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The Open Market Purchase Scheme (OMPS) in North Lanarkshire has made significant strides in bolstering housing supply, with a focus on improving stock conditions and addressing housing needs.

New tenants are beginning to enjoy home comforts at North Lanarkshire’s latest housing development, with the completion of 19 new properties at Shawhead in Coatbridge.

Green-fingered council tenants are invited to get their gardens competition ready and submit their entries for this year’s North Lanarkshire In Bloom awards.

Council tenants in North Lanarkshire will have to pay an extra seven per cent in rent as an increase has been voted through.

A new housing development in Wishaw was given the thumbs up by North Lanarkshire Council’s Housing Convener during a recent site visit.

A housing association threw a party in Lanarkshire as this year marks 50 years of it providing homes.

Additional projects to provide more new homes for tenants and residents across North Lanarkshire have been added to a council initiative.

North Lanarkshire Council’s ongoing drive to improve community safety for residents has been given a boost thanks to the purchase of a new piece of CCTV equipment.

North Lanarkshire Council’s Housing Committee has approved additional sites for inclusion in its house building programme.

A successful home buying scheme in North Lanarkshire is continuing to provide additional properties for council tenants to rent.

North Lanarkshire Council has reaffirmed its commitment to its tenants by signing the Scottish Housing Regulator’s Assurance Statement.

North Lanarkshire Council is investing £10million to deliver a range of energy efficiency measures to benefit tenants, lower energy consumption and reduce our carbon footprint.

The official public consulation is now underway on the construction of a new Gartcosh Primary; while residents of an estate transferred into North Lanarkshire four years ago are finally set to see their school catchments rezoned.

A new design-led garden and homeware centre is set to open in Gartcosh next month.

Labour candidates in Coatbridge & Chryston were joined by the area’s MSPs as they officially launched their campaign for next month’s council elections.

Spring is just around the corner and primary school pupils are digging a project to create new woodlands in North Lanarkshire.

A new campaign set up by North Lanarkshire Council is hoping to appeal to residents to get rid of their litter responsibly.

Electronic tags are to be added to thousands more bins in North Lanarkshire as a trial project to monitor recycling rates moves into its second phase.

A new outdoor shelter has been officially opened at Strathclyde Country Park.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.North Lanarkshire Council has agreed its winter service project for 2020-2021.The plan contains no changes from last year and covers only normal services, not major events such as 2018’s Beast from the East.Following February’s budget, grit bin provision has been rationed to focus on the areas most in need, with the overall number being reduced by 20 per cent.Maps of gritting routes are available online and there are also plans to introduce real-time information about gritting operations this winter.Committee convener Michael McPake said: “What we should remember from last year is it was really a cold winter.“They were out gritting from late September

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.MORE space for pedestrians and cyclists is being created in public places across Monklands to help people follow physical distancing guidelines.North Lanarkshire Council received £1 million from the Scottish Government’s Spaces for People initiative to fund a range of temporary measures to make it easier and safer to walk and cycle at popular locations.These include the reallocation of sections of road carriageways to provide additional space for pedestrians and cyclists, as well as the provision of additional cycle racks.Councillor Michael McPake, environment and transportation committee convener, said: “We have seen more people walking and cycling for their