10 YEARS AGO

A cruel thief stole a four figure sum of cash from an elderly woman after duping his way into her house by claiming he was there to wash the windows.

A Rutherglen based police officer was suspended and charged with leaking information to a murder hunt suspect.

Cambuslang was set to receive a jobs boost as Scotland’s biggest engineering group confirmed that a site in the town was the favoured location.

A group of Rutherglen lads were preparing for the challenge of a lifetime - driving across Europe in a car worth only £100 as part of the Ramshackle Rally event.

Rutherglen’s South Lanarkshire Lifestyle was held up as an example of excellent public service by the minister for finance and public service reform.