Pub giant Wetherspoon has this week given reassurances that it remains "committed" to opening up in Hamilton four years after the plans were first unveiled.
However, Lanarkshire Live can reveal that the initial planning permission to turn the former Baird's building in the town centre into a pub and hotel has now lapsed.
Wetherspoon has confirmed this week that it is now preparing a new planning application to support plans for a pub and hotel.
