Previously unseen footage capturing the growth of Glasgow's M8 in the 1970s has been revealed. The film, along with a series of pictures, have been digitally preserved by the Glasgow Motorway Archive.

A week of programmes themed around the M8 follows the stories of the commuters who drive it, the communities that surround it, its history and even some motorway romance. Spanning 60 miles ...

The M8 becomes an A-road for a six-mile stretch in North Lanarkshire The missing link on Scotland's busiest motorway is to be completed after ministers gave the go-ahead for an upgrade to the M8.