Former cop shop is set for Tunnock’s storage
Festivalin thetown Firm submits plan to the council for old police station
Don’t miss a fun day for the family in Hamilton on Saturday, July 27.
Hamilton Business Improvement District (BID) are creating a festival feel between 11am and 5pm in Quarry Street.
Street Sound Saturday is returning for a second year.
Gareth Walker, BID manager, said: “We will have a main stage at the top cross Quarry Street which will have a mix of professional acts and a Battle of the Bands competition between 1pm and 4pm.
“The show will be kicked off by Brittany Davies, who was our first winner in 2018. We will also have performances across the town from Beat That. The Battle of the Bands will take place between 1pm and 4pm, so come on down to see some of Lanarkshire’s great bands playing live in Quarry Street.”
If you would like to take part in the Battle of the Bands competition then contact the BID. There is a top prize of £500 up for grabs.
Gareth added: “Whether you are a solo singer, a duo or a band, just send a CD, video or link to info@hamiltonbid. org and you can win the top prize of £500.”
Tunnock’s are set to transform the former Uddingston Police Station if plans are approved.
The firm – which acquired the building for just over £200,000 earlier this year – lodged a change of use application with South Lanarkshire Council in May to allow them to use the site as a storage facility.
However, the proposal has already received one objection from an Uddingston resident worried about implications on traffic.
One person wrote to the council and said: “I would like to point out that consideration needs to be given to traffic problems if large vehicles are involved in bringing or collecting goods.
“Old Glasgow Road is a very busy road for access to housing in the Bothwell Castle Estate as well as to Uddingston Grammar School and the Kylepark area.
“During certain times, there are also a lot of pedestrians heading for the nursery at the church, the school and the supermarket.”
However, Tunnock’s agent’s Nimmo & Partners LPP said in the planning application: “The building will be used for the storage of light equipment not currently in use at Tunnock’s factory.”
The factory lies less than 200m up the road from the former police station.
Officers based at Uddingston Police Station moved to Blantyre in 2016 but the station was still used as a pop-in base by Police Scotland until it was put up for sale in August last year.