The new learning hub supporting young people across North Lanarkshire with vocational education and life skills is already having a significant impact on their lives.

A sod cutting took place at Laburnum Road, Viewpark, marking another council housing project on site delivering new homes for the local community.

The council leader has welcomed plans for an £8.2 billion investment and the creation of up to 7,000 jobs in the wider region, following a UK Government announcement naming Lanarkshire as the latest UK AI Growth Zone.

The council and NHS Lanarkshire will submit a planning application in early 2026 for sections of link road that will advance the delivery of the East Airdrie Link Road and also give a second access to the new University Hospital Monklands at Wester Moffat, Airdrie.

A special 100th birthday celebration in Wishaw has been made even more memorable thanks to a visit from North Lanarkshire’s Provost and Dr Morrison Young, Depute Lord Lieutenant.