Tag: hamilton

Hamilton Town Centre

The New Cross Shopping Centre in Hamilton is about to close and scheduled for full demolition. In February South Lanarkshire Council unveiled a masterplan that included a much-reduced amount of retail floorspace, taking account of changing shopping habits and a large drop in footfall in shops in recent years. The masterplan instead placed a new […]

Neep Picking Patch

With Pumpkins infiltrating Scottish Culture in recent years, one company is keen to get Scots back to their roots. Lidl is calling on Scots to ‘jack in’ the pumpkins this year as it gets set to open Scotland’s first ever “neep picking patch”. Taking family fun back to its roots, ‘The Lidl Neep Patch’ is […]

Hamilton – Overnight Lane Closures

Essential repairs to Palace Grounds Road in Hamilton will mean overnight lane closures at the start of next month. The road, from its junction with Muir Street to the Motherwell roundabout, will have several lane closures to facilitate works from 8pm to 6am from Monday 2 September to Thursday 5 September. This is essential maintenance […]

Hamilton Burst Water Main

Over 500 properties in nearby Hamilton are without water this morning, due to multiple burst water mains. Scottish Water have issued an update as of 7.50am today, Saturday 17th August 2024 stating: “We are isolating a burst 12” water main on Wellhall Road this morning that will affect around 500 properties in the area. Plans […]

Quarry Street, Hamilton

New road markings have been introduced as part of the pilot scheme to permit short-stay car parking on Quarry Street.  This follows concerns raised by some motorists who found it difficult to identify the areas where parking was permitted in the Hamilton town centre street. Discussions with Hamilton Business Improvement District (also known as Hamilton […]

Hamilton Roadworks

** UPDATE – This work is now postponed until a later date. ** Original Article: Maybe best try to avoid particular streets in the centre of Hamilton today if you’re out and about. Roadworks are scheduled for today, Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd June on Campbell Street from the junction at Chapel Street. Cadzow Lane […]

Hamilton Redevelopment Masterplan

South Lanarkshire Council has developed a masterplan for the town centre, which will include the repurposing of some areas, the introduction of residential properties and new retail opportunities. The plans include the potential to create new residential blocks suitable for people of all ages and families, some commercial ground floor uses, amenities and car parking. […]