Tag Archives: North Lanarkshire Council

Power To The People

Posted on October 13, 2023 by jester1970

Coverage in the Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser of our protest outside NLC Headquarters, just on part of a successful grass-roots community campaign to save 39 community facilities are 110 jobs across North Lanarkshire.

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BREAKING NEWS: NLC Cancel Community Cuts

Posted on October 3, 2023 by jester1970

BREAKING NEWS: In the face of numerous protests being organised and a massive backlash from the public, North Lanarkshire Council have u-turned on their decision to close 39 community facilities across North Lanarkshire, including the John Smith Pool in Airdrie. … Continue reading →

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North Lanarkshire’s Rubbish

Posted on July 6, 2023 by jester1970

Just as a wee follow on to my post from a while back regarding the Deposit Return Scheme, here’s a compilation of just a fraction of the many photos I have taken while reporting rubbish and fly-tipping over the last … Continue reading →

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North Lanarkshire Walking Festival- Caldercruix to Blackhill Walk

Posted on September 27, 2018 by jester1970

I helped kick off last weeks North Lanarkshire Walking Festival with a circular walk, starting at Caldercruix, taking in the soon to be quarried Moffat Hills, the Lilly Loch, Drumfin and Alice Hill, the ancient ruins at Mid Bracco as … Continue reading →

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North Lanarkshire Outdoor Access Forum AGM 2017

Posted on November 26, 2017 by jester1970

The Annual General Meeting of the North Lanarkshire Outdoor Access Forum (NLOAF) takes place on Thursday 30th November at 1330hrs, in The Calder Room, Strathclyde Park Watersports Centre, ML1 3ED. As the outgoing Chair of the forum I hope that … Continue reading →

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The North Lanarkshire Walking Festival: Salsburgh to Hillend Walk

Posted on September 25, 2016 by jester1970

The first ever North Lanarkshire Walking Festival was held this weekend (there are still walks to take place tomorrow) and I was invited to lead one of the walks. I chose a walk over the high ground from Salsburgh via … Continue reading →

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Hillend Quarry: Quarry Company Submit Appeal

Posted on May 8, 2016 by jester1970

Yesterday I received a letter from the North Lanarkshire Planning Department stating that an appeal has been submitted by the quarry company against the decision not to grant planning permission to reopen and extend the quarry. I’ll post more details … Continue reading →

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Hillend Quarry Application: Refused!

Posted on February 4, 2016 by jester1970

On Monday at a meeting of the North Lanarkshire Council planning committee, the application to re-open and extend Hillend Quarry was unanimously refused. Many villagers travelled over to Motherwell to observe the proceedings at North Lanarkshire Council Headquarters along with independent Councillor … Continue reading →

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Caldercruix Quarry- All But Approved

Posted on January 9, 2016 by jester1970

I received an email yesterday from North Lanarkshire Council regarding the proposal to re-open and extend Hillend Quarry at Caldercruix. It looks as if this application will be approved, after the formality of a site visit (and how many of our … Continue reading →

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Caldercruix Quarry Application: Site Meeting Called For

Posted on December 20, 2015 by jester1970

The application to reopen and extend Hillend Quarry was discussed at a meeting of North Lanarkshire Council’s Planning and Transportation Committee on 9th December. The decision of that meeting was that a site visit and hearing would take place before … Continue reading →

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