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Private housing

The green light was given for 19 new homes to be built on the former Stewartfield Farm site, much to the anger of local residents and regulars of the popular pub.

Chris Ladds posted: “Stewartfield Farm was an important EK building although nobody took steps to apply statutory protection orders.”

Karen Devenney said: “Sad. Had a nice meal there when we visited family! The trip from the States to EK wont be the same!”

James Gillespie wrote: “SLC don’t know what a community is. Only where they live! Our families are crying out for affordable housing within their town. Do they care?”

Stewartfield Farm was an important EK building... Chris Ladds

Mark Riches posted: “East Kilbride in a nutshell. Get rid of places you can go do something and build overly expensive housing in its place.”

Steven Kirk said: “EK loses more character.”

Boys locked in store

Schoolkids were caught with more than £300 worth of food and booze after being locked in Sainsbury’s Kingsgate overnight and the News story went viral.

MK Devlin wrote: “I’m not condoning them. However, it’s every kids dream... they’ll live off the story for years.”

Elaine Young posted: “Doesn’t say much for store security this could have been someone who had taken ill.”

Elaine Wyper wrote: “Parents didn’t notice... beggars belief.”