Lanark Independent Business Group

31/10/2026

Well known fireworks event held by Lanark & District Round Table:

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🎆 Make a day of it in Lanark! 🎆

Our Fireworks Display is on Saturday 7 November at Lanark United's Moor Park. Gates open at 6pm and the display starts at 7pm, with hot food on site.

Why not come early and enjoy the town first? Grab a coffee or a bite in our cafés and restaurants, browse the local shops, or visit the New Lanark World Heritage Site. Lanark's a great place to spend the day.

🚗 Parking
• Event parking is open from 5pm to 9pm. Use the car parks on the map, including Ladyacre Car Park (C).
• There'll be no waiting on Hyndford Road (A73) or The Beeches, and it will be enforced.
• Walk times to the gate are on the map, and Blue Badge parking is signposted.

🔦 Wrap up warm, bring a torch and please leave dogs at home.

🎟️ Get your tickets now before they sell out: https://www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticketing/fireworks-display--2026

See you there! 🎇

27/10/2026

Local business seeks event staff

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Event staff required – Immediate Start through Hogmanay and beyond

We’re looking for bartenders, floor staff and SIA-badged security for weekend and event work.

This is temporary event work, but it may lead to a permanent role for the right people. Weekends and Core dates include Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, Hogmanay and the bigger nights we already have lined up through the rest of the year and into 2027. We need people who can work a fast-paced bar or door and who are available for outlined dates.

You’ll need basic experience, a professional approach, and the ability to graft when it’s busy. Over 18 only Bubbly is great but Reliable is essential.

If that sounds like you, send your CV through
Messenger. every application may not get a reply.

Thank you for reading.

24/10/2026

Don’t Forget

GMT starts at 2 am and clocks go back one hour - don’t forget!

13/10/2026

Road Closures - Lanark

Kenilworth Road at its junction with St. Leonard’s Road will be closed from today 13/10/2026 for 3 days. (Vodafone)

Whitelees Road at it’s junction with Ladyacre Road will be closed from 12/10/2026 until 20/10/2026 (5 days). (SLC Road Resurfacing).

Broomgate to 118 High Street, Lanark from 12/10/2026 until 14/10/2026. (Vodafone).

High Street, Lanark -Tolbooth
Will be closed from 12/10/2026 for 4 working days. SLC.

From 7 Friars Lane to Bloomgate (junction) will be closed from 12/10/2026 for 3 working days. Vodafone road/pavement works.

You can find the latest road closures by using this resource:

08/07/2026

Looking for employment, into transport and logistics?………….

We are searching for a Transport Co-Ordinator to join our team! 🚚

If you are a hard-working individual who can prioritise a busy workload and have knowledge of transport and logistics, you are the perfect fit for this position.💪

Click the link below to find out more.🔗

https://bhc.ltd.uk/career/transport-co-ordinator/

29/06/2026

WELL DONE - ERRINGTON CHEESE 🧀

Errington cheese swept the table with awards for the great cheeses that are made just a few miles outside the town.

A lovely set of results from this year’s Scottish Dairy Championships 😀

Lanark Blue, Corra Linn, Black Mount and Elrick Log all received awards at the Royal Highland Show, with Corra Linn going on to be named Best Scottish Cheese Overall.

🏆 Best Scottish Cheese Overall – Corra Linn

🥇 Gold – Corra Linn - Speciality Cheese Hard

🥇 Gold – Blackmount - Small Producers Speciality Cheese (Soft White)

🥉 Bronze – Lanark Blue - Speciality Cheese Blue

🥉 Bronze – Elrick Log - Small Producers Speciality Cheese (Goat or Ewes Milk)

A huge thank you to everyone on the farm and in the dairy who helps make these cheeses possible 🙏



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A lovely set of results from this year’s Scottish Dairy Championships 😀

Lanark Blue, Corra Linn, Black Mount and Elrick Log all received awards at the Royal Highland Show, with Corra Linn going on to be named Best Scottish Cheese Overall.

🏆 Best Scottish Cheese Overall – Corra Linn

🥇 Gold – Corra Linn - Speciality Cheese Hard

🥇 Gold – Blackmount - Small Producers Speciality Cheese (Soft White)

🥉 Bronze – Lanark Blue - Speciality Cheese Blue

🥉 Bronze – Elrick Log - Small Producers Speciality Cheese (Goat or Ewes Milk)

A huge thank you to everyone on the farm and in the dairy who helps make these cheeses possible 🙏

27/06/2026

Don’t Complain 😜

If you order from a certain foreign “online retail service” don’t complain about the size or be surprised the air conditioner actually arrives 🤣

26/06/2026

Guess The Drains Can’t Cope!

It seems the last downpour was just too much for local drains instead of taking potential flood waters away underground rainwater was gushing out one drain to another above ground. So was there too much rain fall at once or has the drains not been maintained or a combination of both?

You can view the video below showing just how much surface water was about. All credit to A Brennan for video.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ErJWbd9Fq/

23/06/2026

SNP FORMER CEO JAILED

Peter Murrell has today, Tuesday 23 June, 2026, been sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh to five years and three months in prison.

This follows the 61-year-old’s conviction, on 25 May, 2026, of embezzling funds in excess of £400,000 from the Scottish National Party.

https://www.scotland.police.uk/what-s-happening/news/2026/june/sentencing-of-peter-murrell/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SocialSignIn&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwVERFWASnY59leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeyfd0NrvcllUOiN4AwzpM-CzYSPH7CaKD54d_818026U8o_03DTbeZbdemII_aem_C_SJkbhxR8wc9Zjk5ZLi6Q

Sentencing of Peter Murrell news article

22/06/2026

UK PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS

Keir Stramer this morning announced he has resigned as Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour. This follows hard on the by election result electing Andy Burnham back to the House of Commons who intended to challenge Stramer over the leadership, Starmer has now went from office. Nominations for the Labour Party open 9 July and the country will have a new labour Prime Minister.

Live view from outside 10 Downing Street in London as expectation i...