[4] The district was named in the days of the Glasgow to Hamilton stagecoach when passengers would stop halfway between the destinations to change the horses, have a rest etc.

[8] Halfway is home to two places of worship, Flemington-Hallside Parish Church[9] (adjacent to the area's single residential tower block, Logan Tower)[10][11][12] and St. Cadoc's Roman Catholic Chapel[13] south-west of the main road in the Cairns post-World War II housing estate, named after the now-demolished mansion 'The Cairns'.

[19] After Cairns Primary was re-located on the site of the old mansion a few hundred yards to the west of its original 1950s site,[20][21] the old buildings were used as a decant facility by other schools in the district while theirs were rebuilt[22][23] meaning for several years there were three schools on a single suburban street, one with pupils who did not live nearby – it was hoped that the traffic congestion problems frequently experienced by locals[24] would be alleviated once this modernisation process was completed across the region in early 2020,[25] but later that year it was noted that this was still a concern for many parents.

Various concerns were raised by local residents, community councillors (representing Halfway/Cambuslang East ward), the Lowland Reserve Forces and Cadets Association who have a rifle range adjacent to the site,[30] and Clare Haughey and James Kelly, MSPs for the area, which were presented to the committee along with a 1300-signature petition opposing the development, without success.

[31][32][33][34] Revisions had already been made to the plans after the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency objected to the builder's initial submission in 2016.