Pupils at three secondary schools in North Lanarkshire are playing their part in reducing litter and carbon emissions in their communities.

Excitement is building for this year’s North Lanarkshire Half Marathon after a new sponsorship partnership was announced with Specsavers.

A memorial plaque celebrating the life and legacy of Sydney Devine has been unveiled outside Cleland Primary School, bringing together pupils, family, fans and members of the local community to honour one of Scotland’s most popular performers.

At its budget meeting last week, the council agreed to invest a further £200,000 in cost-of-living support in a bid to tackle poverty across the authority.

Exciting town centre housing regeneration projects are set to deliver 51 new council homes across four sites in Wishaw.