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Motherwell and Wishaw

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Motherwell and Wishaw (wĭsh`ô), town (1991 pop. 30,616), North Lanarkshire, S central Scotland. The two parts of the town were united in 1920. Formerly a center of heavy industry (coal and steel), Motherwell is concentrating on light engineering to revitalize its declining economy.
Motherwell and Wishaw 

a city in Great Britain, located in Strathclyde County, Scotland. Population, 74,200 (1971). Part of the Glasgow urban complex. Local industries include metallurgy and heavy machine building, and coal is mined nearby.



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FORMER First Minister Jack McConnell will fight to remain MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw in the Holyrood elections in 2011.
The rivals argued the pounds 1billion scheme would harm shopping centres in Motherwell and Wishaw.
Mr Roy, MP for Motherwell and Wishaw, said the train was on a diversionary route that would not usually be used because of engineering works on the normal West Coast mainline.
 
 
 
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