Robert Mitchell

1 week ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Robert Mitchell

Scotland’s past came to life in powerful new ways this week as S1 pupils from Holy Cross High performed an original dance piece at Bothwell Castle. They were launching Sounds of Scotland – the 2025 theme for Making Sense of Scotland, Historic Environment Scotland’s (HES) new learning and outreach programme. The immersive project the pupils — If Not You, Then Who?

1 week ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Robert Mitchell

The event will be returning to Hamilton town centre on Saturday, August 2. Pride South Lanarkshire has been awarded £10,934 of funding from VisitScotland. The festival will be returning to Hamilton town centre on Saturday, August 2. Organisers hope to create an even more ambitious and inclusive programme designed to uplift inspire, and unite people from across South Lanarkshire and beyond.

1 week ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Robert Mitchell

The accolade came from the Congregational Federation. Blantyre Congregational Church has come out tops after winning the national Serving The Community Award from the Congregational Federation. The church is involved in so many community activities and that shone through as it scooped the prize at the annual conference in Nottingham in May. Pictured is church minister Rev Malcolm Anderson alongside some of the church deacons with their much-deserved award.

1 week ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Robert Mitchell

Chatelherault Primary School and Hamilton Grammar School were visited. Pupils and educators at two Hamilton were visited by environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful to celebrate their achievements in the international environmental Eco-Schools programme. As part of the 30th anniversary celebrations of the international Eco-Schools and Young Reporters for the Environment programmes, Keep Scotland Beautiful hosted an online assembly, organised live lessons and set celebration challenges.

1 week ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Robert Mitchell

It will enable women to be treated in Scotland who previously could only have been placed at Rampton Hospital in England. Plans are underway to develop a national service within the State Hospital to meet the unique needs of women requiring high-secure forensic mental health services in Scotland, both in the short and longer-term. The new facility is a dedicated women’s service with capacity to care for up to six females.