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NEWS PAGE
Retro view of
Coatbridge showing the Dundyvan area and Bank St.
C1950 Cullen St and the Comet are now demolished and
replaced by the Dundyvan shopping area. The old
National Assistance Board building is now converted to
flats!!
State of Mossside miners' memorial at Whinhall is the pits
Monklands Memories Article
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Chris White took a picture of his daughter Hazel eating an ice cream in the Braehead shopping centre, near Glasgow. A security guard told him it was illegal to take ...
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Plains gardeners celebrate Beautiful
Scotland award
Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser
Plains' prizes were among eight won by Monklands
projects at the annual awards, including Airdrie winning
the “small city” title. The town beat off fellow North
Lanarkshire finalist Cumbernauld to claim a title won by
Coatbridge in each of the past two ......
The Sunsets in the south?? Sunset reflected on
the Hamilton County Buildings - photographed from
Kirkwood in Coatbridge.
Hamilton
used to be the County town for all Lanarkshire and the
headquarters of South Lanarkshire Council is in what is
still popularly known as the 'County Buildings'.
Opened by the Queen Mother in 1964 and modelled on the
UN building in New
York it is an 'A' listed high-rise block with a circular
council chamber at the entrance.
Fifty buses in blaze at Coatbridge
storage depot
Fury as firm makes bus-pass pensioners
pay fares up front
Glasgow Evening Times
Silverdale coaches in Coatbridge has withdrawn
from the concessionary travel scheme and ...
Elaine Smith, Labour candidate in Coatbridge and
Chryston, ...
Funfair back on as park site approved
Glasgow Evening Times
Last week, the fair planned for West End Park in
Coatbridge looked to be doomed after objections were
lodged with North Lanarkshire Council's property
department. The department refused to approve to lease
of the land to organisers, M Stirling Funfairs ...
Councillor 'killjoy' stops town funfair
Glasgow Evening Times
At a meeting of North Lanarkshire Council's licensing
committee, Coatbridge North representative Bill
Shields was the sole objector to the event. Despite his
reservations, the committee granted the licence after
positive feedback from police.
remember the name - Bill Shields!!!
Edward Reid new favourite for Britain's Got Talent
victory
Metro
The 35-year-old drama teacher from Coatbridge
stunned the crowd and judges at the Glasgow auditions by
setting traditional children's songs to the tune of Snow
Patrol's Run. David Hasselhoff described his performance
as 'really creative', while Amanda ...
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here for some old postcards of Airdrie and Coatbridge c1907 revisited
Coatbridge Co-operative Society -
old photographs of Airdrie and Coatbridge shops and vans
New projects identified for Coatbridge town centre
Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser
NEW projects are currently being identified to continue
the programme of improvements under the Coatbridge
town centre action plan. Councillors on the town's local
area partnership were advised that consultation will
take place before the proposals for ...
Tannoy appoints PR executive
L&Si Online (press release)
UK - Mark Millar has joined Tannoy's expanding marketing
team, based at the UK-based company's headquarters in
Coatbridge, on the outskirts of Glasgow. Millar will
"bring new capabilities and added bandwidth" to the team
under the remit of ...
see
GOLDEN DAYS in Airdrie
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POLITICAL
campaigners in Glasgow could be banned from
using lampposts and other "street furniture"
to display election posters under plans
being considered by councillors.
Thousands of posters appear in the run-up to
local and national elections, with some
remaining in place after voters have gone to
the polls.
The situation is mirrored in towns and
cities across the country, but now
councillors in Glasgow are looking at
outlawing the practice as part of their
Clean Glasgow campaign.
How about doing the same
in North Lanarkshire?
PS - As
part of the Clean Glasgow Campaign - how
about clearing the litter on Glasgow
approach roads - e.g. from Bargeddie to
Baillieston. Not only is it a bad
advert for Glasgow but it looks disgusting!! |
MEMORIES
Read about the Bairds of Old Monkland famously
called the Bairds of Gartsherrie
Deedes Street Coatdyke
sent in by Lindsay Joseph of Canada
does anyone recognise the area??
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Anger at proposed car parking
charges
POPULARITY was not
being sought by North Lanarkshire?#8364;™s councillors
when they announced that car parking charges
would be introduced in town centres
Airdrie &
Coatbridge will DIE
if parking charges are introduced. The
Council will collect £250,000 each year but our
- already struggling -small traders will lose
more than that - they
will lose customers to the out of town shops -
The Fort - The Forge - Silverburn etc etc
The towns NEED long-stay workers AND
shoppers - we need the council to find ways of
attracting
customers into the local towns and keeping the
towns alive. NOT ways of keeping shoppers out!!
Remember - It will be too late to learn
from your mistakes - we will have lost all the
small traders.
According to the Forum of
Private Business - "Around
the UK, many
forward-thinking town halls
have deliberately kept their
parking charges down - or
even kept parking free
altogether - in order to
boost trade. They have been
rewarded with thriving town
centres, full of varied and
unique shops.
"We
would urge the councils who
are proposing to push up
their parking prices to
think again and follow this
example instead."
"We regularly
shopped in Coatbridge 2 or 3 times per week.
Since the Quadrant introduced parking charges we
have only shopped in Coatbridge
once - since March
2010. Please NLC take a lesson from that!!
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Cold Weather Payments
During a very cold winter, the costs of heating
can quickly add up. If you’re receiving certain benefits, you may be
able to get a Cold Weather Payment for each period of very cold
weather in your area. Find out whether you could qualify for help
this winter
Stuck
in the Snow!!Click
Remember to
Look at
the photos below the big photo!!!
This picture is for the benefit of our
friends overseas.
We have snow in Coatbridge!!
Its getting DEEPER!!
The Courier - Six Black Candles Des Dillon's
witches of Coatbridge
In his
youth on Coatbridge, a few skirmishes with the
law, a bit of aimless work here and there, was followed
by a stint in Germany, working on building
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War hero saves man stabbed in works
van
Glasgow
Evening Times - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
He managed to drive to
Coatbridge,
stopping near the Red Bridge Bar,
where Alan rushed to his aid. Alan,
of Alexander Street, Coatbridge,
today shrugged off ...
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Window into industrial past reopens
after a £10.5m revamp at ...
The Herald -
Glasgow,Scotland,UK
Built on the site of the former
Summerlee ironworks in Coatbridge,
it showcases the industrial history
of Scotland, with particular
emphasis on Lanarkshire. ...
A Delicate Balance
By Radio
Heartbeat -..the hard
work and drive of General Manager
Irene Dick and fundraiser Mitchell
Gibb who work hard to raise the cash
which runs the station and keeps the
patients in Monklands
Hospital with good in-house free
programming. ...
Green
light for traffic measures
Glasgow
Evening Times -Traffic lights
are being introduced at Shawhead
Roundabout on the outskirts of Coatbridge on the A725. The
roundabout, which is near to the
Strathclyde ...
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Glasgow Daily
Record -On Wednesday, I was
at Asda in Coatbridge and
took a taxi home because it was
raining heavily. Unfortunately, I
left my bag, containing my pension
which I ...
Don't be a
dirty rat - How about returning her
bag NOW!
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Dear Isa..we've Taken You Off House
Waiting List Because You Are Dead...Glasgow
Sunday Mail - UK The letter
was the fourth sent to Isa, of Coatbridge, by North Lanarkshire
Council since they were told of the
70-year-old's death. ...
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New £10m Summerlee museum brings
mining relic back to life
Glasgow
Evening Times - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
Built in the 1920s by Murray &
Patterson -a Coatbridge firm,
it powered the shaft lifts that
carried miners up and down to the
coal face. Now, after more than a
year being ...
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Health chiefs under pressure to
rethink A&E centralisation plans
stv.tv, UK -
Two of Scotland's leading medical
professors have stepped into the
debate on centralising Accident and
Emergency units. They claim that
health boards could ...
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What the A&E scrutiny panel said
BBC News - UK
Its two reports were strongly
critical of the proposals to remove
consultant-led A&E services from Ayr
and Monklands hospitals. ...
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