More than a third of East Kilbride town centre may be demolished to make way for up to 400 homes and public space in a plan unveiled by council bosses.

Shop space would be reduced by 40 per cent under the proposal, which South Lanarkshire council has put out for consultation.

The plans include a new civic hub and public square as well as a supermarket and hotel.

"Without strategic intervention the town centre will continue to fall further behind its neighbours," David Booth, the council's executive director of community and enterprise, said. "We need to show ambition in order to realise the town's potential."

East Kilbride has been hit by the slump in shoppers during and after the pandemic. The EK, formerly the East

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