HISTORICAL FACTS: Lanarkshire - Caught on Camera

12-year-old boy traced after going missing for several days

Police are appealing for information to help trace a 12-year-old boy who has been missing from Lanarkshire for several days

The National (Scotland) · Oct 4

Diesel generators at 'green' data centre spark fumes fears for nearby homes

‘GREEN” data centres in a Lanarkshire AI growth zone could run diesel generators in hot weather to meet higher power demand ...

The National (Scotland) · Sep 29

Fury as plans for new 'hyperscale' AI data centre lodged with council

Campaigners have reacted with fury after plans for a new 'hyperscale' AI data centre were lodged with North Lanarkshire Council

The National (Scotland) · Sep 5

Revealed: landmark Scottish AI project has no prospect of meeting renewables promise

Exclusive: Government and developers privately acknowledged Lanarkshire datacentre site had power provision ‘issue’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6

What are Britain’s AI growth zones and are the plans feasible or ‘complete bunk’?

Lanarkshire datacentre run by renewables and creating thousands of jobs not achievable by 2030, Guardian investigation finds

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6

Emergency services respond to 15-vehicle crash on motorway

Emergency services responded to a 15-vehicle crash on the M73 in Lanarkshire. The incident occurred just before midnight on Sunday, prompting the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Scottish Ambulance Service to attend. Three fire appliances and a heavy rescue unit were dispatched to the scene on the M73. The…

The Independent UK · Mar 16

Scotland ‘leading technological revolution’ with AI Growth Zone – Liz Kendall

The UK Government has chosen Lanarkshire as the site of the new specialist zone, which aims to boost the development of data centres and similar.

Evening Standard · Jan 29

Holyrood election must be ‘referendum on SNP’s record’, says Liz Kendall

The UK Science and Technology Secretary was speaking as she visited the site of Scotland’s first AI Growth Zone in Lanarkshire on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Jan 29

AI benefits to be felt ‘across community’, Kendall says as growth zone announced

The latest of the UK Government’s AI growth zones is being sited in Lanarkshire.

Evening Standard · Jan 29

Scotland’s NHS app to launch next year with full rollout expected by 2030

Government papers who ‘national priority services’ will not be available on the app until 2028.

Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2025