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According to a Motherwell news page, it’s been announced that Jon Doc of the “Jon Doc Trio” has passed away. Blantyre folk may remember the popular band that played often in Hastie’s Farm at Victoria Street in Blantyre during the 1960’s and early 70s. Jon Doc played at Hastie’s from Wednesday to Sundays, and on […]
A little personal update. Yesterday marked 8 weeks since my triple bypass op. Been difficult, I won’t kid you, especially in March. This week, I’m feeling strong again. My breast plate is healing nicely, fusing back together and the wires have stopped clicking. My chest and leg wounds have healed nicely, even starting to fade […]
Shared here with kind permission from Jim Donnelly are some of his great photos of the recent tree clearance at Blantyre Ferme Road, near the junction at Redlees Urban Park. Jim took these in March this year. Plans were submitted in September 2019 for a brand new roundabout on the outskirts of Blantyre. The proposal […]
A bit of a milestone today on Blantyre Project as the website reaches it’s two millionth visitor! In just 11 years online, an incredible two million people have visited the website, many of whom come back each day to read the daily posts. Scheduled posts, with fresh, new content which appear without fail, every single […]
A little update to let you know how my recovery after surgery is going. As many will know, I had a triple heart bypass on 20th February and after a little extra time in Intensive care than I had hoped for, I was moved to the wards, then eventually discharged from hospital last weekend. I’ve […]
Well, my BIG day is nearly here. I’m going into hospital for a triple heart bypass this weekend, which means inevitably I’m going to be take it easier over the next couple of months whilst I recover. I’m told i’ll then feel as good as new, which after the poor health felt this last year, […]