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• Memorial planned for Marmalade singer Dean Ford

  Memorial planned for Marmalade singer Dean Ford

  Former frontman to have a memorial plaque placed on a bench in his home town

• Business grants boost innovation and growth

  Business grants boost innovation and growth

  Next round of grant applications open

• Inspectors praise Buchanan High School

  Inspectors praise Buchanan High School

  Pupils, parents and staff at Buchanan High School were celebrating after their school received a positive inspection report

• Jogscotland 'couch-to-5k' sessions

  Jogscotland 'couch-to-5k' sessions

  We will help motivate and train you to run 5K by the end of a 10 week programme

• Jobs Fayre visits Cumbernauld

  Jobs Fayre visits Cumbernauld

  North Lanarkshire's Working

• Care Day 2020

  Care Day 2020

  The Civic Centre will be lit up in red this Friday to raise awareness and recognise the care experienced community in North Lanarkshire

• Supporting Fairtrade Fortnight

  Supporting Fairtrade Fortnight

  24th Feb - 8th Mar 2020

• Applications for an early learning and childcare placement, from August 2020, are now available

  Applications for an early learning and childcare placement, from August 2020, are now available

  Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) free entitlement will almost double to 1,140 hours per year from August

• Cumbernauld's 'Wee Scone' celebrates 1st birthday in style!

  Cumbernauld's 'Wee Scone' celebrates 1st birthday in style!

  Community café provides young people with additional support needs the opportunity to enhance their employability skills

• £5m plan for electric vehicle charging network

  £5m plan for electric vehicle charging network

  Charging hubs for public use

• Thorniewood council by-election date set

  Thorniewood council by-election date set

  Voting takes place on Thursday 7 May

• New Braidhurst pitch opens

  New Braidhurst pitch opens

  The 4G FIFA quality pitch was re-laid at a cost of £220,000 and boasts the latest technology including a new shock-pad system

• Official opening of Hilltop Primary School, LCSC and nursery class

  Official opening of Hilltop Primary School, LCSC and nursery class

  Provost Jean Jones officially opened the new £17.5m Hilltop campus at a special event in front of pupils, parents, staff and guests on Thursday 6 February

• Feedback welcomed on plans for next three years of Health and Social Care services

  Feedback welcomed on plans for next three years of Health and Social Care services

  Future priorities

• Provost's Citizenship Awards 2020

  Provost's Citizenship Awards 2020

  Nominations are open

• Major improvements to The Loaning in Motherwell take a step forward following biggest ever consultation

  Major improvements to The Loaning in Motherwell take a step forward following biggest ever consultation

  North Lanarkshire Council has announced the next stage of its plans to carry out improvements to The Loaning in Motherwell following an extensive and detailed consultation with residents and users of the road.

• Could Crowdfunding help your organisation?

  Could Crowdfunding help your organisation?

  Free information events available

• Meet the Real Buyer event for businesses

  Meet the Real Buyer event for businesses

  Tuesday 24 March - register for free now

• Online payment portal launched

  Online payment portal launched

  New council tax, benefits and business rates portal allows customers to manage their accounts online, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

• Act 2020 - Action on Climate Together

  Act 2020 - Action on Climate Together

  A campaign to champion sustainable growth in North Lanarkshire has been launched ahead of a major global diplomatic conference in Glasgow later this year.

• Holy Family Nursery Class opened

  Holy Family Nursery Class opened

  A derelict building in the heart Mossend has been transformed into a welcoming new nursery

• Flats demolition underway

  Flats demolition underway

  Regeneration plans taking shape

• Cumbernauld Academy officially opened

  Cumbernauld Academy officially opened

  The new £37million Cumbernauld Academy and Cumbernauld Theatre building was declared officially open by Provost Jean Jones at a special evening event in front of pupils, parents and invited guests on Monday 27 January

• Lanarkshire women encouraged not to hold back in business

  Lanarkshire women encouraged not to hold back in business

  Invitation to free event - A Mind for Business

• International Holocaust Day event held in North Lanarkshire

  International Holocaust Day event held in North Lanarkshire

  27 January 2020 is the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps

• Viewpark Gardens Consultation event

  Viewpark Gardens Consultation event

  Find out more about the potential for Community Asset Transfer of Viewpark Gardens

• Preparing to leave the European Union

  Preparing to leave the European Union

  How the Citizens Advice network in Scotland can help

• Traditional building skills for pupils

  Traditional building skills for pupils

  Unique course for school leavers

• Pupils artistic talents shine in stunning new exhibition

  Pupils artistic talents shine in stunning new exhibition

  Creative Residency 2020 opens at Summerlee

• £700m contract to transform household waste

  £700m contract to transform household waste

  Rubbish converted to low carbon energy

• Tributes paid to former councillor Peter Sullivan

  Tributes paid to former councillor Peter Sullivan

  Peter represented Airdrie Central

• Put your best foot forward this winter

  Put your best foot forward this winter

  Join one of our health walks and enjoy the outdoors

• Work to start at Dumbreck Nature Reserve

  Work to start at Dumbreck Nature Reserve

  Plans to restore the river path and protect wildlife

• New school of netball proves a hit

  New school of netball proves a hit

  A pioneering sports programme has launched at a school in Motherwell

• Pupils show healthy appetite for Fair Trade

  Pupils show healthy appetite for Fair Trade

  Schools support Fair Trade

• New year, new role?

  New year, new role?

  Could you consider helping young people by becoming a Duke of Edinburgh's Award volunteer?

• Walk to school and leave your car at home

  Walk to school and leave your car at home

  Clear message from Coatbridge High pupils

• Councillors get in the festive fundraising spirit

  Councillors get in the festive fundraising spirit

  Kind-hearted councillors in North Lanarkshire have helped to raise £402 for the Maggie's Centre in Airdrie

• Give a Gift Card - Thank you for your generosity

  Give a Gift Card - Thank you for your generosity

  More than 900 gift cards, worth £11,000, have been collected through the Give-a-Gift-Card appeal organised by North Lanarkshire Council.

• Bellshill tenant's boost

  Bellshill tenant's boost

  Latest winner of our Direct Debit prize draw

• Review team to consider pupil safety

  Review team to consider pupil safety

  A comprehensive review into road safety around schools in North Lanarkshire is to take place

• Switch and save on fuel bills

  Switch and save on fuel bills

  Money saving service launched

• Latest development approved

  Latest development approved

  Planning permission has been granted for more than 500 new houses on the outskirts of Airdrie

• Christmas card competition winners announced

  Christmas card competition winners announced

  Thousands of creative pupils entered this year's card design challenge

• Figures signal growth in North Lanarkshire economy

  Figures signal growth in North Lanarkshire economy

  Increased number of business and employment

• Women in Business event success

  Women in Business event success

  Opening up access to business finance

• Beat the winter blues

  Beat the winter blues

  Surviving Christmas

• Housing stands firm against domestic abuse

  Housing stands firm against domestic abuse

  Make a stand

• Rent restructure

  Rent restructure

  System being simplified

• Grant support for 13 local businesses

  Grant support for 13 local businesses

  Applications welcome for next round of funding

• 16 days of action against gender-based violence

  16 days of action against gender-based violence

  Council backs a global campaign aimed at eliminating violence against women

• Tenants' conference events are a hit

  Tenants' conference events are a hit

  Housing issues top the agenda

• Plan to reduce Single Use Plastic consumption

  Plan to reduce Single Use Plastic consumption

  Tackling the impact of plastic on the environment

• Firpark pupils cook up a storm

  Firpark pupils cook up a storm

  New community cafe for Forgewood

• A warm welcome to our 700th tenant

  A warm welcome to our 700th tenant

  Another happy tenant makes the move

• Cumbernauld company helps winter leavers start careers

  Cumbernauld company helps winter leavers start careers

  Vocational training opportunities

• New multi sports area opens

  New multi sports area opens

  Facility for the whole community

• Work to complete six new communities complete

  Work to complete six new communities complete

  Robertson Homes deliver 139 affordable homes

• Housing services continues to improve

  Housing services continues to improve

  Performance Report 2018-19 published

• Time to prepare for winter

  Time to prepare for winter

  Information and advice available

• A hat-trick of awards for housing services

  A hat-trick of awards for housing services

  Projects making a difference across communities

• Latest Direct Debit rent winners announced

  Latest Direct Debit rent winners announced

  Lucky tenants win £250 shopping vouchers

• Council backs new Fair Trade charter

  Council backs new Fair Trade charter

  Unanimous support for inclusive economic growth, fair wages and better working conditions

• Town welcomes new travel agency

  Town welcomes new travel agency

  Hays opens new stores

• National success for energy efficiency team

  National success for energy efficiency team

  Recognition for tackling fuel poverty

• Mining memorial unveiled at Cardowan

  Mining memorial unveiled at Cardowan

  Workers at former Colliery remembered

• Building economic prosperity

  Building economic prosperity

  Economic Regeneration Delivery Plan published

• Project SEARCH scoops a double

  Project SEARCH scoops a double

  National success for employability programme

• New council housing development for Coatbridge

  New council housing development for Coatbridge

  Former St James Primary School is site for new homes

• Keeping tenants safe

  Keeping tenants safe

  Access to carry out essential electrical safety checks

• Airdrieonians backing Suicide Prevention

  Airdrieonians backing Suicide Prevention

  Suicide Prevention NL

• Following our Disability Confident lead

  Following our Disability Confident lead

  Local businesses sign up

• Site of former school transformed for new housing

  Site of former school transformed for new housing

  Latest council homes opened

• Together we can make a breastfeeding-friendly Scotland

  Together we can make a breastfeeding-friendly Scotland

  Lanarkshire hosts second breastfeeding summit

• St Dominic's Primary School and Nursery Class officially opened

  St Dominic's Primary School and Nursery Class officially opened

  Provost Jean Jones officially opened the new St Dominic's Primary School at a special ceremony in front of pupils, staff and parents

• Housing budget plans announced

  Housing budget plans announced

  Tenants to benefit from housing investment

• Last updated: 11 February 2020