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January 18th, 2008

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Ann wins battle to keep Kelvindale and Hyndland Post Offices open

January 14th, 2008

Glasgow North Labour Party is pleased that Kelvindale Post Office and Hyndland Post Office will now remain open for business. The detailed submission by Ann McKechin MP specifically rebutting each of the problematic conclusions drawn by the Post Office’s Network Change consultation programme, which could have seen half Glasgow North’s offices close, has won the argument in favour of a reprieve for this local facility.

In addition, residents’ signatures totalling over 4,000 collected by Ann’s local petition against the plans, have forced a U-turn by Post Office Limited and everyone who added their name can rightly claim a victory for common sense on this issue.

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Labour Politicians welcome west end Post Office Reprieve

January 8th, 2008

Ann McKechin MP for Glasgow North along with her Labour colleagues, Bill Butler MSP for Anniesland and Pauline McNeill MSP for Kelvin welcomed the reprieve granted today by Royal Mail to Kelvindale and Hyndland Branch Post offices.

Commenting jointly on the announcement following the recent public consultation, the local politicians said:

“We are pleased that Royal Mail have listened to our representations regarding the original closure proposal and have recognised the overwhelming reaction of our local communities shown in the large numbers who supported our petition in calling for an adequate post office network to be preserved in the area. We appreciate difficult decisions have to be made to maintain a sustainable national network but we believe that today’s news makes good sense for the service in Kelvindale and Hyndland.”

Ann McKechin along with her colleague, Patricia Ferguson MSP for Maryhill however expressed concern at the timing of the closure at Gilshochill which will coincide with the likely demolition and rebuilding works at Maryhill shopping centre at which point postal services will be transferred for over a year to a temporary portakabin.

They stated:

“We are obviously disappointed that Royal Mail intend to close this branch but believe that at the very least the closure should not be put into effect until the adjoining post office branch based in the Maryhill shopping centre has been fully restored to a normal service level. We anticipate that removing the Maryhill branch into such temporary conditions will prove difficult given the very large numbers of local people who use the facility on a regular basis and that it is essential that adjoining services including those at Gilshochill are retained to meet a likely increased demand”. [ENDS]

Notes for editors

• Ann McKechin MP has been running a local campaign with her Holyrood colleagues against the Post Office’s proposed closures programme in the constituency which would have seen half of all Post Offices in Glasgow North shut down.
• With the help of a broad base of community activists Ann collected over 4,000 signatures for a local petition against the original proposals, at the time of her official submission to the consultation programme run by Post Office Limited.

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Aged between 15 and 27? Join Labour for £1!

January 6th, 2008

The Labour Party have decided to launch a radical new £1 youth membership rate to remove the cost obstacle from youth participation in Labour politics. If you’re a Labour supporter anyway, why not become a member and help us out by offering your views and ideas to our party.

Whether in education or work, we know costs are major consideration for all young people, so the Labour Party have instituted this new low membership rate to completely equalize the affordability of being a member to all young people.

We hope you’ll be able to find a quid down the back of the sofa, and get on with helping us develop new policies and ideas which will better our party and replace the pathetic mediocrity of the SNP by helping Labour win in Scotland on a brand new agenda.

You could get involved in our campaign activites, come along and enjoy our local social events like curry nights, quiz nights and raffles; meet out MPs, MSPs and Councillors and perhaps even end up representing Labour by standing for something yourself in the future!

Everyone’s voice will be heard, Labour is the only political movement where young people stand as equals in all aspects of our democratic party.

• Click here to join for £1 online now at the Young Labour website
• Visit www.younglabour.org.uk

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Building on our international effort on World AIDS Day

December 1st, 2007

Many constituents contact Ann McKechin MP campaigning to secure improved services for people living with HIV/AIDS across the globe. Today is World AIDS Day.

As the recent joint UNAIDS-World Health Organisation report shows, there are 33.2 million people living with HIV and AIDS worldwide in 2007. UNAIDS estimates that every day, over 6,800 people become infected with HIV, and over 5,700 people die from AIDS. That’s a death from AIDS every 15 seconds.

A continued stong international effort, improving upon the good work already being done by the Labour Government is needed to give people the life extending drugs to which they are entitled.

You can read the full story on Ann McKechin’s Parliamentary News - and please visit the World AIDS Day website to find out more.

Above: The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, gives his World AIDS Day message

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