Residents at a block of Scots high-rise flats have described their shock after Royal Mail suspended all – after a postie was threatened. Tenants of Clyde Tower in East Kilbride received a letter on November 2 explaining that their postal service had been halted. Officials said it was due to …
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East Kilbride Thistle and Cambuslang Rangers will come together to remember their former player and manager, Alan Paterson, with a memorial match next month. Paterson, who played for and managed both clubs, tragically passed away in September at the age of just 44. The father of two’s sudden death shocked …
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Royal Mail delivery offices in Lanarkshire have been impacted by staff shortages today due to workers self isolating. The offices most impacted across the county are East Kilbride (G74, G75 and G79), Larkhall (ML9 and ML10), Motherwell (ML1) and Uddingston (G71). Absence rates have spiked due to the rapid spread …
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A much-loved Cambuslang postie has hung up has mail bag for the last time after serving the Royal Mail for almost five decades. Davie Lawson, affectionately known by his colleagues as “Duke”, called time on his 48 years’ service on Saturday to enjoy a well-earned retirement. Davie, 65, of Halfway, …
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A heartwarming fundraising drive which reconnects the homeless with loved ones at Christmas has received praise from Stephen Fry. The actor Tweeted his support for Homeless at Christmas’ Advent Appeal to the delight of the charity’s East Kilbride co-founder Iain Hughes. The appeal is the brainchild of the Murray man …
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