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North Lanarkshire Council agrees extra £3m to tackle impact of coronavirus on communities

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North Lanarkshire Council has agreed to use additional funds from the Scottish Government to help mitigate the impact of coronavirus on communities.At a special full council meeting held behind closed doors, the majority of councillors agreed this was the best way to use the available £3 million, which had been awarded to the council after it set its budget in February.The council was originally awarded £6m, but half of this has been used to replace funding reserves used in the budget process.The SNP group had demanded the meeting as they saw the funding as an opportunity to reverse some of the most controversial aspects of the recent budget, such as the closure of Kilbowie Outdoor Centre in Oban, which provides learning experiences for

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