Plains & Caldercruix news, news in Caldercruix, Scotland

Caldercruix drink driver had air rifle in car

A DRINKS DRIVER was three times the legal limit and had an air rifle in his parked car when he came to the attention of police.Read

Yvonne’s in glittering Uber Girl grand final

A CALDERCRUIX woman has reached the glittering grand final of a modelling competition, after being invited to enter through a social networking site.Read

Developer plans 240 houses for Upperton

A DEVELOPER is battling to be allowed to build a housing and community development to regenerate the rural Airdrie village of Upperton.Read

Celebrations as Longriggend hall is reopened after £38,000 facelift

LONGRIGGEND village hall has now reopened after being completely transformed by a £38,000 makeover.Read

Work on Caldercruix rail link is on schedule

CONSTRUCTION of the new railway station at Caldercruix and work to upgrade the existing stops at Airdrie and Drumgelloch will be underway by the end of this year.Read

Plains fayre is planted

A GROUP of Plains ladies are working on a 'Plot to pot' project to encourage women to think about growing their own fruit and vegetables and prepare healthy food in the home.Read

£84,000 games facility is opened in village

A NEW £84,000 multi-use games area in Plains has been officially opened.Read

Garden project will help restore community spirit

A COMMUNITY venture at the heart of the village of Caldercruix is all set to blossom - with a little start-up help from Supercounty.Read

Flu-like symptoms on the increase in county

THE Scottish Government’s latest reports on swine flu reveal that the NHS Lanarkshire area has seen a rise in the number of patients reporting to GPs with flu-like symptoms.Read

Plains man spat at police

A PLAINS man who assaulted and spat at a police officer after having caused a disturbance was placed on probation for two years.Read

16 new rail jobs will be ‘tip of the iceberg’

NEW jobs are up for grabs on the new £300 million Airdrie-Bathgate rail link.Read

Plains Primary celebrate gold health award

PLAINS Primary are celebrating after gaining the prestigious gold award in the Health Promoting Schools scheme.Read

Railway houses are vandalised

AIRDRIE & Shotts MSP, Karen Whitefield, has called on Network Rail to take action to combat vandalism of houses in Plains now empty as a result of work on the Airdrie to Bathgate line.Read