Funding from renewable energy companies has boosted employment in South Lanarkshire

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Funding from a South Lanarkshire Council partnership with the renewable energy sector has helped fund employment in the area.The local authority’s Connect2Renewables Employability initiative has helped people with employment.The Banks Renewables Connect 2 Employability initiative is funded by a share of income from Middle Muir wind farm at Crawfordjohn and Kype Muir wind farm at Strathaven.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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She told Lanarkshire Live : “Being able to train locally as a lifeguard has been a real boost for me. It has not only provided a part-time job on my own doorstep it is also equipping me with a career skill I can take anywhere. “When I go to university I will be looking for a lifeguard job at a local swimming pool.

It is work that will fit really well around studying and help to keep me active.” General manager of South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture, Kay Morrison, told us : “The