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.

Children and families have celebrated the opening of a new play area on Fife Drive in Forgewood.

Albert Bartlett has been confirmed as the headline sponsor of the North Lanarkshire Half Marathon as the event returns for its second year.