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Community in UnityIssue Number 6 29th October - 11th November 2010

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The people of Wishaw are fast becoming the most charitable of

Scotland. This is emphasised through the selfless actions of Lauryn McKirdy, of Wishaw, who recently held a very successful charity event.

This event was in aid of Cancer Research UK. Lauryn shared her personal reasons for organising the event; “I chose to support Cancer Research UK because unfortunately, cancer has struck two members of my family. Firstly my Gran was diagnosed

with cancer two years ago, then my Mum in May this year. I strongly felt like I needed to do something to help others who find themselves in the same situation as my family.”

Lauryn decided to host a fancy dress party as Halloween was just around the corner. There was a lot of pressure on Lauryn, who put the whole night together to make it the “ghoulish success” it deserved to be. And all her effort was worth it, as it turned out to be a “fangtastic night.”

Lauryn also added: “I would like to thank everyone for their kindness and donations towards the raffle and auction prizes. I would also like to thank my step dad Colin Morris for his ‘Stavros Flatey’ performance, which I am sure everyone would agree, really made the night”.

The total amount of money raised from this event was a staggering £1700.

As it was such a success Lauryn has decided to make this an annual event! The Wishaw HUB team wish her all the success in the future!

by Gary Kerr

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A very ghoulish welcome to the Halloween edition of the Wishaw HUB.

Ghastly things are a foot in the HUB Headquarters; we’ve been inundated with horror stories as though someone stupidly played a game of Ouija Board recently. From eyewitness accounts of weird occurrences, to things going bump in the night, I even heard someone mention alien abductions. When we asked for photo evidence, the callers would either hang up, or claim that their attempts at picturing the entity mysteriously resulted in a blurred caption!

However, despite these futile attempts at scaring us, I have had my expert Ghost Hunters on the prowl looking for any stories that have taken the Halloween festival as an excuse to do something positive for the community.

Numerous Halloween-themed charity events have been appearing in our neighbourhood and we are proud to have a selection for you to tantalise your taste buds in this very special edition of the Wishaw HUB.

In the meantime, keep your doors locked and lights on, don’t do anything to upset what may appear as a helpless old lady, and for heaven’s sake, DON’T play a Ouiji Board!

Until next time. . . Saj Sabri, Editor

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Fundraising Success for the Aroma Coffee HouseWithin the local Wishaw

community, word has spread of the Aroma Coffee House’s fundraising achievements, highlighting the positive effect it is having on the local people. We at the Hub were eager to find out more…

Aroma first opened its doors in May 2007 and since then, the staff and customers have raised over £2300 for St Andrews Hospice. This fantastic sum has been raised through a combination of selling raffle tickets (with many of the prizes being customer donated) and organising hugely popular acoustic sessions, with local artists donating their time for this. These events have had a massive impact on the moral of the community as they unite people with a common aim, which is to help the most vulnerable members of society.

The owner, Lindsay Gilchrist, was asked why she supported this particular organisation. Her response was, “The Hospice has helped my family following the loss of my brother Kenneth

and more recently my brother Scott. The Hospice was available to offer support and advice to Kenneth’s son Lee, my parents and all the family during these devastating times. You don’t really consider, until you are faced with the situation, that you are not alone, as many families are also dealing with the grief of bereavement. It is comforting to know, however, that the St Andrews Hospice is available and that they really do offer support and guidance to help you recover with grace.”

Lindsay would like to extend an invite to the latest fundraising venture for anyone who can attend. The event will be held in the Aroma Coffee house (on Stewarton Street, Wishaw) on Saturday 30th Oct at 2pm. It is a ‘Halloween Acoustics Special’ to raise more money for the Hospice. Great music will be played and festive Halloween themed games are scheduled as well as prizes for the best and worst dressed.A worthy event not to be missed!

by Gary Kerr


Anyone with information is asked to contact Wishaw Police Office on 01698 202610 or alternatively CRIMESTOPPERS can be called anonymously on

0800 555 111

Crime BeatRecent Police incidents in our area What is a financial statement?

We use the term financial statement to mean one of the general-purpose, external financial statements such as the income statement, balance sheet, statement of cash flows,Sole Trader or Limited Company?At some stage during your business career the question that most of us have to deal with is whether or not to form a limited company.Often, the desire to incorporate (become a limited company) comes from factors that are less to do with busi-ness legislation and more to do with our perception of what a business should be.For example, ‘businesses feel safer dealing with limited companies, ‘things are more organized in limited com-panies’, ‘employees don’t like working for non-limited companies’ and of course ‘I will have no debts with limited liability’ etc.The truth is that some businesses can be more profitable, easily administered & less bureaucratic, and encumbered by less legislation by remaining a sole trader instead of becoming a limited company

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Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland is joining forces with Breast Cancer Campaign to raise awareness of its award winning fundraising event, wear it pink day, supported by Vanish.

On Friday 29 October 2010 supporters in schools, colleges and businesses throughout the country are encouraged to don an item of pink in support of Campaign and each donate £2 to fund innovative world-class breast cancer research.

Last year over one million people took part in wear it pink to help improve survival rates for the one in nine women who experience breast cancer during their lifetime.Alex Neil MSP says “It is estimated that there are over 38,000 women and 150 men alive in Scotland who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. I know people who have lost friends and family members to the disease and would like to encourage everyone in Lanarkshire and throughout the country to support wear it pink on October 29, to raise valuable funds for breast cancer research.”

To take part in the UK’s original and best pink day call freephone 0800 107 3104 or visit www.wearitpink.co.uk and register to receive your free fundraising pack now. wear it pink is supported by Vanish, which has committed to raising an incredible £250,000 for the charity this year.

Neil wears it pink for Breast Cancer Campaign

PERIOD 19TH - 24TH OCTOBER 2010 WISHAW AREAVANDALISM AT TOWN CEMETERY~Strathclyde Police are appealing for any information with regards to the vandalism to approximately 15 head-stones at the town’s Cambusnethan Cem-etery. The mindless acts of vandalism occurred between 6pm on Thursday 21st October and 11am on Friday 22nd October 2010.

THEFT BY HOUSEBREAKINGS~Strathclyde Police are appealing for any information with regards to the theft of a four figure sum of cash from a house on Valley View, Wishaw. The in-cident occurred between 9.15am and 1pm on Thursday 21st October 2010. Any in-formation to Constable Eadie at Wishaw Police Office.

~Strathclyde Police are appealing for any information with regards to the theft of approximately £200 worth of butcher meat from a freezer within a shed in Curlinghaugh Crescent, Wishaw. The incident occurred between 11pm on Friday 22nd October and 2pm on Saturday 23rd October 2010. Any information to Constable MacKay at Wishaw Police Of-fice.

THEFT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE~Strathclyde Police are appealing for any information with regards to the theft of a black VW Golf from Main Street, Overtown. The incident occurred between 8pm and midnight on Saturday 23rd October 2010. Any information to Constable Straub at Wishaw Police Of-fice.

THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLES~Strathclyde Police are appealing for any information with regards to the theft of a Garmin Nuvi Sat Nav sys-tem valued at £150 from a silver Ford Mondeo parked on Jennie Lee Drive, Overtown. The incident occurred between 1am and 8.30am on Thursday 21st October 2010. Any information to Constable Mil-ligan at the Communities Unit at Wishaw Police Office.

This was one of several incidents re-ported to Wishaw police office over the last ten days and would suggest that someone is criminally active in the area – especially during dark hours. Local Crime Reduction Officer Dougie Denholm said, “I would encourage lo-cal people to take care when locking and securing their property, and not to leave any valuable items on dis-play within a vehicle. There have been several attempts made to vehicles and sheds in the Wishaw area recently and I would ask the public to check their vehicles, sheds and outbuildings are secure prior to retiring to bed. It only takes a few minutes to check your property and it could be the difference from waking up and everything is as you left it or waking up and being the lat-est victim of a crime. Chains and pad-locks are relatively cheap items to at-tach to your property, so let’s make it difficult for the would-be criminal.”

SHOTTS AREATHEFT BY HOUSEBREAKING~Strathclyde Police are appealing for any information with regards to the theft of a Mailsea power washer from the Macauley Land Research Institute in Hartwood. The incident occurred be-tween 5.30pm on Monday 18th October and 7.30am on Tuesday 19th October 2010. Any information to Constable Hammond at Shotts Police Office.

~Strathclyde Police are appealing for any information with regards to the theft of camouflage deer stalkers jack-et valued at £200 from a garden shed at a house on Southfield Avenue, Shotts. The incident occurred between 5pm on Wednesday 20th October and 11am on Fri-day 22nd October 2010. Any information

to Constable Taylor at Shotts Police Office. GOOD DETECTIONSWINNING THE WAR ON DRUGS

Strathclyde Police can confirm that a 21 year old male will be the subject of a Report to the Procurator Fiscal in relation to yet another cannabis cultivation which was discovered at a house in Shotts on Friday 22nd Octo-ber 2010. This is the sixth cultivation to be discovered in the area since the Crimestoppers national awareness cam-paign started on 30th August 2010.

In another incident in the Craigneuk area of Wishaw, a 45 year old male will also be the subject of a Report to the Procurator Fiscal following the recov-ery of a substantial amount of drugs and cash last Thursday 21st October 2010.

PERIOD 12TH - 18TH OCTOBER 2010 WISHAW AREATHEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLES~Strathclyde Police are appealing for any information with regards to the theft of a black VW Golf from the car park at the Fourways Shopping Mall, Kirk Road, Wishaw. The incident oc-curred between 3.45pm and 4.15pm on Friday 15th October 2010. Any informa-tion to Constable Eadie at the Communi-ties Unit at Wishaw Police Office.~Strathclyde Police are also appeal-ing for any information with regards to the theft of a black Ford Mondeo from Meadowburn Road, Wishaw. The incident occurred between 6pm and 9.30pm on Wednesday 13th October 2010.

THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLES~Strathclyde Police are appealing for any information with regards to the theft of a Sat Nav system from a silver Ford Fiesta parked at Wishaw General Hospital. The incident occurred at 7.30pm on Thursday 14th October 2010. A slim built male with dark hair and wearing jeans and a black and red (AC Milan) tracksuit top was seen at the vehicle at the time. Any information to Constable Rushworth at the Communities Unit at Wishaw Police Office.~Strathclyde Police are appealing for any information with regards to the theft of 3 car radios from the premises of ABRAM Waste Management at Picker-ing’s Corner, Castlehill Road, Wishaw. The incident occurred between 5pm on Wednesday 13th October and 6am on Thursday 14th October 2010. Any infor-mation to Constable Alexander at Wishaw Police Office.

SHOTTS AREATHEFT OF INDUSTRIAL LEAF BLOWER~Strathclyde Police are appealing for any information with regards to the theft of a red and black petrol indus-trial leaf blower from a white transit van parked on St Catherine’s Crescent, Shotts. The incident occurred between 5pm on Wednesday 13th October and 7am on Thursday 14th October 2010. Any information to Constable Higgins at Shotts Police Office.

HOUSEBREAKINGS~Strathclyde Police are appealing for any information with regards to the theft of a television from the Salva-tion Army Hall on Southfield Crescent, Shotts. The incident occurred at around midnight on Sunday 17th October 2010. Any information to Constable Taylor at Shotts Police Office.~Similarly Strathclyde Police are ap-pealing for any information with re-gards to the theft of a Kawasaki Cubota RTV and three generators from the Adventure Centre on West Benhar Road, Harthill. The incident occurred be-tween 6.30pm on Sunday 10th October and 5.30pm on Wednesday 13th October 2010. Any information to Constable McCallum at Shotts Police Office.

Rotary NewsPresident John McGeary

welcomed the large turnout to the meeting of the Rotary Club of Motherwell & Wishaw last Thursday. The meeting took the format of a local Area Quiz night with six teams of three participating for the trophy which was won last year by the Soroptomists. They were back again to defend their trophy and were up against teams from the Ladies Inner Wheel Club, the officers from the Boys Brigade, the Leaders from the Scouts, a team from the local garage of Peter Vardy and a team representing the Motherwell & Wishaw Rotary Club. The hope for the home club was to win the competition but more importantly to be ahead

of both the Soroptimist and Inner Wheel teams some of whose members were the wife’s of the local rotarians. The quiz comprised of six rounds each consisting of ten questions. In a fairly close contest the BB team emerged as the winners closely followed by the Soroptimists. The Rotary team were second last and to rub salt into the wound the Inner Wheel Team finished ahead of the Rotary team. Thanks go to the Soroptimists and Peter Vardy who each contributed £100 to the prize fund. A cheque for £200 was passed to the winning BB team who confirmed the money would be passed on th the Motherwell Battalion.

There was no winner of

the weekly bonus ball. John McDonald, International Convenor, confirmed twelve Rotarians would be out with collecting cans at the Motherwell v Dundee United with the monies raised going to the International projects that the club was involved with. In addition the Rotarians collecting would be invited to the match as a guest of Rotarian Bill Dickie who is the vice chairman of Motherwell FC.

This weekend sees fourteen rotarians and their partners travel to Aviemore for the District conference which will be held from 29/10 - 31/10/10.The vote of thanks for the evening was given by Rotarian David McLeod.


Anyone with information is asked to contact Wishaw Police Office on 01698 202610 or alternatively CRIMESTOPPERS can be called anonymously on

0800 555 111

Crime BeatRecent Police incidents in our area What is a financial statement?

We use the term financial statement to mean one of the general-purpose, external financial statements such as the income statement, balance sheet, statement of cash flows,Sole Trader or Limited Company?At some stage during your business career the question that most of us have to deal with is whether or not to form a limited company.Often, the desire to incorporate (become a limited company) comes from factors that are less to do with busi-ness legislation and more to do with our perception of what a business should be.For example, ‘businesses feel safer dealing with limited companies, ‘things are more organized in limited com-panies’, ‘employees don’t like working for non-limited companies’ and of course ‘I will have no debts with limited liability’ etc.The truth is that some businesses can be more profitable, easily administered & less bureaucratic, and encumbered by less legislation by remaining a sole trader instead of becoming a limited company

Telephone: 01698 747777Email:[email protected] | www.mbmacc.com

Company Formation’s • Wages & Payroll • V A T & Taxation • Accounts Prepara-tion • Business Plans • Personal & Business Tax • Free Initial Consultation • Small

Medium Specialists • Expansion & Growth

MBM Accountancy

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

Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland is joining forces with Breast Cancer Campaign to raise awareness of its award winning fundraising event, wear it pink day, supported by Vanish.

On Friday 29 October 2010 supporters in schools, colleges and businesses throughout the country are encouraged to don an item of pink in support of Campaign and each donate £2 to fund innovative world-class breast cancer research.

Last year over one million people took part in wear it pink to help improve survival rates for the one in nine women who experience breast cancer during their lifetime.Alex Neil MSP says “It is estimated that there are over 38,000 women and 150 men alive in Scotland who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. I know people who have lost friends and family members to the disease and would like to encourage everyone in Lanarkshire and throughout the country to support wear it pink on October 29, to raise valuable funds for breast cancer research.”

To take part in the UK’s original and best pink day call freephone 0800 107 3104 or visit www.wearitpink.co.uk and register to receive your free fundraising pack now. wear it pink is supported by Vanish, which has committed to raising an incredible £250,000 for the charity this year.

Neil wears it pink for Breast Cancer Campaign

PERIOD 19TH - 24TH OCTOBER 2010 WISHAW AREAVANDALISM AT TOWN CEMETERY~Strathclyde Police are appealing for any information with regards to the vandalism to approximately 15 head-stones at the town’s Cambusnethan Cem-etery. The mindless acts of vandalism occurred between 6pm on Thursday 21st October and 11am on Friday 22nd October 2010.

THEFT BY HOUSEBREAKINGS~Strathclyde Police are appealing for any information with regards to the theft of a four figure sum of cash from a house on Valley View, Wishaw. The in-cident occurred between 9.15am and 1pm on Thursday 21st October 2010. Any in-formation to Constable Eadie at Wishaw Police Office.

~Strathclyde Police are appealing for any information with regards to the theft of approximately £200 worth of butcher meat from a freezer within a shed in Curlinghaugh Crescent, Wishaw. The incident occurred between 11pm on Friday 22nd October and 2pm on Saturday 23rd October 2010. Any information to Constable MacKay at Wishaw Police Of-fice.

THEFT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE~Strathclyde Police are appealing for any information with regards to the theft of a black VW Golf from Main Street, Overtown. The incident occurred between 8pm and midnight on Saturday 23rd October 2010. Any information to Constable Straub at Wishaw Police Of-fice.

THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLES~Strathclyde Police are appealing for any information with regards to the theft of a Garmin Nuvi Sat Nav sys-tem valued at £150 from a silver Ford Mondeo parked on Jennie Lee Drive, Overtown. The incident occurred between 1am and 8.30am on Thursday 21st October 2010. Any information to Constable Mil-ligan at the Communities Unit at Wishaw Police Office.

This was one of several incidents re-ported to Wishaw police office over the last ten days and would suggest that someone is criminally active in the area – especially during dark hours. Local Crime Reduction Officer Dougie Denholm said, “I would encourage lo-cal people to take care when locking and securing their property, and not to leave any valuable items on dis-play within a vehicle. There have been several attempts made to vehicles and sheds in the Wishaw area recently and I would ask the public to check their vehicles, sheds and outbuildings are secure prior to retiring to bed. It only takes a few minutes to check your property and it could be the difference from waking up and everything is as you left it or waking up and being the lat-est victim of a crime. Chains and pad-locks are relatively cheap items to at-tach to your property, so let’s make it difficult for the would-be criminal.”

SHOTTS AREATHEFT BY HOUSEBREAKING~Strathclyde Police are appealing for any information with regards to the theft of a Mailsea power washer from the Macauley Land Research Institute in Hartwood. The incident occurred be-tween 5.30pm on Monday 18th October and 7.30am on Tuesday 19th October 2010. Any information to Constable Hammond at Shotts Police Office.

~Strathclyde Police are appealing for any information with regards to the theft of camouflage deer stalkers jack-et valued at £200 from a garden shed at a house on Southfield Avenue, Shotts. The incident occurred between 5pm on Wednesday 20th October and 11am on Fri-day 22nd October 2010. Any information

to Constable Taylor at Shotts Police Office. GOOD DETECTIONSWINNING THE WAR ON DRUGS

Strathclyde Police can confirm that a 21 year old male will be the subject of a Report to the Procurator Fiscal in relation to yet another cannabis cultivation which was discovered at a house in Shotts on Friday 22nd Octo-ber 2010. This is the sixth cultivation to be discovered in the area since the Crimestoppers national awareness cam-paign started on 30th August 2010.

In another incident in the Craigneuk area of Wishaw, a 45 year old male will also be the subject of a Report to the Procurator Fiscal following the recov-ery of a substantial amount of drugs and cash last Thursday 21st October 2010.

PERIOD 12TH - 18TH OCTOBER 2010 WISHAW AREATHEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLES~Strathclyde Police are appealing for any information with regards to the theft of a black VW Golf from the car park at the Fourways Shopping Mall, Kirk Road, Wishaw. The incident oc-curred between 3.45pm and 4.15pm on Friday 15th October 2010. Any informa-tion to Constable Eadie at the Communi-ties Unit at Wishaw Police Office.~Strathclyde Police are also appeal-ing for any information with regards to the theft of a black Ford Mondeo from Meadowburn Road, Wishaw. The incident occurred between 6pm and 9.30pm on Wednesday 13th October 2010.

THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLES~Strathclyde Police are appealing for any information with regards to the theft of a Sat Nav system from a silver Ford Fiesta parked at Wishaw General Hospital. The incident occurred at 7.30pm on Thursday 14th October 2010. A slim built male with dark hair and wearing jeans and a black and red (AC Milan) tracksuit top was seen at the vehicle at the time. Any information to Constable Rushworth at the Communities Unit at Wishaw Police Office.~Strathclyde Police are appealing for any information with regards to the theft of 3 car radios from the premises of ABRAM Waste Management at Picker-ing’s Corner, Castlehill Road, Wishaw. The incident occurred between 5pm on Wednesday 13th October and 6am on Thursday 14th October 2010. Any infor-mation to Constable Alexander at Wishaw Police Office.

SHOTTS AREATHEFT OF INDUSTRIAL LEAF BLOWER~Strathclyde Police are appealing for any information with regards to the theft of a red and black petrol indus-trial leaf blower from a white transit van parked on St Catherine’s Crescent, Shotts. The incident occurred between 5pm on Wednesday 13th October and 7am on Thursday 14th October 2010. Any information to Constable Higgins at Shotts Police Office.

HOUSEBREAKINGS~Strathclyde Police are appealing for any information with regards to the theft of a television from the Salva-tion Army Hall on Southfield Crescent, Shotts. The incident occurred at around midnight on Sunday 17th October 2010. Any information to Constable Taylor at Shotts Police Office.~Similarly Strathclyde Police are ap-pealing for any information with re-gards to the theft of a Kawasaki Cubota RTV and three generators from the Adventure Centre on West Benhar Road, Harthill. The incident occurred be-tween 6.30pm on Sunday 10th October and 5.30pm on Wednesday 13th October 2010. Any information to Constable McCallum at Shotts Police Office.

Rotary NewsPresident John McGeary

welcomed the large turnout to the meeting of the Rotary Club of Motherwell & Wishaw last Thursday. The meeting took the format of a local Area Quiz night with six teams of three participating for the trophy which was won last year by the Soroptomists. They were back again to defend their trophy and were up against teams from the Ladies Inner Wheel Club, the officers from the Boys Brigade, the Leaders from the Scouts, a team from the local garage of Peter Vardy and a team representing the Motherwell & Wishaw Rotary Club. The hope for the home club was to win the competition but more importantly to be ahead

of both the Soroptimist and Inner Wheel teams some of whose members were the wife’s of the local rotarians. The quiz comprised of six rounds each consisting of ten questions. In a fairly close contest the BB team emerged as the winners closely followed by the Soroptimists. The Rotary team were second last and to rub salt into the wound the Inner Wheel Team finished ahead of the Rotary team. Thanks go to the Soroptimists and Peter Vardy who each contributed £100 to the prize fund. A cheque for £200 was passed to the winning BB team who confirmed the money would be passed on th the Motherwell Battalion.

There was no winner of

the weekly bonus ball. John McDonald, International Convenor, confirmed twelve Rotarians would be out with collecting cans at the Motherwell v Dundee United with the monies raised going to the International projects that the club was involved with. In addition the Rotarians collecting would be invited to the match as a guest of Rotarian Bill Dickie who is the vice chairman of Motherwell FC.

This weekend sees fourteen rotarians and their partners travel to Aviemore for the District conference which will be held from 29/10 - 31/10/10.The vote of thanks for the evening was given by Rotarian David McLeod.

StillTime for Lanarkshire Secondary Schools to Enter Powerful PerformanceSecondary schools across

Lanarkshire will have to be quick if they want to enter their young musicians into the ScottishPower Powerful Performance competition.

Youngsters from across Scotland are being given a unique opportunity to perform live at the globally renowned Celtic Connections folk festival. The closing date for entries, November 12th, is fast approaching.

This is the second year festival sponsor ScottishPower has supported its self entitled Powerful Performance contest which encourages youngsters to celebrate their traditional musical heritage.

The initiative invites S1 - S6 youngsters across the country to submit a short 4-5 minute recording of traditional music using instruments, vocals, or a mixture of both from a pre-determined selection of five tunes.

Heather McDonald, Group Sponsorships Manager at ScottishPower, said: “We were so pleased with the response to the inaugural competition last year, and

the really high standard of entries received, that we are delighted to run the Powerful Performance again this year.“Secondary schools should get in touch quickly if they are interested in entering any of their pupils for the competition so they don’t miss the closing date! We hope that schools across the country enjoy taking part in the competition.”

The winning group will perform at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall in January 2011, as part of the final Celtic Connections Education Concert, as well as the highly competitive Danny Kyle Open Stage competition, which the winner will automatically be entered into.

Donald Shaw, Celtic Connections Artistic Director, said: “The first ever Powerful Performance competition last year demonstrated that there are exceptionally talented young

musicians in Scotland at the moment, and the calibre of entries was truly inspiring. We’d like to wish all of this year’s entrants the best of luck. “We’re delighted that ScottishPower are once again supporting the festival in 2011 and very much look forward to hosting the Powerful Performance.”

To take part in the ScottishPower Powerful Performance and for further information on the chosen tracks to be recorded, please contact Nicola MacNaughton at The BIG Partnership, on 0141 333 9585 / [email protected].

The competition closes on 12th November and entries received after this date will not be considered. The judges’ decision is final. The selected school group will perform at Celtic Connections on Friday 28th January 2010.


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HELP KEEP A HOMELESS HOUND WARM AND DRY THIS WINTERDogs Trust Glasgow appeals for towels and blankets for its four-legged residents

Dogs Trust Glasgow is calling all dog lovers to open their

hearts and their linen cupboards to assist with an urgent appeal. The Rehoming Centre team has launched a desperate appeal for donations of clean bedding and towels to keep the dogs in their care warm and to help them feel secure in their kennel.

The Centre cares for around 90 unwanted and abandoned dogs at any one time and supplies of towels and blankets have become severely depleted.

Rehoming Centre Manager, Sandra Downie, says“Our supporters are really generous and we are usually lucky enough to have a good stock pile of blankets and towels, but with recent wet weather our supplies are dwindling. If anyone is having a clear-out we would be delighted to take any old blankets, towels and duvets off their hands!”

If you have any blankets or towels you would like to donate to the Glasgow Rehoming Centre to help them keep their dogs warm, please call them on 0141 773 5130 or drop them off at the Centre at 315 Hamilton Road, Uddingston, Glasgow, G71 7SL.

Dogs Trust Glasgow is open every day between 12noon and 4pm, except Wednesdays when the Centre is closed for staff training.

Lanarkshire’s £22million Drinking Water Project Completed

Scottish Water’s £22million programme of work to deliver clearer, fresher, drinking water to homes and businesses across Lanarkshire is now complete, with upgrades to the Daer and Coulter treatment works now fully commissioned.

Andy Kerr, MSP for East Kilbride, whose constituency is receiving an upgraded water supply as a result of the investment, recently attended an event at the Daer water treatment works. Speaking after the briefing session, Andy Kerr MSP said: “As a customer of Scottish Water and as an elected representative in South Lanarkshire it was reassuring to see at first hand the very positive impact that this crucial investment has on our water supply. The works provides the water supply for 250,000 people and now boasts increased capacity, enabling new developments to take place all around Lanarkshire.”

The Daer works has served Lanarkshire for over 50 years. Heavy construction work took up most of the first phase, and the second phase involved installing and calibrating modern electronic controls that ensure Daer provides a 21st century water supply 24/7.

This project at Daer is complemented by a £6million project at the Coulter water treatment works near Biggar, which enhanced the output capacity of the works.

The Daer site is a significant feat of civil engineering, featuring a massive nine million litre clear water storage tank. The base of the tanks takes up an area half the size of an average football pitch and contains around 440 tonnes of concrete – the weight of nearly 100 adult African elephants.

Peter Finnigan, project manager, Scottish Water Solutions, is happy with contractor Balfour Beatty’s progress with the project: “Nearly 250,000 customers across Lanarkshire benefit from the Daer upgrade. “Previously the works produced around 114 million litres of water every day. The works now produces 129 million litres. This will help Lanarkshire expand by enabling more connections to be made to the water supply and allowing communities across the region grow and thrive.”

As part of the investment, improvements were made to the filtration process – allowing for more water to be treated at an enhanced speed. Peter added: “We’re using a special kind of sand which allows the raw water to filter rapidly and remove grit and particles as it progresses. The company from which we source the product also sells sand to Saudi Arabia, among other countries.”Garvie Murray was senior project manager for the Coulter upgrade, which was delivered by contractors

Biwater Leslie. He believes this investment will prove to be a significant investment for 26,000 customers in Biggar, Carnwath, Forth and Wishaw: “This £6million improvement programme for the Coulter facility means it now produces an enhanced supply of 14 million litres of clear, fresh drinking water every day. While the works is much smaller than its neighbour Daer, it is no less significant for its customers. The community it supplies spans the North and South Lanarkshire border and is expanding rapidly. The additional water capacity will help the region to thrive and grow.”

John Rae, General Manager of Water Operations, is delighted with the progress of the twin projects: “Our 2010 vision for Lanarkshire delivered £174million of investment across the region between 2006 and 2010. This investment will protect the natural environment with enhanced waste water treatment, renew water mains so there is a lower risk of interruptions to supply, and help communities grow and thrive as we enable more connections to be made to the water and waste water network. We are now well into the preparations for our 2010-2015 investment period and announcements will be made soon regarding the improvements we have planned.”

Andy Kerr MSP (left) with Chris Wallace, communications director, Scottish Water.

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An exhibition darts match involving former world champion Andy ‘The Viking’ Fordham is coming to Wishaw. The

exhibition match will also include former Rangers and Scotland goalkeeper Andy ‘The Goalie’ Goram.

The pair will play against locals in the match on Monday 8th November 2010 at The New Cecil Bar in Wishaw. Playing against the pair will be young Thomas Clifford (14) who has shown an exceptional talent for the sport. Thomas is the youngest player in the Lanarkshire Darts league and is looking forward to the exhibition match.

There are still some tickets left priced at £20 – if you fancy going along contact the New Cecil Bar for further information.

Five Thousand Attend Flag Handover Fun Day at Ravenscraig

The event, took place on Thursday 14 October and was part of the Games for Scotland Active Nation programme. It was one of fourteen similar celebrations taking part across the country aimed at inspiring people to take part in sport.

Football, tennis, rugby, face painting, climbing, trampoline, inflatable assault course, tae kwon do, wrestling, birds of prey displays, cultural activities, bouncy castles, Sumo Suits and Tri Golf were just some of

the activities on offer. And there were also demonstrations of four Commonwealth Games; Athletics, Badminton, Gymnastics and Rugby 7’s.

Jim Logue, Chair of North Lanarkshire Leisure, said: “It’s was a great way for people to see round the fantastic new facility which will be used as part of the 45th International Children’s Games taking place in Lanarkshire next year.

“It was a great community event and

terrific example of partnership working with North and South Lanarkshire Councils, the police, fire service, NHS and both leisure trusts working together to make it happen.”

The event was being supported by North Lanarkshire Leisure, North Lanarkshire Council, South Lanarkshire Leisure, South Lanarkshire Council, Ravenscraig Limited, sportscotland and Event Scotland.

Around 5,000 people came along to the new Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility to “Get Involved in the Games” and to celebrate the handover of the Commonwealth Games flag from Delhi to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games team.

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Kicking the Stigma of Suicide into TouchOn the 19th of October, Choose

Life, North Lanarkshire, held its 4th Annual Suicide Prevention 5-a-sides with 26 teams from Lanarkshire taking part at the Ravenscraig Sports Complex.

The day was an important event to involve people in raising awareness of suicide and how people can reduce the stigma surrounding thoughts of suicide by Asking and Talking about suicide. With 746 people committing suicide in Scotland in 2009, getting people to talk about their feelings is vital. The winning team was the Coatbridge Time Capsule Team, the holders of the trophy from 2009.

The 26 teams involved included the Fire Service, Hospital Chaplin’s, construction companies, retail staff, Mental Health Charities, NHS Lanarkshire staff, Wishaw’s Supported Living Service, and numerous teams from both Lanarkshire Councils. With football having such a draw, we feel that taking important messages such as suicide prevention to people in such an environment has a positive result.

Pamela Smilie from Wishaw

Supported Living said: “Capability Scotland ‘s Wishaw Supported Living Service was delighted to participate in this football tournament and help raise awareness of a good cause. Our team captain Brian White, did a great job and although we didn’t win, we all had a fab day.”

The event was held at the Ravenscraig Sports Complex in Motherwell with its outstanding facilities and was organised and refereed by the staff of NL Leisure.

Attending the day were Breathing Space and other support services with local Councillor Barry

McCulloch and the Provost Tom Curley also showing their support for the day.

A special thanks must be given to Michelle McGrillen who attended the whole day to lend her personal support and was delighted to hand out the trophies to the winners and runners up.

If you are concerned about suicide please contact: Samaritans 08457 90 90 90 or Breathing Space 0800 83 85 87.

Or if you have been affected by the loss of someone to suicide please contact CRUSE 0845 600 222

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Halloween FactsHere are some fun and unusual facts about the Celebration of Halloween:

Halloween is celebrated worldwide on October 311) st

Started from ancient Gaelic festival Samhain2)

Samhain is derived from old Irish and means ‘sum-3)

mers end’ and the celebration is about the end of the ‘lighter half of the year’ and start of the ‘darker half’.

It was seen by some as a festival of the dead. The 4)

ancient Gaels believed that the border between this world and the otherworld became thin on Samhain, allowing spirits (both harmless and harmful) to pass through. The family’s ancestors were honored and invited home whilst harmful spirits were warded off.

Samhain was also known as the Lord of Darkness 5)

and on this day would arrive in search of spirits to take to the underworld.

It is believed that the need to ward off harmful spir-6)

its led to the wearing of costumes and masks.

A traditional food eaten on Halloween is barnbrack, 7)

a kind of fruitcake that can be bought in stores or baked at home. A muslin-wrapped treat is baked in-side the cake that, it is said, can foretell the eater’s future. If a ring is found, it means that the person will soon be wed; a piece of straw means that a prosperous year is on its way.

The Irish carved Turnips and put coals or small can-8)

dles inside. They were placed outside their homes on All Hallow’s Eve to ward off evil spirits. They were also known to use potatoes and Rutabagas.

Vampires think Halloween is tacky and don’t bother 9)

going out that night.

The original Halloween film directed by John Carpen-10)

ter in 1978 cost just $320,000 to make. It ended up making over $50m worldwide.

Halloween Jokes

Here is our round up of some of our favorite Halloween Jokes:

Where do mummies go for a swim? To the dead sea

Where do ghosts buy their food? At the ghost-ery store

Where do ghosts mail their letters? At the ghost office

What’s a ghosts favorite ride at the carnival? The roller ghoster

How do you mend a broken Jack-o-lantern? With a pumpkin patch

What does a skeleton orders at a restaurant? Spare ribs

What do witches put on their hair? Scare spray

What do they teach in witching school? Spelling.

Who was the most famous ghost detective? Sherlock Moans

Pumpkin FactsHere is our round up of the most interesting Pumpkin Facts we could find:

The name “pumpkin” means stinkfruit in the language of the sasquatch.

Pumpkins can save a marriage when used to imprison your wandering spouse.

Stand in front of a mirror in a dark room and crack a large pumpkin in between your teeth and it makes a spark.

You can smoke dried pumpkin in a pipe if you’re stupid enough.

You can’t fold a pumpkin more than eight times.

Pumpkins play dead when cornered, but most people can’t tell.

Pumpkins are used as currency by inmates in prisons all over the world.

Pumpkins are usually orange but they can be white, tan, yellow, green red or blue!

A purple pumpkin would really be weird. Think about it.

An old wives’ tale suggests eating pumpkin for removing freckles.

Some expert pumpkin carvers do multi-level carv-ings. They use the skin as level one, the flesh as level two etc.

‘Jack-o’-lantern’ refers to Stingy Jack from Irish mythology. He tricked the devil and was not al-lowed into either heaven or hell. Jack had to roam the earth with a glowing coal in a hollow turnip.

Bothwell Castle Golf ClubAccording to Stevie, there are some unusual and weird sensa-tions around the main entrance to the golf club. He recalls feel-ing somewhat strange and having the hackles stand on the back of his neck for no reason when tak-ing some pictures and readings around at the entrance.

Bothwell CastleThis may be obvious given the his-tory of the Castle but when Alba had a visit they encountered what was believed to be a soldier run-ning up a set of spiral stairs. He recalls that he heard some clink-ing sound of what could be de-scribed as armoury and when they look around saw the image of an old soldier climbing the stairs.

The Old Priory –

Local Ghostly SightingsWe had the pleasure to talk to Stevie Douglas from Alba Paranormal based in Central Scotland to find out if there were any ghostly sightings in our community. Stevie told us that Lanarkshire as a whole is excellent for activity and that they are always busy looking at strange encounters and activities. For us, we were interested in what he had to say about here….

BlantyreAt the remains of the old priory in Blantyre, opposite Bothwell Castle, Alba told us of many incidents re-ported to them – mainly of dark fig-ure like shapes of what has been de-scribed by many as a monk. When they investigated the remains they found some strange goings on…

Anti Aircraft Battery – Blantyre Farm RoadAccording to Stevie, this site is rife with paranormal and spiritual activ-ity. As you would expect, the sight-ings have been of soldiers in World War 2 outfits. As this was a place of high emotions, Stevie told us that it may suffer from ‘the stone tape theory’. Theory has it that the sur-roundings (walls, floors, roofs etc) were able to absorb energy from people, particularly those in distress and be replayed like a video. These

images are only reproduced when someone sends out the right signal/energy. We asked Stevie about the scari-est place he had been in search of the paranormal, to which we replied; ‘Yester Castle in Lothian’. He said; ‘that place is very scary, I never want to go back there again –

even in broad daylight!’ You can find more information about Alba Paranormal and what they do at their website –

albaparanormal.com

Bothwell Castle is supposed to be haunted by several ghosts. One of them, ‘Bonnie Jean’, is said to hover above the great tower on Halloween every year. She had fallen in love with a poor peasant but, being a lady, was forbidden to marry him. However, she hatched a plan with the local abbot to escape across the river and elope with her lover. However, on the night of her escape – Hal-loween – a storm sank the boat and she drowned, never to be reunited with her true love.

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Source: http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/investigating-bothwell.pdf

We are looking at the tradition of Halloween: where did it come from and what are the activities associated with it about?Trick or TreatOne of the main activities when it comes to Halloween is Trick or Treating. Trick or Treat has been thought to have come from a European custom called ‘soulling’. Beggars would go from house to house begging for ‘soul cakes’ made out of square pieces of bread with currants. The more soul cakes the beggars received, the more prayers they would promise to say on behalf of the dead relatives of the donors. At the time, it was believed that the dead remained in limbo for a time after death, and that prayer, even by strangers could guarantee a soul’s passage to heaven.

The Witch’s BroomstickThe witch is a central symbol of Halloween. The name comes from the Saxon wica, meaning wise one. When setting out for a Sabbath, witches rubbed a sacred ointment onto their skin. This gave them a feeling of flying, and if they had been fasting they felt even giddier. Some witches rode on horseback, but poor witches went on foot and carried a broom or a pole to aid in vault-ing over streams. In England when new witches were initiated they were of-ten blindfolded, smeared with flying ointment and placed on a broomstick. The ointment would confuse the mind, speed up the pulse and numb the feet. When they were told “You are flying over land and sea,” the witch took their word for it.

Halloween Masquerade Mask:From earliest times people wore masks when droughts or other disasters struck. They believed that the demons who had brought their misfortune upon them would be frightened off by the hideous masks. Even after the festival of Sam-hain had merged with Halloween, Europeans felt uneasy at this time of the year. Food was stored in preparation for the winter and the house was snug and warm. The cold, envious ghosts were outside, and people who went out after dark often wore masks to keep from being recognised.

Jack O’lantern The turnip lantern is the festival light for Halloween and is the ancient symbol of a damned soul. Pumpkin carving only came into being when people colo-nised America -

One story says that the Irish would carve out turnips or beets as lanterns to represent the souls of the dead hence the turnip lanterns. Another tale tells of a scoundrel called Jack who one dark night tricked the Devil into climbing an apple tree. Once the Devil was in the tree tops, Jack carved a cross on the trunk of the tree so the Devil couldn’t climb down. Jack then said he would only let the Devil out of the tree if he promised not to claim his soul when he died. Wanting to be back in his own realm the Devil agreed to Jack’s demand. Many years later when Jack died, his life of bad deeds stopped his entry to heaven. The Devil would not give him entry to hell either, because of the bargain made many years earlier. But the Devil took pity on Jack and gave him a glowing coal to light his way. Jack put this in a lantern, which he carved from a pumpkin.

Bobbing for apples This started out as a bit of simple fortune-telling like catching the bride’s bou-quet at a wedding. People would try to bite into apples floating in a vat or hanging from string - the first to bite the apple would be the next to marry.

Halloween Superstitions When bobbing for apples, it is believed that the first person to bite an apple would be the first to marry.

A person born on Hal-loween can see and talk to spirits

If you ring a bell on Halloween, it will scare evil spirits away

If a candle flame suddenly turns blue, there’s a ghost nearby

If you see a spider on Halloween, it could be the spirit of a dead loved one who is watching you

You should walk around your home three times backwards and counter-clockwise before sunset on Halloween to ward off evil spirits.

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The Irish.Halloween is mix of traditions from Celtic, Catholic and Roman reli-gious rituals. Celts would dress in costumes and light bonfires to ward of ghosts, thought to return on Halloween. The Celts believe that the boundaries between the living and the dead blurred on Halloween, making it easier for ghosts and spirits to return to cause mischief.

Why not give a DIY costume a try this year, here are the HUB’s hot tips:

Umbrella bat: With a cheap black umbrella, black sweat pants and hooded sweatshirt, transform any adult or child into a black bat. Remove the metal innards of the umbrella and cut the umbrella itself right down the middle. Sew or safety pin each umbrella half to the underside of each arm for the wings. Sew or glue bat ears, triangles cut from felt, to the sweatshirt’s hood.

Bunch of grapes: Transform a purple sweatshirt and tights by securing purple balloons all over the front and back with pins in the tied ends. Pick up a piece of green felt to create a stem “hat” to wear and be the hit of any party. Omit the stem and vary colors to be a bunch of balloons.

Basket of laundry: Take an old or cheap laundry basket and cut a hole big enough for your waist, but not so big it falls over your hips when put over your head. Wear a matching sweatshirt and sweatpants of any color and fill your basket with laundry of all sorts. Secure some fabric softener sheets to the front and back of your sweatshirt.

Cereal killer: Spend the next couple weeks collecting used cereal boxes from your friends and neighbors. Using both sides of the boxes, staple them together into panels to cover your front and back. Attach twine to the upper areas, like shoulder straps. Buy a few plastic knives and glue them pro-truding from the cereal boxes. Add some red paint where they meet the cereal boxes. Wear a monochromatic color underneath your cereal killer suit and bring a little silly spookiness to Halloween this year.

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Ingredients:

2 large potatoes, peeled and cubed

1 medium sized cauliflower, broken into florets

1 large onion, sliced

5-6 tsp of mustard seeds

3 dry red chillies

1 tsp of haldi

1 tsp of paprika

½ tsp of chilli

1 tsp of salt or to taste

Method:Heat the oil, add the mustard seeds and the red chilli, add the onions and fry until it gets brown. Remove the onions and the red chilli. Add the potatoes in the oil and sauté for 5 minutes. Add the cauliflower and the spices and cover with a tight fitting lid. Lower the heat and let the vegetables cook in their own steam. It will take 25-30 minutes for the potatoes to cook. At half way, put the onions in the pot. It will make the dish a nice brown colour. Serve garnished with some chopped coriander leaves. The dish can also be made with frozen green beans.

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Me and my boyfriend broke up, and during that time I started fooling around with another guy….Is this cheating? I felt disgusting and regretted it with all my heart, so I didn't tell him. He eventually found out, of course.

Maya says...It seems like you have an emotional attachment to your boyfriend that’s why you felt uncomfortable when you're with somebody else. You said you and your boyfriend had broken up, so technically what you did shouldn’t matter. Nev-ertheless, what your feeling just shows how much you actu-ally like your boyfriend. Maybe you should try talking to him about it, try clear things up, tell him how you feel. I’m sure he will appreciate your honesty. Good Luck!

IS THIS CHILD ABUSE?

occasionally when im playing up my mum slaps me, and sometimes pushes me up against the walls, calling me mean names. Whenever I tell her that I think she is abusing me she just laughs and says

that what she is doing isn’t abuse and some of her friends agree but some other people think it is abuse, I’m just not sure which is right, and i also feel bad because there are kids in a lot worse situations then me, so maybe I’m just being a wimp, please help me understand.

Maya says...First of all, no matter what the situation is, it is never okay to resort to violence. If your mom is slapping you and pushing you against the wall, that sounds like it might be abuse. When someone feels like they are getting abused by any adult it is important to talk to someone about it and get some help. Do you have any family, or trusted adults that you feel comfortable talk-ing about this with? You can express to them what is going on, and they can get the help that you need. Maybe you can talk to your school counsellor. However, I am concerned for your safety. If your mother is abusing you, that is not okay, even if you think there are others who have it worse. The National child Abuse Hotline is open 24 hours to talk to kids

who are possibly being abused by their parents or another adult. Give them a call.

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My best mate was going out with a close guy mate of mines about four months ago. Unfor-tunate for them the relation-ship just kept going downhill after the first two months. They had never kissed or anything. Its been two weeks now since my mate broke up with him. The last 3 weeks of them still being together, me and him spent a lot of time together and kinda hit it off. He was really sweet and nice to me.We’re pretty much best friends now. And I started to like him. But another one of my really good friends told me that she liked him, and that she was going to ask him out.My other friends are helping her out and telling him her good qualities and stuff. She asked him out, and he said he wasn’t ready for a relationship. So she’s going to ask again in two weeks. And my best friend

was really happy that someone liked him, despite him being her ex. She’s even helping her. My problem is that i also like him. What do i do?

Maya says...My advice to you is to first find out does this boy even like you. I mean if he doesn’t then is it really worth risking a friend-ship. You mentioned that your mate is happy he is getting asked out by other girls and she is actually helping some of them to get with him. This gives me the impression that she is pretty much over him, and should be ok if you were to say to her that you wanna maybe get with her ex.Firlsty though find out his feeling for you and then take it from there. Good luck!

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We took delivery of the new Seat Cupra R from our friends at W

Livingstone Ltd in Uddingston to put the new hot hatch through its paces.So, a new Cupra R hits the showrooms bringing with it a new range of styling. Seat has obviously set their stall out to distinguish the range topping Cupra R from the rest of the pack by adding a fat bodykit, miles of mesh, fat alloys and a whole bunch of R badges. Oh and one other modification, 265bhp under the bonnet!Does it work? Well in short, you bet it does! This car is a brute. This car is insane and should really come with a health warning. Despite this, according to Seat it will give 34mpg although our test run was averaging 29mpg.

PerformanceUsing the same unit that you would find in the Audi S3, the Cupra R produces 265bhp which makes for an interesting drive and is the most powerful SEAT in the line-up. Pure power running to the front wheels can make it lose grip if pushed overly hard. The 0-62 sprint is a joy at just over 6 seconds and the mid range pull is more than capable.Overtaking in the Cupra R is effortless and pushing hard will throw you back in your seat – and put a smile on your face.

Handling/ Ride / DriveThe Leon range shares much of the same parts as the VW Golf however the Cupra R has sports suspension which makes it very firm. It gives good grip and body control when tackling twisty roads, but ride can at times be a little uncomfortable. Although I do like my cars set up that way. The Cupra R does suffer from excessive road noise but that is forgiven the moment you push down on the right pedal. The road noise is drowned out by the glorious sounds

of the sporty exhaust – which is delightful to listen to – you may even want to switch off the stereo and just listen to the rumble.The steering and feel of the Cupra R is excellent. You can drive it with confidence knowing that where you point it to go, it will get you there. ToysBeing the range topper the Cupra R comes with 19” rims, quilted black leather bucket sports seats, drilled aluminium pedals and convenience pack as standard. And don’t forget

the exclusive Cupra R styling details.Our test car was loaded with adaptive xenon headlights and sat nav – all of which are available in the Technology pack option. Running CostsFor what you get, the Cupra R is very competitive on price. With that you get a three-year, 60,000-mile warranty, 12 years' anti-rust cover and three years' paint warranty as standard. Unfortunately, despite sharing many parts with the Golf, the Leon does not retain its value as

well as the VW. That said the SEAT is cheaper to buy which will compensate.Let’s not get away from it, the Cupra R will drink the fuel and eat its way through endless sets of tyres - if you let it. What else do you expect from a car with sporting pedigree? On the bonus side, think of all of those reward points every time you fill up!However, if you drive sensibly it can be pretty frugal to run turning out

between 26-42mpg (according to the official figures). As mentioned our test run was returning 29mpg.How Practical?Despite being a sports brute, the Cupra R is pretty spacious. In standard form, the Leon offers plenty of headroom and elbow space for a quartet of six-footers. There is also plentiful legroom in the back. The Leon's boot is decent in size and can comfortably fit most items that you would wish to place in there.I have been pleasantly surprised by

the Cupra R. I was not sure what to make of it, but if truth be told I really like it. It has really grown on me having used it for a few days. I like the styling in that it looks mean. I like the noise that it makes when you drive it and the performance is awesome. You get similar performance to the Audi S3 but save yourself thousands of pounds. I do have one criticism though – being tall I struggle to see what the speedo reads particularly at lower speeds as the steering wheel is in the way. I could comfortably live with that given that the pro’s out way the con’s by a country mile.So, you know what to do, get down to W Livingstone and place an order today as numbers are limited to a production of only 500!

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GEORGE MICHAEL

At time of writing, George Michael has just been sent

to prison. The prisoners have had an absolute field day, mocking him as he was brought into prison for the first time.Had it been up to me, I’d have lined the prisoners up and got them to sing “I Don’t Want Your Freedom” at him. Although the down side is that if I’d been able to do this, I’d be in prison.FRAUDSTER OF THE WEEKThis award goes to Bana Tchanile, the coach of Togo’s international squad who put out

a “fake” team to play Bahrain in a FIFA recognised match. Not one of the Togo players was an actual footballer, and apparently this was the second time he had led a fake squad to an interna-tional match.Sending out 11 men who pre-tend to be footballers eh? Some would say that George Burley did just that for most of his ten-ure as Scotland manager.The Togo ruse was good, but Graeme Souness was subject to an even better one in 1996. He was the manager of Southamp-ton at the time, and received a phone call from George Weah, who was reigning FIFA World Player Of The Year. Weah explained that his cousin Ali Dia was studying at Southampton University, and was not a bad player if Souness fancied a look at him.

Souness agreed, Dia arrived for a trial, and found himself on the bench against Leeds United that weekend. Souness decided to experiment, and after 33 min-utes he put on Ali Dia in place of goal machine Matt Le Tissier.Subbing Dia for Le Tissier turned out to be the equivalent of swapping an iPhone for 2 yogurt pots and a piece of string. The lad made catastrophic error after catastrophic error, and was so bad that even the Leeds players shouted abuse at him. Dia was eventually hauled off the park, having managed more errors and awful football in 20 minutes than Tony Mowbray in his entire time as Celtic manager.It was later revealed that George Weah never rang Souness at all, but it was in fact Dia’s mate impersonating him. We have to ask though- did Ali Dia do something right in training to get on the bench, or did Souness simply play him for a bet?I wonder if he’s played for Togo recently?HONDURAN FOOTBALLI don’t want this edition of Q’s Views to dwell on football, but special mention must go to Hon-duran goalie Donaldo Moralles, the former team mate of Celtic star Emilio Izaguirre. Appar-ently a journalist slagged him off in the press, so he shot him. That’s right, shot him.With that in mind- Mr Moralles, if you’re reading this I’d like to state that everyone at The HUB has always been complimentary of you as a footballer, and would never ever write anything bad about you. If England goalie Robert Green had decided to take similar measures against every journal-ist who slagged him off follow-

ing his World Cup campaign, he’d have needed more bullets than the SAS.GAVIN YOUNGHello to Gavin Young of Udding-ston, who wrote in to us with a tale about how his mate bought a newspaper simply because it came with a free bag of crisps. The crisps would have cost 55p in a shop, so this way he

got his

crisps 15p cheaper, and even told the vendor he could keep the paper.I did enjoy your tale Gavin. It reminded of the time my mate Spanner bought some kitchen roll purely to get the “free” card-board tube. But thank you for your letter.AND FINALLYSometimes in Q’s Views, I get to mention nice people Gavin Young. Sadly this week, I have to men-tion the out and out jakie who stole our newspaper stand from a shopping centre.That’s right folks, this education-ally subnormal half-wit was in a shopping centre, with lots of dif-ferent things he could steal, and he opted to steal something that could only be used to stack news-papers in. No re-sale, nothing.If the perpetrator of the crime is reading this, I have a message for him- return our newspaper stand immediately, or I will inform Donaldo Moralles that you said bad things about him (and his mum).

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!

Your Stars...Aries Mar 20 - Apr 20 Taurus 20 Apr - 20 May Gemini 21 May - 21 Jun Cancer 22 Jun - 22 Jul Leo 23 Jul - 22 Aug Virgo 23 Aug - 22 Sep

Libra 23 Sep - 23 Oct Scorpio 24 Oct - 21 Nov Sagittarius 22 Nov - 21 Dec Capricorn 22 Dec - 19 Jan Aquarius 20 Jan - 18 Feb Pisces 19 Feb - 20 Mar

Reckless pursuit of pleasure and smouldering desire could get you into trouble if the thin line between friendship and love is criss-crossed so much your head starts to spin.Changes are afoot in your social life but whether they are exciting or upsetting depends upon your willingness to embrace new opportunities and people.

Whether you’re a tortoise or a hare, it would be a shame to let yourself be led astray with the finishing line in sight. Even if you feel your domestic and private life is suffering at the expense of your worldly ambitions, it would be better to take the initiative rather than force others to do it for you.

This is a favourable time to build bridges with loved ones. It’s also a good time for work as long as you don’t spread yourself too thin. However, you could blow a fuse in your desire to exploit a promising, if slightly dodgy, romantic or creative opportunity. This a good time for getting together with kindred spirits who not only share your hopes and dreams but can also open doors for you.

Unless of course you’re on the game, disputes over sex or money often boil down to issues of sharing and balancing ones needs for comfort and security with those of another. Current planetary activity suggests things could bubble up and force a sudden and even unexpected change.So keep the faith and follow your nose as the benefits will become obvious

The recent emphasis on your relation-ships, both personal and professional, continues as your desire for change and greater freedom brings about sudden or even dramatic changes. Whether it’s new love or a new start in an existing partnership, you could be in for a tense couple of days. Change is afoot but try to keep your expectations realistic, the grass isn’t always greener on the other side.

The chaos going on right now may have something to do with your attempts to manage an increasing workload without neglecting your inner needs. You also need to get yourself into an effective and efficient daily domestic routine before you’ll be really free to enjoy the fruits of your recent industriousness, to say nothing of the other tempting distractions just around the corner.

The recent emphasis on your romantic and creative life continues with the possibility of some sudden and even dramatic developments on the cards. If you neglect your usual duties and responsibilities in the blind and reckless pursuit of pleasure you’re likely to come unstuck. You also need to be a bit more thoughtful before bestowing your affections.

All that glistens is not gold. This is especially true in business and property matters right now. The presence of dynamic and aggressive Mars in harmony with Jupiter in dreamy Pisces suggests you’ve got plenty of gusto and oomph to push ahead and get things done and even more when it comes to love and merrymaking.

Because of your easy charm and happy-go-lucky approach to life, you’re never short of admirers. And with generous and lucky Jupiter, your planetary ruler, in dreamy Pisces your idle flattery and excessive flirting is likely to give you one or two sleepless nights as you exploit opportunities to shoot up the ladder.

With the Sun and Mercury in Libra, use the next week or so to tie up loose ends on the workfront and focus on getting your financial house in order. Meanwhile retrograde Venus may be driving you potty, as you’re forced to do the social thing when you’d rather be left alone in the dark to getup close and personal.

With the Sun continuing to make it’s way through Libra this really is a good time to put yourself forward, take greater pride in yourself and reach for the sky. It’s also an excellent time for having that extravagant holiday. This may be easier said than done when loved ones and domestic responsibilities are holding you back and weighing you down.

With Venus retrograde in Scorpio this may be a tricky time for you financially, especially if you need backing and support to accomplish your goals. However, be mindful not to let an “easy come, easy go” attitude to love and money cause you to be too careless and extravagant.

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DODGY PARKING

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

dodgy parkers but we need your help!Unfortunately, we cannot do this campaign on our own –

so please send in your dodgy parking pictures to [email protected]. Does one of your colleagues

suffer from dodgyparkingitis? If so, take a picture of the evidence and send it to us!

Don’t worry, all identities will be protected and vehicle registrations blanked out.

This is all in the name of good fun, and in no way are we personally attacking any individual or group.

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Add as much fresh salad and veg as you like to any of the meals or snacks (with

the exception of sweetcorn and potatoes as these are higher in calories) Addition-ally, allow 300ml of semi-skimmed milk for use in tea and coffee. Drink as much

plain water as you can as this is a natural appetite suppressant. Alternate this with

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Welcome to the latest edition of the golf hub, for the next few

week you will see pictures with some strange surroundings, I have made my yearly journey to Bahrain to take up my post of Golf Profes-sional at the Awali Golf club. Here is a little insight of where I work.The desert course at Awali Golf Club on the southern part of Bahrain

Island is without question the oldest golf club in the Arabian Gulf area and perhaps the oldest in the entire Middle East. The clubhouse sits atop part of the rim that forms the basin within which the course lies. It offers views of the 1st, 7th, 10th, and 18th, teeing grounds and fairways, plus the 6th, 9th, and 18th, greens. The course itself, like regular grass

courses, takes advantage of the natural terrain, thus presenting a different set of challenges to golf-ers. The par 70, 6309 yard 18-hole course is littered with areas of uneven and often unkind bounce and therefore requires a 'horses for courses' approach to the game. The panoramic view, from the patio of the clubhouse, of the desert land-scape, which forms this unique and challenging golf course. This picture clearly shows the tree lined 10th and 18th fairways.

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For best results, a strength workout should be performed twice a week, contact carolyn for your own tailor made workout.

A perfect complement to strength training is cardiovascular training in the form of running, walking, swimming or aerobics classes. Aim for a minimum of two cardio sessions per week of 30-45 minutes to boost your fat loss and body sculpt-ing results.

7 Day Diet PlanFollow this plan for 2 weeks

Breakfast – one poached egg served on one slice of toast-ed multigrain bread. Glass of un-sweet-ened orange juice.

Snack – small pot of total 0% greek yo-ghurt

Lunch – 30g of crum-bled feta cheese served on a bed of spinach leaves with plum tomatoes, red onion and sliced cu-cumber. Dress with balsamic vinegar and a little extra light mayo and serve with one wholemeal pitta bread.

Snack – 2 nairns ‘dark choc chip’ oat biscuits

Dinner – chicken breast cooked in to-mato passatta with mushrooms, onions, peppers, rosemary, black pepper and garlic. Serve with 4 heaped tablespoons of wholemeal pasta and a large side serving of steamed broccoli.

Breakfast – two weetabix with semi-skimmed milk. Top with a generous portion of blueber-ries (buy frozen blueberries to save money and prevent wastage)

Snack – small Tupperware dish of mixed dried fruit and unsalted nuts

Lunch – half a carton of fresh Minestrone Soup. 2 dark ryvita topped with extra light soft cheese, sliced tomato and a slice of lean ham

Snack – 30g ‘nakd’ energy bar - cocoa orange flavour

Dinner – 90g lean beef stir fry strips cooked with beansprouts and mixed peppers in Blue Dragon ‘oyster and spring onion’ sauce. Serve with a portion of soba noo-dles and steamed pak choi.

Breakfast – 2 slices of rye bread, toasted and topped with peanut butter and a small sliced banana

Snack – 2 kiwi fruit

Lunch – half a pack of barbeque flavour cooked chicken strips served on a bed of spinach, watercress and rocket leaves with cucumber, tomato, mixed peppers, beetroot and spring onion. Dress with balsamic vinegar and a low fat dress-ing of your choice (30 calories or less per tablespoon) Fol-low with a pot of low fat yoghurt.

Snack – a 99 calorie ‘drifter’ bar

Dinner – Tesco “light choices” chilli prawn tagliatelle. 1 slice tesco ‘healthy living’ garlic bread

Breakfast – 35g large flake porridge oats cooked with semi-skimmed milk and topped with blueberries

Snack – orange

Lunch – sandwich on multigrain bread with home-made egg mayo (use thick sliced bread, 2 hard boiled eggs and extra light mayo)

Snack – 2 oatcakes spread with low fat soft cheese

Dinner – 150g tur-key steak chopped and threaded onto 2 skewers with alternate chunks of courgette and mushroom. Drizzle with blue Dragon ‘sweet chilli’ sauce and grill under cooked through. Serve with a me-dium sized baked sweet potato

Breakfast – 2 weetabix with semi-skimmed milk and one small sliced bananaSnack – 2 nairns ginger oat biscuitsLunch – wholemeal pitta bread filled with sweet chilli chicken strips, a tablespoon of hoummus, cucumber, tomato and fresh spinach leaves. Snack – appleDinner – healthy take-away/restuarant options:Indian – Tandoori chicken or chicken tikka served with 4 tablespoons of boiled rice OR one chapatti and salad with spiced onions (instead of using the fatty sauce given, try using some of your own extra light mayo)Chinese – Chicken in ginger and spring onion served with a small portion of soft noodles or boiled rice and a large side order of stir fried vegetablesNandos: mediter-ranean salad with an added chicken fillet with a side order of ratatouille and a cup of frozen yoghurt to finish.

Breakfast: 2 scram-bled eggs or a small tin of beans on 1 slice of toasted rye bread

Snack - orange

Lunch: large mixed salad of spinach, tomato, cucumber, pepper, onion and beetroot. Add 3 slices of lean turkey breast meat and a tablespoon of re-duced fat coleslaw.


Dinner: Lean fillet steak or tuna steak cooked as pre-ferred. Serve with chunky sweet potato chips.

Breakfast – 45g bowl of All bran with sliced strawberries and blueberries. Serve with splash of semi skimmed milk

Snack – pot of low fat yoghurt

Lunch – large bowl of home-made lentil/vegetable soup. Serve with 2 ryvita spread with hoummus


Dinner – roast chicken piece (no skin) served with 3 new potatoes, broccoli, peas and carrots

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The HUB’s Vicki Says: I started following the plan last Monday and have found it really easy to stick to. The exercise pro-gramme is tough but you know it is working when you are sore in all the right places the next day. Even with a couple of slips ups I have still lost 2 1/2 lbs this week . . . well on track for the stone for Christmas!!!

This week the Fashion HUB has brought to you a fabulous diet by Carolyn Murray to help you look

great this winter. Fashion tips will resume in the next issue.


Super League First DivisionTeam Pld W D L F A GD Pts1 Clydebank F.C. 10 4 4 2 12 8 4 16 2 Whitletts Victoria F.C. 8 4 3 1 16 10 6 15 3 Girvan F.C 6 4 1 1 18 6 12 13 4 Hurlford United F.C. 7 4 0 3 17 16 1 12 5 Renfrew F.C. 8 4 0 4 9 12 -3 12 6 East Kilbride Thistle F.C. 6 3 2 1 8 5 3 11 7 Glenafton Athletic F.C. 8 3 2 3 16 15 1 11 8 Shotts Bon Accord F.C. 8 2 4 2 10 11 -1 10 9 Kilwinning Rangers F.C. 7 3 1 3 13 20 -7 10 10 Cumbernauld United F.C. 6 3 0 3 18 13 5 9 11 Ashfield F.C. 6 3 0 3 16 12 4 9 12 Bellshill Athletic F.C. 8 2 1 5 13 21 -8 7 13 Vale of Clyde F.C. 7 1 1 5 12 18 -6 4 14 Annbank United F.C. 7 1 1 5 12 23 -11 4

RESULTS & TABLESJunior Football

Central District Second DivTeam Pld W D L F A GD Pts1 Yoker Athletic F.C. 7 6 1 0 23 5 18 19 2 Carluke Rovers F.C. 6 5 0 1 16 9 7 15 3 Larkhall Thistle F.C. 7 4 0 3 14 11 3 12 4 St. Roch’s F.C. 7 4 0 3 15 13 2 12 5 Royal Albert F.C. 8 3 2 3 9 10 -1 11 6 Stonehouse Violet F.C. 8 3 1 4 19 16 3 10 7 Lesmahagow Juniors F.C. 5 3 0 2 14 7 7 9 8 Forth Wanderers F.C. 8 2 3 3 10 16 -6 9 9 Benburb F.C. 6 2 2 2 8 11 -3 8 10 Wishaw Juniors F.C. 7 2 0 5 9 19 -10 6 11 Newmains United F.C. 8 1 2 5 11 21 -10 5 12 Maryhill F.C. 7 1 1 5 5 15 -10 4

Saturday, 23 Oct 10Stagecoach West of Scotland League Super League First Division Renfrew F.C. 1 v 5 Annbank United F.C. Kilwinning Rangers F.C. 2 v 2 Clydebank F.C. East Kilbride Thistle F.C. - Ashfield F.C. Postponed: TBC Glenafton Athletic F.C. 6 v 3 Vale of Clyde F.C. Cumbernauld United F.C. 5 v 3 Hurlford United F.C. Shotts Bon Accord F.C. 1 v 2 Bellshill Athletic F.C.

Stagecoach West of Scotland League Central District Second Div Lesmahagow Juniors F.C. - St. Roch’s F.C. Postponed: TBC Stonehouse Violet F.C. 1 v 2 Benburb F.C. Larkhall Thistle F.C. 1 v 0 Royal Albert F.C. Yoker Athletic F.C. 2 v 1 Newmains United F.C. Forth Wanderers F.C. - Carluke Rovers F.C. Postponed: TBC Maryhill F.C. 4 v 0 Wishaw Juniors F.C.

Saturday, 16 Oct 10Stagecoach West of Scotland League Super League First Division East Kilbride Thistle F.C. 2 v 1 Clydebank F.C.

Stagecoach West of Scotland League Central District Second Div Forth Wanderers F.C. 1 v 1 Royal Albert F.C.

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WISHAW 3 ARDEER THISTLE 1A much improved performance from

Wishaw saw the home side progress into the second round of the New Coins Automatics West Cup at Wishaw Sports Centre on Saturday. The home side’s starting line up featured last seasons player of the year Damien Devanay in his first match of the season and the bustling midfielder was quick to make his presence felt as Wishaw took the game to the visitors right from the off.

James Coffey had to be spoken to by the referee in the 4th minute for an enthusiastic challenge on the keeper but escaped without a card being shown. JP McBride had a shot cleared in 10 minutes, the ball breaking to Dias who crossed into the path of Markey but his shot went well over. Wishaw continued to press for an opener winning a corner in 14 minutes but the ball was cleared. Seconds later a Dias shot was beaten away by the keeper. In 17 minutes Ardeer’s 4 fouled Markey. JP McBride’s cross to the back post was headed back into the danger area but the ball was scrambled away. Ardeer finally managed to mount their first serious attack just

on the 20 minute mark but the shot by McIlroy was well wide of goal. The home side continued to press and Coffey thought he had opened the scoring in 22 minutes but the referee ruled the marksman had been offside. Airth then lobbed the keeper from distance but the ball was punched over from under the bar. Wishaw finally got the opener in 30 minutes when a Markey cross was headed backwards into the area and Airth’s acrobatic overhead kick flew past the keeper into the net. As the half drew to a close Ardeer’s Hogg latched on to a long ball out of defence but his shot was too hasty and sailed over. Just on the stroke of half time Coffey pounced on a Davanay cross and fired the ball low into the net to send the home side into a two goal lead.

Only 4 minutes into the second half Coffey was again on target taking full advantage of a mixup in the visitors defence and firing home from close in to put Wishaw into what appeared to be an unassailable lead. Much to their credit Ardeer pushed upfield in an attempt to take something from the game having

their best spell in the game and Stuart Little was forced to make a goal line clearance in 55 minutes. Minutes later, just on the hour mark Danny Gallagher pulled off a remarkable one handed save after Ardeer’s Quinn beat Wishaw’s off-side trap. The home side brought Murray, Clarke and Anderson and the latter two quickly figured in a series of attacks on the Ardeer goal but there was to be no further scoring from the homesters. Ardeer however claimed a late consolation goal with 9 minutes to go when Munro raced clear from what appeared to be an offside position.

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Wishaw – Gallagher, McKinven, Little, Devanney, Fleming, J McBride, Markey, Airth, Coffey, JP McBride, Dias, Subs- Anderson, Murray, Clarke

Ardeer Thistle – Murphy, Maitland, Paton, Johnston, McLaughlin, Stirling, Hogg, Docherty, McIlroy, Munro, Quinn. Subs Donovan, Tifferson, Stevenston, McGuire

RunningStrathclyde parkrun Event 29, 23/10/2010In his 1st appearance, Neil RENAULT (SM25-29) of Edinburgh AC won for the 1st time in a time of 15:26. Dave ADAMS (SM30-34) representing Hamilton Harriers took second by 156 seconds recording 18:02. Allan CAMERON, (SM35-39) of Unattached placed third in a time of 18:20. In her 1st appearance, Nicole MCLEOD (JW15-19) of Giffnock North AAC won in a time of 21:11 for the 1st time. Nicole MCLEOD beat Kirsty GRANT (SW25-29) representing Ronhill Cambuslang Harriers by 53 seconds recording 22:04 in the process. Jacqueline MCLEW, (VW40-44) of Ronhill Cambuslang Harriers placed third in a time of 22:15. In today’s Age Graded competition, Neil RENAULT recorded a performance of 83.59% In the points competition John CONNOR has a lead of 186 points over second placed Ian DEVOY. Margaret GEBBIE leads Lorna BIRRELL by 488 in the ladies competition.

This week there were 15 first timers. 14 runners recorded PBs, bringing the total number since the Strathclyde started to 883. In this time, 982 runners from 59 different clubs have completed the race 2883 times covering a distance of 14415 kilometers. The male course record is held by Rex BANNER who ran 14:51 on 31/07/10, event #17. The female equivalent is held by Kerry LANG who ran 17:51 on 19/06/10, event #11.

Pos Athlete Sex Run Time Age Grading Age Category Club Name1 Neil RENAULT M 15:26 83.59% SM25-29 Edinburgh AC2 Dave ADAMS M 18:02 72.74% SM30-34 Hamilton Harriers3 Allan CAMERON M 18:20 73.36% SM35-39 Unattached4 Tom STEELE M 18:37 72.25% SM35-39 Hamilton Harriers5 Joe CHAMBERS M 18:47 70.19% SM35-39 Unattached6 Gordon CURRAN M 19:17 69.75% SM35-39 Strathclyde Fire Brigade AAC7 Gareth THOMSON M 19:41 66.64% SM30-34 Unattached8 Keith REDPATH M 19:55 78.49% VM55-59 Unattached9 Anthony QUINN M 19:57 76.36% VM50-54 Xania Harriers10 John BERRY M 20:03 75.98% VM50-54 Hamilton Harriers

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For the second season in a row Wishaw received a 4 goal drubbing at the hands

of Maryhill. The former Glasgow giants have dropped down the leagues in recent seasons but still have one of the best setups in junior football.

Wishaw started brightly enough and for the opening 5 minutes seemed to be in control but after the early sparring Maryhill burst into life sweeping down the right and with two quick cross field passes the ball was slammed into the net by Scobbie for the opening goal in 6 minutes. The visitors should really have learned from the experience but continued to press forward and again were caught on the break with a virtually identical goal from Curtis Rose.

With a two goal cushion Maryhill now started to stroke the ball about with confidence and added a third in minutes

Earlier Paul Airth almost got one back for Wishaw but with an empty goal glaring the ball came off the top of his boot hitting the bar and then the post before being scrambled clear. Apart from a Fleming drive and an effort by Coffey the visitors created few real chances in a half where the home midfield more or less dominated proceedings. Brian McKinven received his marching orders after allegedly handling a net bound shot after a double save by Gallagher. The home side however failed to convert the resultant penalty kick. Further goals from Lambett and Ferguson sealed a terrible first half for the visitors.

Wishaw changed formation for the second half playing a 4-4-1 lineup which could only be viewed as a damage limitation exercise. The home side found it difficult to break down a now resolute Wishaw defence and apart from one hotly disputed incident where the ball appeared to cross his goalline Danny Gallagher dealt easily with the shots which came his way. There was little threat to the Maryhill goal although Coffey continued to chase and hurry for every ball without success.

Wishaw are on the road again this week with another trip to Glasgow to face Benburb. The Govan side are usually hard to beat on their own patch and a much improved performance will be needed to take anything from the game.

Maryhill 4 Wishaw 0

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