- Press release reveals U-turn -
Wendy said:
“I am delighted our campaign has succeeded in retaining weekly music lessons for primary pupils. It is a pity that in S1 and S2 these much ridiculed plans for fortnightly lessons still remain in place.
Wendy Alexander today stepped up calls for immediate action to improve road safety on Glebe Street. It is not only the volume of traffic that is a problem; there is also the matter of excessive speeds as drivers are well aware there are no obstacles to slow them down.
Wendy Alexander today stepped up calls for changes to the dangerous and noisy Arkleston Road roundabouts. Vehicles, including large vans and lorries, continuously power through at speed over the flat roundabout which leads to the M8 motorway.
After the first delivery earlier this week, the second and final trenche of medical aid and equipment, including that collected by MSPs from local pharmacies and donated by Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health board finally entered Gaza today.
- Figures don’t add up, again -
Renfrewshire SNP Council leader Derek Mackay, has once again tried and failed to defend budget “savings” in education. Following the revelation that incorrect figures of falling school rolls were used to justify the loss of 122 teachers last year, it now turns out that some of his other figures don’t add up.
- Road safety must be improved -
The road junction at the crossroads of Kelvin Avenue and Huntly Road in Hillington Industrial Estate, is an accident blackspot and a tragedy waiting to happen.
MSPs Wendy Alexander (Paisley North) and Hugh Henry (Paisley South) have met the Howden senior management team in Renfrew, to update themselves on the ongoing development of the company as a worldwide supplier of custom engineered fans, compressors and heat exchangers, and to find out more about the company’s role in the local community.
A local football club whose dreams of glory were dashed by vandals has netted a cash boost from passengers at Glasgow Airport.
Gleniffer Thistle has invested heavily in a new pitch at Abbotsinch playing fields, but months of training ahead of the new season were undermined when vandals tore up the site earlier this month.
In December 2008, Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill told Wendy Alexander:
“The police automatically notify local licensing boards of any reports that they make to the procurator fiscal about offences concerning the sale of alcohol to under-18s.”
- Wendy urges Buddies to apply -
Labour has announced new support to help homeowners throughout the UK who fall on difficult times to avoid repossession of their homes.
Homeowners Mortgage Support (HMS) will enable eligible borrowers who suffer from a temporary loss of income to cut their mortgage interest payments for up to two years to help them get back on track with their finances.
