Housebuilder begins work on new homes as part of East Kilbride growth area

Angelique Jackson Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad Productions and Indeed have teamed up to spotlight 10 Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) filmmaker teams, debuting each of their films at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.Under the companies’ “Rising Voices” partnership, the filmmakers have been awarded a $100,000 production budget and crew (via Hillman Grad and 271 Films) to produce a 15-minute short film.“Whenever I talk to up and coming filmmakers they always tell me

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Scotland in the next decade if re-elected in May. The First Minister will announce later today her plans to rebuild the country following the devastating coronavirus pandemic.

Eboni Williams has finally made her Real Housewives of New York debut as the Big Apple’s first Black Housewife, and she’s already serving up some tasty drama!

Clint Eastwood's latest directorial feature,Cry Macho, has been given a release date of Oct. 22, 2021.

East Kilbride has been given a significant boost after it was announced 500 Foreign Office roles were to be moved to the town.However, the seemingly good news has sparked a debate amongst Conservative and SNP politicians.The UK Government say the move is a “commitment” to their Abercrombie House office, which acts as the joint headquarters for the FCDO.The additional roles will bring the Foreign Office’s staff in East Kilbride to 1500 by 2025 and will be mirrored with an additional 500 Cabinet

direct to your inboxPlans to build 84 new homes at the former Sale Magistrates Court site have been approved.The decision was made by Trafford council’s planning committee to grant full permission for the proposals, which will see 38 apartments in two blocks, one three storeys high, one four storeys, 40 townhouses and six semi-detached houses built.The scheme is a joint venture between Trafford council and Seddon developers.There will be a total of 21 ‘affordable’ homes, made up of 13 flats for

Personalised funerals from Fosters start from just £1995. Your local parlour is now open on Glebe Street in East Kilbride Village and the experienced team are here to help.Call on 01355 219 044. Find out more by visiting the website www.FostersFuneralDirectors.com

link!And those wishing to get tested do not need an appointment – you can just head along between 9.30am and 5.30pm every day.Dr Jackie Hyland from NHS Lanarkshire told the News: “COVID-19 can be spread by people who don’t have symptoms or the symptoms are so mild people may not recognise that they have the infection.“For the benefit of yourself and your community, I would encourage as many people as possible to get a test.“The test results will help to detect the virus and limit its spread.”The

direct to your inboxPlans for 174 new homes on the former site of four social housing tower blocks are causing upset.The land off Bold Street in Old Trafford was formerly home to Osprey Court, Raven Court, Falcon Court and Eagle Court and the Sea Hawk pub until they were demolished between 2013 and 2014.Now, Trafford council and profit-for-purpose housing provider Trafford Housing Trust, have launched a joint venture to build new homes on the plot which has stood empty for seven years, as part

East Kilbride has a bright future – if investment in its economy is at the heart of the recovery from the COVID pandemic.Speaking exclusively to the East Kilbride News, Douglas Ross MP said far more needs to be done to protect jobs and offer people in the town hope for the future.“We need to focus on getting through the health emergency, but Parliament needs to secure people’s jobs and support businesses who have been through a difficult 12 months,” he said.“And there are more difficult times

direct to your inboxSainsbury’s former store in Stockport town centre has been bought by a developer with plans to build more than 500 homes at the site.The supermarket closed its doors at the end of January despite a campaign to save it and the intervention of Stockport MP Nav Mishra.But the three-acre Warren Street site has now been sold to build-to-rent specialists Amstone Ventures for an undisclosed sum.The firm is currently drawing up plans for the site and is expected to submit a planning

Madness are set to be the subject of a new docuseries called Before We Was We: Madness By Madness.The three-part AMC UK documentary – adapted from the 2019 memoir of the same name – will chronicle the rise of the Camden ska legends, who have released 12 studio albums since forming in 1976.According to a press release, each hour-long episode features original footage as well as new interviews with band members past and present – including Chris Foreman, Mike ‘Barso’ Barson, Lee ‘Thommo’ Thompson,

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link!Taking to Facebook, they posted: “So disappointed to hear last night that a group of around 30 youths were up in the woodlands drinking, littering and setting fires.“I’ve arrived this morning and this tree was smouldering.

Janet Jackson is set to be released next year.The film, titled JANET, is set to arrive to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the singer’s self-titled debut album from 1982.As Variety report, Lifetime and A&E will produce the two-part, four-hour documentary, which “promises to offer unprecedented access to the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s life, and an intimate, honest and unfiltered look at the untold story of one of the highest-earning artists in music history”.The report says that JANET has