Of the year 2018 Part one
March
The ‘Beast from the East’ caused so much chaos that the Police and South Lanarkshire Council had to step into to make sure a Hamilton bride’s wedding went ahead.
Diane Mcleod made a desperate online appeal for help after she and her family became snowed in ahead of her sister’s big day.
The 33-year-old was keeping her sister’s wedding dress in her home ahead of the ceremony, but then the blizzard struck.
Three-year-old Amy Scott and her mum Karen starred in the heartwarming video called ‘50 Mums, 50 Kids, 1 Extra Chromosome’ in order to break stereotypes on the genetic condition.
They were then invited to London to make a guest appearance on This Morning with Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby (see main pic).
April
There was a further blow for Hamilton Accies as their stadium sponsor Superseal went bust.
Ambitious plans were revealed to demolish a town centre “eyesore” to make way for a £7m hotel.
Premier Inn lodged plans with South Lanarkshire Council to flatten the derelict Hamilton Town Hotel.
Hamilton Accies were handed a lifeline as they secured a new £400,000 sponsorship deal with international brand Hyundai Material Handling.
May
Bothwell beauty Claudia Todd entered Miss Scotland in the hopes to raise awareness about Sepsis.
Our reporter Kirsten Mcstay went to Hillhouse to donate blood at a Give Blood Drive.
Plans to turn the empty Bairds site into a JD Wetherspoons were approved by South Lanarkshire Council.
June
The Hamilton Advertiser announced their partnership with the Hamilton Business Improvement District to bring the first 10k run to the town.
The 7th annual Reamonn Gormley football tournament was held in Hamilton.
The old Hamilton caught fire. town hotel