South Lanarkshire View

Excellence and innovation recognised in award finalists

This image contains the words Scotland's Health Awards at the side and has two photos, one of the team at Blantyre Life and the other of the team at David Walker Gardens

Published: 30 October 2025

The excellence and innovation of health and social care services and staff in South Lanarkshire have once again been recognised.

All composter bins now allocated in final extension to pilot project

Image of autumn leaves and earth to promote the Composter Pilot Launch.

Published: 30 October 2025

Supplies of composters have again run out rapidly due to high demand following the last extension to the council’s pilot project.

Survey to ensure young people’s voices are heard

This image shows the back of someone looking at a screen displaying a page from the council's website

Published: 29 October 2025

A survey is about to get underway to find out more about the health and wellbeing of children and young people in South Lanarkshire.

Ownership of Thankerton Hall is placed in Trust

External view of Thankerton village Hall, credited to Quothquan and Thankerton Community Council.

Published: 28 October 2025

Community benefits are guaranteed to continue driving the use of Thankerton Hall after ownership of the premises passed from the council to the Thancard Trust.

Last batch of composter bins in time for end of autumn

Graphic showing leaves on top of compost to promote the launch of the council's Composter pilot.

Published: 27 October 2025

And the timing is just right as everyone is wondering what do with all the wonderfully coloured autumn leaves that have now fallen from our trees and bushes.

Tree planting project helps international partnership grow

Countryside Ranger showing young people how to plant trees

Published: 24 October 2025

A new woodland area has been planted by children working alongside local countryside rangers and their counterparts from Denmark.

National Recognition for Family Support Hub

This image shows council leader Joe Fagan, Jenni Minto MSP, Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health, Professor Soumen Sengupta and staff from the Family Support Hub outside it's location in Burnbank, Hamilton with a pop-up banner in between them

Published: 23 October 2025

South Lanarkshire’s Family Support Hubs have been recognised for their impact in improving the lives of children, young people and families.

Charity’s plans come together for Carstairs Junction hall

This is an exterior image of Carstairs Junction Community Hall

Published: 23 October 2025

New life will be breathed into Carstairs Junction Community Hall with the go-ahead having been given for it to be taken over by a local charity.

Essential repairs to take place in Elvanfoot area

This is a picture showing two roadworkers carrying out resurfacing work on a road in Rutherglen.

Published: 21 October 2025

Residents in the Elvanfoot area are being urged to take note of an upcoming road closure in their area to carry out essential repairs.

Windfarm fund ensures future of outdoor centre

Wiston Lodge outdoor classroom, which was funded partly by the EU's LEADER programme.

Published: 21 October 2025

The future of Wiston Lodge has been secured thanks to funding from the council-administered Renewable Energy Fund (REF).

Discover the vision to create a new heart of East Kilbride

This is an artists impression of how the new town centre in East Kilbride could look

Published: 20 October 2025

Members of the public will have an opportunity to see for themselves the progress and plans for the masterplan that aims to transform East Kilbride’s town centre.

Masterplans set out improvements for country parks

This is a landscape image of the hunting lodge in autumn at Chatelherault taken from the front grounds.

Published: 20 October 2025

Masterplans designed to cue up significant investment in each of South Lanarkshire’s two country parks have been approved by councillors.

Windfarm fund helps community hub go green

Published: 17 October 2025

A community hub has been awarded a grant from the council-administered Renewable Energy Fund (REF) to install green energy.

Pride highlighted in school report

head teacher Louise Torrance and pupils outside entrance to St Bride's Primary School and Nursery

Published: 16 October 2025

A great deal of pride by pupils at a primary school and nursery class has been highlighted by an inspection team.

Windfarm funding powers unique Gruffalo sculpture

Two senior girls from Abington ps, throw leaves in the air as they stand next to the newly unveiled Gruffalo statue in front of Abington primary school.

Published: 15 October 2025

A nine-foot-tall sculpture of beloved literary character the ‘Gruffalo’ has taken up residence in one of South Lanarkshire’s smallest primary schools.

Snooker legends will recreate iconic final in Hamilton

Graphic advertising Dennis Taylor, Steve Davis and John Virgo's show at Hamilton Town House.

Published: 14 October 2025

Snooker fans have a rare chance this month to see two legends of the sport play live when Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor appear at Hamilton Town House.

Recycle your electrical cables for International E-Waste Day

E waste day graphic showing old electrical cables

Published: 14 October 2025

For International E-Waste Day, the council is encouraging residents to recycle their spare and broken electrical cables

Local Action Fund will help community grow

Published: 13 October 2025

Grow Uddingston has been awarded £25,000 to let the town’s heritage trail, orchard and gardens flourish.

Overnight closures on Almada Street

this is an image of the road running along the front of the water palace on Almada Street which will be subject to the overnight closures.