Coatbridge couple’s diamond day

COATBRIDGE couple Sadie and Walter Thom celebrated their Diamond Wedding anniversary in style. The happy pair, from Townhead Road, were joined by daughters Lynn and Rae for the special occasion.Read

Bigotry warning issued to Albion Rovers fans

ALBION ROVERS insist they will ban anyone who promotes sectarianism while supporting the club.Read

Massive cash backing for Glenboig park

A COMMUNITY project in a local village has received a massive financial boost thanks to the lottery and other funding agencies.Read

Coatbridge's diistrict court will move in shake-up

COATBRIDGE’s court is to operate under new management from this summer and will eventually move to Airdrie.Read

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Roofers rush to rescue pensioner

KIND-HEARTED roofers came to a pensioner’s rescue after they read in the Advertiser how he had been cheated out of cash by a gang of conmen.Read

Thieving mum given last chance to avoid a prison sentence

A MOTHER who stole goods from McKinnon Mills and the Airdrie branch of Morrisons avoided a jail term but was told: “This is your very last chance.”Read

Enjoy the Easter holiday street attractions

STREET festivals to celebrate the Easter holidays will be held in both Coatbridge and Airdrie next week.Read

Spate of handbag thefts

A VALUABLE Apple iPhone was among the items lost when a young woman’s handbag was stolen in a Coatbridge nightclub.Read

Man is hurt in machete attack in street

A MAN suffered head injuries after being struck with a machete in the early hours of Sunday morning.Read

Vandals wreck Coatbridge kids’ nursery garden

HEARTLESS yobs trashed a kids’ nursery garden - leaving the children’s hard work in ruins.Read

Dad attacked by thugs in Tesco

HORRIFIED shoppers looked on as two thugs attacked a dad in front of his family at a busy supermarket.Read

Pupils banned from Coatbridge town centre after 'rampage'

A HIGH school has banned its pupils from a Coatbridge supermarket and town centre shopping complex after almost 200 youngsters went on the rampage terrifying local shoppers.Read

Summerlee Museum receives cash boost

THE newly-opened Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life in Coatbridge has received a cash boost.Read

Former Silencer’s gig is a sell out

JJ Gilmour’s eagerly-awaited homecoming gig is sold out.Read

Housing policy set for changes

A NEW North Lanarkshire Council housing allocation policy and county register will come into operation aiming to provide a fairer way of distributing the sought-after accommodation.Read

Coatbridge musician now an internet sensation

BUDDING guitarists have been urged to take their lead from a Coatbridge-born musician whose teaching methods have been a worldwide hit on the internet.Read

Comic book writer Mark Millar is giving up ‘The Simpsons’ for Lent!

COATBRIDGE comic book writer Mark Millar has given up “The Simpsons” for Lent.Read

Conmen’s roofing scam cost pensioner £1600

BOGUS workmen conned an 86-year-old Coatbridge man out of £1600.Read

Coatbridge motorists face more misery in the weeks ahead

DRIVERS were left raging as traffic chaos hit Coatbridge with a vengeance this week.Read

Dad will appeal jail term on death-crash driver

THE father of one of the men killed in a horror car crash in plans to appeal the six-year prison term handed down to the dangerous driver who caused it.Read

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