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![Wind Farm fund connects Carly to job success](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_Carlywindfarm1.jpg)
Wind Farm fund connects Carly to job success
A young woman from rural South Lanarkshire is in the driving seat to achieve her career goals.
![Windfarm funding powers Rowan's career aims](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_Rowan_case_study_1.jpg)
Windfarm funding powers Rowan's career aims
A teenager who grew up on the doorstep of a South Lanarkshire windfarm has his ideal career in his sights...
![Reassurance over bandstand after fire](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/slv_Overtoun_Park_bandstand___fire_damaged.jpg)
Reassurance over bandstand after fire
The council has moved to reassure communities in Rutherglen following a significant fire at Overtoun Bandstand.
![Compostable waste still being wasted](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_AJ_bins_3.jpg)
Compostable waste still being wasted
Everyone is being urged to make sure that they are using the correct bin for food and garden waste.
![Burnhill Action Group secures community fund boost](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_Burnhill_Action_Group.jpg)
Burnhill Action Group secures community fund boost
A £5000 Participatory Budget (PB) grant will help improve and maintain a formerly derelict area now back in community use.
![Ruby is the calendar champion for 2024](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_Ruby_Coia__overall_winner_2024.jpg)
Ruby is the calendar champion for 2024
It was a natural choice this year for the winner of the council’s Road Safety Calendar Competition.
![Pupils are natural winners on screen](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_Eco_competition_winners.jpg)
Pupils are natural winners on screen
Pupils at Hamilton Grammar School are a picture of environmental friendliness.
![Renewable energy funding is music to the ears](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_You_re_the_voice.jpg)
Renewable energy funding is music to the ears
Young people in Clydesdale can access a unique musical project courtesy of the council's Renewable Energy Fund (REF).
![Bin it right - keep up the climate fight](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_AJ_bins_3.jpg)
Bin it right - keep up the climate fight
We all like to think that we are recycling everything that we can by putting everything in the correct wheelie bin.
![Litter plan boosted by solar bin success](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_solar_bin_1.jpg)
Litter plan boosted by solar bin success
Littering is an issue that affects us all.
![Local parks keep the flag flying for award-winning green spaces](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_Strathaven_Park_1.jpg)
Local parks keep the flag flying for award-winning green spaces
Three South Lanarkshire parks have received a Green Flag Award – making it a stunning 29 wins for them in the last 11 years.
![Graffiti is a blot on a community’s landscape… and illegal](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_IMG_20220708_WA0009_2.jpg)
Graffiti is a blot on a community’s landscape… and illegal
Graffiti takes a moment to scrawl but causes lasting offence and upset while also presenting a poor image of a neighbourhood.
![Volunteer walkers sought to lead the way](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_Get_Walking_Lanarkshire.jpg)
Volunteer walkers sought to lead the way
A Lanarkshire-based project that runs short walks every week is looking for new volunteers.
![Clean Air Day breathes life into green travel aims](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_Clean_Air_Day_.jpg)
Clean Air Day breathes life into green travel aims
South and North Lanarkshire Councils have jointly staged an event in Strathclyde Country Park to mark National Clean Air Day.
![Find out how Common Sense can help prevent fire-raising](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_Common_Sense.jpg)
Find out how Common Sense can help prevent fire-raising
Eddlewood residents can find out how to help make their area safer amidst warnings of rising numbers of fires being started.
![New rural support fund’s first grants help five community groups](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_20210722_205724.jpg)
New rural support fund’s first grants help five community groups
Five community organisations in rural South Lanarkshire have been supported with more than £150,000 in grants.
![Rugby club goes green to benefit all of the community](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_Strathaven_Rugby_Club_1.jpg)
Rugby club goes green to benefit all of the community
Sport may often be described as partisan, but one local rugby club is definitely neutral – carbon neutral, that is.
![Allotment sites proposed for the Hamilton area](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_061000_Allotment_comms2334.jpg)
Allotment sites proposed for the Hamilton area
More than 150 local people could be growing food in the Hamilton area with the council considering two sites for allotments.
![Throwing out the throw-away culture right across the council](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_single_use_plastics_1.jpg)
Throwing out the throw-away culture right across the council
The throw-away culture is itself being discarded as the council reduces dramatically its number of single-use items.
![Committee approves new five-year litter strategy](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_litter_Chaterherault.jpg)
Committee approves new five-year litter strategy
A comprehensive Litter Strategy for South Lanarkshire has been formally approved.
![South Lanarkshire is fertile ground for food-growers](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_061000_Allotment_comms2334.jpg)
South Lanarkshire is fertile ground for food-growers
Food-growing by local people is setting down roots all across South Lanarkshire… with new activity sprouting up constantly.
![Funding boost will help solve sticky problem](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_Comms_40245_Chewing_Gum_machine_2.jpg)
Funding boost will help solve sticky problem
South Lanarkshire Council has been awarded £20,000 of funding by the UK-wide Chewing Gum Task Force grant scheme.
![Anti-social behaviour - focus on litter](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_Comms_4023_Litter_Calderglen_Park_1.jpg)
Anti-social behaviour - focus on litter
In the latest in our series on the impact of anti-social behaviour on our communities, we turn the spotlight on litter.
![Don’t disfigure your neighbourhood with graffiti](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_IMG_20220708_WA0009_2.jpg)
Don’t disfigure your neighbourhood with graffiti
Graffiti can take just moments to scrawl but can cause offence and upset and present a poor image of a neighbourhood.
![Pupils play their part to take pride in Uddingston](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_Uddingston_grammar_litter.jpg)
Pupils play their part to take pride in Uddingston
More than 50 bags of litter were collected in an afternoon during a community clean-up involving pupils from Uddingston Grammar.
![Five year plan to help tackle climate change](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_Climate_change.jpg)
Five year plan to help tackle climate change
The council has agreed a Sustainable Development and Climate Change Strategy for the next five years.
![Sophia's anti-litter message has designs on success](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/Sophia_litter_poster_01_resized.jpg)
Sophia's anti-litter message has designs on success
A primary school pupil from Rutherglen with designs on spreading an anti-litter message has come out tops in a new competition.
![South Lanarkshire woodlands included in nationwide network](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_WT_Cadzow_Oak_4.jpg)
South Lanarkshire woodlands included in nationwide network
Chatelherault Country Park has been named in a nationwide network of Ancient Woodlands, and trees, dedicated to The Queen.
![Rural roads clean-up rakes in eight tonnes of litter](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_Rural_litter_roads_three.jpg)
Rural roads clean-up rakes in eight tonnes of litter
More than 1700 bin bags - or eight tonnes - of litter were collected during the recent clear-up programme on rural roads.
![Sign up for free access to climate change learning](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_Climate_emergency_training_1.jpg)
Sign up for free access to climate change learning
Individuals and businesses in South Lanarkshire can take practical action against the climate crisis and become carbon literate.
![Lifeguard training will help support university plans](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_Coalburn_Tanisha_.jpg)
Lifeguard training will help support university plans
Training as a lifeguard is set to help a Clydesdale student dive into a teaching career.
![We can all help to 'Spring Clean Scotland'](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/litter_chatelherault_3_ws_1.jpg)
We can all help to 'Spring Clean Scotland'
The council is supporting Spring Clean Scotland – a national anti-litter campaign that kicks off on Monday (21 March).
![Pupils switch on to social to ask you to switch off your engine](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_Switch_off_engine.jpg)
Pupils switch on to social to ask you to switch off your engine
Eco-minded school pupils created a viral video to remind drivers that idling engines waste fuel, cost money and cause pollution.
![Clydesdale to be next focus for roads litter clean](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/Airdrie_Road_01_resized.jpg)
Clydesdale to be next focus for roads litter clean
Litter clearing teams will be working on and around roads in Clydesdale over the next fortnight.
![Litter clean continues on local roads](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_A726_north_of_Shawton_Road.jpg)
Litter clean continues on local roads
Rural roads across South Lanarkshire will continue to be the focus of a litter purge throughout March.
![Road clean-up collects hundreds of bags of litter](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_Litter_clean_up_1.jpg)
Road clean-up collects hundreds of bags of litter
More than 250 bin bags of litter were collected during a week-long clear-up on rural roads around Hamilton.
![Rural roads will be target of January litter clean](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/Facebook_Twitter_Blantyre_Farm_Rd_2.jpg)
Rural roads will be target of January litter clean
A programme of litter picking on rural roads around South Lanarkshire will begin next week.
![We’re dreaming of a waste free Christmas](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/Comms_1580_WS_Food_Waste_1.jpg)
We’re dreaming of a waste free Christmas
Households in South Lanarkshire are urged to give a gift to the planet this year by putting recycling on top of the festive list.
![Twenty will be permanently plenty around 88 schools and six town centres](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/Comms_2755_20mph_sign_5_2.jpg)
Twenty will be permanently plenty around 88 schools and six town centres
Mandatory 20mph limits, making driving safer around schools and town centres, are to be made permanent.
![Helping save the planet, 26 bags at a time](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/Comms_3090_Hallside_Primary_ws_4.jpg)
Helping save the planet, 26 bags at a time
Young people have been clearing litter from their communities as world leaders have been discussing saving the planet.
![On the Move to cleaner air in Lanark](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_061000_On_the_move.jpg)
On the Move to cleaner air in Lanark
Primary schools and communities around Lanark are working together to inspire locals to travel responsibly for the environment.
![Wind farms power £2.4m funding to communities](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/SLV_windfarm_in_snow.jpg)
Wind farms power £2.4m funding to communities
Farmers clubs, community groups and football teams are among those to benefit from £2.4 million of funding.
![Investing in Active Travel in EK](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/Comms_1084_Counci_Leader_with_e_bike_4ws.jpg)
Investing in Active Travel in EK
Work is underway to construct new cycle lanes linking East Kilbride Station and the town centre.
![Roads clean-up collects nine tonnes of dumped waste](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/litter_pick_ws.jpg)
Roads clean-up collects nine tonnes of dumped waste
More than six tonnes of rubble and three tonnes of litter were collected during a week-long clear-up on roads around Hamilton.
![How renewables are helping fund community resilience](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/Kirkmuirhill_and_Blackwood_Resilience_Group.jpg)
How renewables are helping fund community resilience
Community benefit funds from renewable energy are helping support South Lanarkshire's third sector in response to the pandemic.
![Groups recognised for efforts to keep communities beautiful](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/images/PJN4848__WS_Burnside_7_1_.jpg)
Groups recognised for efforts to keep communities beautiful
Sixteen South Lanarkshire groups have been acknowledged by Keep Scotland Beautiful for their work to enhance their local areas.