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Plains gardeners celebrate Beautiful Scotland award
Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser
Plains' prizes were among eight won by Monklands projects at the annual awards, including Airdrie winning the “small city” title. The town beat off fellow North Lanarkshire finalist Cumbernauld to claim a title won by Coatbridge in each of the past two ......
The Sunsets in the south?? Sunset reflected on the Hamilton County Buildings - photographed from Kirkwood in Coatbridge.
Hamilton used to be the County town for all Lanarkshire and the headquarters of South Lanarkshire Council is in what is still popularly known as the 'County Buildings'. Opened by the Queen Mother in 1964 and modelled on the UN building in New York it is an 'A' listed high-rise block with a circular council chamber at the entrance.
Fifty buses in blaze at Coatbridge storage depot
Fury as firm makes bus-pass pensioners pay fares up front
Glasgow Evening Times
Silverdale coaches in Coatbridge has withdrawn from the concessionary travel scheme and ... Elaine Smith, Labour candidate in Coatbridge and Chryston, ...
Funfair back on as park site approved
Glasgow Evening Times
Last week, the fair planned for West End Park in Coatbridge looked to be doomed after objections were lodged with North Lanarkshire Council's property department. The department refused to approve to lease of the land to organisers, M Stirling Funfairs ...
Councillor 'killjoy' stops town funfair
Glasgow Evening Times
At a meeting of North Lanarkshire Council's licensing committee, Coatbridge North representative Bill Shields was the sole objector to the event. Despite his reservations, the committee granted the licence after positive feedback from police.
remember the name - Bill Shields!!!
Edward Reid new favourite for Britain's Got Talent victory
Metro
The 35-year-old drama teacher from Coatbridge stunned the crowd and judges at the Glasgow auditions by setting traditional children's songs to the tune of Snow Patrol's Run. David Hasselhoff described his performance as 'really creative', while Amanda ...
Click here for some old postcards of Airdrie and Coatbridge c1907 revisited
Coatbridge Co-operative Society -
old photographs of Airdrie and Coatbridge shops and vans
New projects identified for Coatbridge town centre
Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser
NEW projects are currently being identified to continue the programme of improvements under the Coatbridge town centre action plan. Councillors on the town's local area partnership were advised that consultation will take place before the proposals for ...
Tannoy appoints PR executive
L&Si Online (press release)
UK - Mark Millar has joined Tannoy's expanding marketing team, based at the UK-based company's headquarters in Coatbridge, on the outskirts of Glasgow. Millar will "bring new capabilities and added bandwidth" to the team under the remit of ...
POLITICAL campaigners in Glasgow could be banned from using lampposts and other "street furniture" to display election posters under plans being considered by councillors. Thousands of posters appear in the run-up to local and national elections, with some remaining in place after voters have gone to the polls.
The situation is mirrored in towns and cities across the country, but now councillors in Glasgow are looking at outlawing the practice as part of their Clean Glasgow campaign.
How about doing the same in North Lanarkshire?
PS - As part of the Clean Glasgow Campaign - how about clearing the litter on Glasgow approach roads - e.g. from Bargeddie to Baillieston. Not only is it a bad advert for Glasgow but it looks disgusting!!
MEMORIES
Read about the Bairds of Old Monkland famously called the Bairds of Gartsherrie
Deedes Street Coatdyke
sent in by Lindsay Joseph of Canada
does anyone recognise the area??
Report on siting of new
St Ambrose and Drumpark High
by JulieMcNulty
- Anger at proposed car parking charges POPULARITY was not being sought by North Lanarkshire?#8364;™s councillors when they announced that car parking charges would be introduced in town centres Airdrie & Coatbridge will DIE if parking charges are introduced. The Council will collect £250,000 each year but our - already struggling -small traders will lose more than that - they will lose customers to the out of town shops - The Fort - The Forge - Silverburn etc etc
The towns NEED long-stay workers AND shoppers - we need the council to find ways of attracting customers into the local towns and keeping the towns alive. NOT ways of keeping shoppers out!! Remember - It will be too late to learn from your mistakes - we will have lost all the small traders. According to the Forum of Private Business - "Around the UK, many forward-thinking town halls have deliberately kept their parking charges down - or even kept parking free altogether - in order to boost trade. They have been rewarded with thriving town centres, full of varied and unique shops. "We would urge the councils who are proposing to push up their parking prices to think again and follow this example instead." "We regularly shopped in Coatbridge 2 or 3 times per week. Since the Quadrant introduced parking charges we have only shopped in Coatbridge once - since March 2010. Please NLC take a lesson from that!! " Cold Weather Payments
During a very cold winter, the costs of heating can quickly add up. If you’re receiving certain benefits, you may be able to get a Cold Weather Payment for each period of very cold weather in your area. Find out whether you could qualify for help this winter Stuck in the Snow!!Click
Remember to Look at the photos below the big photo!!! This picture is for the benefit of our friends overseas.
We have snow in Coatbridge!!
Its getting DEEPER!! The Courier - Six Black Candles Des Dillon's witches of Coatbridge
In his youth on Coatbridge, a few skirmishes with the law, a bit of aimless work here and there, was followed by a stint in Germany, working on building - Burnbank Street residents oppose recycling plant ANGRY families in a Coatbridge street have vowed to fight plans to locate a recycling centre there
- Good News! FACT - Coatbridge is NOT the fattest town - the media misread the information distributed by CACI and got their facts WRONG. It started with the Sunday Times and I assume all the others copied the incorrect story. The media read only one part of the facts and got it wrong. They all quote that CACI carried out some 16million interviews but in reality there was only 15,000 interviews throughout the UK! Some facts on BMI
- "Coatbridge labelled the fattest town in Scotland Coatbridge has been named Britain's fattest town after a report showed more than one-fifth of its residents are obese. The North Lanarkshire town topped the ...""
- War hero saves man stabbed in works van
Glasgow Evening Times - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
He managed to drive to Coatbridge, stopping near the Red Bridge Bar, where Alan rushed to his aid. Alan, of Alexander Street, Coatbridge, today shrugged off ... - Window into industrial past reopens after a £10.5m revamp at ...
The Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
Built on the site of the former Summerlee ironworks in Coatbridge, it showcases the industrial history of Scotland, with particular emphasis on Lanarkshire. ... A Delicate Balance
By Radio Heartbeat -..the hard work and drive of General Manager Irene Dick and fundraiser Mitchell Gibb who work hard to raise the cash which runs the station and keeps the patients in Monklands Hospital with good in-house free programming. ... Green light for traffic measures
Glasgow Evening Times -Traffic lights are being introduced at Shawhead Roundabout on the outskirts of Coatbridge on the A725. The roundabout, which is near to the Strathclyde ... - Glasgow Daily Record -On Wednesday, I was at Asda in Coatbridge and took a taxi home because it was raining heavily. Unfortunately, I left my bag, containing my pension which I ...
Don't be a dirty rat - How about returning her bag NOW! - Dear Isa..we've Taken You Off House Waiting List Because You Are Dead...Glasgow Sunday Mail - UK The letter was the fourth sent to Isa, of Coatbridge, by North Lanarkshire Council since they were told of the 70-year-old's death. ...
- New £10m Summerlee museum brings mining relic back to life
Glasgow Evening Times - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
Built in the 1920s by Murray & Patterson -a Coatbridge firm, it powered the shaft lifts that carried miners up and down to the coal face. Now, after more than a year being ... - Health chiefs under pressure to rethink A&E centralisation plans
stv.tv, UK - Two of Scotland's leading medical professors have stepped into the debate on centralising Accident and Emergency units. They claim that health boards could ... - What the A&E scrutiny panel said BBC News - UK
Its two reports were strongly critical of the proposals to remove consultant-led A&E services from Ayr and Monklands hospitals. ...