The railway between East Kilbride and Glasgow is set to close shortly for the next 16 weeks as £140million project to electrify the railway and construct new stations takes place. During the closure, engineers will work round-the-clock to electrify the line, construct new stations at East Kilbride and Hairmyres, and install new footbridges at Busby, […]
It’s been a VERY warm day today, as you’ll have gathered by now. Temperatures in Blantyre hit 25 degrees in High Blantyre according to a local weather station and as we ease into Saturday evening, things are cooling down (thankfully), just a little. People have been looking for ways to cool down, including dips in […]
Major progress is being made on the masterplan for East Kilbride Town Centre and wider transportation proposals. Two key decisions were taken at this week’s Community and Enterprise Resources Committee which affect the project. The first decision was changes to some elements of the Stewartfield Way City Deal project and an expansion to include a […]
The council is trying to find who is responsible for illegally cutting one of its mature trees in East Kilbride. An investigation is now underway to find out who decided to take the law into their own hands and employ a tree surgeon to drastically prune a mature tree on council land between Sycamore Crescent […]
Motorists in East Kilbride are set for more headaches with a two week road closure at the town’s train station. Torrance Road will be shut between East Kilbride railway station and Kirktonholme Road from 8am on Monday, March 11 until 5pm on Friday, March 29. South Lanarkshire Council added: “Whilst this order remains in force […]
Commuters should expect some significant disruption around the approaches to East Kilbride this November. Essential resurfacing on the #A725 at Whirlies Roundabout in East Kilbride will commence on Friday 17th November and be completed by Monday 20th November 2023, in time for Christmas shopping. The work will be carried out using a full weekend closure […]
A vibrant new plan to rejuvenate East Kilbride has been unveiled. A plan for the centre, which includes proposals to demolish part of Centre West, Olympia. The masterplan for East Kilbride town centre envisages radical changes to respond to the rapid decline of in-person shopping that has blighted town centres across the country. Instead, a […]
Drivers face the best part of another week of misery as roadworks continue on the East Kilbride Expressway. The A725 Southbound coming off from Raith (heading towards East Kilbride) merges into just one lane, with the slow lane road closure near the Whistleberry slip road. Unfortunately, at times of peak traffic, this is causing major […]