Plans for 20 new Blantyre flats get green light from South Lanarkshire Council

the bus stance at St Kenneth’s Primary.

were left out in the cold after their school buses failed to turn up.Some youngsters heading to Holy Cross High in Hamilton were left waiting after school buses were unable to get out their depot, due to the heavy snow last night.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A new way to pay for council-managed parking is being launched in Hamilton town centre.RingGo will be available to use from Monday, December 7 and will be introduced at the same time as the reintroduction of on-street parking charges.It promises to provide users with a more convenient alternative to using cards or cash at the ticket machines and allows people to extend their stay without returning to their

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Plans to build a new nursery at Heathery Park in Wishawhill have now been dropped because of significant challenges identified with water drainage at the site.During a meeting of the council’s Education and Families Committee, it was confirmed that Heathery Park had been removed from the council’s 1140 hours infrastructure programme.It has been determined that none of the possible options presented for

link.Started in 2004, the scheme targets schools in areas of deprivation where children are “more at risk of being injured in a road traffic collision”.On Tuesday, November 17, the council’s roads safety forum heard how why schools were currently not holding classes as part of the scheme.In a report to the committee, executive director for community and enterprise Michael McGlynn said: “The reporting of this initiative was delayed due to the impact of COVID-19.“Six out of the eight schools were

East Kilbride town centre.

Rutherglen and Cambuslang remains the region's covid hotspot after 2.25 cases were recorded for every 1000 residents last week.

Salford has seen a surge in housebuilding over the last decade but the city still struggles to offer a mix of housing, at affordable prices and a sufficient spread.Nearly 90pc of all new homes built in Salford last year were apartments in Ordsall, around the Quays and along the borough's border with Manchester.A total of 3,867 homes were completed in the city between April 2019 and March 2020, according to the council's calculations – 3,419 of them were flats.The Ordsall ward, the area

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Serious injuries resulting from road accidents in South Lanarkshire hit a ten-year high in 2019.There were almost 100 serious casualties following accidents across the region last year – the highest since 2009.Figures presented to South Lanarkshire Council’s roads safety forum on Tuesday, November 17, revealed that 98 people were seriously injured as a result of a road accident in 2019.

link.“As with all of our developments, we will be creating employment and training opportunities for South Lanarkshire residents.“This includes local jobs, apprenticeships, work placements, careers events and training opportunities. We will also work closely with the school to help with educational projects.”

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.North Lanarkshire Council could be set to perform a u-turn on controversial car parking charges.Council leader Jim Logue announced on Monday afternoon that he would seek to delay the introduction of parking charges at a key council committee – as Covid-19 continues to pose a financial challenge to the council.The proposal was initially passed by councillors in February to counter catastrophic cuts to the

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The leader of South Lanarkshire Council says it’s disappointing but necessary that the area is moving into Tier 4 of Covid restrictions.John Ross reacted to the news of the local authority area going into the strictest lockdown rules from today.Mr Ross said: “I know that everyone will share my disappointment that it has been necessary to place Lanarkshire and other parts of Scotland in Level 4 of the Covid

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Councillors were warned that the financial cost of coronavirus could get worse over winter.Coronavirus is set to cost South Lanarkshire Council more than £35 million in 2020-21 but executive director for finance Paul Manning warned “that figure has the potential to move”.Figures reported to the council’s executive committee on Wednesday, November 4, revealed the total cost attributed to Covid-19 was set to

The Reformer understands the owners of Creature Comforts, who declined to comment, are keen to continue trading in Burnside.

New York City schools will shut down starting Thursday due to a spike in COVID cases, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday.  De Blasio said officials opted to close schools out of an abundance of caution after coronavirus test positivity rates surpassed a 3% threshold. "We must fight back the second wave," the mayor said on Twitter.  NYC principals are reportedly being told to take necessary items home with them as remote teaching will begin in the morning.

Controversial plans for a new housing estate are being recommended for approval -  despite more than 250 objectors, who argue the development will cause ‘complete chaos’.Tameside’s planning committee is set to vote on proposals to build 21 family homes on land at Brookfields in Mossley.The development by Clements Court Properties Limited is planned to comprise of four and five-bedroom properties which would be a mixture of two and three storeys high.It would be built around two cul-de-sacs with