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Archive for July, 2009
First wave of the Future Jobs Fund secures 467 jobs for Glasgow
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009The launch of the first wave of the Labour Government's jobs funding programme, allocated today (29 Jul), means that over 300 jobs will be created by Glasgow City Council and 163 jobs will be created by City voluntary organisations over the next few months, with the prospect ...
Ann McKechin MP welcomes Ofcom campaign to help keep kids safe online this summer
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009Ann McKechin MP for Glasgow North today joined with communications regulator Ofcom to promote advice aimed at helping parents and carers improve child safety online during the school summer holidays. The MP welcomed the campaign from Ofcom to raise awareness among parents and carers of how to help keep kids safe ...
MP, Families and STUC welcome ICL Stockline Inquiry report and call for immediate implementation of all recommendations
Thursday, July 16th, 2009Ann McKechin MP has welcomed the publication of a report by Lord Gill into the Plastics factory explosion in the Woodside district our constituency, near Maryhill Road, on 11 May 2004.The report highlights the failure of the company's directors and the failure of the safety inspection regime in place ...
Cutting Bills and Helping the Environment
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009A huge expansion of wind power, home insulation and "smart" electricity meters are among measures being planned.Ann McKechin MP has given her support for the Government's Energy White Paper, which was released on Wednesday."I welcome moves to help us cut emissions - it is our responsibility as a country to ...
£28million investment for Glasgow research
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009It's great news that the Medical Research Council is to invest £28million over five years in partnership with the University of Glasgow to fund a national centre of excellence in virology research in Glasgow. I have been working closely with staff and trade unions at the MRC Virology Unit over the last three ...
Petition Launched to save 200-year old distillery
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009Local MSP Patricia Ferguson has launched an online and paper petition to save Glasgow’s historic Port Dundas distillery, with the backing of the Unite and GMB unions. The distillery, currently owned by Diageo, has been making whisky for over 200 years and is an important part of the manufacture of Johnnie ...
Ann joins summer barbecue and fete in Glasgow North
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009I was delighted to take part in the St Peter’s and St Simon’s Church Barbecue in Partick’s Mansfield Park. The weather was kind and the event was a great success – it’s superb to see the new Mansfield Park being used as a real asset for the local community.We are ...
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