mobile 07939280022 or home 01698 815754

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The annual Viewpark JBM Select versus Dukla

Pumpherston charity football match took place at the weekend at Robertson Park, home of Thorniewood United Juniors. The Viewpark JBM select team won the encounter 3-1 with some star performances from HUB Editor in goals keeping the visitors at bay! The game in aid of raising funds for Ward 15 at Monklands Hospital was a light hearted affair whereby the home team finished victors in the end. Dukla Pumpherston play football all over the world in exhibition matches raising funds for local charities. Traditionally, the team is made up of ex professional footballers and television/radio pundits. This year, local Bellshill opticians Craig and Hill provided the strips for Dukla who included famous politician Tommy Sheridan in their starting eleven. After the game, both sides enjoyed the presentation of medals and trophies with the Viewpark JBM Select team Captain lifting the trophy. A special thanks was extended to those who helped make the event possible from Craig and Hill and of course Thorniewood United Juniors and Social Club.

Great Turnout for Charity Game

Community Garden a Hit!

The new Community Garden in Bothwell is proving to be a real hit with everyone in the community. The HUB managed to catch up with some of the

more recent visitors despite the weather who turned out to look after their prized beds. Pictured this week are the children from St Brides Nursery, Bothwell Montessori Nursery and from Bothwell Out of School Care.

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The Rotary Club of Bothwell & Uddingston,

welcomed Tom Urie with his now in Scottish Film Archives, film of steamers from the thirties to sixties.

Tom with his passion particularly for Clyde Steamers had taken cine film on the old 8mm format. After attaching music and dialogue naming the steamers, boiler systems and other significant details Tom passed the film to Scottish Film Archives. The digitised result appeared with remarkable clarity considering the magnification of approx. 80,000 times.

This was evening down memory lane with names, such as the Jeanie Deans, Glen Sannox, and of course the Waverly. He explained that the Queen Mary’s name changed to Queen Mary 2 following Cunnard launching a Queen Mary.

The Maid of the Loch on Loch Lomond and the Sir Walter Scott, still plying on Loch Katrine were also mentioned. The many questions received authoritative answers by Tom,

Main Pic: Teams pose for official photo after the match.

Bottom Left: Winning Team with their trophy.

Bottom Middle: Tommy Sheridan driving forward.

Bottom Right: Thorniewood officials, who helped out, showing their medals.

After six well delivered speeches, Mr Browning announced Simon

Cais and Gavin Quinn as the School Captains for Uddingston Grammar School.

The two boys, who have played rugby together for 3 years, make an excellent pairing as co-captains of the school, balancing each other’s strengths and short falls. This year they hope to “encourage enthusiasm and cohesion throughout the school and, in a variety of ways, increase the sense of community in the school,” as the newly elected Simon said. “There are a lot of bases to cover, but between us it is manageable and we

can make it enjoyable too.”

Both Gavin and Simon, who are well known throughout all years, were elected by fellow prefects in the senior school. “It’s amazing to be given the opportunity to make a difference in the school and, more importantly, the community,” says Gavin. “It’s great to be able to add our names to a list of great past captains and look forward to leaving our mark on the school’s history.”

The captains, pictured above, have already settled into their positions with plans to reintroduce the sorely missed Inter-house Sports Day.

Once the election for school captains was over, and the boys could relax, elections for the individual House Captains came in quick succession. This resulted in Kirsty Purchase becoming captain for Mull house, Laura Graham for Orkney, Katie McRae for Arran house, Jordan

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in early 2008 and has been built upon by strong partnerships within the locality area to improve and enhance opportunities for young people. It provides a safe environment for young people to enjoy themselves and gain access information and support from a variety of local

partners. The locality team within Bellshill and surrounding districts is a prime example of partnership working at its best due to the unique variety of different agencies involved and the commitment they bring to improve the lives of young people within the district. The partnership is assisted by both the statutory bodies and the voluntary sector and the details of the main driving force are detailed bellow.• NHS Lanarkshire• Strathclyde Police• Bellshill & Mossend YMCA• Community Learning & Development• Action For Children, Young Carers, North Lanarkshire• Bellshill & District Youth Forum• Bellshill & District Community Forum• Bellshill & District Crime • Prevention Panel• Strathclyde Fire & Rescue• North Lanarkshire Leisure• Side KicxThe Bellshill & District Blue Light Disco was the first of its kind to be

held within the North Lanarkshire area and has proven to be beneficial as a diversionary activity. It is also a useful tool for youth project evaluations within the locality. To date there have been seven events held with an average attendance of around 180 young people. The popularity of the events highlights the importance of sustaining a project of this type and the need to continue and develop this initiative for the future. Police Officers in Bellshill have seen a positive response from the local community by way of reduction and education of crime and are delighted at the numbers attending. The local partnership teams work well together and this is reflected in the numbers attending. The partnership has offered more diversionary activities and has kept up to date with what the young people want by way of consultation questionnaires. The discos have been requested by the young people to be on a more frequent basis and given the positive feedback, this would be a

great way for them to spend more of their Saturday nights. The format used for Blue Light Discos has been introduced in a number of areas and countries and they have all proven to be successful. The latest Blue Light Disco was held on Sat 11th September which attracted over 200 local young people and turned out to be a great night. PC Alan Mulholland, the local Community Safety Officer said;“ The Blue Light Disco remains one of the most successful projects the Police have been involved in through the local partnership. All partners work very well together and provide a great package at the discos with activities to suit everyone. There is dance, face painting, nail painting, massages, fire information, exercise, health information, young person information and care, painting activity and swimming. I was at the event which had a great buzz about it and I would like to thank all of the statutory, voluntary and charity partners who all get together to make it work”.

Phase Two of Savings ConsultationNorth Lanarkshire Council

is to step up its public consultation into local authority savings. As part of the drive to gather views from residents, the council’s most senior executives are to attend a series of public meetings from the end of September. Earlier this month the council revealed a package of budget savings options aimed at saving a minimum of £55 million over the next two years. Councillors will meet on November 25 to decide which savings should be adopted. Meanwhile North Lanarkshire chief executive Gavin Whitefield and his corporate management team will each attend meetings of Community Forums, Local Area Partnerships and voluntary sector groups to explain the budgetary pressures facing the Council and the options for savings. Mr Whitefield explained: “It is vital for us to meet with community representatives and explain not only the background

to these savings and why we must make them but how we can best protect key services. “Despite the huge savings to be made, North Lanarkshire Council remains fully committed to Service and People First at all times. While we face hard choices, it does not mean an end to investment or service delivery.” As part of its consultation, North Lanarkshire Council has distributed the booklet, Hard Choices, Big Decisions to every home in the area. Residents are being encouraged to fill in a questionnaire and comment on the options, as well as making their own suggestions where savings could be made. Residents can do this online at www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/hardchoices, through the council’s Northline call centre on 01698 403150 or by sending the form in the booklet back to Hard Choices, Chief Executive’s Office, North Lanarkshire Council, Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell ML1 1AB.

by Katie McRae

Parishioners from Uddingston’s John the Baptist church joined thousands of other

pilgrims at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow last week to witness firsthand the visit of Pope Benedict.

Over 600 parishioners travelled on 12 coaches for the special open air event all wearing caps given to them by Fr Towey along with copies of The Magnificent Prayer Book.

It was a special day also for Priest Rev Fr Dominc Towey as he concelebrated mass and even shook the Pope’s hand, whilst deacon Rev Michael Kane assisted Pope Benedict at the altar and was given Papalrosary beads.

Fr. Towey said “Thursday was a great day for the parish of St. John the Baptist’s in Uddingston. We had 667 pilgrims at Bellahouston Park to welcome our Holy Father to Scotland. It was made even more special for us by having a second year seminarian Joseph Clarke as one of the servers at the Mass and Michael Kane the Deacon at the Altar assisting the Holy Father throughout the mass. Deacon Michael has contributed greatly to the spiritual growth of the parish since joining us five years ago. Both he and Joseph are an inspiration to all of us, and particularly to the many young people who attend our church”.Talking about his experience, Deacon Michael

said; “I first learned in June that I would assist the Holy Father at the Altar during his visit to Scotland. As a keen admirer of Pope Benedict I was both overwhelmed and humbled at this opportunity. He is a man of great wisdom and holiness and has so much to teach us, especially the young. I really think this has been one of the hallmarks of his papacy, to re-engage young people with the Church. Having been present at past World Youth Day events in Cologne and Sydney I have experienced first-hand his unique ability to engage with the youth. On Thurday we witnessed the gathering of a very young Church around our Holy Father; a clear sign to all of

us that the Church in our country has a bright and prosperous future. Thursday was also an opportunity for all of us to get a glimpse of the real Pope Benedict, a humble servant of God and humanity, an image we are perhaps not used to seeing in the British media.”

“To have been given the honour and privilege of assisting our Holy Father at Mass is something that will live with me forever. Having met with him already at the Vatican in February it was even more special to meet him on Scottish soil. Like many who gathered to welcome Peter to our shores, I left the park that evening renewed and invigorated in my faith”.

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The HUB captured the Pope on his way to Bellahouston Park.Rev Michael Kane with parishioners Maureen Brown and Eithne Hutchison.

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The Regent Shopping Centre in Hamilton recently held the

Regent Factor ‘R Factor’ contest where 1000s of contestants battled it out to win top prize.

This is the first time that the ‘R Factor’ at the Regent Shopping Centre has been held and by all accounts it was a very successful event.

Themed on the hit TV show X Factor, there were lots of entrants from children aged 7 and upwards which meant that many families attended the centre for the event – and did a spot of shopping whilst there! Shirley Cant from Regent Shopping Centre told The HUB; “The event was very successful this year. We will certainly be looking to do a similar event next year.” In the run up to the final, there were two audition days where 20 people were chosen from that. Their videos were put online in conjunction with

event sponsors Sub Zero Studio to allow the public to vote. The highest 10 acts made it through to the live finale held at the Regent Centre. The judges, themed on the famous trio from X Factor had a tough time in deciding who the outright winner would be. After much deliberation, the winner this year was announced as Dean McAvoy who takes the top prize. With 2nd place going to – Nicole Mason and 3rd place – Morgan Court. To make the event memorable Real Radio’s Steve McKenna hosted the event keeping the crowd entertained between acts, whilst party DJ Barry Shafer from Cheezy Choonz provided the music.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact Bellshill Police Office on 01698 202400, Motherwell Police Office on 01698 483000 or alternatively CRIMESTOPPERS can be called anonymously on 0800 555 111

Police UpdateRecent Police incidents in our areaWitness appealLocation: ANGUS WALK, VIEWPARK, UDDINGSTONBellshill CID are appealing for witnesses to identify a taxi dropping a female off at Angus Walk in Viewpark between 04:00 & 04:30 in the morning of Saturday 4th September. The taxi is thought to be a silver, Skoda Octavia which is known to have stopped in the street prior to leaving after dropping the female off. If you have any information in relation to the taxi or know who the taxi driver may be then Bellshill Police would like to hear from you. The driver of the taxi is not suspected of anything although he may hold vital information in relation to an incident which happened previously that morning.

Theft by housebreaking Location: ALDI FOODSTORE LTD,14 UNTHANK ROAD,BELLSHILLA 15 year old male was arrested following a break-in at Aldi’s food store on Unthank Rd in Bellshill on Wednesday 15th September. The youth was charged and later released in to the care of the social work department. The youth was in the company of another male whilst the break-in occurred and Bellshill Police are appealing for witnesses to help in identifying the second male. He is described as approx 17 years of age, slim, light brown hair wearing dark clothing.

Serious Assault Location: DOUGLAS STREET, VIEWPARK, UDDINGSTONA 20 year old male was arrested following a serious assault in a house on Douglas Street in Viewpark on Friday 17th September. The male was within the house along with other persons drinking on Friday night when an argument ensued. He then allegedly struck a 19 year old male to the head with what is thought to have been a Buckfast Bottle. The injured party was taken to Monklands hospital where he was treated for cuts to his face and head which were stitched.The 20 year old male was detained in Police custody and appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Monday 20th September.

Theft Location: CORUS, UNTHANK ROAD, BELLSHILLTwo males were arrested following a theft of copper cable from Corus in Bellshill. The males aged 40

and 36 were seen by the security at this location and the Police were thereafter contacted. On Police attendance the males were found nearby with a quantity on copper cabling. Both males were arrested and a report was sent to the Procurator Fiscal in Hamilton in relation to the matter.

Attempted housebreaking Location: CARFIN PHARMACY, MOTHERWELL ROAD, MOTHERWELLAround 05:15 in the morning of Friday 10th September Bellshill Police received a report of two males forcing there way through the roller shutter doors of Carfin Pharmacy on Motherwell Rd, Carfin. Police quickly made there way to this location although on arrival the males had disappeared.

AssaultLocation: COMMUNAL AREA NEAR TO, MACADAM GARDENS, BELLSHILLA 14 year old female was allegedly assaulted by a male as she walked near to McAdam Gardens in Bellshill on Wednesday 8th September around 07:45 in the morning. The young girl was approached by a male described as about 40 years of age, medium build, about 6 ft, wearing a white Nike baseball cap with a black tick on the side, blue jeans, Black leather jacket on and a scar to his right cheek. The male then forced the girl to the ground although she managed to fend him off by kicking him and thereafter ran away.

Theft Location: MORRISON SUPERMARKET, JOHN STREET, BELLSHILLBellshill Police are appealing for witnesses after a male and female entered Morrison’s Store on John St, Bellshill on Friday 10th September around 16:00 and stole a handbag from a trolley within. The Police are looking for the male and female who appeared to be of an Eastern European appearance and are described as wearing dark clothing with the male about 6’ and the female about 5’8”. The stolen handbag contained money and was taken from the trolley whilst the owner picked items up from the open displays.

Theft of a Motor vehicle/Theft from a motor vehicle Location: MANSE VIEW, NEWARTHILL, MOTHERWELLBetween seven at night and Half past Nine in the morning overnight on Friday 10th September, a car

was stolen from Manse View in Newarthill. The black 55 plate Honda Jazz was taken from a drive way and a red 56 plate, Citroen C1 was also broken in to with various items of property stolen from within. Both vehicles belonged to the same household and it is thought that the items taken from the C1 vehicle may have contained personal information of the householder. Bellshill Police are issuing a warning to all residents within the area to ensure there personal items and any property which is of value is removed from the car each day. There have been a number of thefts which are similar to this incident and there are thieves trolling the area looking for vehicles and property which appears to be an easy target. Chief Inspector McPhail, Area Commander at Bellshill Police Office said: “We are committed to tracking down the thieves who are operating in this area and can assure the members of the community that we are doing everything possible to ensure all thefts are investigated thoroughly. I also have to ask for the assistance of the local people by contacting the Police as soon as they see anyone acting suspiciously in a street or local neighbourhood. In doing this you may prevent further vehicles and property being broken in to and help the Police catch the persons responsible”.

Serious Assault Location: DEAN STREET,BELLSHILLA19 year old male was arrested following a disturbance on Dean St in Bellshill around one o’clock on Sunday morning. A 47 year old male was allegedly struck to the head by the teenager with a pool cue and another 28 year old male was allegedly punched to the face. The 47 year old male was taken to Wishaw General Hospital where he was treated for three lacerations to his head which were stapled and was then admitted to a ward for further care. The 28 year old male suffered bruising after the assault and although he also attended hospital he was later released. It would appear that theses assaults were in retaliation for an earlier assault to a 49 year old male who was allegedly struck on the head with a bottle in Neilston Street, Bellshill at about 0050 hours. This male was not seriously hurt and was allowed home from WGH following treatment. The 19 year old male was held in Police custody and attended at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Monday 13th September.

Theft from homes in the areaIn recent weeks Bellshill Police have issued warnings to members of the public in relation to sneak in thefts. There have been a number of thefts in the area and the Police are following lines of enquiry in an attempt to catch the individuals who are committing these. It must be stressed once again that there are people who randomly try doors during the course of the evenings and will enter your home to steal. They will steal all types of property including jewellery, purses and car keys. They will then make off in your vehicle which is a common way for a thief to make there get away. It must be stressed that if you become victim of this type of crime that the insurance company who is dealing with the case will take in to consideration the security employed. If the home or vehicle was left insecure, this may cause some issue with a claim.

At least 4800 Scots, the majority in Glasgow, have been conned into buying false credit for their electricity meter.Criminals across the UK have hacked the new key card system used to top up pre-payment energy meters and are going door-to-door, dressed as power company workers, selling illegal credit at knock-down prices.The pre-paid power meters use a key system. Normally people visit a shop to put credit on their key, which they then take home and slot into their meter.The conmen have cracked the system and can go into people’s houses and put credit on their machine using a hacked key. If they use this, it can be detected the next time they top up their key legitimately.Scottish Power has only noticed the scam in recent months but fear the salesman are

beginning to adopt increasingly intimidating tactics. A nationwide warning will be issued tomorrow.Assistant Chief Constable Angela Wilson of Tayside Police is the Association Of Chief Police Officers in Scotland’s lead officer on fraud. She said: “People are using these bogus devices to effectively steal electricity.“It must be made clear that using these illegal devices is a criminal offence.“Users may not fully appreciate this but should ask themselves – if something seems like to good a deal it most probably is.“I would encourage anyone who is offered a device at less than face value to check [the person’s] ID and, if necessary, contact the company concerned.“We will work closely with power companies to track down those involved in this unacceptable practice.”

Electricity scamGangs of conmen fleece residents in a fake energy scam

Newhouse cash and jewellery scamBellshill Police are warning against people selling fake goods in the Newhouse area. There have recently been a number of incidents were males of Eastern European description are stopping vehicles on the slip roads leading on and off the A8 in an attempt to gain money from them. They are stating that they have broken down although this is not the case and they are conning people out of money. There have also been reports of individuals selling gold jewellery which appears to be fake and not worth any where near what they are selling it for.

Community safety officer for the area, PC Alan Mulholland said; “ The Police have become aware of incidents in the Newhouse area near to the A8 carriageway, of people flagging down motorists pretending to have broken down or have run out of petrol. There is individuals in this area who are conning people with this practice and I would urge anyone who witnesses this type of activity to contact the Police. If you see anyone at this location attempting to flag you down, please be vigilant and if in doubt call the Police and let us go to their aid”.

HM Revenue & Customs ScamBellshill Police are issuing a warning over the recent Tax rebates and under claims. There have recently been incidents in the area were people have been called by individuals pertaining to be from the Government finance department. They are then asking for a sizable administration fee to be paid in return for a tax rebate. In light of the recent Tax issues and many people being

contacted by the Tax office it is important to highlight the following. THE TAX OFFICE WILL ONLY MAKE CONTACT WITH YOU IN WRITING AND WILL NOT CONTACT YOU IN ANY OTHER WAY. Do not fall victim of any of the phone and internet scams which have been highlighted and report any incidents of these to the Police, Trading standards office or HM Revenue & Customs.

Children from Hamilton College were treated to an action packed day of adventure and fun – to learn about

healthy lifestyles and helping others – at the WildHearts WeeWalk event taking place at the school last week. Over 300 children from the Nursery, Junior School and S1 took part in the event which was a first of its kind to take place in a Scottish school. Participating children followed a one mile or three mile route around the school grounds and were entertained along the route by a host of wacky characters, including giant monkeys, bears, cats, cowboys and, in keeping with the healthy theme, a huge strawberry! The cute and colourful characters, played by Sixth Year pupils, were on hand to dish out healthy snacks, helping the ‘WeeWalkers’ to re-fuel and learn unique ways to get their 5 A Day. As well as getting active with their friends at the event, participating children were encouraged to adopt healthier eating habits in the run up to the WeeWalk by following an eye catching WildHearts healthy eating chart. Event organiser and WildHearts founder, Mick Jackson, was thrilled by the response to the event. He said: “WildHearts have held successful WeeWalk across Scotland but this is the first time we have worked directly with a school and the response from teachers, pupils and parents has just been phenomenal. It was fantastic to see so many kids take part - they all had an absolute ball meeting the WeeWalks characters and tucking into their healthy goodies! WeeWalks aim to promote healthy lifestyles in a fun way that kids of all ages can really relate to and it’s simply wonderful that Hamilton College shares our determination to make Scotland a healthier place.” WildHearts also aim to show participating children how they can make a difference in the world and become ‘Global Citizens’ by encouraging them to raise funds for their micro-finance projects in the developing world. WildHearts tackle global poverty by providing micro-loans and business training to some of the world’s poorest people, enabling them to work their way out of poverty, support their families and send their children to school. At the WeeWalk each

child received a colourful info pack which brought WildHearts’ work to life and explained how their efforts have helped other families and children. All WeeWalkers who reached their sponsorship target joined the WildHearts WeeHeroes Club and received a special certificate, stickers and a WeeHero badge. Amazingly, WildHearts microloans are typically repaid and relent three times a year, so the pupils will continue to help more people work their way out of poverty every year.

Hamilton College ‘WeeWalkers’ Stride Towards Healthier Lifestyles

SCAM ARTISTA 48 year old female this week attempted to buy two football tickets via an internet forum and has unfortunately lost £90 to a scam artist. The lady who sent money via internet banking to the “seller” now will not be able to attend the football match or recoup the money lost. PC James Ruddell of the crime reduction, community safety department said, “We understand that the public want to follow their football teams domestically and in Europe but ticket resale is often through touts at escalated prices or with no genuine ticket at the end. Where it is legal to buy a resale ticket I would urge people to use established recognised shops or online sites where money can be traced and complaints lodged if something goes wrong.”

CAR BREAK INA silver BMW parked on Columba Crescent Motherwell was targeted by thieves on |Saturday night, 11 September. The thieves opened the car and removed the contents within. The stereo, TOM TOM sat nav, CDs and 2 mobile phones are now missing.

VANDALISMAbout 5pm on 11 September a number of windows were broken in Braidhurst High School. Three children of primary school age are thought to be responsible, one wearing a white jumper with dark tracksuit bottoms, one wearing a top with the number 7 on the back, one wearing a t-shirt not further described.

THEFTOn 7 or 8 September 3 building plots were broken into on Lawers Road Motherwell and curtains from within were stolen. In total 14 sets of curtains have been taken with total value of approximately £5000.

If you have information about any of these incidents please contact Motherwell Police on 01698 483000 or CRIMESTOPPERS free and completely confidential on 0800 555111.

THEFTIn a strange spate of thefts, garden gates have stolen from Juno Street Motherwell and Columba Crescent Motherwell on 8 September. Police commented, “the gates will probably be sold to a scrap metal merchant for trivial sums of money compared with what it will cost to replace them. If you have any knowledge of who is involved in thefts of scrap metal locally please phone Crime stoppers and help us build a ring around these criminals to stop them.”

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John Gillespie, Consultant at Peninsula, takes a look at Induction and trainingThe normally accepted

definition of ‘induction’ is a formal introduction of a new starter to a new job. However, much time, effort and money has been spent even before a new employee starts. A smooth professional introduction to the organisation and his/her role within it will ensure that money is not wasted and we have to start all over again because the newcomer promptly leaves because of an less than acceptable reception into the organisation.

There are a whole host of subjects which need to be covered to effect the smooth induction of an individual into any organisation. Some will have to be carried out immediately on commencement, especially if there is a high security or health and safety risk; others are more suitably dealt with at a later stage.

A properly planned and executed induction programme will ensure a more relaxed and confident employee, comfortable with their new colleagues and their own role within the organisation. It also ensures that the employer complies with relevant statutory obligations in respect of health and safety regulations and safe systems of working. Someone in the organisation should be nominated as the person responsible for ensuring induction is properly carried out.

That person may carry it

out themselves or delegate all or some of it to others. Some induction subjects are common to all starters whilst some will only apply to that job in that department. Inevitably, induction will have to be carried out over a period of time and will almost certainly involve more than one person. It is therefore vital that it is properly planned in a sensible order and recorded as completed, including the signature and date of the newcomer confirming the induction or elements of it have been completed.

Although planning an induction programme can be time consuming on the first occasion, the same routine can be used repeatedly in the future when little time will be required to update it. Try to add variety into the programme so that people do not spend long periods being talked at or are not easily bored. Clearly, any activity involving risk should be preceded by appropriate health and safety training.

Where the newcomer is acquiring knowledge through their induction and training, organise it in appropriate bite sizes. You must also ensure that the individual has retained what you have taught them. Simply asking someone if they have understood what they have been taught may not be enough to ensure they have learnt what they need to know. They should be given the opportunity to ask

if they do not understand but it is the trainer’s responsibility to ensure the individual has learned therefore always “test” that you have been understood. Quizzes, “tell me what you’ve got to do”, “how many copies are required and to whom are they distributed?” and tests “show me at the end of each subject” are all ways of checking the information has been absorbed.

Trainees should be provided with their training programme, an understanding of why they are being taught those subjects and the value to them as an individual to learn them.

Clearly someone new to the organisation has to undergo intensive induction and training regarding every aspect of the business, its layout, rules, people, policies etc. As stated previously some of the subjects have to be dealt with immediately on commencement (for example, being shown where the toilet facilities are and critical Health and Safety issues) others are dealt with at later stages during the programme. Of particular importance and relevance these days is your Equal Opportunities Policy. Ensure it is properly taught and that you have a signature for having done so. (You also need to ensure that you enforce the policy if it is infringed).

The induction is the ideal time to get the employee to

sign the relevant contractual documentation relating to the job.

The initial induction has to be signed off at its completion and the (Induction Checklist) record of it having been done is filed in the individual’s personnel file. However, working practices and equipment rarely remains static for long. Where there are changes to be introduced forethought and planning, including consultation with the workforce affected, will pay dividends.

Changes to an individual’s role, especially where it is to be expanded to include extra responsibilities, or where promotion to a more senior grade is involved poses its own particular problems. Again proper planning for the induction and training to be able to carry out the new duties, duly prioritised and recorded as appropriate, is essential.

It is, however, also essential to consider the selection of the individual who is to have his/her role expanded or who is to be promoted. The fact that someone is a good (or even your best) does not mean that he/she would make a good supervisor or manager. Care really must be taken in the selection of an individual for promotion to ensure the best chance of success. What do you do with the individual? Sack them? Not only have you then lost your supervisor but you have lost

a good employee who was so highly valued you promoted him/her into the role of supervisor!

There are also the costs of having to go through the process again, the morale damage to the rest of the work force and knock-on costs because the team is currently leaderless until the appointment and “bedding-in” of the new supervisor.

Properly planned and executed training for new starts and ongoing changes/promotions, will lead to shorter time to a higher quality and quantity performance, hence lower costs; less “waste”, reduced rates of labour turnover; improved recruiting, greater willingness to retrain, and a higher morale amongst the workforce. On average statistics show that 50% of all leavers leave within the first three months and a further 25% leave within the second three months. This is mainly due to poor

induction and training. Look at your own figures – every leaver costs you. Reduce your costs – improve your bottom line.

For more information please contact John Gillespie on 0796 611 2093 or via e-mail, John.Gillespie@Peninsula-uk.com

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very careful with them and always ensure that they are stored away safely when I am leaving a site or have finished for the day. Last week I was working at a friend’s house and had been using for a number of different tasks during the course of the day. I realised that I had no cigarettes left and when the ice cream van stopped at the bottom of the street I walked down to buy some cigarettes. Just before I reached the ice cream van the police pulled up and stopped me. The police then searched me and found the knife I was using in my pocket and I was then arrested for possession of an offensive weapon. I forgot this was in my pocket and I only had it because I needed it for work. What can I do about this?

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is “an offensive weapon” in terms of the appropriate legislation and this is something that would require investigation. Secondly, the question is whether you had a “reasonable excuse” for having possession of the article. You are correct to be extremely conscious of whether you are in possession of such articles before leaving a work site as failure to do so can lead to predicaments such as this. However, you do have a stateable defence. The fact that you only had possession of the knife because you had been using it during the course of your employment and that you had not yet finished for the day means that you may have a reasonable excuse for having possession of it. In hindsight you should have checked that you had no such articles in your possession before leaving the work sight, however, this has been a genuine error on your part and you should not be punished for it. This is very much a matter where the evidence would be required to be heard at trial and a Sheriff would decide whether you had a reasonable excuse for having possession of the article but on the face of it you would have a decent chance of success.

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Firm, are proud to announce that they WON the prestigious ‘Criminal Law Firm of the Year 2010/11’ title as part of the Recommended Law Firm Awards of Scotland. The firm was recommended by clients for the second year running for their outstanding, result focused customer service which saw them being shortlisted in many other key areas.Over 64 firms across Scotland entered the awards and only five were shortlisted for the celebrated ‘Criminal Law Firm of the Year title’ sponsored by Denevo Business Intelligence Ltd.Mr Nicholas James Scullion said: “It is gratifying that clients nominated our firm for these awards and that the awards body – The Law Awards of Scotland – recognised Nicholas J. Scullion & Co as the top Criminal Law Firm in Scotland”. To enter the ‘Recommended Law Awards of Scotland’ one needs to be invited by the panel of experienced judges. A selection of highly valued and satisfied clients were contacted by the panel as part of the rigorous research process to score firms on matters such as customer service, professionalism, accountability and results. Once the panel were satisfied by the feedback, companies were invited to submit an award entry which was then evaluated by the judges. George Blair of Denvo Business Intelligence presented the awards on Thursday 16th September in the

Glasgow Hilton. He commented on stage that judges made a unanimous decision that Nicholas J. Scullion & Co stood out from their competitors on the basis they provided ‘A powerful presentation, showing willingness to undertake frontline criminal work and innovative ways to do business’. Nicholas Scullion commented on the award: “Judges recognised that we are a forward thinking

and dynamic, customer focused law firm. We display a willingness to undertake frontline criminal work and use innovative ways to do business and deliver, maintain and exceed the client’s high expectations.“Having been in business for over 33 years in the centre of Hamilton Nicholas J Scullion has over the past 5 years experienced rapid growth and now employs over 25

members of staff, including 9 fully qualified solicitors that represent clients all over Scotland. The company is honoured to have been nationally recognised amongst our peers for such a significant award If you would like more information please contact DianaScullion@Scullion-law.co.uk or call 01698 283 265.

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Local Girls Cheer for Charity Runners

Uddingston based cheer group Dance Dynamics performed

recently at the Great Scottish 10k and half Marathon Run. The run, attended by 1000s of runners from across Scotland was in aid of Breast Cancer

The team suitably positioned at the roadside, were cheering on the runners giving them much needed support and inspiration to continue on. Carol McLean told The HUB;”it was a great day and the girls

really enjoyed themselves. It was good to be able to show our support.” If you would like Dance Dynamics to appear at your events please contact Carol on 07824 426 274

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At the annual Scottish conference of the Independent School Careers Organisation (ISCO) Max, Chloe, Lucy and James gave a stunning presentation on ‘Our Eco-School’ - Hamilton College.

The conference delegates heard them speak with confidence and pride about eco-developments in the Nursery, Junior and Senior Schools at Hamilton College. Dr Heather Reid OBE ('Heather the Weather') spoke earlier in the morning and the Hamilton College pupils were delighted to have opportunity to speak to her and other delegates who came to the display stand during the coffee break.

“Brew for A Few” for RAF Veterans to Commemorate 70th Anniversary of Battle of Britain

Central Scotland MSP Margaret Mitchell has lent her support to the Royal Airforce Association (RAFA) by holding a fundrais-

ing event – “Brew for a Few” in her Hamilton Constituency Office to raise money for the Association’s work supporting current and former RAF personnel and their families. Commenting on the event which was well attended by veterans from local RAF Associations in Coatbridge, Airdrie and the East Kilbride Association, which also covers Strathaven, Lanark , Motherwell and Wishaw, Margaret said:“During September, a series of fundraising tea parties are being held throughout the UK. The Brew for the Few initiative is named after Churchill’s famous “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few” speech, commemorating the brav-ery of RAF personnel in WWII.So it was a genuine pleasure to hold the fundraiser to recognise the contribution and debt of gratitude that we owe these veterans both from the Second World War and now more recent and current conflicts.The 15th September is the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and it was a real inspiration to hear the veterans accounts of their service. The event which was supported by Hamilton businesses and other local people raised £200. Each year RAFA which does not receive any direct Government funding needs to raise £8 million to continue provide the level of welfare, care and comradeship that is so rightly deserved by the RAF Family and their dependants in need. The Association therefore relies on the generosity of the public and the continued support from its members, donors and the Branch network in generating funds to continue its important and essential work. There can be no doubt therefore that this is money well spent and I hope the Hamilton event will help raise awareness about the charity and encourage other individuals and organisations to support it in this historic 70th Anniversary year.”

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SAVE OUR PARK

Over 400 local residents attended a rally last week to protest against building a new medical centre at Uddingston’s Crofthead Park.

The protestors turned out in their numbers to express their anger at proposed plans to build the new medical facility on the site – which would result in valuable green space being lost. The event which was organised by the Crofthead Action Group saw campaigners carry banners and placards whilst they sang at the park accompanied by Piper Hugh Ward. South Lanarkshire Council had earlier approved a deal with Alexander Braidwood Ltd which would allow them to build on the land in exchange for an initial payment estimated to be worth over £200,000 and for a nominal rent thereafter. Campaign member Jimmy Keenan told the protestors; “This public park in its entirety is a vital community asset which we are determined will not be sold off. For £210,000, a miserable amount in today’s land values, we will lose forever an area which historically has always been the focus of entertainment and leisure in Uddingston.”

He added; “It has been a show-ground, it has been a picture hall, it has been a putting green, it has been the gala-day park and today it is the children’s playpark and kick-about area.” “It is the last outdoor facility and patch of green space that survives in the centre of Uddingston and we are determined to fight to hold on to it in its entirety. This is not just for us today. This is for our children, and our children’s children.” Cllr Jim McGuigan told The HUB; “This rally shows that there is a very large opposition against the medical centre being build on the public park. There are several other options that should be given serious consideration. The doctors at the Lincluden surgery need to appreciate that they serve the people of Uddingston and at the moment they are acting against the wishes of the village. The doctors need to take a serious review of their stance in this matter.” The Action Group meets every Tuesday in the Community Centre at 7pm and all are welcome to attend.

Pictures by Ian McCall

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SAVE OUR PARK

Over 400 local residents attended a rally last week to protest against building a new medical centre at Uddingston’s Crofthead Park.

The protestors turned out in their numbers to express their anger at proposed plans to build the new medical facility on the site – which would result in valuable green space being lost. The event which was organised by the Crofthead Action Group saw campaigners carry banners and placards whilst they sang at the park accompanied by Piper Hugh Ward. South Lanarkshire Council had earlier approved a deal with Alexander Braidwood Ltd which would allow them to build on the land in exchange for an initial payment estimated to be worth over £200,000 and for a nominal rent thereafter. Campaign member Jimmy Keenan told the protestors; “This public park in its entirety is a vital community asset which we are determined will not be sold off. For £210,000, a miserable amount in today’s land values, we will lose forever an area which historically has always been the focus of entertainment and leisure in Uddingston.”

He added; “It has been a show-ground, it has been a picture hall, it has been a putting green, it has been the gala-day park and today it is the children’s playpark and kick-about area.” “It is the last outdoor facility and patch of green space that survives in the centre of Uddingston and we are determined to fight to hold on to it in its entirety. This is not just for us today. This is for our children, and our children’s children.” Cllr Jim McGuigan told The HUB; “This rally shows that there is a very large opposition against the medical centre being build on the public park. There are several other options that should be given serious consideration. The doctors at the Lincluden surgery need to appreciate that they serve the people of Uddingston and at the moment they are acting against the wishes of the village. The doctors need to take a serious review of their stance in this matter.” The Action Group meets every Tuesday in the Community Centre at 7pm and all are welcome to attend.

Pictures by Ian McCall

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sales lettings mortgages

• OPEN HOUSE VIEWINGS •SATURDAY 2nd OCTOBER • 12- 2pm

Our sellers of the featured properties below extend an invitation to allpotential buyers to attend an OPEN HOUSE VIEWING on Saturday 2nd October

between 12 - 2pm. For more information please call 01698 539 990.

Grand Lower conversion standing proudly within an excellent Uddingston location offering an abundance of traditional features and adaptable living space with development potential. This A rarely available Traditional Red Sandstone Lower Conversion located within a highly desirable area of Uddingston. The property boasts an abundance of living accommodation both internally and externally. In keeping with the style of construction, the property presents true character with a number of traditional features such as high ceilings, exception rooms sizes and feature cornice. While requiring some gentle modernisation, this will not fail to appeal to buyers looking for space, character and true potential. Viewing is highly recommended to fully appreciate the property.

Offers in Excess of £229,995Glasgow Road, Uddingston

• **PRICE CHANGE**

• Home Report Valuation 215K

• Luxury Bellway Villa

• Four Bedrooms

• Utility

• Downstairs W.C.

• Master En-Suite

• Family Bathroom

• Driveway And Garage

• Viewing Highly Recommended

Fixed Price £200,000Greenoakhill Gate, Uddingston

• Kylepark Location

• Beautifully Renovated

• Semi-Detached

• Two Public Rooms

• Three Bedrooms

• Stunning Kitchen

• Extensive Driveway

• Garage

• Sizable Gardens

Offers in Excess of £175,000Priory Drive, Uddingston

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www.your-move.co.ukThe UK’s most visited estate agency website*

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Uddingston Sales & Lettings39 Main Street, Uddingston G71 7EP

Tel: 01698 539 990Email: uddingston@your-move.co.uk

• Buy To Let Potential •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. It’s a fabulous time to be a Landlord.

Whilst watching and waiting patiently for the property sales market to fully recover, it’s an interesting time for Landlord and Tenants. Demand in our local area for good quality rental properties has remained very consistent meaning that rental values are holding their own and in some cases where demand is higher is even being pushed up. Historically potential Landlords

have avoided thoughts of renting property when hearing horror stories about non-payment of rent, property damage, dealing with repairs, vacant periods and collecting rent from abusive tenants etc. The reality of these concerns is very much linked to the quality of the initial engagement between Landlord & Tenant or in our case Agent and Tenant. This engagement also needs to be managed effectively through the duration of the lease period to minimise any risk. There is a proportion of the Landlord

community who opt for managing the properties and Tenants themselves. This success of this varies greatly and can in some cases leave the Landlord chasing their tail unless they have the necessary focus and tools to manage the process. Your Move’s flexible approach to

lettings provides Landlords with choice and peace of mind. All the time our main concern is the protection of your investment property and the income. We do this by;

empty periods

buildings/contents insurance

tenancy

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providing peace of mind investment. I would like to extend an offer to any existing seller who is perhaps struggling to sell their property and may consider renting the property. We have the concept of “LET TO BUY” mortgages to enable sellers to purchase their next property while retaining their existing property and fund it with rental income. This can be taken as either a short term approach with the view to selling in a better market or to retain for future investment. Our in-house Mortgage Advisor can explain the details. Our Lettings Manager would be

delighted to discuss any aspect of our Lettings service. Simply give us a call on 01698 539990 or drop us an email at uddingstonletts@your-move.co.uk

• marc.mclaughlin@your-move.co.uk •

• Properties To Let •

Uddingston O/E £76,995

Delightful End Terrace • Two Bedrooms• Conservatory • Stunning Kitchen

• Modern Bathroom • Excellent Garden Space • Viewing Highly Recommended

Uddingston O/E £69,995

Ground Floor Cottage Flat • Three Bedrooms • Lounge • Kitchen• Excellent Garden Grounds• Viewing Highly Recommended

Cambuslang £525 pcm• Garden

• White Goods

• Spacious

Accommodation

• Popular Village

• Cul-de-Sac Location

£525 pcm• Gas Central Heating• Local amenities• Furnished• Close to Schools• Modern Kitchen• Double Glazing• Two Doubles• Electric Shower• Spacious Accommodation•Beautifully presented

Uddingston £600 pcm• 2 Bedrooms

• Fully Furnished

• Parking

• Security Entrance

Uddingston £475 pcm•Gas Central Heating

•Close to town centre

•Close to Train Station

•Local amenities

•Security entrance

•Parking

•White Goods

•Close to Schools

•Fitted Kitchen

•Double Glazing

Uddingston £375 pcm• Garden

• Furnished

• Modern Kitchen

• Spacious

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• Beautifully presented

Uddingston O/E £59,500

Home Report Available • 1 Bed Apartment• Ground Floor • Close To Uddingston Centre • Superb First Time Buy• Excellent Buy-To-Let

• Viewing Highly Recommended

Cambuslang O/O £85,000

• Upper Cottage Flat

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• Modern Kitchen

• Driveway

• Fabulous Gardens

• Viewing

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O/E £57,000

• *HOME REPORT

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

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Uddingston O/E £59,950

Buy To Let/ First Time Buy•Excellent Investment Opportunity

•3 Double Bedrooms•Off Street Parking

Uddingston O/E £69,995

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

• Driveway•Beautiful Gardens

•Viewing Highly Recommended

Cambuslang O/E £89,995

• Top Floor Apartment • Stunning Views• Two Bedrooms • Modern Design And Finish • Open Plan Lounge Dining

•Security Entrance•Viewing Highly Recommended

Blantyre O/E £62,500

• Lower Cottage Flat • One Bedroom• Excellent First Time Buy • Attractive Buy-

to-Let • Quiet Location•Viewing Highly Recommended

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Properties For Sale

Let’s MoveEstate Agents

www.letsmove-property.co.uk

78 Cadzow Street, Hamilton, ML3 6DS

T: 01698 422424Let’s LetResidential Letting Agents

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84 Stonelaw Road, Rutherglen, G73 3EDT: 0141 647 9888

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HAMILTONEnd terrace villa

Spacious accommodationDegree of upgrading required

Sold as seen

WELLCROFT TERRACE

Offers Over £49,000

HAMILTONModern detached villa

Integral garage3 bedrooms (en suite)

Sold as seen

AMBLESIDE RISE

Offers over £135,000

HAMILTON

Upper cottage flat •1 bedroomPopular location •Sec entry

Sold as seen

NETHAN PLACE

Offers over £29,500

HAMILTONLower cottage flat

Spacious accommodation4 bedrooms • Driveway

Sold as seen

JEANETTE AVE

Offers over £45,000

HAMILTONSpacious mid terrace villa

2 double bedroomsFront and rear garden

Sold as seen

CLYDESDALE AVE

Offers over £58,000

BROOMHILL COURT, LARKHALL

EXCLUSIVE LUXURY NEW BUILD DEVELOPMENTVERY HIGH SPECIFICATION ** CENTRAL LOCATION

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• Outstanding 4 bedroom detached red sandstone villa

• Highly prestigious residential address• Electric gates

• Beautiful manicured gardens• Wealth of traditional features retained• Viewing very highly recommended

MANSEWOOD, UNION STREET

Offers over£790,000

HAMILTON

Superb extended detached

LENDALFOOT GARDENS

Offers over£159, 995

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HAMILTON

Mid terrace villa • 3 bedroomsFront and rear gardens

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WELLCROFT ROAD

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HAMILTONModern detached villa4 bedrooms (en-suite)

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HOLLANDBUSH GROVE

Fixed price £162, 500

HAMILTON2 bedroom end terr villaLarge driveway

Front and rear gardensSold as seen

THORNHILL ROAD

Offers over £52,500

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(terms and conditions apply, selected plots)

** CALL NOW ON 01698 422424 **

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Let’s MoveEstate Agents

www.letsmove-property.co.uk

78 Cadzow Street, Hamilton, ML3 6DS

T: 01698 422424Let’s LetResidential Letting Agents

www.letsletproperty.co.uk

37 Cadzow Street, Hamilton, ML3 6EET: 01698 457157

84 Stonelaw Road, Rutherglen, G73 3EDT: 0141 647 9888

A Selection of Properties for Let HAMILTON

HOLLANDBUSH GROVE Refurbished throughout 4 bedroom detached villa in

sought after Hamilton locale. The property which is in true walk in condition comprises hallway, wc, lounge,

dining room, kitchen, 4 bedrooms (master en-suite) and family bathroom. Further features of the property include gas central heating, double glazing, integral garage, front and rear gardens. Internal viewing of property is highly recommended to appreciate and avoid disappointment.

Unfurnished £750 pcm

PROPERTY

OF THE

FORTNIGHT!!

HAMILTON

Top Floor Flat, 1 bed, 1 pub, gas ch, d/g security entry

GLEBE STREET

Furnished £375 pcm

HAMILTON

Mid Terrace Villa, 2 beds, 1 pub, Wm heating, d/g private gardens

CALDER VIEW

Unfurnished £450 pcm

AIRDIRE

Modern Semi Detached Villa,3 beds, 1 pub, dining kitchen, d/g

gas ch driveway

CARGILL PLACE

Unfurnished £625 pcm

AIRDIRE

Modern Semi Detached Villa,2 beds, 1 pub, fitted Kitchen,

gas ch, d/g driveway

HEATHERBANK WALK

Unfurnished £510 pcm

HAMILTON

Modern first floor flat, 2 beds,1 pub, gas ch, d/g private parking

SOUTH PARK GROVE

Furnished £525 pcm

BLANTYRE

End Terrace Villa, 1 bed, open plan Lounge/Kitchen, elc heating,

private parking

JURA DRIVE

Furnished £395 pcm

NEW STEVENSON

Modern Maisonette Flat, 2 beds,1 pub, gas ch, d/g private

parking

JERVISTON STREET

Unfurnished £375 pcm

UDDINGSTON

Modern First Floor Flat,2 beds, 1 pub, ensuite, elec heating, d/g private parking

SPRINGFIELD CRESCENT

Unfurnished £595 pcm

BOTHWELL

Lower Cottage Flat,1 bed, 1 pub, gas ch, d/g private

gardens

CLYDE AVENUE

Unfurnished £325 pcm

Landlords Spectacular September

***Savings***Landlords, demand for rented accommodation is at an

all time high, do not miss out in our September Savings.

Please call our dedicated staff now on 01698 457157 for

further details.

EXCLUSIVE

Regular readers of The Hub will have noticed that we have a feature on “Dodgy Parking”, whereby you can email us a picture of someone who would fail their test if they had to take it again, due to having to park the car during it.

The feature contains a disclaimer where we state that we don’t want to offend anyone, and that it’s just a bit of fun. Well, one reader not only seems unoffended, but actually quite likes the idea of appearing in it. You see folks, I was suspicious when I recognised several of the cars and locations, and wondered if

they were owned by the same person. Upon investigation, I discovered that they were. Yes, for months my mate Spanner, who works in a garage, has been taking the cars out on “test runs”, and parking them in all sorts of interesting manners. Then, he took photographs of them, emailed them to us under different names, and felt good about himself.

Shame on you Spanner. Wait till your mum finds out.

THE BILL

At time of writing, The Bill has come to an end after 27 years on ITV. In the final episode, Superintendent Jack Meadows said in a press conference “Today one of my officers

had a gun pointed at his head, someone was murdered, and someone was brutally assaulted. Today was a good day”. Well, I’ve actually toned down his exact words because they were spoken after the watershed. But the question we must ask ourselves is- if this is Sun Hill on a good day, what must a bad day there be like? A nuclear attack on the station? The army having to take over policing of Sun Hill? Indeed, given the number officers murdered in Sun Hill in recent years, and number times the station has been blown up, those scenarios could well have been expected. The Bill used to be exciting an exciting drama which explored current issues, yet remained realistic and well written. One day, some bright spark thought it should be turned into a crappy soap opera, and it became so bad that STV thought Underbelly would be a better replacement

for it. Given the number of cop dramas on our screens, I give it a week before ITV launch another one in its place. They could do worse than go back to the original formula for The Bill all those years ago.

NUMPTY OF THE WEEK

This week, Q’s Views has an

exclusive scoop that cannot be

found in any UK newspaper, mainly

because the persons responsible have tried

to cover it up. However, one of them forgot that in the 21st century the words “In the strictest of confidence” don’t carry much weight with some people, hence the story has been leaked to me. An ecologist working in London put out a “bat box”, a device which captures bats in order that they can be examined. Once a bat is captured, the ecologist checks the condition of it, gives it a unique tag, and released back into the wild unharmed. Bats are an endangered species, therefore it is crucial that information is kept on their numbers and locations. Unfortunately, this ecologist did not clearly label his bat box to tell people who it belonged to, and who to contact. Therefore a concerned member of the public saw it, panicked, called the police…who carried out a controlled explosion on it with a bat inside. As I say, bats are an endangered species. But only in recent times have they come under threat from the bomb squad.

AND FINALLY

Having seen what can go wrong at a comedy gig, I was pleasantly surprised to see that Mr Jason C Murphy (fellow comedian) has started a website entitled “When Gigs Go Bad”. It tells of the very worst things that can happen at a gig, and by the time you read this there should be some contributions from Yours Truly plus some comedians who are even funnier and better looking than me (99% of the comedy population to be precise). Go to www.whengigsgobad.com and enjoy!

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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 comments@thehubpaper.com or call us on 01698 803909alternatively, you can write to: The HUB, Suite 17, Ellismuir House, Ellismuir Way, Tannochside Park, Uddingston G71 5PW

Aries Mar 20 - Apr 20

The presence of Jupiter and Uranus, retrograde in Pisces, is emphasising the most private and sensitive area of your solar chart indicating the action is going on behind closed doors right now. Mercury’s change of direction is indicating a new start or fresh approach on the work front.

Taurus 20 Apr - 20 May

After a number of false starts this

week could see a new beginning on

the romantic and/or creative front.

However, you need to be mindful

not to be too critical of loved ones

or you risk alienating those whose

affection matters most.

Gemini 21 May - 21 Jun

There can be no denying that this islikely to be a bit of a stressful time for you. While this will pass, it is at such times that the company of family and loved ones can be a considerable source of comfort and help.

Cancer 22 Jun - 22 Jul

The events of recent weeks are likely to have left you feeling par-ticularly vulnerable and sensitive to the pain and suffering around you. Thankfully, communications are set to improve with Mercury moving forward again and the Sun entering Libra this week.

Leo 23 Jul - 22 Aug

It looks like a new development on

the financial front is imminent.

This could well be connected to the

presence of Jupiter in Pisces and

Mercury in Virgo, your money

houses, emphasising, and

stressing, the area of, money,

credit and financial commitments.

Virgo 23 Aug - 22 Sep

If you’ve been feeling dazed and

confused lately you can relax, a little,

now that Mercury is moving forward

again, clarifying where you go from

here. With Jupiter back in Pisces,

this suggests a period of greater

emotional or financial sacrifice is

on the cards as you put the needs of

others before your own.

Libra 23 Sep - 23 Oct

With Mercury finally getting it’s act

together a new start or fresh

approach is indicated in the area

of you solar chart concerned with

the spiritual dimension of life.

Whether this represents a new

search for meaning or a growing

certainty and faith, this aspect

of your life is likely to be greatly

emphasised in the weeks ahead.

Scorpio 24 Oct - 21 Nov

It is often in times of crisis that you

prove most resourceful, providing

considerable support to friends

and loved ones. However this is

also likely to be a time when you’ll

find it difficult to express your own

needs without being overwhelmed

by emotion so it is important to

seek out those who can offer

you the help you give so freely to

others.

Sagittarius 22 Nov - 21 Dec

The emphasis on the Virgo-Pisces

axis indicates that this a time of

significant change, transformation

and upheaval in your personal

and professional life. Thoughts of

the past and the demands of the

significant others in your life could

prove to weigh heavily upon you.

Capricorn 22 Dec - 19 Jan

The presence of Jupiter in Pisces

and Saturn in Libra indicates the

coming weeks are likely to be a

very busy period for you,

especially on the home front

You should be able to make

considerable progress especially

since the Sun’s move into Libra is

also emphasising the area of your

solar chart concerned with your

worldly ambitions and aims in life.

Aquarius 20 Jan - 18 Feb

With Mercury finally moving

forward again it’s time to get your

financial house in order and where

necessary, make arrangements to

reschedule financial commitments

that have become restrictive or

burdensome.With the Sun entering

Libra, a romantic holiday, love

letter or flirtatious e-mail could put

the colour back in your cheeks.

Pisces 19 Feb - 20 Mar

If your hunches and night

dreams are telling you one thing

while certain people are saying

something different, don’t ignore

the guiding voice within. That’s not

always easy when money rears its

ugly head, or that serpent called

desire stirs your basic instincts.

That’s not to say you shouldn’t

enjoy yourself and take a risk or

two on life and love.

ACROSS1. Floorshow (7)4. Spooky (5)7. Detection device (5)9. Vertical (7)10. Inactivity (7)11. Measuring implement (5)12. Dictator (6)14. Ecclesiastic (6)18. Copious (5)20. Drawn (7)22. Pouch worn with a kilt (7)23. Diadem (5)24. Admittance (5)25. Spiny anteater (7) DOWN1. Transported (7)

2. Emblem (5)

3. Tropical bird (6)

4. Mistake (5)

5. Dependable follower (7)

6. Go in (5)

8. Magnitude relation (5)

13. Reinforcement (7)

15. Reasoned judgment (5)

16. Musical passage (7)

17. Opportunity (6)

18. Part of a church (5)

19. Ahead of time (5)

21. Obviate (5)

Your Stars...

Name: Sarah

Age: 12 weeks

Lives: In Anya’s Bedroom

Breed: Syrian Hamster

Likes: Burying food,

hiding in tubes,

running on her wheel

Dislikes: Getting squashed

when picked up, loud noises,

getting woken up

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Have an event you’d like publicised?Drop us a line at info@thehubpaper.com and we’ll publish it here . . .

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.

Zumba - come along dance and get fit fri.6-6.45pm

Computer classes available please contact centre for details

Craigneuk Lifelong Learning Association provides a Mother/Toddler group

That runs on a Wednesday morning 9.30 to 11.30am. Please come along and

have fun. All welcome. We are also running an Introduction to Face Painting Course starting on Wednesday 29th September for 4 weeks from 1.00 to 2.30pm. Course is free of charge and a free crèche is provided.

To register, or for further information, please contact Louise on 01698 373401 or pop into the unit at 641a Glasgow Road Craigneuk

HAMILTON:Variety Show in aid of Mary’s Meals – Wednesday 6th October.Host of acts including; That Swing Sensation featuring June Love, Ian Ewing and the Kennedy Cup Cakes. Gordon Watson & Lorna McGowan, John Ogilvie School Band, Hermie Qunitent, Scott Burns (piper), George Rodger Gypsy Band and Kirsty McLeod on violin.

Tickets on sale from the box office on 01698 452299 priced £10 for adults and £8 for concession.

WHATS ON AT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARYUDDINGSTON LIBRARY, 51 BELLSHILL ROAD, 01698 813431Book Start Rhymetime - Tuesday 2-2.30pm. For 0-3 year olds. Come along for stories, songs and fun.Readers Group - Second Tuesday of the month 11am.Computer Classes - Wednesdays 9.30am - 12noon. First steps in IT. Friday 9.30am - 12.30pm First Step Web. Call 01698 813431 for info.

BOTHWELL LIBRARY, THE DONALD INSTITUE, MAIN STREET. 01698 853150Readers Group - First Thursday of the month. Please join us for a coffee and a chat.

BLANTYRE LIBRARY, CLYDEVIEW SHOPPING CENTRE. 01698 823808Book Start Rhymetime - Thursday 2-2.30pm. For 0-3 year olds. Come along for stories, songs and fun.Readers Group - One Thursday per month. Please call for details. 8yrs and up.

BELLSHILL CULTURAL CENTRE, JOHN ST. BELLSHILL. 01698 346770Chatter Books - Tuesday (fortnightly) 16th February, 3.30 - 4.30pm. 8-12 year olds. Come along if you like reading and making new friends.

ANNETTE MACDONLD, SCHOOL OF DANCEMember BATD BB ST Ballet, Tap, Disco (Hip hop & street).Viewpark classes every Tuesday, Ages 3-8 4:30pm to 6:00pm.Motherwell classes every Thursday, Ages 3-8 4:30pm to 6:00pm, Ages 9 and upwards 6:00pm to 7:30pm.For any more information contact Ann : 01698 301605, Annette : 07759824488 or E-Mail Annette on weenet@hotmail.co.uk

ADULT BEGINNERS BALLROOM / LATIN AMERICAN DANCE CLASS. Bothwell Parish Church Centre, Main Street, Bothwell.7.30pm on Monday evenings (Also St. Peter`s Hall Hamilton on Thursday and Friday evenings).For details contact Lorraine and Ian on 01698 458386, or email ian-mckinnie112@tiscali.co.uk

Tannochside Miners / Dancing & Bingo Dancing & Bingo on the 16th September 2010. 8pm - 9pm Dancing , 9pm - 10pm Bingo, 10pm till closing - Dancing.Contact James for information on: 01698 813556.

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To submit your pet please send a photo of your pet to info@thehubpapper.com 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.

Unfortunately, we cannot do this campaign on our own – so please send in your dodgy parking pictures to info@thehubpaper.com. 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???

Summary:Deleting programs can be as simple as removing files which won’t have much impact on performance. Occasionally, though, it’s nowhere near that simple.

QIf I delete certain programs (that I seldom, or don’t use)

off of my computer, will that help

my computer run faster?

AMaybe.Strictly speaking the answer is

actually “probably not”, however when you uninstall a program you often do much more than just remove it - and that “much more” can, sometimes, have some pretty significant performance benefits.It all depends on the program you’re uninstalling.

Strictly SpeakingIn its purest sense, uninstalling a program really just removing all the files associated with that program,

removing shortcuts from the start menu and the like, and perhaps updating or removing registry settings associated with the program. Aside from freeing up some disk space, none of that will really gain you

anything significant in terms of your computer’s overall speed.“Running less software means the software that does run can run faster.”So in that sense, no, uninstalling programs won’t speed up your computer.On The Other Hand It’s running programs that affect your computer’s speed the most. And many programs as part of being installed also install small programs that run constantly. If,

after installing a program you find that there’s a new icon in your task bar’s notification area, then it’s pretty likely that this is the case - particularly if that notification icon comes back after you reboot your machine. Now, most of those programs are small, it’s true. However, so many programs install so many of these little “applets”, that it can not only be simply annoying as all get-out, but they can add up to have a serious impact on your machine’s start up time as well as ongoing performance.If you uninstall those programs, and if as part of that uninstall process they remove these little auto-start programs as well, then yes, absolutely: uninstalling this software will improve your performance. How much we can’t say, since it depends on so many other factors on your machine, but there should be an improvement. Running less software means the software that does run can run faster.But Wait! There’s More! Another source of system slowdowns has less to do with the

quantity of software running on your machine as much as what that software is trying to do. A great case in point are some anti-malware and system security packages. Occasionally, they can insert themselves into the system or

into the data path of other programs (such as email or web browsers) in ways that on some systems can cause a serious performance issue.As you might imagine, once you determine that they’re the cause of a problem uninstalling those programs can help a lot.

However, before you do that we need to make sure that you’re not left without malware protection. The proper thing to do is to have an alternative ready to install in its place. Since different tools work in different ways it’s not uncommon at all for one program to cause an issue, but another to have no problem at all.Sadly, it’s often just trial and error before we determine which of the many reputable programs works on your system with minimal impact.And naturally this isn’t limited to anti-malware tools. Quite often so-called “system enhancement” or tuning utilities operate in similar ways, and can cause more problems than they solve - performance impact isn’t an uncommon result. So while the “strictly speaking” bottom line is that no, uninstalling a program shouldn’t improve your performance, the practical reality is that uninstalling a program that has components constantly running or that inserts itself into your system in impactful ways can certainly improve performance. As I said a the beginning: it depends on the program.

Cornerby Sam Walker, Scotcomputers

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100m visibility) and you can’t

conditions have improved so they don’t dazzle drivers behind you.

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further up the road.

Floods:

usually nearest the kerb.

Move forward immediately to

clutch when you need to.

then you can drive on at your

to do so.

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of these vehicles it’s better to keep well back because snow or salt is thrown across the width of the road.

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Check your vehicle:

way you know it won’t let you down even if the weather does

radiator

two and four years. Make sure

replace it if you’re not sure it’s reliable

clean and check the bulbs

for lower visibility and shorter days

road takes more tyre tread in wet or icy conditions. Ensure

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misted before you set off!

take a map with your for any unplanned diversions

Take an emergency kit:Here’s what we recommend you put in the boot:

weather

low winter sun.

Change the way you drive:

icy, make sure you slow down and keep well back from the vehicle in front of you.

Stopping distances in winter:

yourself more time to slow down and stop.

have been treated.

If your vehicle starts toskid:

brake!

the direction of the skid.

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of the vehicle before you drive

windscreen and obscure your view.

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discs. At the heart of

a d v a n c e d

crank, classic

alloy oil sump — all features found in many

Breaking down on the motorway:

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costly to buy from new, and not to

a brute, particularly in the current

their pennies more so now than

admire the pace, the ride and the

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By George MillsEast Kilbride Keeper Murdoch pushed a 4th minute Selkirk effort behind after the Striker was sent clear by McKenna. The visitors stepped up the pace and shots from Heffron and Anderson went close before Watson headed a throw in from Kelly narrowly over.Thistle should have gone ahead after 14 minutes when Chaplin’s cross found the unmarked Orr who somehow managed to miss the target from three yards. Long range efforts from Brady and Crozier were Bellshill’s sole contribution an only sterling defending by the back four aided by the efforts of Keeper Calder kept the score sheet blank after the first forty five minutes.A last gasp tackle by McGhee on Murch in the 47th minute showed that Thistle hadn’t taken their foot off the throt-tle and they went ahead in the 56th minute through Orr who headed a long throw in by Chap-

man past Calder. Two minutes later they doubled their lead when former Athletic Striker Murray Watson got between McVittie and Brady to beat Cal-der with a powerful drive from 12 yards.Two minutes later Anderson should have added a third fol-lowing an error by Connelly but the hitman shot weakly past. Connelly who blasted the ball beyond Murdoch but his effort was ruled out by the far side Linesman.

Cavanagh and Connelly had decent tries saved by Murdoch and a last minute Connelly shot struck the post to deny Bellshill a consolation goal.

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Junior Football

Super League First DivisionPos Team Pld W D L F A GD Pts1 Hurlford United F.C. 5 4 0 1 14 10 4 122 Whitletts Victoria F.C. 5 3 2 0 11 7 4 113 Girvan F.C 5 3 1 1 17 6 11 104 Ashfield F.C. 5 3 0 2 15 10 5 95 Renfrew F.C. 5 3 0 2 5 5 0 96 Kilwinning Rangers F.C. 5 3 0 2 11 14 -3 97 East Kilbride Thistle F.C. 5 2 2 1 6 4 2 88 Clydebank F.C. 5 2 2 1 4 2 2 89 Cumbernauld United F.C. 5 2 0 3 13 10 3 610 Shotts Bon Accord F.C. 5 1 3 1 5 6 -1 611 Bellshill Athletic F.C. 5 1 1 3 8 12 -4 412 Glenafton Athletic F.C. 5 1 1 3 3 8 -5 413 Vale of Clyde F.C. 5 1 0 4 8 11 -3 314 Annbank United F.C. 5 0 0 5 5 20 -15 0

Central District First DivPos Team Pld W D L F A GD Pts1 Thorniewood United F.C. 5 4 0 1 12 5 7 122 Vale of Leven F.C. 5 3 1 1 14 10 4 103 Johnstone Burgh F.C. 5 3 0 2 7 3 4 94 Neilston Juniors F.C. 4 3 0 1 6 4 2 95 Port Glasgow F.C. 5 3 0 2 12 12 0 96 St. Anthony’s F.C. 5 2 2 1 9 8 1 87 Kilsyth Rangers F.C. 5 2 2 1 8 8 0 88 Dunipace F.C. 4 2 0 2 6 7 -1 69 Greenock Juniors F.C. 4 1 1 2 11 10 1 410 Glasgow Perthshire F.C. 4 1 1 2 4 8 -4 411 Shettleston F.C. 4 1 0 3 4 6 -2 312 Cambuslang Rangers F.C. 5 1 0 4 10 14 -4 313 Blantyre Victoria F.C. 5 0 1 4 4 12 -8 1

Central District Second DivPos Team Pld W D L F A GD Pts1 Yoker Athletic F.C. 5 4 1 0 16 4 12 132 Carluke Rovers F.C. 5 4 0 1 13 7 6 123 Royal Albert F.C. 5 3 1 1 7 3 4 104 Lesmahagow Juniors F.C. 5 3 0 2 14 7 7 95 Larkhall Thistle F.C. 5 3 0 2 11 8 3 96 St. Roch’s F.C. 5 3 0 2 9 7 2 97 Stonehouse Violet F.C. 5 2 0 3 12 12 0 68 Wishaw Juniors F.C. 5 2 0 3 9 10 -1 69 Benburb F.C. 5 1 2 2 6 10 -4 510 Newmains United F.C. 5 1 1 3 8 15 -7 411 Forth Wanderers F.C. 5 0 2 3 3 12 -9 212 Maryhill F.C. 5 0 1 4 1 14 -13 1

JUNIOR LEAGUE TABLES

Stagecoach West of Scotland League Super League First Division

Clydebank F.C. 2 v 0 Bellshill Athletic F.C. Annbank United F.C. 0 v 6 Cumbernauld United F.C. East Kilbride Thistle F.C. 1 v 0 Vale of Clyde F.C. Girvan F.C. 5 v 0 Glenafton Athletic F.C. Kilwinning Rangers F.C. 3 v 2 Ashfield F.C. Renfrew F.C. 0 v 2 Shotts Bon Accord F.C. Whitletts Victoria F.C. 3 v 2 Hurlford United F.C.

Stagecoach West of Scotland League Central District First Div

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

Stagecoach West of Scotland League Central District Second Div

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

RESULTS

By Stuart ClellandThorniewood dominance was finally rewarded deep into injury time when Stephen Mullen broke the home sides hearts when firing home a spectacular 92nd minute overhead kick to secure a deserved win.Thorniewood were first to threaten in 13 minutes when Mullen turned both central defenders inside out before shooting narrowly wide from the edge of the area. ‘Wood’ keeper

Stephen Mathers was called into action in 19 minutes saving a low effort from 20 yards. Kevin O’Neil done well a minute later heading behind for a corner after a dangerous run and cross on the left from the home sides Mullen.Shortly after a misunderstand-ing by United’s Mathers and John Crawley resulted in a cheap corner which thank-fully came to nothing. ‘Pace’ defender Reid then flashed

an effort wide in 27 minutes before a superb defence spliting ball from Crawley sent Mullen through but McCurley in the home goal did well saving bravely at the strikers feet. A Martin Devlin corner in 31 minutes took everyone by sur-prise coming back off the near post before being cleared before a huge kick by Mathers in 34 minutes found Mullen but the normally clinical hitman lobbed disappointingly over from just inside the area. Against the run of play Dunipace came close

to opening the scoring in 38 minutes when a Moodie header came back off the post as he took advantage of some poor ‘Wood’ marking. The home side were reduced to 10 men in 43 minutes when centre back Oates was shown a second yel-low for a foul on Mullen. From the award Crawley’s low cross was crashed against the face of the crossbar after an outra-geous back heel attempt by Johnny Fallon.Dunipace won a corner in the opening minute of the second

half but Thorniewood were soon on top taking numerical advantage of the extra man and controlling much of the game. A great Devlin cross in 57 minutes could find no takers as it flashed agonisingly across the face of goal before McCurley pulled off a great stop from a well struck Mullen shot on the hour mark as ‘Wood’ pressed for the opener. Devlin again came close in 66 minutes this time sending a sweetly struck 25 yarder dipping over the bar with McCurley beaten. With

Dunipace manfully defend-ing but becoming increasingly deeper Thorniewood finally got the breakthrough their relentless pressure deserved with that stunning 92nd minute Mullen finish.A controlled, disciplined performance where in the end justice was done.Thorniewood: Mathers, Brophy, Crawley (McGowan50), Whar-ton, A Stewart, O’Neil, Devlin, D Bradshaw, Mullen, Fallon (D Miller73), Queen (Hughes46).not used. Fusari, R Miller, Daly, Low

By George MillsBellshill forced an early corner when Clydebank Keeper Gonet pushed ‘Hill Striker McKenna set up an opportunity for Selfkirk but his effort was comfortably saved by the Keeper.The home side stepped up the pace and wide men alum and McCom-ish were causing problems for the Bellshill defence with their strong running down the flanks.‘Hill Keeper Calder denied McKin-non’s Hailstones and Dallas before Clydebank’s relentless pressure saw them go ahead after 32 minutes. Bellshill Captain Mark McVittie

failed to control a cross from the left and home Striker Hailstones effort was blocked by Calder. As the ‘Hill Defenders hesitated ‘Bankies striked Dallas pounced to fire the ball into the net.Four minutes later more slack Bellshill defending was punished when McGhee played the ball straight to Allum whose cross eluded McVittie and fell to McComish who beat Calder with a powerful low drive from 10 yards. Bellshill made a positive start to the second half and McKenna and Brady had early efforts on target saved by Gomet but Clydebank were soon back on the

offensive and it took an exceptional save from Dougie Calder to deny McKinnon in the 52nd minute.McKenna sent Brady clear as the visitors tried to get a foothold on the game but this tame effort was off target.Calder again came to the ‘Hill’s rescue bravely saving at McKinnon’s feet as the striker broke through from the left.With 10 minutes left Bellshill pushed forward in an attempt to take some-thing back up the road but the home defence were up to the task and with the last action of the game Calder again denied McKinnon as the front man again shook off his marker to break free .

Fife Cycling Assoc 50 Mile Time Trial

Davie Fairweather spent a successful weekend in Edinburgh. He reports that he was humbled watching paraduathletes on the Friday, which set him up to do his best on the Saturday.The weather was perfect with ‘fairweather clouds’ forecast all week! Davie was pleased with his performance and reported as follows; “I was 4th in the10km run in 42:26; good transition; 1st lap of cycling a bit weak but got into a rhythm and only saw 1 M65 (male over 65) pass me. George Black (M70) caught me in middle of 3rd lap, but I overtook him climbing past Arthur’s Seat and gave him encouragement as he headed for silver medal (He passed me on all the descents!). I enjoyed the descents and passed a few wimpish yanks!

This went on till final 5km run, by which time I was totally spent!. Couldn’t hold George and stopped for 1/2 bottle of water, which helped me get over line in 5th M65 place and, I thought, 1st GB. Then spoke to Richard Pitcairn who said he’d done 2:36! My time was 2:42:50. 1st M65 was Bert Streumer 2:25:24 NED. Richard was DNF in results (apparently he missed out 1 lap on bike) and I was given 5th place! 1 65-69 Bert Streumer 2:25:24 NED 2 65-69 Carlos Leite 2:33:28 POR 3 65-69 Giorgio Alemanni 2:34:26 ITA 4 65-69 Curtis Smith 2:40:04 USA 5 65-69 David Fairweather 2:42:50 GBR

Surprisingly in the results I’m given my best overall placing in the 2nd run (4th in my Cat. and 327 overall) when I was on my knees and struggling to finish!!!! My cycle time was 9th in Category. George Black was 2nd M70 in 2:41:19. M45 gold & 8th place overall to Kenny Riddle in 2:06:15. M50 gold to Jez Tomlinson in 2:11:36. Sunday was cooler & breezier for the Elite races. Another stunning performance from Cat Morrison who won by 17seconds, despite a 16sec time penalty for racking her bike incorrectly. The men’s race was notable for the performance of the Belgian team who were obviously professional racing cyclists & good runners too! Watching the climb up Arthur’s Seat wasn’t quite Le Tourmalet, but there was a great atmosphere.”

Keith Anderson, John Campbell and Alex Douglas travelled to Fife at the weekend for this chal-lenging time trial of 50 miles.Part of the challenge was to put up with the incessant rain throughout the event. Racing over very wet roads for over 2 hours is something that appeals to few anyway, but the intrepid trio braved it and saw it through. To demonstrate how bad the conditions were, Alex had to be persuaded to approach the start line. Now, this was hitherto unheard of! Many people would

have regretted the decision just for reasons of weather, but Alex suffered a slide off the road on a bend 3 miles from the finish that must surely have given him the absolute right to regret hearing the starter’s order. However, he rallied and made his way to the finish, with his typical enthusi-asm fully restored!His fall brought a marshall to the ground, but we are glad to say that neither rider nor marshall were injured.John suffered a puncture with 10 miles to go, after averaging over

24mph for the 40 miles, and had to limp to the finish at walking pace. Only Keith escaped such hurdles, and finished with a fine time on the day.Results:Alex Douglas - 2 29 28 John Campbell - 2 17 56 Keith Anderson - 2 6 44

Dunipace 0 Thorniewood United 1

Bellshill Athletic 0 East Kilbride Thistle 2

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Clydebank 2 Bellshill Athletic 0

Chris Dolan battles for the ball in midfield

Calum Brady taking a shot at goal trying to get Bellshill back into the match

Keith Anderson cycling in Fife

Uddingston’s 1st XV travelled to Ayrshire last Saturday to play Cumnock in their opening

Scottish Rugby West Division 1 league game and came away with a well deserved 35-11 win and a bonus point for their effort.The Villagers demonstrated flair and determina-tion particularly during the first half when they dominated the attacking play and enjoyed most of the territorial advantage. The home side always posed a threat out wide on the break and during the second half, the Villagers lost some of their momentum, which Cumnock were quick to take advantage of, however, some excellent defending by the visitors kept the opposition from going over the line on several occasions.Uddingston’s first try came in the 8th minute following on from good attacking play by the pack. Going forward with the ball, it was fed neatly across the park to Donald Haldane on the wing who continued at pace to touch down at the posts. Stand off Gordon Burns slotted the conversion, giving the Villagers an early 7-0 lead.The Villagers continued to press on with their attacking play, taking the game to the opposition and during this period missed out on a couple of try scoring opportunities and had one try disal-lowed.Undeterred, the visitors remained focussed on their objective and in the 21st minute, David Haldane had possession and was going forward. With just 10 metres to the line Haldane off-loaded the ball to Chris Latta running in support who sprinted through to go over the line. Burns was once again on target with the conversion, stretch-ing the Villagers lead to 14-0.The visitor’s third try of the match came just on the 40th minute when Chris Latta made a break from within his own 22. Latta fed the ball to Stu-art Beresford in support who then slipped it neatly to Gordon Burns who out paced the opposition to run the final 10 meters to go over at the posts.Burns converted his own try to give the Villagers a comfortable 21-0 lead.

As the game progressed into injury time, Cum-nock managed to claw back 3 points from an on target penalty kick taken by Craig McWhirter. The whistle blew for half time and the score stood at 21-3.With the second half well underway, Cumnock upped their game and in the 55th minute added a further 3 points from a well taken penalty from the boot of McWhirter, bringing the score to 21-6.Just five minutes later, the Uddingston pack was driving forward with the ball when they were brought to a halt just three metres from the op-position’s line.

A ruck formed and veteran prop Dougie Belmore cleared out the opposition hands which were trapping the ball at the base of the ruck. This enabled Chris Latta to secure possession and feed Stuart Beresford who then burst through a weakened defence to go over the line, securing in the process the try scoring bonus point. Gordon Burns kicked the conversion well and the Villag-ers were now leading 28-6.Realising that the game was slipping away from them, the home side put the Villagers under a

short period of sustained pressure and were camped just 5 metres out from the visitor’s line. However, the Villagers defence remained solid and they were able to regain possession and clear their lines.Determined to secure more points, the Villagers continued to go on the offensive and in the 77th minute Chris Latta caught the opposition off guard. Having possession, he took off at pace from mid field and burst down the park outpacing and swerving past the Cumnock defence, to go over in the corner. Despite the tightness of the angle, Burns once again slotted the conversion through the posts to give the Villagers a 35-6 lead.As the game progressed into injury time,

Cumnock secured their only try of the game in the 82nd minute. A scrum was awarded just 5 metres out from the visitor’s line and as the ball came out for Cumnock it was quickly fed wide to Martin Hastings who exploited a gap in the Villag-ers defence to go over the line. The conversion went wide and the whistle blew for full time with the score standing at 35-11, which was an excellent result for the Villagers in their opening league encounter away from home.

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Uddingston Ladies 5 Dalziel Ladies 2Uddingston Ladies Hockey Club played their first league game of the season, giving an impressive start to season 2010/11. it was a great performance from a very new team, due to personnel changes. The team gelled from the start giving Uddingston a 2 -1 lead at half time. Uddy goal scorers were Rachel Cunningham and Kate Loudon. The momentum stayed in the away side’s favour leading to three more goals from Rachel Cunningham, Katie Devlin and Kate Loudon. This is an exciting start to the hockey club, as they are forever coping with changes in membership. The long term members and new members, are continuing the passion

and dedication shown over the years, from the club’s establishment in the seventies, to present day. The club is always seeking new members, due to Uni, college and motherhood taking members away. Hillhead Ladies V 1 Uddingston Ladies 4Uddingston Ladies Hockey played with continuing fervor and it showed. They took the lead in the first half with a deserved goal from Stephanie Gemmell. The visiting team then scored again from a shot by Emma Bayne. The home team clawed one back, but Uddingston then finished any hope for Hillhead Ladies, by scoring another two goals, firstly by Rachel Cunningham and then by Caitlin Flynn.Uddingston Ladies 0 Western Wildcats II 3

Although Uddingston Ladies Hockey played very well they lost this game to a well structured team. Western Wildcats have previously played at National level and it showed. Uddingston defended very well and they were only one goal down at half time. The starting eleven players, for Uddingston, were their only players, as Uddingston had no rolling substitutes to help them cope with the visiting team’s added freshness with their ability to keep substituting. Uddingston gave total effort, commitment and hope for the rest of this season by the way they played this match. They deserved a point at least from this match. Anyone wishing to play for Uddingston Ladies please contact Ellis Knox on 01698813262.

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Scottish WomensPremier LeagueTEAM PLD PTSCeltic 16 46Glasgow City 15 43Spartans 17 36Hibernian 16 34Hamilton 17 28Rangers 17 28Forfar 16 22Inverness 16 20Boroughmuir 16 11Dundee United 14 6Aberdeen 16 4Kilmarnock 16 3

Hamilton made the short trip into Glasgow to face the reigning league champions a difficult game under normal circumstance was made even more difficult through the absence of several key players out with long term injuries.Manager Kevin Murphy said after the match “I’m disappointed to have lost four goals today I felt we gifted them their goals. When you give the champi-ons opportunities they are going to take them. I was pleased with our second half performance but in the last ten

minutes we relaxed and this led to us conceding two late goals”. Hamilton started this game with a revamped team looking to hold the champions attacking flair in check, within 12 minutes though the reshaped team suffered another injury blow when Ashley McDonald was felled in the penalty box after a clash of heads. The game was stopped for almost 5 minutes as first the physio and then the doctor attended to the player she was helped to the dressing room with blood pouring from a gash in the back of her head.

Hamilton had hardly recovered from this incident when they lost the opening goal, a cross from the left was only partially cleared and the ball fell at the feet of City’s Eilish McSorley who side footed the ball home to put the home team one nil up.Within two minutes another goal was given away when the outrushing Lee Alexander in the Hamilton goal was harshly deemed to have made contact with City’s Kate Linder. Emma Mitchell despatched the spotkick to give City a two goal cushion.Hamilton regrouped after this and restricted City to shots from outside the

box which Alexander dealt with comfort-ably showing her solid handling and good shot stopping ability at their best.Hamilton although on the back foot for most of the second half defended well and again restricted the home team to shots from outside the box. The differ-ence in the two squads was highlighted in the 70th minute when City brought on two very experienced players who with a point to prove started to influence a game that looked to be petering out.On 80 minutes a rare Hamilton attack saw Susan Fairlie allowed to take the ball in her stride and strike a great shot that was well saved by the City keeper.

Almost immediately City went up the park and after the ball was only half cleared, Rushea Littlejohn one of the City subs fired the ball high into the net.Two minutes later City scored their fourth when a powerful shot from outside the box was well parried by Alexander only for the ball to fall to the feet of Megan Sneddon in a suspiciously offside position. No flag was raised as the ball was thumped into the roof of the net. Hamilton can take some credit for holding out against the best team in the country with their resources stretched to the limit. Concentration is the key to successful defending and Hamilton

lost that concentration for only a few minutes in each half and were punished by a team on top of their game.Manager Murphy looking forward to the next game said “We have a huge game in the cup next week to try and progress to the semi finals. We will pick ourselves back up and be ready for that game.” Hamilton’s next match is away to Rang-ers in the quarter finals of this season’s Scottish Cup on Sunday 26th of Septem-ber at Petershill Juniors Park.Hamilton Team: Alexander, Inglis, Hogg, King, McDonald, Crilly, McCulloch, Grant, Templeton, Anderson and Fairlie. Subs: Fleming, McManus and Harkins

Hamilton Academical Ladies

Hockey

Glasgow City 4 Hamilton 0

OFF THE FIELD

The team mascot at Thorni-ewood Utd was Liam Craig (13) from Fallside. Liam is a pupil at Cardinal Newman High School in Bellshill and was chosen by sponsor Myrtle Tree café as the season’s first mascot because has a very keen interest and knowledge of football. Anyone who knows Liam will agree he is a great footballer.

We hope it is a great way of encouraging the youth to get involved in local football, the Myrtle Tree cafe would like to see more kids get involved in the current season and maybe even become a mascot at some of the matches, look out for Liam sporting the team colours as he delivers the cafe's newspapers, you never know he might be putting the next edition of the HUB through your letterbox.

Uddingston celebrate opening day win

THORNIEWOOD MASCOT

Liam Craig with Club Captains and Officials

Fans from the Thorniewood Game

Thorniewood went top of the league after a deserved win

against a stuffy Shettleston side at Robertson Park. It was United who went close first after 3 minutes when Kevin O’Neil fired past the far post after good set up play involving Chris Faulds and Stephen Mullen. ‘Wood nearly scored soon after when Des Bradshaw fired a decent effort over from distance as ‘Wood’ began to take control of the match. Keenan in the Shettleston goal was again called into action after 22 minutes when he comfortably grasped Martin Devlin’s shot out the top corner. A dazzling Jamie Brophy dribble on the right a minute later set up Bradshaw but the midfielders shot lacked power with Keenan saving easily. A rare ‘Town’ break in 31 minutes was stopped by a superb tackle by Brian Wharton on the edge of the area before Thorniewood keeper Stephen Mathers produced a good take from a high cross as the visitors tried to get into the game. Thorniewood were soon back on top and could have easily gone in front with efforts from Mullen and a 20 yard volley by Wharton keeping Keenan on his toes. It was Wharton who came close a minute later when his netbound shot from the edge area was turned round at full stretch by the busy visiting keeper. In 39 minutes Shettleston were afforded too much room on the Thorniewood right and fortunately for ‘Wood’ the inrushing forward failed to make the proper connection. Given the pressure and chances that ‘wood had throughout the first half, the home team got their deserved break after 42 minutes when Martin Devlin put them in front. The wonder strike from Devlin was set up by hard working Mullen on the left before he squared to Devlin who stepped inside the defender before unleashing a spectacular shot into the top corner giving the visiting keeper no chance whatsoever.It was Thorniewood who were first to threaten in the second half when an inch perfect Andy Stewart ball from deep in his own half released ‘Mighty Mullen’ only for the ‘Town’ centre back recovering superbly to block the strikers net bound effort for a corner. ‘Wood had a few shots on goal from Crawley and Bradshaw but these failed to trouble Keenan. The keep was forced to make another good stop from Devlin’s 20 yard effort as the midfielder searched for his and ‘woods second of the match. Clearly Devlin had the taste of goal and wanted more.Shettleston managed to get back into the match for a spell that saw a

dangerous cross result in a corner after 62 minutes and the visitors could not believe their luck when they were awarded a penalty on the 68th minute after Brophy fouled in the box despite calls of ‘don’t foul’ from the Thorniewood touchline. Mathers rescued his teammates blunder as the keeper pulled off a good save from the kick.The missed penalty lifted ‘wood who could sense that ‘lady luck’ was on their side. Driving forward, Chris Queen produced a great cross in 70 minutes which resulted in a ‘wood corner as they searched for goal number 2! The visitors were dealt a blow however from the corner as keeper Keenan was shown a straight red for an off the ball incident. The referee was perfectly positioned to see the keeper ‘boot’ a Thorniewood striker for no apparent reason. With no sub keeper, ‘Town’ send centre back Kennedy into the sticks for the remainder of the match. You would have thought that with a defender in goal, scoring would have been a mere formality for ‘wood. But as seen so many times before, ‘wood seem to struggle to

play against team’s who have had men dismissed.Chris Faulds – who should know better - blasted the spot kick right down the middle hitting Kennedy who managed to clear the rebound. Golden opportunity squandered by ‘wood!Thorniewood kept trying time and time again to kill off ‘Town’ with a

combination of over elaborating, trying to walk the ball into the net and some excellent goalkeeping by Kennedy kept the score as it was. Deep into stoppage time, ‘wood got their second when Miller passed to Queen who found himself through one on one with Kennedy and managed to score at the second attempt.

In all, it was an important win for Thorniewood who in truth should have won more convincingly. Perhaps shooting practice is the order of the day in the ‘wood training camp this week. The win see’s ‘wood take top spot and credit certainly has to be given to the team for the start that they have made to the season so far.

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Queen makes sure from zero yards!

The Great Scottish Run on Sunday attracted a record 23,000 runners in Glasgow competing in the 10k and Half Marathon and the harriers were out in force for this race.

10k Results Andy Mclinden M55 - 37.52; John Berry M50 - 41.36; Davie Kelly M50 - 56.50; Julie Rankin 54.33Grant Mckenna - 56050Half Marathon ResultsJim Breen M40 1.23.36; Dave Adams Jnr = 1.30.21; Michael Maxton -1.34.22; Paulo Leite -1.34.57; David Hay M40 1.44.49; David Dawson M40 1.46.47; Claire Purdie Fv40 1.49.43; Joanne Melarkey - 1.53.53; Cheryl Mcnulty - 1.54.41; Helen Whyte Fv55 - 2.08.12; Peter Middleton M40 - 2.10.10

Running Devlin celebrates his wonderstrike

Harriers at the Great Scottish Run

Lanarkshire Team ‘The Hairy Coo’s’ participated in the annual Edinburgh Festiball Softball Tournament. The team, made up of players mainly from Lanark-shire, finished a credible 6th place from an entry list of 36 teams. The tournament hosted teams from all over the UK playing and some international teams descended into Edinburgh to also play. Keeping with the American theme, this year there were also officials flown in from the states to keep control of the games. The HUBs Creative Director Vicki was participating in the team and said; “It was a hard tournament with some very strong teams playing this year. We are delighted to have come 6th overall!”