Archive | March, 2010
Goodbye To Mrs Cowan
I am just back from the Easter Service at Chapelhall Primary. As ever, the boys and girls performed wonderfully. They really were a credit to the teachers and other school staff who commited so much time and energy into producing the event. However, the day had a special meaning as it was also the final service [...]
Continue reading...Airdrie & Coatbridge Sea Cadets
29 March 2010
There was a time, especially in the 1970s and 1980s, when the armed forces cadet movement was perceived to be on the uncool side of youth development. I am pleased to say that that perception, which was never accurate, no longer holds. The opportunities that the Sea Cadet Corps, the Army Cadet Force, the Air [...]
Continue reading...Time for a step change in buses
25 March 2010
I recently took part in a debate on bus services in Scotland. In the debate I restated my belief that the current deregulated bus industry is not delivering for many communities across the country. My colleague, Charlie Gordon MSP, had placed a Members Bill before parliament to try to improve matters. Unfortunately this bill feel [...]
Continue reading...We need action for disabled children and their families
24 March 2010
Tomorrow I will be calling on MSPs to back Labour amendments to the Public Service Reform Bill that would better support disabled children and their families. For too long, disabled children and their families have been at the bottom of priority list for this government. We must seize the opportunity to press for urgent action in the [...]
Continue reading...Victory for Local Newspapers
17 March 2010
I was pleased to hear the news that the Scottish Government have decided not to proceed with their proposals to allow local councils to publish public notices online. This will be welcome news to many of my constituents who don’t have internet access. There was a real danger that by putting public notices online, important decisions [...]
Continue reading...Lanarkshire Family History Society
15 March 2010
This morning I visited the Lanarkshire Family History Society in Motherwell. The society is run by an enthusiastic and very knowledgable group of volunteers. They have a excellent range of resources to help people who are interested in learning more about their family history. This includes microfilm copies of old parish records, census information going back over [...]
Continue reading...Dykehead Primary Success
12 March 2010
This morning I had the pleasure of attending a celebration at my old primary school, Dykehead. The school has just received an excellent HMIe report which is a very positive reflection on the efforts of both staff and pupils. As a celebration, the head teacher, Ms Grant, invited parents to attend the school and visit [...]
Continue reading...Supporting Scotland’s Teachers
10 March 2010
On Saturday I attended the EIS march to protect Scottish education budgets. I met many of my local teachers including some from Plains Primary (pictured). Many teachers are concerned about future cuts to education budgets and many probationer and student teachers face a very uncertain future with teacher numbers dropping across Scotland. Clearly all parts of [...]
Continue reading...Rail laying begins on Airdrie to Bathgate
9 March 2010
Yesterday I attended the laying of the first piece of rail on the Airdrie to Bathgate project. After years of campaigning for this, then seeing the Bill through Parliament and lately seeing much of the preparation work done on the rail path and new bridges it was great to finally see a section of rail [...]
Continue reading...St Partick’s Support St Andrew’s Hospice
8 March 2010
This morning I have been visiting the staff and pupils of St Partick’s Primary in Shotts. Today the pupils signed a partnership agreement with St Andrew’s Hospice in Airdrie. As many of you will know, St Andrew’s Hospice does amazing work with people coming to the end of their lives. It is great to see pupils [...]
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- Celebrating Malawi in Clarkston Primary
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- Rail laying begins on Airdrie to Bathgate
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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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