Walking footballers in Biggar now have a real spring in their stride –  thanks to the efforts of local man Rikki Duncan. As part of the BCC programme, Rikki has driven an appeal to start up a game where players adhere to the normal rules of football – but aren’t allowed to run. Since the […]

New facilities are making a positive difference to babies and families at Wishaw General Hospital. The new special care baby unit (SCBU) and transitional care unit (TUC) opened at the hospital in June. Adele Miller, whose third daughter Ellie was looked after in the SCBU, said: “All three of my daughters were born at Wishaw […]

Team Haven are Kiltwalking their way to fundraising success and they want you to join them. Would you like to ‘walk the walk’ and raise vital funds for The Haven, a charity that supports families in your community affected by life-limiting illness, which has a site at at Wishaw General. After a team of 60 took […]

Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire (H&SCNL) is holding an integration event for stakeholders to get their views on one year of partnership working.   Entitled ‘Delivering Integration’ it is aimed at services users, carers, staff and partners to: get views and thoughts on one year of the health and social care hear real life […]

North Lanarkshire has been hailed for hosting the ‘best British Transplant Games ever’. The accolade came from Transplant Sport chairman Andy Eddy and Graham Moore, chairman of event sponsor Westfield Health. Councillor Jim Logue, leader of the council, welcomed the news as he looked back on a great four days of sport which culminated in […]