Archive for the ‘Alcohol’ Category

Maryhill MSP Welcomes Campaign To Tackle Under Age Drinking

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

Patricia Ferguson MSP has welcomed a poster campaign aimed at tackling under-age drinking the Maryhill and Saracen.  The initiative is backed by Strathclyde Police and Glasgow Community Safety Services and was recently launched at the Co-Op store in Saracen. The campaign will see posters displayed in off-licenses in Maryhill and Saracen, ...

Labour attacks SNP’s flawed alcohol plan

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Glasgow North MP, Ann McKechin and Kelvin MSP, Pauline McNeill have backed Glasgow University Labour Club in criticising the SNP Government’s plans to ban young people aged 18-21 from purchasing alcohol in any off-sales within Scotland. The plans have been criticised for failing to address the real problems of binge drinking.Ann commented:“There needs to be ...