Pensioners in Lanark and Hamilton East are missing out on more than £7 million in unclaimed pension credit, a leading charity has revealed. Continue reading →
01
Jul
2019
UK Parliament
The latest news from the UK Parliament, MPs and candidates from Hamilton, Larkhall & Stonehouse Labour Party.
28
Jun
2019
Local MP supports Guide Dogs campaign
Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP Ged Killen has lent his support to a campaign aimed at tackling discrimination against guide dog owners. Continue reading →
25
Jun
2019
Ged Killen praises Rutherglen priest in parliament
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
26
Nov
2018
Better Than Zero and Labour unite against precarious work & low pay
Bryan Simpson of Better Than Zero met with Hamilton, Larkhall & Stonehouse Labour Party to discuss the movement against precarious work, and the fight for better pay and conditions. Continue reading →
18
Oct
2018
Tories’ Universal Credit sanctions hitting local young people
More than three-quarters of Universal Credit sanctions in Lanark and Hamilton East have landed on people under 30, new analysis from the Labour Party shows. Continue reading →
03
Oct
2018
Ged Killen: Labour are ready to rebuild Scotland
Ged Killen MP reports from the Labour Party Annual Conference. Continue reading →
