More than 1,000 runners are getting ready to take part in this year's North Lanarkshire Half Marathon as excitement builds ahead of the event on Sunday 23 August.

North Lanarkshire’s economy continues to show strong growth with more than two million sq ft of industrial and office space sold or leased during 2025/6.

Residents at Drummond Drive Retirement Complex in Wishaw are enjoying a brighter, more welcoming place to call home following the completion of a £1.5 million refurbishment programme.

Three years since its closure, Motherwell town centre again has a post office thanks to business support from the council and Business Gateway.

Grants of £64,000 from the council has enabled a Coatbridge company to carry out extensive energy efficiency improvements to their premises.