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A police officer had her nose burst when she was kicked on the face during a disturbance in Wishaw town centre.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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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.It won’t be long before there are no banks in Wishaw town centre, according to Councillor Bob Burgess.The Conservative councillor has hit out following the “devastating” announcement by TSB that its branch in the town has closed its doors for good.TSB had initially earmarked the Stewarton Street branch for closure in an announcement in November last year.It was among 17 branches across Scotland and 80 in the UK set to close.