Edward Lawson Centre: Last News

iOS - Android A paper on the proposals will be tabled at a future council committee and the area’s Labour councillors say this is the perfect solution to secure the centre’s future.Councillor Louise Roarty said: “I’m delighted that this proposal to secure the future of the Edward Lawson Centre will come before the Council shortly.“Councillor Shevlin and I have been working tirelessly with council officers to retain the building for the local community and I hope that the pupils, parents and staff of Bothwellpark can potentially make use of this much-loved community facility.“Whilst I know that Coltness Community Council in particular may be disappointed that a community asset transfer of the building has not been proposed, I’m sure they’ll

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Plans for a new community hub in Wishaw appear to be dead within a matter of weeks.Earlier this month, we revealed that members of Coltness Community Council had hoped to take over the Edward Lawson Centre, which North Lanarkshire Council seem set to deem surplus to requirements with the land and building likely to be leased and sold off completely.However, this week the Wishaw Press has been handed a document stating the council are beginning the process of assessing the site for its residential development potential.Up to 30 homes could be built on the site and once feedback is received then the site will be presented to the Housing and Regeneration

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Coltness centre could be in the hands of a local group after members expressed an interest in taking it over if the council have no use for it.The Edward Lawson Centre, named after the Burgh’s late Provost, is set to be deemed surplus to requirements with the land and building likely to be leased and sold off completely.Members of Coltness Community Council took to social media to ask members of the public what they would like to see and if it would be possible to complete a community buyout of the building.Community council member Graham Butt said: “There could be an opportunity here to do something with the building.“In the past we lost out on