Archive for January, 2010
Friday, January 29th, 2010
Local bus service is to be restored.
I am delighted to announce a substantial victory in the campaign to have the no 11 bus service, axed last October, restored.
The Monday to Saturday Robroyston to Parkhall evening service, which previously ran through Kelvindale and Knightswood, was withdrawn by First Bus, sparking outrage ...
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Friday, January 29th, 2010
Dear Constituent
On Wednesday the second phase of the Scottish Budget for 2010 was presented before Parliament. I, along with my Labour colleagues, voted against the budget for a number of reasons. Namely because I do not believe it is a budget for people struggling ...
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
I am backing a parliamentary bid to improve the service provided by property factors.
Labour MSP Patricia Ferguson’s Bill would require all Scottish Factors and Property managers to register and be accredited, and would provide accessible mediation so that people in dispute with their factor have an option of seeking redress ...
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Labour MSPs backing local papers
I have teamed up with my colleague Des McNulty MSP to support local newspapers such as the Clydebank Post, on the eve of a Holyrood debate to demand that the SNP drop its proposals to allow local councils to put public notices online instead of in ...
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Today Local MP Ann McKechin pledged her commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day by signing a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons to honour those who perished in the Holocaust. With 27th January marking the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and extermination camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, the ...
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Monday, January 25th, 2010
In 2009 Bill brought Terry and the Club to Holyrood.
I was delighted to see local man Terry McLernon receive an MBE in the New Year Honours List.
The award acknowledges his unstinting efforts on behalf of both the club and the sport in Scotland over the last 20 years and recognises the remarkable impact ...
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Monday, January 25th, 2010
Patricia Ferguson MSP is backing a campaign to support local newspapers. Labour will be using a Holyrood debate this week to demand that the SNP drop its proposals to allow local councils to put public notices online instead of in...
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Monday, January 25th, 2010
Maryhill MSP Patricia Ferguson has lodged a bill proposal to improve the service provided by property factors. The Labour MSP’s Bill would require all Scottish Factors and Property managers to register and be accredited, and would provide accessible mediation so that people in dispute with their factor have an option ...
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Friday, January 22nd, 2010
West end residents are today celebrating a substantial victory in their campaign to save a vital local bus service, which was axed by First Glasgow last October. The Monday to Saturday Robroyston to Parkhall evening service, which previously ran through Kelvindale, was withdrawn by First bus in the 25 ...
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Thursday, January 21st, 2010
I’m backing a campaign for grants to allow householders in Glasgow to replace old boilers.
Scottish Labour has set up an online petition to urge the Scottish Government to press ahead with the scheme which would benefit 12,000 homes across the country and boost the plumbing industry.
Householders in England will get ...
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