Monthly Archives: March 2012

After a few quiet weeks on the windfarm front this week’s Advertiser has THREE new applications for wind turbines. Coatbridge, Newhouse and Greengairs are this week’s targets. So long as these money spinners rack up cash for landowners and developers … Continue reading →

On Thursday night I went to Airdrie Arts Centre to hear a talk by Peter Wright, author of “Ribbon of Wildness”, which I reviewed some time back. It was in part quite interesting. In my review I said that the … Continue reading →

What is it with some dog owners? I was up at the Lilly Loch the other day, and noticed a plastic bag full of dog crap tied neatly onto the fence. Obviously some dog owner has been out for walkies … Continue reading →

I have received notification from North Lanarkshire Council that the condition of Blackhouse Bridge has deteriorated significantly, and it is now scheduled for demolition. This had been put on hold and the council had commissioned survey work to assess the … Continue reading →