FEBRUARY/MARCH NEWSLETTER

SCOTTISH CHARITY AWARDS

Earlier this month, I asked for your suggestions on which local groups I should nominate for the Scottish Charity Awards. There are so many local groups who deserve recognition for their hard work. They all deserve our thanks. This year, I have nominated: Cracking Campaign: Chris’s House.Pioneering Project: Miracle Foundation.Celebrating Communities: Orbiston Neighbourhood Centre.Demonstrating Digital: […]

COVID-19: MINIMISING RISK

The first case of covid-19 has been confirmed in Scotland. There are some useful steps that you, your family and colleagues can take to minimise the risk to you and those around you. If you are showing symptoms and have visited a hotspot area, STAY AT HOME and call your GP or 111. CLICK HERE […]

7000 HEALTH ASSESSMENTS TAMPERED WITH OR BINNED

FULL STORY HERE. The complete figures of 6,850 assessment reports tampered with in the space of two years by auditors who weren’t even present for the assessment is truly shocking. There must be an immediate and independent review into this staggering practice. This blindfolded decision making undermines the whole process and will impact heavily on […]

‘USELESS’ TORY TWEAKS SEE CHILD MAINTENANCE ARREARS SOAR OVER £1bn

SNP MP: ACTION FROM UK GOVERNMENT IS WORKING FOR NO-ONE Tory tweaks to the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) billed as improving compliance have been branded as “completely useless” by an SNP MP. Marion Fellows MP slammed the new powers, which were introduced in December 2018 and allow the CMS to suspend and disqualify passports. Answers […]

15,405 YOUNG PEOPLE TO BENEFIT FROM FREE BUS TRAVEL IN MOTHERWELL & WISHAW

15,405 young people in the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency will benefit from free bus travel to be introduced by the SNP Scottish Government in January 2021. The new concessionary scheme was set out in the Scottish Government’s budget, which will give free bus travel to those aged 18 and under. Latest figures produced by National […]