Wishaw

Wishaw is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located in the Clyde Valley, 15 miles south-east of Glasgow. It had a population of 28,565 in the 2001 census.

Related Topics:
North Lanarkshire - Scotland - Clyde Valley - Glasgow

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The main areas of Wishaw are: Cambusnethan, Coltness (East & West), Craigneuk, Gowkthrapple, Greenhead, Netherton, Pather and Waterloo. There are two adjoining villages: Overtown and Newmains.

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Wishaw has long lived in the shadow if its bigger and better known neighbour, Motherwell, with which it formed the joint "Burgh of Motherwell and Wishaw" until its dissolution when Scottish local authorities were restructured in 1975. The Motherwell and Wishaw constituency is represented in the UK Parliament by Frank Roy MP. In the Scottish Parliament the constituency is represented by current First Minister Jack McConnell.

Related Topics:
Motherwell - Motherwell and Wishaw constituency - Frank Roy - Scottish Parliament - Jack McConnell

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In November 1996, the world's worst recorded outbreak of E.coli 0157 occurred in the town, in which 20 people died and around 200 were infected.http://www.guardian.co.uk/food/Story/0,2763,208811,00.html

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