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Milngavie MSP Des McNulty has forced SNP Planning Minister Keith Brown to admit that Tesco’s appeal against the decision to refuse the planning application for a monster store in Milngavie has cost £16,000 – and Tesco’s will not have to pay a penny.
First Bus planned to withdraw evening and weekend buses on the 118 service, leaving passengers from Duntocher, Hardgate and Faifley with only five buses in the morning and four in the evening peak.
Tougher laws are needed on knife crime to keep our streets safe. Far too many people are killed or injured in stabbing incidents.
St Margaret’s Hospice has offered compassionate and dedicated care to patients for almost 60 years. During a debate in Parliament recently, I made the case for St Margaret’s to be given a long term contract to provide continuing care, something which would greatly help secure its future.
The proposal for a massive Tesco’s in Milngavie was rejected by Councillors. Tesco’s appealed to Ministers who should have rejected the appeal out of hand, but instead referred it to a Reporter.
The Scottish Government proposed cuts of nearly 50% in the regeneration budget for Clydebank. I worked hard to lobby Ministers to reverse the cuts and am pleased that a little more money was found for Clydebank rebuilt. But the budget has still been significantly reduced...
Milngavie MSP Des McNulty has written to Finance Secretary John Swinney and Planning Minister Stewart Stevenson expressing fears that Tesco’s could be granted planning permisision for their proposed new store on appeal despite widespread local opposition to their scheme. In the letter, Ministers are told of the anger of local people over the decision of [...]
Labour did very well to come such a close second in the East Dunbartonshire constituency. Labour’s hard working local team of helpers and our very capable candidate Mary Galbraith made it a close contest.
St Mary's Primary School, Duntocher and Milngavie Primary Schools did very well in the Euroquiz final. St Mary's, Duntocher won the top prize and Milngavie came fifth.
The Scottish government stands accused of ‘papering over the cracks’ over their mismanagement of Curriculum for Excellence after it was announced that all secondary school inspections were to be suspended later this year to allow school inspectors to work on the reforms.
