8 h. ago Full list of percentage of adults who are smokers in UK, by local area

Figures are averages for the period 2020-24.

Events

29 h. ago Airdrie Central representative shortlisted for Young Councillor of the Year accolade at 2025 LGIU and CCLA Cllr Awards

Chris Costello, of Scottish Labour, was elected to North Lanarkshire Council three years ago and works tirelessly to help residents with their problems and improve the community.

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32 h. ago North Lanarkshire road first in the UK to trial new recycled plastic technology

The trial aims to cut carbon emissions generated by road resurfacing operations whilst maintaining road surface durability.

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4 d. ago North Lanarkshire councillors formally approve purchase of 18 new minibuses

North Lanarkshire Council’s environment and climate change committee acknowledged the purchase of the 32-seat vehicles from Woodall-Nicholson Limited, which trades as Mellor Bus Limited, at a cost of £2.6 million.

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4 d. ago Lanarkshire locals urged to take part in the UK’s biggest food donation drive

Now in its 13th year, the Tesco Winter Food Collection is taking place in all Tesco stores across North and South Lanarkshire from November 27 to November 29.

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5 d. ago North Lanarkshire crime: Scottish schoolgirl, 14, attacked by man on path who 'tried to pull her away'

Enquiries are ongoing

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5 d. ago Lanarkshire councils team up to support fundraiser to help kids in Ukraine

A dedicated team from UNISON North Lanarkshire is coordinating the transportation of surplus specialist children’s gym equipment from the Aquatec facility in Motherwell to the Aquarena Sport Complex in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

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5 d. ago Boy, 10, suffers severe burns after he was hit by fireball while toasting marshmallows over a restaurant's fire pit

The child was toasting the sweet treat with his sister at Monterey Jack's in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, when a 16-year-old waitress poured liquid fuel over the structure.

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6 d. ago Record numbers take part in sports and fitness programmes across North Lanarkshire

Since reopening after the pandemic, membership of the council’s sports and leisure facilities has jumped by 279 per cent, growing from just over 12,000 in 2021 to more than 45,000 in 2025.

Sport

6 d. ago Wishaw MSP welcomes £1.6m in Scottish Government funding to tackle homelessness

The new investment will help people across North Lanarkshire and the rest of Scotland to access safe, secure homes and vital crisis support when they need it most.

Economics

7 d. ago Over 2500 youths in North Lanarkshire took part in shaping their local communities

Report by the council’s Community Partnership Team highlights a year-long programme of youth engagement from August 2024 to August 2025.

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7 d. ago Gang of men attack woman in £15k jewellery heist at Scots home

Police have launched a probe after the incident happened on Laundry Lane in Stepps, North Lanarkshire.

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7 d. ago North Lanarkshire crime: Appeal after robbers forced way into house and stole £15k worth of gold jewellery

The criminals stole gold jewellery with a value of around £12,000 to £15,000 as well as a four-figure sum of cash

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8 d. ago North Lanarkshire to host two Remembrance Sunday services and parades

They will take place at the war memorial on Airdrie's Monkscourt Avenue at 10.45am and the Cenotaph, Duchess of Hamilton Park, Motherwell, at 3pm.

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1 week ago North Lanarkshire school raises thousands of pounds for cancer charity

Alexander Peden Primary and Nursery in Harthill held their annual Macmillan Coffee Morning last week and as always it was a magnificent turn out from family, friends & members of the local community, who all came along to help raise funds for this worthy cause.

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1 week ago Housebuilder helping North Lanarkshire children to be seen as darker nights approach

October is International Walk to School month

Society

1 week ago North Lanarkshire incident: Woman ‘attacked’ by dog on Airdrie street as man arrested

Officers seized the dog, and it was then euthanised.

Events

2 w. ago North Lanarkshire crash: M80 lane blocked northbound at J5 after multi

The lane remains blocked northbound.

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2 w. ago California lawsuit says makers of plastic bags lied about products being recyclable

California is suing three plastic-bag makers, alleging they misled people by falsely claiming their products were recyclable

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2 w. ago Luxury watch made with rubbish and gold 'oozes class' and there's only dozens left

The new watch from Detrash has a gold PVD coating on its face and mechanism and is made from 80% recycled surgical-grade steel, but there's limited stock left.

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