North Lanarkshire

(from left) Joy Roy, St Ambrose depute headteacher; Ryan Lindsay; Liam Gardner; Reece Rooney and Robert Stewart, Robertson site manager Pupils from Coatbridge have visited the site of their old school to take part in a construction challenge led by infrastructure firm Robertson Group.

Springfield Properties has submitted a detailed planning application for a new 42-home development in Gartcosh. The housebuilder submitted plans to North Lanarkshire Council to transform the 1.98-hectare site, which neighbours Mount Ellen Golf Club, into a new crescent development.

An artist's impression of HS2 A high-speed rail link between Glasgow and Carstairs, as well as the potential for a new interchange station at Eurocentral, are being considered as part of a feasibility study to be carried out by Transport Scotland.

Two brownfield sites in Cumbernauld will soon be reclaimed and regenerated into new affordable housing developments, providing new family homes and opportunities for local people as part of an £11.7 million investment from Sanctuary Homes. ENGIE has been appointed to deliver the construction works

Tower blocks in Motherwell Every single tower block in North Lanarkshire could be pulled down under new plans being considered by Scotland's biggest council landlord.

Carillion Powerlines has secured a £11.6 million contract to carry out electrification work on the Shotts line. The company will deliver enhancements to nine stations on the route between Holytown Junction and Midcalder Junction.

The Pan-Lanarkshire Orbital transport corridor and Motherwell Interchange The strategic business case for a £190 million roads programme in North Lanarkshire has been approved by the Glasgow City Region City Deal cabinet.

North Lanarkshire Council has approved its five-year Strategic Housing Investment plan (SHIP) which aims to deliver over 1,900 new homes over the next five years, doubling the rate completed over the previous five years. The SHIP, for 2018-19/2022-23, was approved by councillors at a recent meeting

The vision from the original PAN for EuroPark submitted last year A revised Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) for the landmark EuroPark project just off the M8 has been submitted to North Lanarkshire Council, including a major affordable housing allocation.

Anderson Tower A Paisley-based utility services company has been fined for exposing four of its employees to asbestos during work at Anderson Tower in Motherwell in 2014.

An original artist's impression of the development on the former Ravenscraig site Revised plans to regenerate the former Ravenscraig steelworks site in North Lanarkshire have been revealed with fewer homes and retail space now included in the proposals.

NHS Lanarkshire has been given the go-ahead to develop an outline business case to rebuild or refurbish Monklands Hospital. The approval of the initial agreement to seek a capital allocation for the project means the health board can move on to the next phase of planning.

(from left) Convener of the infrastructure committee, Councillor Michael McPake; Steve Dillon, regional co-ordinating officer at Unite; Michael Farnell and Graham McNab from Unite and leader of the council, Councillor Jim Logue Construction firms planning to work on North Lanarkshire Council build p

Work starts at the former Alexandra Primary School site in Airdrie Construction is underway on the site of two former school sites in North Lanarkshire as the council continues it delivery of new homes across the region.

David Knight Construction has begun on a new homes development in Gartcosh, North Lanarkshire by housebuilder Avant Homes.