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BREAKING: Scotland's biggest undercover shopping and leisure centre goes into administration

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Scotland’s largest undercover shopping and leisure centre has gone into administration - just weeks before Christmas.Lanarkshire Live can exclusively reveal that the owners of EK, East Kilbride - Sapphire - have become insolvent, plunging the future of the centre into uncertainty.

It follows a series of difficult years for the centre, which has struggled to retain existing, or attract new, businesses to the town.

The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now. Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android However, it is understood that traders within the centre have been told it is “business as usual” as Sapphire try to attract a new buyer.Blair Nimmo and Alistair McAlinden of Interpath Advisory were appointed joint administrators at the Court of Session in Edinburgh earlier this week.Mr Nimmo told us: “While the challenges facing the UK retail sector are well known, the East Kilbride shopping centre has remained a popular shopping and leisure destination, and continues to attract well-known names including the likes of Matalan which opened its new store earlier this month.”Pitching to prospective buyers, the centre’s website boasts of “over 150 brands, from big fashion labels to everyday essentials”.It hosts the town’s cinema, with the impressive Odeon Luxe a big sell for bosses hoping to attract new buyers.It also boasts a number of places to eat and

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