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Still Fighting for Newhouse
During a recent trip to the United States I met with senior executives from pharmaceutical company Merck (known as MSD in the UK) to discuss the future of the Newhouse research facility. The meeting took place at Merck’s research headquarters in Pennsylvania and was attended by the company’s Executive Director of Government Affairs, Bob Hunter, and [...]
Continue reading...Voluntary Action in North Lanarkshire
27 August 2010
On Tuesday I attended the latest meeting of the Airdrie Area Voluntary Sector Locality Network. The meeting, which was well attended by representatives from a range of local and national voluntary organisations and services, provided updates on current and future changes to volunteering, and discussed the challenges that the sector will face in the future. It [...]
Continue reading...Cadet 150 – Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
19 August 2010
Last night I attended Edinburgh Tattoo to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the start of the Cadet movement. This significant anniversary was commemorated at the Tattoo when the Cadets in Scotland paraded the Colours/Banners of the Sea Cadet Corps, the Marine Cadets, the Army Cadet Force, the Air Training Corps and the Combined Cadet Force. The cadet [...]
Continue reading...@Home’s Got Talent
16 August 2010
I was grateful to be invited to @Home’s Got Talent, a celebration of North Lanarkshire’s youthful talent staged at the Airdrie @Home Centre. The event, which was both exciting and enjoyable, gave the young participants the opportunity to showcase the array of skills that they have acquired over the summer months. The standard of the performances was very high, [...]
Continue reading...We should fight to safeguard site of scientific excellence
16 July 2010
I attended meetings with senior management and staff at Newhouse research facility in North Lanarkshire, which is facing imminent closure by parent company MSD (formerly Organon). The meetings, also attended by local Labour MP Pamela Nash, were very constructive, and I remain hopeful that a solution can be found which protects the jobs of the 250 [...]
Continue reading...NAe Bother at HMP Shotts
14 July 2010
I visited HMP Shotts as part of Monklands Police’s NAe Bother campaign. Now in its third year, the NAe Bother campaign has proved a robust and effective means of reducing crime and cultivating better relations between the police and local communities. This years campaign is focused upon young people, and it was in this capacity that representives of the [...]
Continue reading...Signs of a better future for BSL
13 July 2010
I attended Glasgow Metropolitan College for the official launch of my colleague Cathie Craigie MSP’s British Sign Language (BSL) (Scotland) Bill. The Bill, which is know undergoing a 3 month public consultation, aims to secure BSL equal status with English and Gaelic as one of Scotland’s official langauges, and see it added to the national curriculum as a linguistic [...]
Continue reading...Lanarkshire International Children’s Games
7 June 2010
I recently attended a briefing on the forthcoming Lanarkshire International Children’s Games. I was very impressed by the work that has already been done to ensure that the games will be a success and will reflect well on Lanarkshire. The games will be attended by young athletes from around the world, including from USA and [...]
Continue reading...New Homes at Broomfield
6 June 2010
On Friday I attended the official opening of the Bield Very Sheltered Housing Complex in Gartlea. This complex provides very high quality housing and communal areas to elderly people who require a little extra assistance but who still wish to live relatively independently. I must say I was very impressed by the quality of the [...]
Continue reading...Freedom from Fear
15 April 2010
Violence against shop workers is an increasing problem in Scotland and last night, the Parliament debated the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Worker’s, Freedom from Fear campaign. During the past few years, there has been a 78% increase in violence and abuse against Scottish shopworkers. This is a truly shocking statistic and Usdaw’s campaign is aimed at securing a [...]
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31 August 2010
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