Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP Ged Killen has tabled a motion in Parliament praising the ’50 years of unwavering service’ of Father Patrick Hennessy. Continue reading →
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Jun
2019
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25
Jun
2019
MP praises local Addaction team
Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP Ged Killen has praised the work of Hamilton’s Addaction team, Scotland’s biggest drug and alcohol charity. Continue reading →
24
Jun
2019
Politicians host Great Get Together event in memory of MP Jo Cox
MP Ged Killen and MSP Monica Lennon hosted a successful Great Get Together Coffee and Cake afternoon on Friday 21st (June 21) at Gilmour and Whitehill Parish Church, Burnbank. Continue reading →
30
May
2019
Whitehill incinerator planning appeal dropped
The Scottish Government has confirmed that developers have dropped their appeal against a proposed incinerator in Whitehill that was refused planning permission. Continue reading →
10
May
2019
Council’s plan for care homes ‘is being rewritten’ after public pressure
Campaigners have forced a major U-turn on proposals to leave Larkhall without a care home as South Lanarkshire Council’s plan for care homes closures and huge cuts in bed numbers ‘is being rewritten’ under mounting political pressure. Continue reading →
24
Apr
2019
MSP formally launches legislation to make access to period products a ‘basic right’ in Scotland.
Legislation to require Scottish Ministers to set up a free universal scheme of access to period products has been formally lodged at Holyrood.
09
Apr
2019
Hospital workers forced into ‘humiliating’ conversations with bosses over pay
Hospital workers at Hairmyres Hospital in East Kilbride are being forced to have “embarrassing and humiliating” conversations about their personal financial details with management, following changes to the payroll system which will see staff lose a week’s pay. Continue reading →
27
Feb
2019
Labour put childcare first in historic budget vote
For the first time in the 24-year history of South Lanarkshire Council, the administration’s Budget proposals have been defeated. Continue reading →
15
Feb
2019
Thousands of local pensioners could lose their free TV Licence
Nearly 7,000 older people in Lanark and Hamilton East could be hit by plans to switch off free TV licences for the over-75s, despite the Conservatives promising in their 2017 general election manifesto to protect free TV licences until 2022. Continue reading →
21
Jan
2019
Labour’s Monica Lennon demands answers on pigeon dropping infection at Glasgow hospital
Following the deaths of two patients at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in December, Scottish Labour demand answers from the Health Secretary. Continue reading →
