Stef Lach

Senior Reporter

I started my career in local newspapers, first as a junior reporter at the Lennox Herald before joining the Paisley Daily Express as a sports reporter. I then took the post of chief reporter at the Kilmarnock Standard. A period in public relations with Oxfam Scotland followed, before I moved to the Herald and Times Group in 2010 as a senior reporter. I cover the news beat in Lanarkshire and also report on mixed martial arts (MMA) for Herald Sport. I’m proudly South African and have lived in Scotland for 15 years.

I started my career in local newspapers, first as a junior reporter at the Lennox Herald before joining the Paisley Daily Express as a sports reporter. I then took the post of chief reporter at the Kilmarnock Standard. A period in public relations with Oxfam Scotland followed, before I moved to the Herald and Times Group in 2010 as a senior reporter. I cover the news beat in Lanarkshire and also report on mixed martial arts (MMA) for Herald Sport. I’m proudly South African and have lived in Scotland for 15 years.

Latest articles from Stef Lach

Hydro to host UFC's first-ever event in Scotland

The UFC - the world's biggest MMA (mixed martial arts) promotion - will hold UFC Fight Night Glasgow at The Hydro on July 18, with Scottish sensation Joanne Calderwood expected to fight on the card.

Safety in South Africa

I say usually, because sometimes the news isn't so good and any tingle of happiness from seeing or reading about home is tainted by the detail that follows.

Doomed site 'should be donated to town'

The company is transferring its aero engine plant to Inchinnan in Renfrewshire, with East Kilbride set to lose 600 jobs. The move is expected to be completed next year.