Milngavie
I believe the way the imposition of charges on those receiving support services has been handled by East Dunbartonshire Council is unacceptable. People were given very little notice of the change in policy by the Council, taking no account of the circumstances of the person concerned. The imposition of these charges will significantly affect the [...]
If a replacement for the Allander sports centre is needed, it is vital that the Allander facility remains open until a replacement is available for public use. It was hugely disappointing that the previous administration in East Dunbartonshire did not release all the information it had, paid for by the Council taxpayer, on the state of the [...]
Without proper consultation the Lib/Dem administration in East Dunbartonshire introduced fortnightly bin collection in 2006.
Local residents were extremely angry about the new measures that were not properly thought through. Fortnightly collection of residual waste caused hygiene & vermin problems for residents throughout the area.
I persistently challenged the administration and the issue featured [...]
I have written to East Dunbartonshire Council highlighting the unmet demand for allotments in Milngavie and Bearsden where we have no allotments at all.
I have asked the Council to initiate a scheme to provide unused land for allotments, so that local people can grow their own food & vegetables.
There is a dearth of allotments in [...]
The targeted marketing of ‘plant food’ tablets to young people as a stimulant called Mind Candy is totally unacceptable.
Health products are subject to labelling safeguards and restrictions that prevent substances being misused. The shop selling this is encouraging misuse amongst young people, and as the case involving a young man from Milngavie shows, use of [...]
I have raised questions about the lack of urgency with which the Scottish Government and its agencies have acted to help the workers affected by the closure of the Flexible Ducting plant in Milngavie.
The contrast between the approach Ministers have taken in relation to the NCR closure in Dundee and that taken in relation to [...]
I campaigned hard, along with individuals and community organisations, to force Scottish Water to change its plans for a new water treatment plant, to protect the environment at the reservoir site.
It was important to prevent Scottish Water creating an eyesore in Milngavie when it built the new water treatment works. As a result of these [...]
The brand new schools I campaigned hard for over the last six years are nearing completion.
In February, 2009, I went on an official visit to the construction sites. While the buildings were nowhere near complete at the time, it is clear that these two school buildings will be outstanding.
The specialist music facilities [...]
I have worked with sports clubs and with Cllr Amanda Stewart to identify what requirements there are in terms of pitches and with the local Rugby, Hockey and Swimming Clubs to support their case for additional support from Sports Scotland as well as from local sources.
Since a meeting with sports clubs I organised in April [...]
I successfully secured the installation of new drainage at Strathblane Road in Milngavie, resolving the long-running flooding problem there, which affected homes and garden backing on to the Reservoir
