Strathclyde County, Scotland News

Joseph Townsley, 62, is accused of killing Frank Baxter, 23, in Newmains, Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, on May 8 last year.

On September 1, 2012, Scottish school teacher Gerry Hughes set out from the Firth of Clyde in Scotland in his Bruce Farr-designed Beneteau 42s7, Quest III .

The Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, is shown to have higher than expected mortality rates in an audit.

It comes as no surprise to read on imdb.com that British director Ken Loach has said the movie that inspired him most to become a filmmaker was Vittorio De Sica's heartbreaking "Bicycle Thieves." Set in post-World War II Rome, De Sica's 1948 Italian neorealist classic involves an Everyman, unemployed for years, who finally gets a job, but it ... (more)

Construction work is underway for the second phase of the Gallagher Shopping Park in Port Glasgow, which is designed to provide a unique shopping experience to the shoppers.

The former left-back looked back on his 16 years at Fir Park to make a memory book as part of the 'Remember Well' football memories project.

A man is to stand trial charged with murdering a young father by running him down with a lorry in North Lanarkshire.

A father whose toddler son was killed by a gunman with an illegal weapon has called on governments to "finish the job" by signing and ratifying the first global treaty to regulate the international arms trade.

A NEW Co-operative store is set to open later this year on the site of a former petrol station in Lenzie after plans were approved.

A former council worker and scout leader is facing jail after pleading guilty to a series of child abuse charges.

The city which has just been ordered to close its own dump in Cathkin, South Lanarkshire has signed a 2 million annual contract with the Greengairs tip, one of Scotland's biggest, near Airdrie.

In April individuals who have taxable income over A 150,000 saw the Income Tax rate cut from 50% to 45%. Now Mr Rees-Mogg hopes there could be a chance to cut that rate even further.

Two much-needed new council house developments are on track to deliver a total of 26 new affordable properties by next year.

TRADING standards officials in East Renfrewshire have issued a warning about potential scams operating in England thanks to a new government initiative.

East Renfrewshire council is giving its website a makeover and it is looking for input from local people to give an indicator what changes are needed.

Detectives are investigating after the man, who posed as a utility company worker, stole the pensioner's handbag from her home.

Barry and Brian Cowan, from Wishaw in North Lanarkshire, had the surgery to finally put their male pattern baldness to bed.

Remote parts of the British mainland could benefit from a fuel duty discount, after the Government said it would work to negotiate one with Europe.

A man accused of setting a house fire that killed a father and his two children told a friend "it went wrong", a court has been told.

Police have issued an image of a man they want to trace in connection with a sexual assault on a woman in Glasgow.