Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser - April 23, 2025

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In this issue

April 23, 2025

Charge for brown bins rubbish by councillors

Residents to pay £40 a year for the service

3 mins

Towering achievement as refurbishment work brings energy to flats

Residents already feeling benefits of ambitious project

1 min

Work starts up

Construction has started on 105,000 sqft of industrial and logistics space at Shawhead Point, near Coatbridge.

1 min

Thugs torch Range Rover in Coatbridge

Police are appealing for witnesses after a wilful fire-raising in Coatbridge in the early hours of Friday morning.

1 min

Teenager scarred for lifeinnightclub attack

A teenager is scarred for life after a fellow reveller smashed a bottle in his face in a Coatbridge nightclub.

1 min

Jail for man in 10-hour siege with gun cops

A man has been jailed after firearms officers were called out during a 10-hour siege in Coatbridge.

1 min

Teenager is slashed with a machete in train station attack

A 16-year-old boy who slashed another teenager with a machete at a train station has avoided court punishment.

1 min

Team effort for great Summerlee show

A pop-up performance will be coming to Coatbridge this summer as Scottish Opera and Scottish Canals team up for a musical tour for all age groups.

2 mins

Puffy MacPuffer joins Gilbert and Sullivan on stage in summer opera

A pop-up performance will be coming to Coatbridge this summer as Scottish Opera and Scottish Canals team up for a musical tour for all age groups.

2 mins

Sped from cops at 120mph

A driver has narrowly avoided jail after he raced away from police at 120mph in a stolen car.

1 min

Wrestling stars back in the ring

A British wrestling star who has shared a screen with some of World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) biggest names is among the squared-circle grapplers on the card of an upcoming Monklands event.

2 mins

Police officer injured by thief

A police officer was injured during a struggle with a housebreaker in Airdrie.

1 min

Homes being built on site of former town bar

A landmark site in Coatbridge’s Bank Street is being transformed from a former bar to new build homes as progress gets underway on a significant regeneration project for the town.

1 min

Mr Gray finds support from centre team in great health

Staff at NHS Lanarkshire's Flow Navigation Centre Plus (FNC+Plus) have been praised by Health Secretary Neil Gray for their role in driving \"meaningful, people-centred reform across the health and care system\".

2 mins

Society closes session with diverse series of displays

It's not often Charles Darwin, War Hammer and the Tour de France get mentioned in the same breath-but they were just some of the topics covered by Lanarkshire Philatelic Society members during their latest get-together.

1 min

MSK help available at click of a button from NHS Inform

Physio-approved guidance helps manage issues

2 mins

Hard-hitting films urge you to 'stay off tracks'

A series of hard-hitting films showing the catastrophic consequences of trespassing on the railway have been created by Network Rail and the British Transport Police.

1 min

Council staff balloted on pay

Scotland’s largest union is balloting council staff across Lanarkshire, in the largest vote of its kind in recent years.

1 min

SPCA staff supporting thousands of animals

Staff from the Scottish SPCA responded to nearly 6000 reports of animals in need across Lanarkshire during 2024 - as well as finding “forever homes” for 611 animals.

2 mins

Clark in dark as Rovers end term with loss

Albion Rovers boss Sandy Clark admits he has no idea what the future holds for him and the club after the curtain fell on this season’s Lowland League campaign on Saturday.

2 mins

Relief as Colts stay up with final day victory

Cumbernauld Colts are celebrating after securing their place in the Lowland League with a final day win over high-flyers Linlithgow Rose.

1 min

Accies docked 15 points to hand Airdrie survival lifeline

Hamilton Accies have been hammered by the SPFL with a devastating 15-point deduction and a £9,000 fine for a series of breaches of SPFL rules that puts them on the cusp of relegation-and could save Airdrie from the drop.