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A former office in Wishaw town centre is to be converted into a flat after council planners gave the proposals the green light.

A Wishaw town centre property has been put up for sale.

A housing provider has marked a significant milestone on delivering on promises to tenants since it acquired Wishaw & District Housing Association.

A Wishaw town centre business is reflecting on providing 15 years of eyecare and hearing services for customers in the local community.

A long running housing development in Wishaw town centre will finally be officially opened next month.

A painter was warned he could be jailed after he was caught with a huge knife in Wishaw town centre.

Those wishing to remember the late Queen Elizabeth II are able to do so in a Wishaw town centre church.

A pop-up shop for second hand kids clothes is coming to Wishaw town centre this weekend.

One of Wishaw town centre’s most popular cafes has decided to shut up shop.

The finalists for the Lanarkshire Live Pub of The Year competition are in.

Charity volunteers from Lanarkshire have praised the positive impact it has had on their own lives as well as others.

North Lanarkshire Council has been praised for its sterling efforts in cleaning up parts of Wishaw town centre.

The latest chapter in the long history of Wishaw YMCA has officially kicked off.

A drug addict who robbed a man of cash in Wishaw town centre told police officers he “did what he did to survive”.

iOS - Android Ms Adamson tweeted: "It is fantastic to see first hand the process of building new social housing in our community."Conservative councillor Bob Burgess added: "Things certainly seem to be moving now and they’ll be a good few houses within the development."Trust seem confident the homes should be built by November next year which is great news."I didn’t realise until I was on site just how big it was and it will be great when the development is completed as the [empty] site has been there far too long.”Wishaw and District Housing Association (WDHA) first revealed plans for new homes on the site in 2013, with the aim of completing the build by 2015.However, construction of the new homes failed to get off the ground and the plans

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionThe supporting statement on the council’s planning website states: “The facility shall be run and occupied by New Age Fitness Ltd, a local company with existing facilities in Hamilton and Coatbridge.“New Age Fitness has a reputation of bringing first class health and fitness facilities (with a fitout cost of approximately £500,000) to the local community for a budget price and at this time of low demand for bricks and mortar retail units this will bring much needed investment into the area with this empty building being recycled for the long term.“The business is aimed primarily at the budget end i.e.

crash in North Lanarkshire. We told how the smash took place at Kenilworth Avenue in Wishaw town centre, near the junction with Lammermoor Terrace, at around 6.45am on Thursday.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The green light has finally been given for new homes to be built at a former supermarket site in Wishaw which has lain derelict for a decade.Trust Housing Association has been granted planning permission to build 42 flats at the former Tesco site in the town’s Main Street, adjacent to The Commercial Hotel, just a year after absorbing Wishaw and District Housing Association (WDHA) into its organisation.The three-story development will consist of 42 flats, which will be a mix of one, two and three bedroom properties.Gregor Colville, head of housing for the Trust group in Wishaw, is delighted to have secured planning permission.He said: “It’s a real key

move.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Council bosses have written to the Education Secretary in an appeal for cash to construct a new St Aidan’s High within a town hub in Wishaw.NLC’s education convener Frank McNally has contacted John Swinney to seek funding for the hub in the town which would include a new St Aidan’s High and one other associated primary school as well as early years provision.The facility, part of the council’s long-term plans for a Wishaw town hub, would also include wider community assets including sport and leisure, transport and partnership facilities such as spaces for police and health officials to hold drop-in clinics.In the letter sent to Mr Swinney, Councillor

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Angry residents hit out at the council’s parking permit plans for homes in and around Wishaw town centre.Locals were left furious at the proposals which could now be shelved, with council leader Jim Logue now looking to garner cross-party support to delay the introduction of charges at the council’s Policy & Strategy Committee on December 3.Siobhan McRorie lives in East Thornlie Street and has been left angered at the plans.She said: “There is ample parking for residents so I’m not sure why this is being brought in other than a money-making scheme. I’m also unsure about people coming to visit our house.