North Lanarkshire Council to decide on plans for new Lidl store in Airdrie

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Councillors have expressed cross-party support for local authority employees to receive the same £500 bonus being awarded to health workers.Members of North Lanarkshire Council’s Joint Consultative Committee for local government employees unanimously agreed to send an official letter to the Scottish Government supporting calls from trade unions that its recently announced bonus fails to acknowledge the work

local authority can buy “off-the-shelf” properties which will then be used for rental, sought proposals in five areas including Monklands this summer and has to date led to “a number being considered with potential to deliver over 300 homes”.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The amount of council housing in North Lanarkshire is to more than double in the next 15 years.During a meeting held earlier this month, councillors agreed to expand their current housebuilding target from 2150 new homes by 2027 to 5000 by 2035.This will mean a capital investment of £306 million, almost half of which will be used to make all local authority housing more environmentally friendly and energy

the Scottish Sun revealed that 19 of Scotland’s 32 councils have now blocked the app from being used in schools, including in South Lanarkshire. The move follows concerns that young users can view harmful content on the platform.

A MOTION calling for more than 200 additional teachers in North Lanarkshire schools has been passed.The plan, proposed by the Conservative group, would see 208 extra teachers in schools across the local authority area and was passed by 37 councillors with an SNP amendment being defeated.The motion also called on councillors to agree that a letter would be sent from the local authority to the SNP Education Secretary John Swinney to state North Lanarkshire Council’s support for this policy and

A restaurant in swanky Beverly Hills, Calif., is facing a backlash, accused of inserting invitations inside to-go bags to a "discreet" New Year’s Eve dinner inside the restaurant -- in violation of coronavirus restrictions. Both indoor and outdoor dining have been banned in Southern California as the region faces a shortage of ICU beds amid a sharp uptick in confirmed infections.

nine local decision-making groups – including one each for Airdrie and Coatbridge, plus a Northern Corridor board covering areas including Glenboig and Chryston – will be able to look at the issue of lighting for 2021 using participatory budgeting powers which allocate spending to projects identified by local residents.

described as “distressing” by depute council leader Paul Kelly, when a lack of organised public displays due to coronavirus restrictions meant many more individual fireworks were set off in neighbourhoods around Monklands and across the authority area – with two houses in Motherwell being set ablaze.

Girls Aloud have had to cancel their plan to have a festive meet up with Sarah Harding due to coronavirus restrictions. Kimberley Walsh yesterday revealed she's pregnant with her third child and said she told her news to two of her bandmates, Nicola Roberts and Cheryl.The singer also told how she had been hoping to tell other bandmates Sarah, who is battling breast cancer, and Nadine Coyle in person.

A WAR of words has broken out between North Lanarkshire’s Labour and SNP groups over what council leader Jim Logue has labelled the worst scenes he has seen “in over 40 years of elected politics”.The row stems from a council meeting held on Thursday where Labour claim SNP representatives showed “blatant disrespect for the public” and played music during other councillors’ contributions, while also accusing one member of “swearing during the proceedings”.But SNP group leader Tom Johnston hit

“Rockefeller The Christmas Owl” is based on real events when an adorable owl was found in the 75-foot Norway spruce sent to Rockefeller Center in November.The Christmas tale follows the owl, aptly named Rockefeller, as he meets with some holiday friends — one of whom is none other than Santa Claus — on his impromptu journey through New York City.Kolo., a Scranton, Pennsylvania native, published the book Dec.

A NEW engagement and participation strategy has been unveiled to encourage greater public input in Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire’s (HSCNL) services.Approved by North Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board (IJB) earlier this month, the new initiative for 2021-24 describes how the partnership will help the Monklands public to have a greater say in services.The bespoke strategy has been developed specifically to ensure the right systems and supports are in place to ensure people and groups

Despite their good intentions, the Cambridges were heavily criticised for travelling to the country unnecessarily amid Scotland’s COVID-19 restrictions.

link.Conservative group leader Meghan Gallacher, who seconded the successful joint motion, said: “We were pleased to work alongside opposition councillors to scrap these throughout North Lanarkshire.“Both the Conservatives and the SNP agreed that parking charges would have a devastating impact on our town centres and communities.“This shows the strength of collegiate working between opposition groups to ensure the right decisions are made for the communities we represent.”Parking charges had

Lucasfilm‘s Kathleen Kennedy dropped major bombs tonight, though one of them was not a “Boba Fett” series as rumored. Instead, Kennedy dropped two bombshells: Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni, the creators of “The Mandalorian,” are developing two new spin-off shows from the series.

direct to your inboxA ‘Christmas Miracle’ has been declared after a volunteer group was told their drive-thru Santa fundraiser CAN now go ahead.Stockport’s Handy Ladies Feeding the Community were heartbroken after the council refused the event permission, citing concerns over Covid transmission.Founder member Jo Walton even wrote to the Prime Minister in the hope he would intervene on behalf of the group, which provides hundreds of hot meals to vulnerable people every week.It looked as if the

eight town hubs across North Lanarkshire, incorporating schools alongside community facilities such as leisure and retail.