Scotrail announced disruption on the Glasgow Central to Newton lines due to trackworks on August 16, 2026. All trains on the affected routes, including the Cathcart Circle, are cancelled. Passengers can use alternate services at nearby stations or take McGill’s buses for connections. Further details are on the McGill’s website.
Councillors have approved plans for a new neighbourhood hall and retail development in Newton under submission P/25/0988. The project includes various retail units and aims to address local demand for facilities due to increasing housing. The community-backed development will be situated northeast of Westburn Road, but construction start dates are unspecified.
Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has received planning permission for over 200 new homes, completing the Newton Farm masterplan in Cambuslang. This final phase includes two new primary schools, affordable housing, community facilities, green spaces, and improved transport infrastructure, enhancing the local area significantly since the development’s inception in 2007.
For residents who have been plagued by repeated power cuts at Newton, Priory Bridge and Calderglen, an update is now available. This update has come via Clare Haughey MSP after SP Energy Networks wrote to her today and outlines some work SP Energy Networks are undertaking in the coming weeks. Work is due to start […]
Police have issued an appeal for help in identifying an unknown man who died at Newton train station. Emergency services were called to the station, near Cambuslang on Sunday 16th June around 6.45pm following reports of a casualty on the tracks. Paramedics also attended but the unidentified man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. […]
Emergency Services Called We’ve learned this evening that a field between Westburn and Newton Farm westwards of Blantyre, has been deliberately set alight by vandals. As of 8.30pm this evening, Saturday 21st April 2018, a field nearby to the Newton Farm housing, is on fire. As of 9.40pm, still alight. One resident added, “It’s stinking […]