Staff shortages because of COVID-19 are affecting bed capacity and the approval of temporary military assistance on our hospital sites is very welcome. While Sanctuary Scotland will be vacating their offices in Fleming House, North Lanarkshire Council states the building will remain open, although it is no longer being used to the same extent as it was previously. The site is strategically located close to the availability of skilled labour and existing supply chain services.. All they can do is provide the framework, its the people who make the town and make it live. This past year has again been a record-breaker for Cumbernauld Community News as we continue to bring you the latest information and updates on the Cumbernauld area as the most popular local news resource. These actions also risk undermining Scotlands efforts to recycle, as stories like this create doubt in the publics mind that the recycling they put out for collection will be appropriately managed. Antonine Shopping Centre confirms festive activities. McDonalds already have Planning Permission in Principle for a new restaurant and drive-thru at this location, their second in Cumbernauld. . You are entitled to a full refund.. North Lanarkshire Council Agrees Grass Cut, Reinstates Glyphosate Use. Following the construction of the Antonine Shopping Centre, the clock was installed in a similar area from where it was previously located, having been a focal point and meeting place for the town for many years. The Grant Award Programme scores all organisations againt an assessment criteria, and details of this can be found online at https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk//grant-awards. Under the existing proposals, Croy and Kilsyth would join a new Kelvin North constituency, meaning one platform of Croy Station would be in Kelvin North and the other would be in Kelvin South. We expect the first new homes at Burns Road to be available from around spring/summer next year.. Emergency road closure - Lenziemill Road. Cumbernaulds Outlander production has now launched a training scheme for the upcoming filming of their seventh series. The packed programme launches on 12th February with the comedy play The Ghosting of Rabbie Burns, followed by a musical performance on 20th February by Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker, and John Doyle, with a new monthly comedy night launching on 26th February and featuring Cumbernaulds own Stu Who. Cumbernauld residents and visitors to the town have been receiving menacing letters from a debt collection company chasing historic parking fees issued locally. Residential areas with road gradients steeper than 1 in 12.5 (8%) where specific difficulties have been identified and where it is practical to do so. The ownership status was confirmed to Adam Smith, Chair of Kildrum Community Council, through a Freedom of Information request appeal following North Lanarkshire Councils orginal claim they did not hold any information about the clock. Cumbernaulds Clyde FC has published a statement acknowledging a racist comment made towards Cove Rangers Shay Logan at todays match at Broadwood Stadium. With the COVID-19 pandemic not yet entirely over, although restrictions are easing, we continue to share the below routes for support for those who may need additional help and assitance: NHS Lanarkshire COVID-19 Information Hub:www.nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk/novel-corona-virus-covid-19, Cumbernauld Community News Coronavirus Updates:www.facebook.com/CCNCoronavirus, Cumbernauld COVID-19 Support Group:www.facebook.com/groups/2657498411138732, Cumbernauld Resilience:www.facebook.com/groups/846589525857992, Bethlehem House of Bread Food Bank:www.facebook.com/Cumbernauldfoodbank, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Baby Bank:www.facebook.com/CumbernauldKilsythBabyBank, CACE:www.facebook.com/CACE-158378691265780, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Citizens Advice Bureau:www.facebook.com/CumbernauldCAB, Cumbernauld Poverty Action:www.facebook.com/Cumbernauldpovertyaction, Service Updates and Coronavirus Hub:www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/coronavirus, Carbrain and Hillcrest Community Councilwww.facebook.com/CarbrainHillcrestCommunityCouncil, Condorrat Community Councilwww.facebook.com/Condorrat, Craigmarloch Community Councilwww.facebook.com/Craigmarloch-Community-Council-1585352641725932, Dullatur Community Councilwww.facebook.com/Dullatur-Community-Council-2024237447692213, Kildrum Community Councilwww.facebook.com/KildrumCC, Seafar and Ravenswood Community Councilwww.facebook.com/Seafar-Ravenswood-Community-732057653820205, Westerwood Community Councilwww.facebook.com/WesterwoodCommunityCouncil, Village Community Councilwww.facebook.com/Cumbernauld-Village-152917824860320. German Doner Kebab has stated on Twitter their new Cumbernauld outlet should be up and running by the end of 2022. Glenrothes residents across the generations know dads concrete hippos well, while in East Kilbride and in Stonehouse, his concrete elephants are also a familiar landmark. The deadline for applications is 5pm on Saturday 29th January 2022 and with a number of these trainee roles commencing from March 2022. would be opening in unit 26 of the Antonine Shopping Centre, and we can confirm this is the exciting new retailer opening in January. Additional peak capacity for Bishopbriggs, Lenzie and Croy will be provided through Edinburgh to Glasgow via Falkirk High services initially and if demand outstrips capacity, options to increase capacity will be explored in future timetables. Cumbernauld Community News @NewsCumbernauld. Weve had huge support from the local community, particularly through our partnership with the Cumbernauld Community Allotment group where our children have been planting seeds in the polytunnel and we plan to build on this partnership in the months and years ahead. The Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT) has launched a public consultation on their proposed Long-Term Forest Plan for Cumbernauld up to 2042. Glasgow Airport will be reviewing all arrival and departure routes from the ground to 7000ft and will also be withdrawing the existing ground-based navigation aids. Murron Mackay, 24, from Cumbernauld, wants police to step up patrols in the area. The attached map shows the gritting and clearance routes within the Cumbernauld area, with priority routes shown in red and the secondary routes in blue. North Lanarkshire Council will either remain under the leadership of the Labour party, having run the council since it was formed in 1996, or another party could take control, with the SNP being the most likely alternative. The new delivery depot will be located at Napier Place, within the refurbished former Cummins unit, and has been leased for five years. Sharing news, events, and information about Scotland's sixth largest town, North Lanarkshire Council agrees in principle to purchase The Centre Cumbernauld. Scots soldier caged after leaving man lying in pool of blood with shoe print on head. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. For 2022/2023 this will result in spending on culture, leisure, and sports facilities and activities, community safety initiatives, improvements to cemeteries and to footpaths, reinstatement of the Scottish Attainment Challenge on education, initiatives to tackle poverty including pensioner fuel grants and school and early years clothing grants, environmental improvements and projects, and funding to support celebrating the Queens Platinum Jubilee. Its success is synonymous with local talent at every level, from the visionary entrepreneurship of Terry Thomson, to the world-class design of the studio itself, and the hundreds of highly skilled people who have worked on Outlander across six seasons. BBC Scotlands Meet You at the Hippos documentary aired last night and took viewers on a tour of Scotlands new towns, including Cumbernauld, and uncovered some of the stories behind their public art. The new nursery facility has capacity for up to 40 children each day and is located on the site of the former Cumbernauld Primary School on Glasgow Road. Meet You at the Hippos is available to view on BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00124rq, Work starts on new Croy train station footbridge and lifts. North Lanarkshire Council has been working to reduce the overall number of grit bins by around 20%, so local residents may find their usual grit bin is no longer accessible. Following our recent article about the St Enoch clock, established through a Freedom of Information request to now be the property of the Antonine Shopping Centre, the position of Bridges Antonine LLP on the future of the clock has now been clarified. A second online consultation event will take place from 1st April to 8th April and a Planning Permission in Principle application is expected to be submitted to North Lanarkshire Council later in 2022. NHS Lanarkshire has this week announced the relocation of planned inpatient orthopaedic surgery to the new University Hospital Monklands at Wester Moffat when it opens around 2028. Scots mum disgusted after teens allegedly launch stones off four-month-old's pram. The PAntonine will start each hour from 11am until 3pm inclusive, and will also run again at the same times on Saturday 18th December. North Lanarkshire Council has offered free rent in the first year of the lease, increasing incrementally to 3,000 in year 2, 5,000 in year 3, and 7,000 in year 4, with a rent review then taking place. The planned upgrades will result in provision of ultrafast, ultra-reliable, full fibre broadband, and the Cumbernauld exchange will be included in the next round of investment announced this week. I hope this prosecution serves as a warning to everyone that SEPA will not allow Scotlands waste to become someone elses environmental problem.. The company may continue to send requests to pay and you could continue to ignore these. Clyde FC are also collecting financial donations for the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal at this Saturdays game with Falkirk FC at Broadwood Stadium. There will be no changes to the Wardpark Studios staff as a result of the acquisition by Hackman Capital Partners, and it will be hoped that the change of studio ownership will continue to bring professional TV and film productions to Cumbernauld for the foreseeable future. North Lanarkshire Council plans to implement parking restrictions at the road entrances to every school in the area through Traffic Regulation Orders and consultation will commence for these soon. A Scotrail spokesperson said The proposed changes would impact 120 stations. Cumbernauld Community News has identified the local organisations, and those operating across North Lanarkshire, identified for funding or where their application for support has been refused and have attached the list to this post. Work commenced on Monday 15th November with the construction of a compound in the station car park. Outlander has already been confirmed for a seventh series and a training scheme has recently been launched for production roles to support filming at Cumbernaulds Wardpark Studios from January 2022. Maree Todd MSP, Minister for Public Health, Womens Health and Sport, said: We have seen a record increase in the number of people participating in cycling particularly during these very challenging times. Reindeer treats will be prepared in the Antonine Shopping Centre on Saturday 11th December between 11am and 3:30pm as Reindeer Food Kits are made. Ovo Energy acquired SSE three years ago and had previously announced local job losses, but this latest announcement confirms their plans to withdraw from Cumbernauld entirely. A 95m Scotland-wide investment will see a broadband upgrade for customers in Cumbernauld by Openreach, part of the BT Group. The Planning Officer therefore recommended the application be refused by the Planning Committee. Household waste and recycling collections scheduled to take place on Saturday 1st January should be presented on Friday 31st December. Sex attacker who pounced on schoolgirl caught after she saw him at supermarket. From Monday 14th February the M80 will close each night, between 8pm and 6am, until the morning of Wednesday 23rd February. This Abronhill Community Hub could potentially incorporate the health centre, library, community centre, and one or more local primary schools. Lidls expanded target of 1,100 UK stores by the end of 2025 suggests Cumbernauld remains a priority target for the popular supermarket chain. With some of the main news stories and happenings in and around Cumbernauld recently, make sure you keep up-to-date with Cumbernauld Community News. A formal application has been submitted by Palacerigg Community Trust for the lease of the former Visitor Centre, a longhouse, a barn, and three fields totalling over 21 acres in size, including the Meadow Field, Crush Field, and Rotary Field (all highlighted in pink on the attached plan). North Lanarkshire Council will meet on Thursday 17th February to set their revenue budget for 2022/2023 to 2024/2025, and to agree Council Tax rates for 2022/2023. Yesterday saw Watch Us Grow and Cumbernauld & Kilsyth Care collect their respective cheques of 3,260.23 and 3,421.24. Id like to thank everyone for their support and encouragement; we are so proud and grateful to be a key part of village community.. North Lanarkshire Council has confirmed their arrangements for frontline services this festive season, with NLC offices closed to the public from Monday 27th December until Wednesday 5th January. The proposed changes to ScotRail services locally include: Two trains per hour between Edinburgh and Glasgow via Falkirk High will be retained, with additional services introduced Monday to Friday to provide four trains per hour during peak hours. An online public consultation will take place next month and well share further details of the proposed development when available. Outlander offers training programme for upcoming series 7. At an upcoming meeting of North Lanarkshire Councils Community Empowerment Committee on Monday 31st January, Councillors will consider grant award funding to local organisations. Through the Co-op membership scheme, customers will receive 2p back for every 1 spent in a Co-op store, and with 2p in every 1 supporting a local community organisation or project. Legally, the question of ownership of the clock falls to be established by considering whether it has now come to form part of the building in which it is located (which building is owned by Bridges Antonine LLP) or whether it remains a piece of moveable property, and therefore remains within the ownership of the Council. RMT is firmly opposed to ticket office closures and cuts and will be campaigning publicly and politically in the coming weeks to oppose these short-sighted attacks on Scotlands railway.. Graeme Reid, Director of the Monklands Replacement Project, said: The project team is absolutely delighted that the planning process is underway, marking another important step forward on the exciting journey to a new hospital for Lanarkshire. The St Mungos Road Roller disco venue opened in 2017, occupying the former Ice House skating rink unit, and closed temporarily in March last year due to COVID-19 restrictions. NHS Lanarkshire start planning application process for new University Hospital Monklands. The live and interactive consultation events will be available through the same website at www.keppiedesign.co.uk/mrp. The leak caused a temporary restriction on the use of fireworks in the area on Guy Fawkes night. Two deserving Cumbernauld charities have this week shared 6,681.47 of funding from the Co-op. 17,225 people like this. We are absolutely committed to ensuring that Cumbernauld and all the towns in North Lanarkshire is a vibrant, living town and our overall investment in town centres, hundreds of millions of pounds, is about ensuring a sustainable future.. While this will come as welcome news to many, there will also be a reintroduction of glyphosate weedkiller which will concern many people locally. Cumbernauld has picked up numerous awards and accolades for planning and design, including the prestigious RS Reynolds award for community architecture from the American Institute of Architects, and both Cumbernauld Town Centre and local new town housing developments being named in the DoCoMoMo list of key monuments of post-war architecture. Ogilvie Homes submitted the planning application to North Lanarkshire Council on 1st June 2021, proposing a new housing development on St Andrews Drive in Westerwood, adjacent to the roundabout at Caulders Garden Centre, for an unspecified number of homes. The planning application is currently scheduled to be decided through delegated authority by a Case Officer and not by Councillors. Cumbernauld new town was designed as an integrated collection of satellite communities, each of which generally had a school, play area, parks and greenspaces, community facility, and a pub, with a shop provided for every 300 homes. While Barrhead Travel have welcomed the donations received so far and thank the community for their support, they are unable to accept further donations. There are also a large number of proposed or confirmed housing projects for the Cumbernauld area at varying stages of the planning process, with some still requiring the submission of a full planning application to proceed, but which we could potentially see some progress on in 2022. The drive-thru will open from 5:30am until 10pm each day, with the restaurant opening from 7am Monday to Saturday and from 8am on Sunday. The fantastic input of stakeholders has been crucial to the project so far and we look forward to engaging with the community on the plans for the ultra-modern new hospital as we progress through the planning process.. There is no requirement for applicants to have any formal qualifications however they should be normally resident in Scotland, eligible to work in the UK, over 18 years old, have a basic understanding of the film and TV industry, preferably have at least one credit from a professional TV or Film production, have no more than 12 months paid experience within that department, and preferably have a full clean driving licence. During February and March there will be Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags fitted to all four bins for each household, and there will be an opt-out for households unwilling to participate in the trial to notify the council before the RFID tags are fitted. Cumbernaulds Outlander production has now launched the next round of a training scheme for the upcoming filming of their seventh series. These included Robert Burns for Kildrum, Sir Walter Scott for Greenfaulds, trees for Abronhill, and mountains for Eastfield. Sharing news and information regarding Coronavirus distruption and related activities within the Cum Cumbernauld Community News Coronavirus Updates The first Compulsory Purchase Orders are expected to be issued in January 2022. More information at https://www.facebook.com/events/435450728116169, North Lanarkshire Councils festive arrangements. A Proposal of Application Notice has been submitted to North Lanarkshire Council for a development comprising a Proposed Film Studio Campus with Associated Supporting Uses, Parking, Landscaping, Infrastructure and Associated Miscellaneous Development at Gartcosh Industrial Estate, just a few miles from Cumbernauld. Cumbernauld new towns initial target population was 50,000, revised by 1980 to 70,000. North Lanarkshire Councils Winter Service Provision. Services from Cumbernauld and Greenfaulds stations will be impacted along the route to Glasgow Central, and onwards to Dalmuir and stations in between. The hub will offer help and support for those in the local community, with a clothes and furniture swap shop, furniture . Further information, and the registration details for the online consultation event, can be found at http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk//people-asked-share, Scotrail works disrupt Cumbernauld train services. SWT acquired over 281 hectares of woodlands from Cumbernauld Development Corporation in 1995 and today manage them as four separate reserves. North Lanarkshire residents can also collect small quantities of grit from local recycling centres using their own containers, including at Wardpark Recycling Centre. Abronhill residents will be expected to use Post Office facilities in Cumbernauld Town Centre from Friday onwards. Donna Fleming, Head of Cumbernauld Village Family Centre, said: Its incredible to think that we only opened our doors around Christmas time to see just how much has been achieved. There are currently 38 community councils in the area, with members appointed every four . The new Costa Coffee is located at St Mungos Road, on the site of the former Esso petrol station. In the remaining locations, affected local communities are close to alternative branches and these have been managing customer demand.. Our previous record for a single post had been around 80,000. The opening of Cumbernaulds newest Costa Coffee has created 25 jobs in the town and is the first drive-thru for Costa Coffee in the local area. Preparatory work has now started at Croy train station, with construction of the bridge expected to commence in January. Design works will take place in January for a possible solution to the ongoing lane restrictions at Low Wood, with local commuters hoping for an end to the long running roadworks in this location. Tests show they contain high levels of a chemical which can harm childrens health. North Lanarkshire Council has agreed to amend the current planning permission in place for the restoration of Croy Quarry, now delayed until 30th April 2022. A wide range of classes are also available in theatre, dance, circus skills, and creative arts. The company has recently purchased property at Drum Mains Park, off Mollins Road in Cumbernauld, in a combined deal including premises in Walsall, for a total sum of 15.5 million. The delivery of this project helps to further development of the Scottish Screen Sector Economic Baseline, giving direct competition to the London Triangle for Production clients. With children under five already entitled to free bus travel, children and young people aged 5-21 will need to apply for a new or replacement National Entitlement Card (NEC) or Young Scot National Entitlement Card (Young Scot NEC) to access free bus travel. Emergency services have attended the substation in Woodland Way and teams from SP Energy Networks are currently working on-site to restore supplies. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. From yesterday, Tuesday 11th January, and for the next four weeks, local GP practices moved to a managed suspension of services. The Ministry of Defence has stated the military support being given to NHS Lanarkshire, and whether their deployment might require any further extension, will be kept under regular review. Cumbernauld. These proposed changes mean Cumbernauld station will see a reduction in weekly operating hours of their ticket office from around 41 hours currently to just 9 hours. Lye Brae has reopened following conclusion of repair works from the substantial gas leak which occurred on 5th November. Any comments submitted to the current consultation will not be considered by North Lanarkshire Council, however there will be an opportunity to formally oppose or support the proposed development once the Planning Permission in Principle application is submitted. A 28-day virtual consultation will commence on Wednesday 2nd March at www.keppiedesign.co.uk/mrp. Cumbernauld Community News Yesterday at 12:13 PM A new free weekly Pop-up Caf for 14 to 18 year olds will start on Thursday 23rd June at St Lucy's Church in Abronhill. Over 740 free parkrun events take place in the UK each year where anyone is welcome to attend and walk, jog, run, volunteer, or spectate, with no time limits for participants to complete the course. Cumbernauld Community News serves to share news, updates, information, campaigns, events, and activities of interest to the community of Cumbernauld. Balmaha car park customer left stung with 100 fine - after being less than two minutes late to buy ticket. We've had a look back over the last year to find out our top 10 posts of the last 12 months by numbers reached, with the 10 posts combined totalling over 400,000 Facebook users. Requests for new grit bins will only be considered where they score a sufficient number of points in a Grit Bin Decision Matrix, which will consider the road layout and how busy it is along with the proximity to other grit bins and any facilities in the local area. Timetable changes will impact on Cumbernauld, Greenfaulds, and Croy stations, and will see a cancellation of the direct Cumbernauld to Edinburgh service. Our top Facebook post in 2021 featured the November launch of Outlanders training programme for their upcoming seventh series, reaching over 471,000 Facebook users. Cumbernauld Village Family Learning Centre will open in the new year.