South Lanarkshire

The re-opening of one of two former Tata Steel plants in Lanarkshire that were mothballed last year has moved a step closer with the first delivery of steel slab to the site for nearly a year. Around 1,500 tonnes of slab from the British Steel plant at Scunthorpe arrived by train at the Dalzell plat

Biscuit firm Tunnock’s has unveiled proposals for a multi-million pound extension to its Lanarkshire factory. The company plans to add a new wing to its landmark plant in Uddingston , adding a further 30 jobs to the current 532 strong payroll.

South Lanarkshire Council has approved plans for a new campus for the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) on the edge of Hamilton. The development at Hamilton International Technology Park (HITP) includes plans for state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities for students and lecturers, sp

Glasgow-based property development company London & Scottish Investments Ltd (LSIL) has submitted a detailed planning application to South Lanarkshire Council for a major new £40 million retail development at Peel Park, East Kilbride. The proposals will see the redevelopment of a long-term vaca

Plans for a £6.7m office block at Shawfield Housing minister Margaret Burgess MSP has announced the award of an additional £3 million for Clyde Gateway to support further development of vacant and derelict sites in Dalmarnock, Rutherglen and Shawfield.

South Lanarkshire Council has granted planning permission for a £15 million mixed used development in Rutherglen. To be located on land adjacent to Junction 2 of the M74 motorway, the Two74 development will comprise of an anchor retail store, a retail terrace, drive-thru restaurant and two family r

Ground cutting on site are (left to right) David Bolton, associate director, public sector, Barclays; Clyde Valley Housing Association’s vice chairperson Allan Murray and finance director Shirley MacDonald and Alasdair Gardner, regional managing director, commercial banking, Bank of Scotland Clyde

Small and medium size businesses (SMEs) in the Glasgow and Clyde Valley area can find out for free how they might share in over a billion pounds worth of investment being delivered through the City Deal.

East Kilbride Community Trust (EKCT) has submitted a PAN (Proposal of Application Notice) to South Lanarkshire Council for a 4000-seater multi-purpose community stadium in East Kilbride. The Trust said the stadium, to be built on undeveloped land off Hurlawcrook Road, will result in significant econ

A proposal from Clyde Gateway to build a new £6.7 million office block at Shawfield has been lodged with South Lanarkshire Council. If approved, the four-storey Red Tree Shawfield building will be set within the remediated area of land that sits between Shawfield Drive and the River Clyde.

The next phase of South Lanarkshire Council’s £800 million-plus primary school modernisation programme is now underway with work starting on a second new primary school in the Biggar area. Glasgow construction and manufacturing company CCG will build the new 900 sq metre Abington Primary School t

The construction of a new £21 million bypass in South Lanarkshire has been given the green light. South Lanarkshire Council planning committee yesterday approved the Cathkin Relief Road after it was recommended for approval.

Gordon Matheson Funding has been approved for over £900 million of infrastructure projects to be carried out under the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley City Deal package to boost the west of Scotland economy.

Biggar Primary School The completion of a sustainably-built primary school in South Lanarkshire has been marked with an official ‘handover’ ceremony.

A centre dedicated to Scotland's most famous explorer is to be transformed into a leading heritage attraction thanks to lottery funding. The multi-million pound revamp of the David Livingstone Centre in Blantyre was awarded a £334,000 grant which will the trust which runs the centre to take forward