Wendy Alexander MSPPaisley North
"...her campaigning against education cuts is good news for parents" - Rachael Ewing, Seedhill
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Many Thanks for showing an interest in this appeal. Unfortunately over the last few days, since submitting my column words to the Paisley Daily Express, this appeal by organisers HART – High Access Rescue Team has run into difficulties in around their talks with the MOD about the logistics of getting the boxes to the intended recipients in Afghanistan. Understandably that part of the exercise would likely require the largest amount of administering to get them to the right people – including, I would imagine security checking of all boxes. Read more »
A Christmas Gift…
Christmas is fast approaching. I was pleased this week to learn of the Shoebox Appeal by a Glasgow based group called HART in association with the services charity Help for Heroes. Courtesy mainly of M&S in the High Street my office filled a male and female box. Read more »
- ‘DAMNING INDICTMENT’ OF SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT POLICY -
- MPs and MSP call for Renfrewshire Council to support reinstatement -
An influential call to reinstate the Glasgow Rail Airport Link has been made by six of Scotland’s main business organisations – and the Scottish Trades Unions Congress. Read more »
- 210 Teachers axed in Renfrewshire –
Wendy Alexander said:
“210 Teachers have been axed in Renfrewshire in the 2 years since the SNP came to power in Edinburgh and Renfrewshire.
Renfrewshire schools now have the worst pupil-teacher ratio in the whole of Scotland. Renfrewshire council should hang their heads in shame for taking Renfrewshire to the very bottom of the class in the whole of Scotland. Read more »
Paisley North MSP Wendy Alexander is urging Renfrewshire residents to get behind a local youth club who are competing for £50,000 of funding.
Moorpark Youth Centre in Renfrew is to go head-to-head with an East coast mental health project for £50k of funding they need to open a community café that aims to provide work and training opportunities to young people and adults from ethnic backgrounds. Read more »
- WENDY CALLS FOR £1.8 MILLION FOR TOWN CENTRE -
Wendy Alexander today condemned Paisley Town Centre losing out again on the Town Centre Regeneration Fund monies. Read more »
Paisley North MSP Wendy Alexander is demanding a tougher inspection regime to beat hospital superbugs. Her call follows reports that five people have died in an outbreak of C. difficile at Ninewells Hospital, in Dundee. Read more »
- Now inscriptions need restored -
Local MSP Wendy Alexander has welcomed steps taken by Renfrewshire Council officials to clear up a memorial in St James Park in Paisley dedicated to hundreds of victims of the infamous cholera outbreak in 1832. Read more »
WHY CLOSE A SCHOOL WITHOUT COUNTING THE PUPILS COMING IN WITH GROWING HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS?
Why is Moorpark School the only closure the only option? I believe the Council should plan for a new joint campus as Renfrew town is planned to expand by almost a third over next 10 years.
Wendy Alexander said
“Why will SNP/Lib Councillors not ask for £10m for Renfrewshire schools – just 1.5% of £800m on offer from the Scottish Government to let Kirklandneuk be refurbished as planned and both St James and Moorpark, each have a new school on a new joint campus. Read more »
Paisley’s Labour MPs and MSPs have united in urging “Action not Words” to save the CO-op Supermarket in the West End of Paisley. The store in Wellmeadow Street which has served the town for 30 years, is due to close on November 28. Three full time and 15 part-time staff work at the store. Read more »