North Lanarkshire Council will introduce a £40 annual charge for garden waste disposal starting June 1, requiring residents to purchase a permit for each brown bin. In contrast, South Lanarkshire has a higher fee of £45 per permit, effective from April 1.
North Lanarkshire Council will receive £869.7 million, while South Lanarkshire Council will get £805.8 million from the Local Government Settlement. This funding aims to enhance community services and support local projects, including school expansions and the University Hospital Monklands replacement. Councils must manage these funds effectively and heed public feedback.
As Blantyre’s Leisure Centre continues to receive complaints about fitness for purpose, cleanliness and condition of the facilities, South Lanarkshire Council are charging on with their plans for a new multi million pound leisure centre at Larkhall. Outside of the Schools programme, Larkhall’s planned new Leisure centre, which has seen costs rise from £13m to […]
As we go into Christmas week, remember Monday and Tuesday bin collections will be carried out as normal this week and next week. No bin collections on Wed 25 Dec, Thu 26 Dec, Wed 1 Jan Changes to collection days: • Mon and Tue collections remain the same • Collections from Wed-Fri (Christmas week) will […]
The next opportunity for residents of South Lanarkshire to help shape the future of their area is underway. Hopefully the council will listen more than they did last time community consultations and feedback was asked for when they were discussing halls and libraries! Surveys have now been launched about how children like to play, where […]
The gym equipment, broken and tired in the Sports Centre is useless. There, we said it! After many complaints and messages over the last 2 months about the broken gym equipment at Blantyre Leisure Centre, it’s time for a wake up call for South Lanarkshire Council. Hard working residents are parting with money every month […]
Just giving the Council a wee nudge and reminder that Glasgow Road pavements in front of Clydeview Shopping Centre could do with a cleanup. Litter is making the place look unsightly and has been like that for a while now with a few complaints coming in to us. If you’re reading this SLC (and we […]
Following our article the other day about the state of the weed ridden traffic islands at Auchinraith Roundabout, High Blantyre, we’re pleased to see a reaction from the Council and heard this complaint reached managers. A wee prompt and push never goes amiss from time to time. SLC workers have now been out and tidied […]