Local Lanarkshire News
Keep up to date with what's going on in Lanarkshire with our local news updates.
VisitScotland launches new Sketching Scotland series
VisitScotland has come up with a new way to draw attention to some of the country’s most iconic sights!
Last Updated: 2nd July 2020
Culzean Country Park is reopening on Monday 6th July
Culzean Country Park is set to reopen next week and the team are advising visitors to pre-book their admission online in advance.
Last Updated: 1st July 2020
Scottish Album of the Year Award goes digital
The Scottish Album of the Year Award is calling on music fans, artists and labels to submit eligible albums to be in the running for Scotland's pre-eminent music prize!
Last Updated: 1st July 2020
Annual Paisley festival gets ready for digital debut!
This weekend marks the digital debut of Paisley's annual Sma' Shot Day celebrations as a series of virtual events and workshops will take place to mark this important date in the town's calendar.
Last Updated: 29th June 2020
Cumbernauld Theatre Trust postpone opening of the new venue
Cumbernauld Theatre Trust has taken the difficult decision to postpone the planned opening of their new venue this Autumn.
Last Updated: 28th June 2020
Fans to relive festival highlights with a special TRNSMT takeover on BBC Scotland
Highlights from some of the most iconic performances from previous years will be broadcast for one night only on BBC Scotland and iPlayer, during what should have been the weekend of TRNSMT 2020!
Last Updated: 28th June 2020
itison announce Drive In Movies Summer (of lockdown)
itison confirm they will be returning to the stunning shores of Loch Lomond this July with Scotland's first socially distanced event, Drive In Movies Summer (of lockdown)!
Last Updated: 25th June 2020
Schools out for Summer with Clyde 1
Clyde 1 DJs, Callum Gallacher and Cassi, are celebrating the end of what has been an unusual school term with the ultimate Schools Out for Summer parties!
Last Updated: 25th June 2020
560 grassroots music venues, including 42 in Scotland, sign open letter to UK Government
42 grassroots music venues in Scotland sign the Music Venue Trust's open letter to the UK Government highlighting the need for an immediate financial support package to prevent venues closing.
Last Updated: 24th June 2020
National Trust for Scotland gardens and grounds get ready for visitors again
The National Trust for Scotland is preparing to welcome visitors again at dozens of gardens and estates across the country, as lockdown continues to ease.
Last Updated: 23rd June 2020
Beat the Street helps get East Kilbride healthy
An initiative to encourage cleaner air, more active travel and healthier lifestyles in East Kilbride was a resounding success according to a new report!
Last Updated: 23rd June 2020
VisitScotland and Glasgow Life unveil new programme of webinars for tourism businesses
Tourism businesses across the Glasgow City Region are being encouraged to sign up to a series of webinars to help support their re-opening and recovery from the current coronavirus pandemic.
Last Updated: 23rd June 2020
Theme park saved from administration
M&D's, Scotland's Theme Park', has announced it has been bought out of administration after closing due to financial issues in April.
Last Updated: 23rd June 2020
Win a pub experience for your garden!
Tennent’s Lager are asking you to share your Da's best dad joke for your chance to win a pub experience in your garden!
Last Updated: 17th June 2020
VisitScotland CEO welcomes provisional date of 15th July for reopening of tourism businesses
VisitScotland Chief Executive has welcomed today's announcement from Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism.
Last Updated: 10th June 2020
Scottish Charities working together during the pandemic
Two Scottish charities have teamed up to help some of the most vulnerable people in Glasgow, Edinburgh & Fife who are struggling to cope during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Last Updated: 10th June 2020
16k Dog Owners Remove over 24 MILLION pieces of litter
PAWS on PLASTIC invites dog owners to pick up 2 pieces of plastic while out walking their beloved hounds.
Last Updated: 10th June 2020
Temporary road closures at rural beauty spots across Stirling
Temporary road closures will come into force at rural beauty spots across Stirling this weekend to protect communities.
Last Updated: 7th June 2020
Doors Open Days 2020 is going digital!
Doors Open Days, Scotland's biggest free festival of architecture, will present its largest ever digital offering this September!
Last Updated: 5th June 2020
Broadwood and Wishaw tennis courts set to reopen on Monday
NL Leisure have announced that Broadwood and Wishaw tennis courts will reopen from Monday 8th June.
Last Updated: 4th June 2020
Get ready to get SILLY!
It's almost time for this year's Summer Reading Challenge, and for 2020 it's all about funny books, happiness and having a laugh!
Last Updated: 4th June 2020
Royal Recognition for Lanarkshire Armed Forces Charity
SSAFA Lanarkshire - The Armed Forces Charity have been honoured with the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK.
Last Updated: 4th June 2020
South Lanarkshire golf courses set to open
Biggar, Hollandbush, Langlands, Larkhall and Torrance House golf courses will re-open for play on Friday 5th June.
Last Updated: 2nd June 2020
Car parks to reopen at country parks
South Lanarkshire Council have announced that vehicles will be able to access car parks at country parks and similar destinations as phase one of lockdown recovery begins.
Last Updated: 30th May 2020
Palacerigg and Lochview Golf Courses set to reopen on Monday
NL Leisure have announced that their two golf courses, Palacerigg and Lochview, will reopen from Monday 1st June.
Last Updated: 30th May 2020
Stream4Scotland adds new names to 10 hours stream in aid of Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy and ViseUp
Stream4Scotland has announced Amy Macdonald, Bow Anderson, Cameron Barnes, Hyyts, James Smith, Single by Sunday and Tide Lines will join the epic line-up for the ten hour stream extravaganza!
Last Updated: 29th May 2020
Make Music Day calls on Scottish musicians to perform Auld Lang Syne
Grassroots music festival, Make Music Day, is calling on Scottish musicians to join together in a celebratory performance of one of Scotland's must popular and enduring folk songs.
Last Updated: 27th May 2020
Dobbies encourages kids to get gardening
The UK's leading garden centre retailer, Dobbies Garden Centres, announces its support for National Children’s Gardening Week, which runs from 23rd to 31st May.
Last Updated: 22nd May 2020
National Theatre of Scotland launches PLAY DATES a new online interactive programme for children and families
National Theatre of Scotland in association with leading children’s arts organisations Starcatchers and Imaginate is connecting with families at home during the COVID crisis.
Last Updated: 22nd May 2020
Charity calls on talented Scots to take part in virtual fundraising event
Specialist charity Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland (SBH Scotland) is calling on talented Scots to help save the organisation with a virtual fundraising event.
Last Updated: 19th May 2020
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