The settlement is now just served by Bellshill railway station. “With all of Scotland’s population growth predicted to come from migration, the impact of Brexit means that in the future we may not have enough people of the right ages in the right places. Whilst during the same time cities have seen more areas increase in population. Other nearby towns are Motherwell (2 miles (3 km)), Hamilton (3 miles (5 km)) and Coatbridge (3 miles (5 km)). Bands such as the Soup Dragons, BMX Bandits and Teenage Fanclub put Bellshill on the map as an indie rock hot-spot in Scotland. West end shop workers left ‘very shaken’ after man robs BP store with weapon. It was the birthplace of many famous faces including politician Robin Cook, footballer Ally McCoist and singer Sheena Easton. Bellshill (pronounced Bells-hill) is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, 10 miles (16 km) south east of Glasgow city centre and 37 miles (60 km) west of Edinburgh. Many local communities have experienced population decline, particularly those in rural areas and parts of the West of Scotland. They play their home games outside of the town, in Tollcross, Glasgow, after New Brandon Park was closed down to reduce costs. Overall more than half of the data zones in every council area increased in median age, reflecting the overall ageing of Scotland’s population. Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 668: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. Since 1996, it has been situated in the Greater Glasgow metropolitan area. During the industrial boom, a number of railway stations were situated in the area, including Mossend, Fallside and Bell Cross. Officers responded to the disturbance on Ravelston Street this evening after the baby had "taken unwell". An area of Glasgow has the youngest median age in the whole of Glasgow, according to new statistics published by National Records for Scotland (NRS). The town centre's Roman Catholic Parish Church is the Parish Church of the Holy Family. Other nearby towns are Motherwell (2 miles (3 km)), Hamilton (3 miles (5 km)) and Coatbridge (3 miles (5 km)). Bellshill also has the Sir Matt Busby Sports Complex (Named after the late Manchester United legend who was born and brought up in the area) that opened in 1995. The scene - known as the Bellshill Sound or the Bellshill Beat - was celebrated by influential DJ John Peel in the Channel 4 television series Sounds Of The Suburbs. The cornerstones of a strong economy are productivity, participation and population. The town has a population … In 2006, a new mosque was opened in the Mossend area of Bellshill becoming one of the largest mosques in Scotland.[4]. [3] Others followed swiftly and rapidly increased the size of the town, even attracting a steady stream of immigrants from abroad, particularly Lithuania, so much so that the town is sometimes referred to as 'Little Lithuania'. Desc: Bellshill is a town in North Lanarkshire in Scotland, 10 miles south east of Glasgow city centre and 37 miles west of Edinburgh. The toun haes a population o 30,000 (2001). The findings revealed that, by the end of June 2019, Scotland's population had increased to a record 5,463,300 - a rise of 4.4% over the last decade. Renewed proposals had been put forward for a licensed delicatessen, cafe and hot food takeaway at 348 Crow Road. Bellshill was home to Lanarkshire's maternity hospital. Bellshill once had 6 primary schools including Belvidere Primary School. From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Bellshill is located in North Lanarkshire, Scottish Junior Football West Premier League, List of railway station names in English, Scots and Gaelic, http://mosques.muslimsinbritain.org/show-mosque.php?id=1901, Summerlee, Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Bellshill&oldid=2603549, Wikipedia introduction cleanup from February 2013, Articles covered by WikiProject Wikify from February 2013, Articles containing Scottish Gaelic-language text, Commons category link is defined as the pagename, All articles covered by WikiProject Wikify, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, About Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core.