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Carluke’s Sinead takes charity beauty title

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:08:32 GMT

Sinead McQuade was third overall in the Miss Caledonia beauty pageant on Sunday.

Four young people from Carluke to work with poor families in Malawi

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:06:21 GMT

FOUR young people from Carluke are about to set off for a trip with a difference - working with poor families in Malawi.

Clydesdale farmers pull for place in tug of war finals

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:12:26 GMT

A large field of nine teams, five with girls and four with boys, turned out on Sunday night in a bid to pull their way into the next rounds of the national Young Farmers Tug of War competition.

Wet dog helps Carluke photographer Dave Taylor to success

Fri, 03 May 2013 10:24:59 GMT

CARLUKE’S Dave Taylor owes his triumph in a national newspaper photography competition to an elderly man and his pet Jack Russell, who stood in the rain and freezing cold at a junior football match!

Police operation shows Clydesdale escapes worst of crimes

Fri, 03 May 2013 09:35:59 GMT

THE FOLK of Clydesdale should thank their lucky stars that the area didn’t play a major part in the first major crime crackdown operation mounted by the new Police Scotland’s Lanarkshire force.

Andrew Blackburn baldly goes...for SSPCA!

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:34:01 GMT

RAISING funds for Scottish animal protection charity the SSPCA really was a hair-raising experience for Andrew Blackburn – for he let Sinead McQuade shave off all his long ginger locks, leaving him bald.

Farming news: Date for harvest

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:14:01 GMT

DOES a late spring mean that this year’s harvest will also be late? The evidence suggests not.

Tom Hyslop is Chieftan of Shotts Games

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:53:52 GMT

CARLUKE man Tom Hyslop is the 2013 Chieftain of Shotts Highland Games.

Readers’ letters

Thu, 02 May 2013 10:44:49 GMT

Find out what readers think of the events making the news in the Gazette

Lanark goes swimming for Marie Curie charity

Thu, 02 May 2013 08:48:01 GMT

A hearty band of swimmers descended on Lanark Lifestyles Centre over the weekend to take part in the third annual Swimathon Challenge.

Carluke youngsters are Third World livesavers

Thu, 02 May 2013 08:41:15 GMT

ST ATHANASIUS Primary pupils have once again dug deep and saved the lives of dozens of people in the Third World still affected by leprosy.

St Bride’s Centre, Douglas, celebrates first birthday

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:41:31 GMT

DOZENS of Douglas residents celebrated the first birthday celebrations at the refurbished St Bride’s Centre in style.

Down Memory Lane in Clydesdale

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:52:03 GMT

Discover the stories that made the Carluke and Lanark Gazette headlines, all those years ago.

Carluke Primrose win Scottish Amatuer Flute Band contest

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:34:27 GMT

MEMBERS of Carluke Primrose Orchestral Flutes are celebrating after winning the Scottish Amateur Flute Band Associations spring contest in Troon.

Farming advice: get your finances in order

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:22:47 GMT

SPRING is inevitably a busy time in the farming calendar, when farmers not only have to battle with the practical elements of the job – lambing, calving and other field work – but must also make sure all the relevant paperwork is completed.

Carluke and Lanark Gazette readers’ letters

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:00:49 GMT

Find out what our readers think of the stories making the Gazette headlines.

Celebrate Year of Natural Scotland

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:27:28 GMT

The Year of Natural Scotland is a chance to celebrate Scotland’s reputation as a place of outstanding natural beauty, either on the doorstep or exploring further afield.

MP David Mundell supports broadband initiative in Glencaple and Lowther

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:17:37 GMT

RURAL Clydesdale MP David Mundell has supported a new broadband initiative in Glencaple and Lowther.

Extreme weather is making farming more of a challenge

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:28:17 GMT

Having just experienced the coldest March since 1962, at last there seems to be some long needed heat in the air.

Clydesdale youngsters enjoyed traditional Easter fun

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:23:45 GMT

YOUNGSTERS all over Clydesdale have enjoyed traditional Easter fun.