South Lanarkshire Council has NOT banned MTV

In the Thicke of it...Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke caused a sensation at MTV Awards but channel has not been banned by South Lanarkshire Council (Photo by Jeff Kravitz)

Several national newspapers had reported at the start of the week that both North and South Lanarkshire Councils had banned the channel from use in classrooms, common-rooms and the internet where pupils could listen to recent chart hits from the likes of teenage ‘twerker’ Miley Cyrus and the always controversial Robin Thicke.

However, these reports were rubbished by the local authority spokeswoman who told the Gazette that Clydesdale kids did not have access to the channel during school hours in the first place.

She said: “We are not aware of any schools in the South Lanarkshire area who have access to MTV.”

For more information on this story, pick up a copy of this week’s Carluke and Lanark Gazette.