Essential road repairs on Sydes Brae in High Blantyre will result in a closure from April 13 to April 17. Only work and emergency vehicles will have access. Residents will be informed of arrangements, and diversions are in place. Authorities ask road users to plan journeys accordingly to minimize inconvenience.
Some windy weather is forecast later today, Sunday 24th November 2024. Following the ice and snow of yesterday, temperatures are a little warmer and climbing as the thaw continues. A tree had fallen at Sydes Brae, yesterday partially blocking the road at High Blantyre, but is now cleared, passable. Not so much the wind which […]
Just look at this disgusting pile of broken concrete! Some idiot has tipped this at Sydes Brae, rather than taking it to the tip, which is hardly a quarter of a mile from the location. Another illegal, immoral fly tipped mess. Just when the countryside around us was starting to look great this summer. We […]
Remember the big pothole reported last week at Sydes Brae? Well the council have sprung into action and have started work to fix it. The hole in the carriageway was pretty deep with potential to damage to vehicles. Yesterday, Tuesday 16th February 2021, traffic lights could be seen as work progressed by South Lanarkshire Council. […]
Police have this evening closed off Sydes Brae (the road up to the Crematorium) at High Blantyre. Reports are coming in that the road was closed off due to an accident sometime after 6.30pm tonight, Wednesday 11 March 2020 and still closed as of 8.30pm. We hope anybody involved is ok. Best avoid meantime.
You may recall a few months ago we reported that a new Cemetery was proposed for High Blantyre in the fields across from the Crematorium. Well, the venture has now collapsed, after an environmental report deemed the fields there as unsuitable for digging. The Cemetery will NOT go ahead at that location on Sydes Brae. […]