Lanarkshire golf course dramatically transformed to make way for luxury garden and homeware store

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A new design-led garden and homeware centre is set to open in Gartcosh next month.The new store, which is situated at the building which was formerly Mount Ellen Golf Club and surrounding land, is currently in the final stages of development and will open in March.

The golf club closed in 2018 but the clubhouse building was relatively new, having only opened a decade earlier.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 The Homegrown Garden Centre on Lochend Road is being launched by Glasgow-based couple Martin and Stephanie McCarron following the success of their first store, the West End Garden Centre, which sits in the heart of Glasgow’s west end and already has a community of loyal customers.According to store owner Martin McCarron the new garden centre will be a space for the whole community, and somewhere to spend the afternoon and enjoy the surroundings.Backed and praised by the local authority, Homegrown has already received funding through the North Lanarkshire Council Business Recovery Growth Fund and has received support from councillors including Labour’s Michael McPake who represents the Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn ward.He said: “The welcome opening of Homegrown garden centre will bring much needed regeneration to the land and building area currently unoccupied and derelict on Lochend