Motherwell

Three cannabis supply cases in Scottish courts have led to prison terms and pending decisions, involving illegal immigrants caught with nearly £300,000 of drugs on a train, a social media influencer arrested at an airport with over £150,000 of cannabis from Thailand, and a mother found with £70,000 of cannabis at her home after a police tip-off.

First Bus will launch a refreshed network in Lanarkshire on March 29, introducing new services and timetable adjustments. The improvements coincide with 100 years of bus travel in the region.

A man was assaulted with a wine bottle and a machete outside his home in Motherwell in a broad daylight attack. Dean Markson, 27, has admitted to the assault, which left the victim with severe injuries.

A man died after falling from a window during a fire at Grange Tower in Motherwell on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Emergency services extinguished the blaze, with no other injuries reported.

A 26-year-old man from Motherwell has received an electronic tagging order and community service for a pub assault that left a victim with a broken jaw. The incident occurred at Motherwell's New Century Bar on June 9, 2024.

A 58-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Jordan Gray, a 26-year-old father shot dead at his home in Motherwell in December 2025, with police executing warrants in the Muirhouse Road area on March 10, 2026.