Archive | July, 2009
Local Press
As I mentioned in my blog of 2 July, the recent decision by the Scottish Government to end advertising public notices in local newspapers will have a devastating effect on local newspapers across Scotland. My own local papers, the Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser and the Wishaw Press have a strong and proven track record of campaigning [...]
Continue reading...Longriggend Village Hall Transformed
29 July 2009
I was delighted to join members of the Longriggend village association for the opening of their newly refurbished village hall. I was joined on the day by my colleague, Councillor Tommy Morgan. The hall has benefited from a £38,000 makeover and now has a new kitchen, and disabled access. The village benefited from funding from WREN and [...]
Continue reading...Roving Surgeries
27 July 2009
Today I began my summer roving surgeries. Too often a criticism that is made of politicians is that you only see them during elections. I firmly believe that it is important to maintain strong contacts with the constituents I represent. This is why, for the past few years I have held roving surgeries throughout my [...]
Continue reading...Dear Alex
6 July 2009
Today’s dear Alex is on an issue that I know is close to Alex’s heart. For years Alex campaigned along with members of the villages of Greengairs and Stand against further development of the landfill site adjacent to those communities, something of which I know he is still proud. That is why I think it is [...]
Continue reading...Dear Alex
2 July 2009
Today’s dear Alex letter relates to Scottish Government proposals to end advertising public notices in local newspapers. I believe that this is a wrong decision by the Scottish Government. When the Planning Act was passing through Parliament, I supported moves to remove the duty on local authorities to publish notice in the Edinburgh Gazette, a practice [...]
Continue reading...Happy Birthday
1 July 2009
Well, today is the 10th anniversary of the official opening of the Scottish Parliament. This will be celebrated by a range of events and initiatives that focus on public engagement. I still vividly remember the first days of the Scottish Parliament. There was a real sense of expectation both publicly and politically. Our temporary home on [...]
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- karen: Hi Jamie Thank you for your comments. As you may know, I wrote to the Scottish Government and asked them to call in this application. However, this d...
- Jamie: Hi Karen, I am very concerned at both the speed at which this application was granted and at the apparent lack of public enquiry into the emissions a...
- Miss Macdonald: Hello to everyone and thank you for all your comments. The children worked very hard on their Malawi assembly and Mark certainly was a little star. Be...
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30 July 2009
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