Dates for your diary

Further to my previous post regarding the Sainsbury's planning application I can advise that Sainsbury’s will be holding two public exhibitions, on Friday the 15th of April from 12 midday to 4.30pm, and Saturday the 16th of April from 10am to 3pm, in The Moorings Hotel, Motherwell. This event will provide you with an opportunity to meet their project team, see the proposed plans, and let them know your views.

Sainsbury's for Motherwell?

A planning application has been lodged today for the vacant site at the bottom of Hamilton Road, but not for houses this time, instead Sainsbury's are seeking permission for what would be their first store in North Lanarkshire.

The proposed development is located on the former bus depot site on Hamilton Road, Motherwell, and is for a new food store with approximately 60,000 sq ft of sales space, and in the region of 500 parking spaces.

The applicants plan to hold public exhibitions in Motherwell on Friday 15^th and Saturday 16^th April. This will be a key opportunity for the community of Motherwell to come and ask questions on the proposed development and to find out what Sainsbury's brand might mean for residents of Motherwell and the surrounding areas.

Details are a little scant just now, as the application hasn't turned up on the eplanning section of the website yet, but I will be talking to NLC planners tomorrow. Anyone wishing to inspect the plans should be able to do so on the Council website in the next few days, alternatively you can call one of the planning officers on 01698 274274 and either discuss the application with them or make arrangements to view the plans.

I'll update this as soon as I get further information, in the meantime please don't hesitate to get in touch if you want to raise any issues regarding this with me.

International Women's Day Events in Motherwell

NLC Community Learning and Development have organised the following activities:



Monday 7th March Forgewood C.C. 10 am – 2pm


Body Balance 10.00 am --- 11.00am

Relaxation & 10.00 am --- 12 noon
Personal Presentation

Zumba 1.00pm --- 2.00pm

LUNCH 12 noon --- 1.00pm


Smoking Cessation 10.00am --- 2.00pm


Wednesday 9th March Craigneuk Lifelong Learning Centre 10.00am – 2.00pm

Bodycheck Bus 10.00am --- 2.00pm

Body Balance 10.00am --- 11.00am

Zumba 11.00am --- 12 noon

Relaxation &
Personal Presentation 10.00am --- 12 noon



Massage / Treatments 12 noon --- 2.00 pm

LUNCH 12 noon --- 1.00pm

Smoking Cessation 10.00am --- 2.00pm



Thursday 10th March Isa Money C.C. 10.00am –2.30pm



Bodycheck Bus 10.00am --- 2.00pm


Massage / Treatments 12.30pm --- 2.30pm



Friday 11th March John Mc Cormack C.C. 10.00am – 2.00pm

Bodycheck Bus 10.00am --- 2.00pm


Body Balance 10.00am ---- 11.00am

Zumba 11.00am ---- 12 noon

Massage/ Treatments 10.00 am --- 12 noon

Relaxation &
Personal Presentation 12 noon ---- 2.00pm

LUNCH 12 noon --- 1.00pm

Smoking Cessation 10.00am – 2.00pm

Faulty street lights in North Motherwell

It seems that a control pillar has been demolished in an Road Traffic Accident a few days ago causing disruption to lights over a fairly wide area.

The streets affected are part of Watling Street, part of Fort Street, Chesters Crescent, and Antonine Avenue. NLC staff are working with Scottish Power to get the problem rectified ASAP