Early end to pharmacy in Carstairs service row

DIRE predictions over the fate of a village’s medical service have come true – sooner than expected.

Barely six months after NHS Lanarkshire controversially gave the go-ahead for a private pharmacy to open in Carstairs, the GP-run dispensary which served the needs of villagers for decades is to close down.

For more on this story, pick up a copy of this week’s Carluke and Lanark Gazette.