Residents in Northern Corridor benefiting from council investment in Lanarkshire communities

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North Lanarkshire Council plans to invest over £500,000 in communities in the Northern Corridor over the next five years.Projects already completed include an outdoor gym at Glenboig, regeneration work at Moodiesburn Glen, installation of community safety CCTV; Cardowan miners memorial; an extension of the play area at Mount Ellen and the replacement of a play area in Mollinsburn.There are lots of other projects in the planning including entrance features for Mollinsburn and Auchinloch, a wheeled sports facility in Kelvin Drive, Moodiesburn, community safety CCTV and play area replacement at Dunalastair Drive, Stepps.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android From the outset, community groups and elected members are involved in deciding how to use money to improve facilities that bring the most benefit to their areas.Communities across the local authority area are benefiting from millions of pounds of investment as the council continues to roll out exciting local projects, working alongside communities, to improve the lives of residents.Hundreds of projects have already been delivered as part of the local authority’s Local Development Programme (LDP) across the nine Community Board areas. "These include community safety measures, such as new street lighting and CCTV cameras; renewed and improved play areas