Lanarkshire recycling centre not 'fit for purpose' says local councillor

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionAccording to the stats, 11 North Lanarkshire Council employees were awarded more than £100,000 during the financial year of 2019/20.

Use an Apple phone or tablet? Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in LanarkshireThey insist that traffic tailbacks are impacting on their ability to trade and are calling for urgent action to remedy the problem.It comes after Independent councillor David Watson said the civic amenity site was no longer “fit for purpose”.The local authority had to halt the processing of construction waste at East Kilbride and other sites and warned residents not to use them unless absolutely necessary as

Use an Apple phone or tablet? Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in LanarkshireA police source said the boy was walking when a a grey or possibly light green estate car stopped and the four men got out - they approached the boy and assaulted him, causing facial injuries. PC Scott Pender of Hamilton Police Station told Lanarkshire Live : “Our enquiries into this incident are ongoing and we would urge anyone who may have been in the area to come forward.

Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox

Pan-Asian noodle chain Chopstix is ready to ‘wok’ and roll as it opens its latest site at the Trafford Centre, Manchester.

Sign up for our What's On newsletter - for all the latest whether you're staying in or heading out and about

Mike Posner has announced he will attempt to summit Mount Everest this May to raise funds for the Detroit Justice Centre.The inspiration to climb the highest mountain on Earth came to Posner halfway through his mission to walk across America in 2019, which took him just over six months to complete.“While my walk was about me finding myself, I want my climb to be about others,” Posner said in an announcement video. The singer-songwriter has been spending a year and a half training for the summit

East Kilbride”.Early proposals for a new masterplan include town centre housing and the transformation of the former Sainsbury’s unit.That could become a purpose-built civic facility on the doorstep of the bus station and shopping centre.Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the region South Lanarkshire Council’s executive director for community and enterprise, Micheal McGlynn, unveiled the plans at last week’s East Kilbride

Battle of the exes! Jeff Lewis said he received backlash from David Beador after the TV personality spoke with his ex-wife, Shannon Beador, about their baby gift drama.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.MPs and MSPs of every major political party have united in their support for Women’s Aid services continuing in North Lanarkshire.Four sitting Members of Parliament and 10 Members of the Scottish Parliament – from the SNP, Labour and the Conservatives – have formally requested a meeting with North Lanarkshire Council leader Jim Logue and the local authority’s chief executive Des Murray to discuss Women’s Aid

Rutherglen.

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionAnd this, according to boffins, is a crucial step to ensure hydrogen gas meters on the market deliver accurate measurements for customer billing and taxation purposes.Head of clean fuels at the firm, Marc MacDonald, said the move can help oversee the move from natural gas to hydrogen in domestic heating.He added: “Accurate measurement is an essential element to enable the

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionThe number of people employed in Scotland as a whole currently sits at 2.66 million; a rate of 74.3 per cent.Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said: “We know that the pandemic has had a significant impact on the labour market.“These figures show the scale of the challenge we face to rebuild our economy; and throws into sharp relief just how irresponsible it is of the Scottish

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the region The service is free for South Lanarkshire Council tenants who meet certain criteria, and is also able to be booked for a charge by all other residents. A total of 14 grass cuts are carried out approximately every fortnight and include the collection and disposal of cuttings and, where required strimming to vertical edging.

sperm counts are just two consequences of chemicals produced by increased pollution, according to a professor of medicine and public health. Dr Shanna Swan of the Mount Sinai Medical Centre in New York writes that humanity faces an “existential crisis” as a result of phthalates, a chemical used in the creation of plastics that impacts the hormone-producing endocrine system.

Don't miss a thing that's happening in and around Bury by signing up to the free MyBury newsletter

South Lanarkshire’s chief executive to discuss a challenging first year in charge. “It’s been very unusual, I think is the understatement,” Cleland said.

The stamp of approval! Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon went on a double date with their former Bachelor in Paradise costar Nick Viall and his girlfriend, Natalie Joy.

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionDon't miss a thing from your area - sign up for the new Lanarkshire newsletter!From the latest breaking news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox.Put your email at the top of this article or follow the instructions on this link!And staff said that Monday had been the busiest day so far.One worker told us: “The queues were forming outside from first thing

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A SNP councillor has accused a Scottish Conservative MSP of making “misleading” remarks in relation to figures showing fewer beds have been made available to patients at Perth Royal Infirmary over the last few years.Perth City Centre councillor Eric Drysdale said he was “utterly appalled” when he read Mid Scotland and Fife MSP Murdo Fraser’s take on figures showing 1700 fewer beds were made available to