Residents get a say

The quarterly meetings of Airdrie and Coatbridge’s local area partnerships take place this week.

The Airdrie gathering will be held today in Petersburn Primary at 6pm.

Coatbridge’s meeting is tomorrow evening at Townhead Primary, beginning at 6.30pm.

Local residents can have their say during the community matters section, with members of the public being encouraged to “participate in decisionmaking by bringing issues for discussion, contributing to debates and questioning officials and elected members”.