10 YEARS AGO

Christmas was cancelled at Rutherglen Shopping Centre with bosses deciding there would be no Santa’s grotto or even decorations.

Cambuslang Old Parish , St Andrew’s and Trinity St Paul’s churches agreed a merger of the three congregations.

The massive Tesco store on Dalmarnock Road in Rutherglen opened its doors for the first time, with supporters saying it would create jobs but others saying it would have a major impact on Rutherglen Town Centre.

Residents in Fernhill were given the chance to have their say on the upcoming regeneration of the scheme.

Nearly £600 worth of pills were seized from a man in Cathkin as cops cracked down on drug crime across Rutherglen and Cambuslang.