Of the year 2016 Part One
and danger to life. He made no plea or declaration and was remanded in custody. April
The mum of a Wishaw teenager told how her son had left a Hitlerworshipping white power group after being battered by a mob of up to 25 men.
A picture had emerged the previous week of Connor Anderson, 19, holding the ultra-hardline worldwide Right Wing Resistance (RWR) group’s flag alongside members performing a Nazi salute.
Connor’s mum Isabel Lednor said her son was deeply sorry for any trouble he had caused and claimed he was desperatly trying to turn his life around.
A Wishaw based charity helped over 460 struggling familes in just 12 weeks.
Volunteer Bernadette Murphy set up the Lanarkshire Baby Bank because she believes every child deserves to be nourished and cared for.The Cleland grandmother said: “The families are so happy to receive our help and can’t believe the things we have available to give them. What we do helps the families cope at what is already an extremely difficult time.” May
Two communities stepped up their campaign to save their libraries from the axe.
Residents staged protests outside Craigneuk and Newarthill Library.
12-year-old Danny Boyle made a heartfelt plea to save the Craigneuk facility.
He said: “I used to come here with my papa a lot. Craigneuk always seems to get our things taken away and it’s not fair.” June
The heartbroken family of Kiera Beagle described the popular teenager as a “lovely girl” and “always willing to help people”.
13-year-old Kiera collapsed at the end of a PE class at Calderhead High.
Distraught teachers battled in vain to save the popular pupil as her classmates looked on in shock.
Kiera was taken by air ambulance to the Royal Hospital for Children where she died a short time later.
A terrified mum called for the closure of M&D’s theme park after her three-year-old son cheated death when the Tsunami rollercoaster carriage missed him by inches.
Angry Amy Thomas told how little Dyan was lucky to be alive after the towering ride came crashing down only two feet away from the toddler who was playing on a small green