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.
A group in Blantyre has received £4,000 to support the lives of women, boosting their confidence and improving self-esteem. The Queen Bees group received funding following a Participatory Budgeting (PB) exercise, which gives local people a direct say in how public money is spent. Open to all women in the Blantyre area, the group works […]
We’re thrilled to announce that £802 has so far been raised in our ongoing campaign to raise funds towards a new Playpark for Blantyre! The sum has been generously raised by many Blantyre Telegraph readers who either donated directly using the fundraiser link, or who has bought one of our Blantyre Telegraph magazines in recent […]
Blantyre has missed out on a £7.8million investment for local improvements from South Lanarkshire Council, Clyde Valley Housing Association and Hamilton Business Improvement District. Allocation was made to Hamilton, Lanark, East Kilbride, Cambuslang, Forth, Carnwath, Bothwell, Stonehouse, Douglas and Strathaven. Focus is on Hamilton town centre redevelopment with plans to develop the former Vogue Cinema, […]
The David Livingstone Trust has won a £2471 award to fund a new exhibition about the local area, thanks to a major thumbs-up from the local community. The award from The Coalfields Regeneration Trust was the result of a public vote which took place at Blantyre Leisure Centre. Blantyre is to be the home of […]
Amazing, exciting news this morning as we exclusively reveal online a massive announcement for Blantyre! With permission, and ahead of other media sources we are thrilled to announce that Blantyre’s David Livingstone Centre has secured many millions of pounds of funding to renovate the centre and grounds. The project to renovate the local museum dedicated […]