A major programme to refresh North Lanarkshire's town centres is making excellent progress as improvements take shape in communities across the area.

Demolition work is getting underway on two former council buildings in Bellshill, paving the way for plans to bring new council homes to the town centre.

We are continuing to make steady progress in preventing homelessness, with fewer repeat cases and fewer children living in temporary accommodation.

Council tenants from across North Lanarkshire came together on Saturday 31 October for the Annual Tenants Conference, sharing ideas, hearing about the latest developments and helping shape the future of housing services.

In its first five months, a team tackling the illegal tobacco trade made 106 seizures of over 612,000 cigarettes and 3,000 packs of tobacco.