Blantyre charity receive £250 in funding

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South Lanarkshire Council’s Community Wish List has once again delivered essential support to a local charity.Sense Scotland received the latest round of donations from the scheme.The charity were looking for financial donations to help them transform a rarely-used lounge into a youth space to accommodate the rise in numbers of younger adults using their service.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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