Archive | January, 2010
Yesterday’s debate on local newspapers
Labour’s debate on local newspapers in the Scottish Parliament yesterday was a victory for local democracy. At present local authorities must advertise public information notices in newspapers, predominantly local newspapers. The Government has plans to remove this duty and allow councils to advertise these notices only on web sites. On the face of it this might seem [...]
Continue reading...St David’s Burns Supper
28 January 2010
Just had a wonderful, entertaining Burns Supper with the pupils and staff of St David’s Primary in Plains. The quality of the performances by the pupils was incredible. Well done to them all.
Continue reading...Launch of the NLC Youth Strategy
27 January 2010
I was delighted to attend the recent launch of the NLC Youth Strategy, ‘Going the Extra Mile’ at the @Home Centre in Airdrie. The centre has been the hub of a broad range of youth services and resources in Airdrie for a number of years and there really couldn’t have been a more suitable venue for [...]
Continue reading...Happy Burns Day!
25 January 2010
Today I had the pleasure of joining pupils and staff at Victoria Primary School in Airdrie for their Burns Day celebrations. The celebrations included the whole school and I was very impressed with the performances, from pupils of all ages, including a very thoughtful and entertaining “Burns -This is Your Life”. It was [...]
Continue reading...Local Newspapers
20 January 2010
Today the Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee is continuing to take evidence in its inquiry into the problems facing Scotland’s local newspaper industry. Local newspapers make a vital contribution to local communities but there is real concern that moves to remove local authority and Scottish Government advertising will weaken the financial viability of local papers, [...]
Continue reading...HRH Princess Anne visits Shotts
18 January 2010
I was delighted to be invited to the 10th anniversary celebration of the opening of the Getting Better Together (GBT) healthy living centre in Shotts last Friday. The event was marked by the attendence of a very special guest, HRH The Princess Anne. I have to say that I was very impressed by the time that Princess [...]
Continue reading...Literacy Success in North Lanarkshire
14 January 2010
This morning I participated in a debate on the Literacy Commission and during my speech I highlighted the excellent work being done by North Lanarkshire Council in promoting active literacy projects in our schools. I was so impressed by the outstanding result achieved by staff and pupils at St Brigid’s Primary, in Newmains, that I have [...]
Continue reading...Progress on Bill to Protect Workers
13 January 2010
I’m pleased to report that Hugh Henry’s Bill to give workers in Scotland greater protection has received the cross party support from MSPs needed to progress to the next stage. The Workers (Aggravated Offences) Bill had already received strong support from trade unions, transport bodies, local councils and individual workers across the country. I ran my own [...]
Continue reading...Boiler Scrappage Scheme
12 January 2010
I am backing a campaign for grants to allow householders in Airdrie and Shotts to replace their old boilers. Householders in England are to get £400 towards the cost of a new energy efficient boiler but the Scottish Government have said that a similar scheme will not operate in Scotland. Replacing an inefficient boiler could save [...]
Continue reading...Scotland’s Buses
7 January 2010
I am very disappointed that a Member’s Bill proposed by my colleague, Charlie Gordon MSP, on Regulation of Bus Services, has failed to receive the necessary cross-party support needed for it to proceed. The Bill would have made a huge difference to bus travellers in Scotland, allowing community transport to accept free bus passes, extending the concessionary travel scheme [...]
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29 January 2010
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