To help owners protect their pets from tick related diseases, Shotts Vet will be offering free drop in tick and flea checks starting Monday

Today, as we were driving home from the practice, we spotted a white boxer dog running on Rosehall Road. After being narrowly missed by other cars, we stopped to catch the dog to remove it from harm’s way. As you know, this road is very dangerous, with cars travelling unnecessarily fast. I do not want to think what could have happened to this beautiful dog but we thought we were witnessing an accident in the making. I am very disappointed that several cars, both in front and