South Lanarkshire View

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.

Published: 13 October 2025

A short section of the westbound carriageway on Almada Street, Hamilton, will be closed for improvement works over two nights later this month.

Mental Health gold award for Calderglen High

In this photo the Head Teacher and two depute head teachers are standing in the middle of a group of five school pupils in front of Calderglen High School. Each pupil is holding a colourful 'face' prop showing a different expression or mood.

Published: 10 October 2025

An East Kilbride Secondary school has become only the third in Scotland to be awarded the Carnegie Centre of Excellence Gold standard for outstanding mental health and wellbeing provision.

Make your home energy efficient and save money at the same time

Published: 10 October 2025

A new service has been launched to help residents make their homes warmer, more energy-efficient and affordable to run.

New council homes on the way in Larkhall

This image show Councillor Davie McLachlan with council officials and contractors as a shovel is placed in the ground to signify work beginning at a new council housing site in Watson Street, Larkhall

Published: 09 October 2025

Work has started on a range of homes in Larkhall which will help support independent living.

Place a ribbon in memory of babies gone too soon

This image shows Councillor Lynsey Hamilton outside council HQ holding a banner highlighting Baby Loss Awareness Week and the opportunity to place a ribbon to remember babies gone too soon

Published: 09 October 2025

Anyone who has suffered the trauma of baby loss can remember their child in a poignant way this week.

Networking Event to help challenge poverty

This is a graphic with the title Community Networking Event, 10 October 2024

Published: 08 October 2025

A Community Networking Event is being held as part of Challenge Poverty Week 2025.

Musical celebration to help charities

This is an image to highlight the Touch a Life Extravaganza taking place at Hamilton Town House on 25 October, with inset images of Michelle McManus and Edward Reid who are among the performers

Published: 07 October 2025

A spectacular musical showcase is set to take place at Hamilton Town House at the end of this month.

Major improvements on way for road in Hamilton

This image shows two workers with shovels working on resurfacing a road

Published: 06 October 2025

Major resurfacing works are to take place on a road in Hamilton.

Essential upgrades to road in Lanark

This images shows a council worker and vehicle resurfacing part of a roundabout