North Lanarkshire

British

/ -ʃə, ˈlænəkˌʃɪə /

noun

a council area of central Scotland: consists mainly of the NE part of the historical county of Lanarkshire; formerly (1974–96) part of Strathclyde Region: engineering and metalworking industries. Administrative centre: Motherwell. Pop: 321 820 (2003 est). Area: 1771 sq km (684 sq miles)

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The retail assistant, from Airdrie in North Lanarkshire, says she is planning on finding her own place this year.

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Born in the Viewpark area of North Lanarkshire, Robertson played for Drumchapel Amateurs and Scotland at youth level before joining Forest in May 1970, making his debut later that year.

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James Craig, 87, was waiting so long for emergency help that the nursery in North Lanarkshire had to stay open well past its 17:00 closing time.

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Three men, aged 29, 46 and 65, were arrested after officers raided an address in North Lanarkshire on Thursday.

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Diane, of Holytown, North Lanarkshire, is still on a high after the Denmark game and started looking at travel arrangements that night.

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