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North Lanarkshire Council is "proud" to announce it has achieved the prestigious Ministry of Defence (MOD), Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award.

North Lanarkshire’s Depute Provost sparked a furious row within the council chamber by describing local youths as “feral”.

An abandoned speed boat is one of several items marooned in a Wishaw industrial estate.

North Lanarkshire’s deputy provost and his wife are celebrating 60 years of marriage in style.

Guests from across Lanarkshire paid tribute to the Bard with a special celebration event.

A special flag has been raised outside North Lanarkshire Council’s Civic Centre in Motherwell to mark Emergency Services Day.

It was a golden day for a number of couples across Lanarkshire this week as they celebrated 50 years of marriage.

North Lanarkshire Council’s Conservative group succeeded in gaining support for a motion calling for greater police presence on school campuses.

iOS - Android A written message was attached to one of the trailers in Netherton advising they hadn’t been dumped and to call Peter Brady. Wishaw councillor Bob Burgess tried calling the number but it did not ring - he then realised those who dumped the trailers were mocking those left to dispose of them properly, with Peter Brady being the main character in the 1950s television series The Invisible Man .

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

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.There’s still time to bring some Christmas cheer back to North Lanarkshire.That’s the view of NLC’s Tory councillors, who are calling on Labour and the SNP to reconsider the cancellation of Christmas lights throughout the towns and villages in North Lanarkshire.The decision to cancel festive lighting was taken during the North Lanarkshire Council budget meeting, held in February this year.Central Wishaw councillor Bob Burgess said: “Festive lighting is just another causality of SNP Scottish Government austerity which has decimated our communities over the last decade.

North Lanarkshire Council’s decision to scrap festive lights from town centres and villages.Councillor Bob Burgess added: “Festive lighting is just another causality of SNP Scottish Government austerity which has decimated our communities over the last decade.

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.